20 KONTAKT INSTRUMENTS: PHRASES, SOUND FX AND LEGATO FLUTE INSTRUMENTS
Maleventum 2 features a total of 20 Kontakt instruments: they’re organised in 2 different kind of .nki with different look and functionalities.

16 MPE compatible Kontakt instruments based on flute phrases and one-shot SFX, which allow you to turn any sound in a playable pad or texture. There are over 250 snapshots and 85 MPE Multis, where you can combine the phrases samples with pads and textures. If you own a Roli Seaboard, Maleventum 2 has been scripted to create evolving, rich hybrid phrases and pads by blending the layers and simultaneously controlling a vast amount of parameters at your fingertips. Maleventum 2 can be also used in standard MIDI and it’s compatible with any MIDI controller.

The 16 phrases and sfx instruments include ethereal cinematic flute phrases, Aztec panflutes and whistles, aboriginal hunt calls, spiritual flute phrases, flute screams and dissonant stabs, death whistles and didgeridoo droning backgrounds. By using the looping function (independent for each sample) you can turn any phrases or SFX in an evocative playable instrument by looping the tonal regions within each phrase.

4 playable legato instruments of Antara Nazca (PanFlute), Flauta Globular (Shell Flute), Tlapitzali (Incas Flute) and Kaval (Romanian/Turkish overtone flute), including a legato ornament functionality (for Tplapitzali Flute and Kaval flute), an additional layer of playable textures and a playable set of background droning sounds.

MPE COMPATIBLE (PHRASES AND SFX INSTRUMENTS)
MPE is the acronym of MIDI Polyphonic Expression. It is a specific MIDI technology which enables multidimensional instruments (for example Roli Seaboard or Haken Continuum) to independently control multiple sound shaping parameter for each individual note.

Maleventum 2 supports MPE: you can easily MIDI map Volume, Low/High Pass Filter, Sample Start and Loop Length in the 16 phrases and SFX instruments by using the Mapping screen. All of these parameters can be controlled per note, allowing you to create custom patches of rich, evolving end expressive pads and melodies from over 290 phrases and SFX , 67 textures, 85 MPE Multis and 250+ Snapshots. To discover more about the MPE implementation of Maleventum 2, please consult our free manual.

Maleventum 2 is compatible with any MIDI controller, you don’t necessarily need an MPE-compatible one and you can map the aforementioned parameters to the MIDI CCs of your controller.

TRANSFORM PHRASES AND SFX IN PLAYABLE INSTRUMENTS
The 16 phrases and SFX instruments in Maleventum 2 feature two functionalities called ‘Extend’ and ‘Loop’. With ‘Extend’, you can select a sample and extend its range to 4 octaves on the virtual keyboard, with ‘Loop’ you can loop the tonal region within the sample and transform it in a long, sustained playable element. ‘Loop’ can be turned on/off and individually set for each phrase or SFX sample. Moreover, by using the Mapping Screen, it’s possible to easily control the offset and loop length for a given sample, so to introduce continue variations and avoid the ‘static’ feeling that might result when the same sample is played chromatically along the keyboard.

In the phrases and SFX modules, you have independent control of Volume , Pitch, Volume Envelope , Filters and Loop for every individual sample.

Moreover, with the useful Global Tuning function you tune ALL the samples to the same root key with just one knob, which turns very useful for more minimalist and aggressive compositions such as trailer music.

PLAYABLE LEGATO FLUTE INSTRUMENTS
Maleventum 2 also features 4 playable legato instruments, 3 of which based on meticulously sampled original Native American flutes and another one on Kaval, an overtone flute peculiar of the shepherd tradition of Romania, Moldavia and Turkey. They are meant as realistic ‘translations’ of these unique and rare instruments in the digital domain, which capture some peculiarities of the iconic Native American sound and Epic genre.

By using the ‘Ornaments’ button, you can introduce slight variations within the legato phrases to further increase the realism and detail of these instruments.

The 4 legato instruments also allow to add a further layer of organic tonal textures, which have been obtained with a number of sound design techniques applied to the original sounds. This can open interesting possibilities of sculpting the sound in a variety of ways, experimenting interesting blends, and more generally adding a more modern character to these instruments.

Expect these instruments to sound raw and primal!
The legato instruments do not feature MPE.

PHRASES & SFX INSTRUMENTS
16 Kontakt instruments
250+ Snapshots
85 Multis
290+ phrases and one-shots sampled from unique Native American flutes
MPE compatible
Polyphonic multitouch control of a variety of sound shaping parameters
Intuitive custom MIDI mapping
‘Extend’ functionality to extend the range of an individual sample to 4 octaves
‘Loop’ functionality to loop arbitrarily selectable regions within each sample
Textural layer with a choice of 67 samples
Individual control of each phrase and SFX sample
Global Tuning function (tune all the samples to the same root key with one knob)
Control of Volume, Pitch, LPF, HPF, Volume envelope and filter LFO per sample
Intuitive MIDI Mapping Screen
Convolution module with experimental IRs (Impulse Responses)

LEGATO FLUTE INSTRUMENTS
4 Kontakt instruments instruments
Tlapitzali (Incas Flute)
Antara Nazca (panflute)
Flauta Globular
Kaval (Turkish/Romanian/Moldavian flute)
Selectable additional tonal textures
Tonal drone background layer
Legato ornaments functionality
Convolution Reverb

TOTAL LIST OF THE KONTAKT INSTRUMENTS
01 – Designed Phrases – Flute of the Mountain
02 – Designed Phrases – Forest Ritual Flute
03 – Designed Phrases – Flute Wailings
04 – Designed Phrases – Spiritual Flute
05 – Designed SFX – Flute Screams & Creature-esque
06 – Designed SFX – Flute Screams & Creature-esque
07 – Designed SFX – Horns & Didgeridoos
08 – Original Phrases – Kaval
09 – Original Phrases – Tlapitzali Flute
10 – Original Phrases – Skull Whistle
11 – Original Phrases – Flauta Globular
12– Original Phrases – Estatuilla Whistle
13 – Original SFX – Death Whistle
14 – Original SFX – Didgeridoos
15 – Original SFX– Aztec Trumpets
16 – Original SFX – Whispering Vessels
17 – Legato Instruments – Tlapitzali Flute
18 – Legato Instruments – Antara Nazca Panflute
19 – Legato Instruments – Flauta Globular
20 – Legato Instruments – Kaval Flute