Aquarius Earth
$49.00
Aquarius Earth

Aquarius Earth

by Native Instruments

The deep-rooted sound of ‘90s soul – analogue synths, hip-hop kits, and grooved-out basslines with a psychedelic touch.
$49.00
Download: available immediately

LAID-BACK SOULFUL VIBES

  • Hit the sweet spot between jazz, hip-hop, and funk, epitomised by late ’90s soul
  • Live bass, synth, and drum samples, captured using classic outboard gear, with modern production polish
  • 57 BATTERY kits and 50 MASCHINE kits bursting with popped percussion, bass grooves, and staple vocal cuts, plus loads more.

AQUARIUS EARTH Audio Demos

Product includes

Installer files download

Additional Information

All loops and samples are available in .WAV format for use in any DAW.

MODERN SOUL

MODERN SOUL

As we rolled into the new millenium, R&B experienced a major shift, spearheaded by artists like Erykah Badu, D’Angelo, J Dilla and the wider Soulquarians collective. Sessions at Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village saw them dusting off the vintage synths and kits of the two previous decades, and pairing analog warmth and organic live sessions with modern sampling and production techniques. AQUARIUS EARTH takes up the palette of earthy tones, funk groove, hip-hop percussion and infectious melody that brought the soul back to the 90s and beyond.

AQUARIUS EARTH was created in collaboration with MSXII.

FUNK FLOW, EARTH TONE

Build a solid foundation for your tracks with original recordings of live bass and drums using classic outboard gear, available as samples to use in any DAW, and as sample instruments in MASCHINE. Incorporate warm analog lines and stabs with sampled vintage keys like the Mellotron, as well as synths like the Moog Sub Phatty, Moog 32, and Juno 106. Custom presets for MONARK let you tweak your own soulful synth styles for productions that take any direction.

SAMPLES AND LOOPS

Raw drum hits and one-shots come DAW-ready – plus tempo-based construction loops give you building blocks for inspiration.

290 construction loops

301 drum samples

456 one shots

DRUM KITS

Kits come pre-assembled for MASCHINE and BATTERY, with color coding for BATTERY and FX-enhanced kits for MASCHINE.

57 BATTERY kits

50 MASCHINE kits

SYNTH PRESETS

Customizable presets for MONARK by top sound designers, give you the perfect sounds for your genre.

4 MONARK presets

MASCHINE EXCLUSIVE

MASCHINE owners get editable patterns for building ideas fast. Plus, multi-effects macros that are custom-made for your sounds.

9 projects

250 patterns

11 sample instruments

8 Drum Synth presets

11 Bass Synth presets

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Drum Samples: 67 kicks, 50 snares, 23 claps, 5 cymbals, 34 hi-hats, 60 percussion, 13 shakers, 6 toms

Installer size: 1.1 GB

About Expansions

Expansions are genre-specific packs that work with a range of Native Instruments products, and can be used in any DAW. Created by top artists and sound designers, they’re loaded with one-shots, samples, and tempo-based construction loops. Expansions are full of perfect sounds for your genre – from drum kits for Battery and Maschine, to customizable presets for different synths, like Massive, Monark, Prism and more, depending on which one you pick. Maschine owners also get exclusive FX chains and editable patterns, plus Drum Synth and Bass Synth presets.

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Aquarius Earth
Aquarius Earth

Aquarius Earth

The deep-rooted sound of ‘90s soul – analogue synths, hip-hop kits, and grooved-out basslines with a psychedelic touch.

$49.00

Download: available immediately

System Requirements

System requirements

Hardware

Optimized for: Maschine+, Maschine, Maschine Mikro, Maschine Studio, Maschine Jam or Komplete Kontrol Series keyboards

Software

  • Loops and Samples work in any DAW
  • Maschine content requires the latest version of the Maschine software.
  • Additionally: Please update to the latest versions of Battery 4, Massive, Monark, Reaktor Prism and Reaktor 6 or the Reaktor 6 Player
  • Please note: Loops and Samples from Expansions are now accessible in the Kontakt 8 and Kontakt 8 Player browser and can be loaded directly into the Leap sampler.

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