Spotlight Collection: Cuba

by Native Instruments

Authentic Afro-Cuban sound in a rich, highly-flexible instrument. Add evocative Cuban flair to your productions.

$99.00

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AUTHENTIC RHYTHMS AND HARMONIES

Traditional ensembles, classic rhythms and progressions
Versatile sequencer, meticulously programmed grooves
Built-in mixer, pro-quality effects and studio-ready presets

CUBA Audio Demos SPOTLIGHT COLLECTION: CUBA Introduction

AS REAL AS IT GETS

Authentic Afro-Cuban sound in a rich, highly-flexible instrument. Add evocative Cuban flair to all kinds of contemporary productions.

AS REAL AS IT GETS

Authentic Afro-Cuban sound in a rich, highly-flexible instrument. Add evocative Cuban flair to all kinds of contemporary productions.

THE SOUND OF SUNSHINE

SPOTLIGHT COLLECTION: CUBA delivers the warmth of Afro-Cuban music straight to your studio. Cuba’s musical heritage has influenced pop, house, techno, indie, and beyond. Its infectious grooves work in almost any context and have been beautifully captured in this intuitive KOMPLETE Instrument.

CUBA delivers percussive and melodic ensembles, authentic rhythms and harmonic progressions, as well as a built-in sequencer, mixer, and effects – it’s never been easier to add that Latin spice to your tracks.

CUBA runs in the free KONTAKT PLAYER and KONTAKT.

ALL-STAR CAST

CUBA provides a comprehensive selection of traditional Cuban melodic and percussive instruments and arranges them into carefully balanced ensembles. Traditional ensembles for salsa, rumba and son, as well as more contemporary dance and pop all feature authentic grooves and patterns ready for immediate use.

Instruments include congas, bongos, trumpet, piano, the rarely-sampled cajon, and more. For complete flexibility, and for adding nuances, use these single instruments separately.

Instrument details

CUSTOM CUBANA

CUBA contains a host of time-saving features. The library comes with a treasure trove of carefully-composed, genuine grooves that adjust to any tempo without loss of quality.

The simple yet powerful sequencer lets you instantly adjust patterns and dial in the nuances. Groove, Feel, and Intensity knobs allow you to adjust microtiming, humanization factor, and overall velocity for additional organic simulation. Select up to 12 patterns via keyswitch, and polish your tracks in the mixer with quality effects like Solid EQ, convolution reverb, tape saturation, and compression.

All samples provided by e-instruments. Based in Hamburg, Germany, e-instruments specialize in intensely detailed sampled instruments.

INSTRUMENT DETAILS

CUBA consists of 17 carefully compiled ensembles, all including alternative instrument setups for more sonic variety.

Summary

NKIs: 17

Melodic Instruments: 4 (10 Variations)

Percussion Instruments: 11 (51 Variations)

Category	Ensemble Name	Included Instruments	Instrument Variations	Recorded Articulations
Melodic Ensembles (4)	Melodic Ensemble (Classic, Contemporary, Folkloric, Old School)	Bass	Electric, Upright
		Piano	Grand, Upright
		Tres	Unisono, Octave
		Trumpet	Staccato, Marcato, Sustain, Tenuto
		Percussion
		Clave	Clave 1, Clave 2, Clave 3, Clave 4, Clave Africana
Percussion Ensembles (4)	Cajón Ensemble	Cajón 1	Cajón 1, Cajón 2	4
		Cajón 2	Cajón 1, Cajón 2	4
		Conga Cajón	Conga Cajón, Low Conga, Mid Conga, High Conga	up to 8
		Cajinto Cajón	Cajinto Cajón, Palito Cajón	4
		Palito Cajón	Cajinto Cajón, Palito Cajón	4
		Clave	Clave 1, Clave 2, Cata, Clave Africana, Spoons 1, Spoons 2	1
	Hand Percussion Ensemble	Maracas	Maracas 1, Maracas 2, Maracas 3	4
		Cowbell	Mambo Bell 1, Mambo Bell 2, Mambo Bell 3, Cha Cha Bell 1, Cha Cha Bell 2, Cha Cha Bell 3, Bongo Bell 1, Bongo Bell 2, Guataca	2
		Guiro	Guiro 1, Guiro 2, Guiro 3, Guiro 4, Guiro 5, Metal Guiro	3
		Shekere	Shekere 1, Shekere 2, Shekere 3	5
		Woodblock	Woodblock 1, Woodblock 2, Clave Block, Cata	1
		Clave	Clave 1, Clave 2, Clave 3, Clave 4, Clave Africana, Spoons 1, Spoons 2	1
	Rumba Ensemble	Low Conga	Low Conga 1, Low Conga 2, Low Conga 3, Mid Conga 1, Mid Conga 2, Mid Conga 3	6
		Mid Conga	Low Conga 1, Low Conga 2, Low Conga 3, Mid Conga 1, Mid Conga 2, Mid Conga 3	6
		High Conga	Low Conga, Mid Conga, High Conga, Conga Cajón	6
		Shekere	Shekere 1, Shekere 2, Shekere 3	up to 4
		Clave	Clave 1, Clave 2, Cata, Clave Africana, Spoons 1, Spoons 2	1
		Guiro	Guiro 1, Guiro 2, Guiro 3, Guiro 4, Guiro 5, Metal Guiro	3
	Salsa Ensemble	Conga	Tumba, Conga, Quinto	6
		Bongo Set	Bongo Set 1, Bongo Set 2	6
		Timbales	Timbales 1, Timbales 2, Timbales 3	5
		Guiro	Guiro 1, Guiro 2, Guiro 3, Guiro 4, Guiro 5, Metal Guiro	3
		Maracas	Maracas 1, Maracas 2, Maracas 3	4
		Clave	Clave 1, Clave 2, Clave 3, Clave 4, Clave Africana	1
Single Percussions (5)	Bongos	Low Bongo	Low Bongo 1, Low Bongo 2	5
		High Bongo	High Bongo 1, High Bongo 2	5
		Bongo Bell	Bongo Bell 1, Bongo Bell 2	2
	Cajón	Cajón	Cajón 1, Cajón 2, Conga Cajón, Cajinto Cajón, Palito Cajón	8
	Conga Set	Tumba	Tumba 1, Tumba 2, Tumba 3	8
		Conga	Conga 1, Conga 2, Conga 3	8
		Quinto	Quinto 1, Quinto 2, Quinto 3	8
	Conga Solo	Conga	Tumba, Conga, Quinto, Conga Cajón	up to 8
	Timbales	Low Timbale	Low Timbale 1, Low Timbale 2, Low Timbale 3	5
		High Timbale	High Timbale 1, High Timbale 2, High Timbale 3	5
		Cha Cha Bell	Cha Cha Bell 1, Cha Cha Bell 2, Cha Cha Bell 3	2
		Mambo Bell	Mambo Bell 1, Mambo Bell 2, Mambo Bell 3	2
		Clave Block	Clave Block 1, Clave Block 2	1
Melodic Instruments (4)	Bass	Bass	Upright Bass, Electric Bass
	Piano	Piano	Grand Piano, Upright Piano
	Tres	Tres	Unisono, Octave
	Trumpet	Trumpet	Staccato, Marcato, Sustain, Tenuto

Spotlight Collection: Cuba

Authentic Afro-Cuban sound in a rich, highly-flexible instrument. Add evocative Cuban flair to your productions.

$99.00

Download: available immediately