Klang Instruments (Kontakt full, not a [new] deal)

[Zolton]

Not sure whether anyone else would be interested, but I've been curious about the state and scope of the Cinematique Instruments-spun out Klang series, so I took a little dive into the history and current availability. In short:

Cinematique started producing small Klang instruments for Kontakt (and often Ableton) in September 2019. Most are heavily processed, perhaps intended for ambient, background or soundscape design. The first handful were released for free, as was one new instrument per month (or most months, at least) for a couple of years. As the series got more popular, some instruments were released with a small price tag (~5-25 Euro) and some (now quite a few) have been discontinued. I have a bunch, and use a few, and since several Klangs are currently available via Plugin Boutique and Loot Audio for $5-6, they make intriguing stocking stuffers / monthly freebie-getting fodder.

I was curious what the collection as a whole looks like. So here it is, as best as I can tell:

In total, 80 Klang instruments have been released, not including 6 in the "Sampl" and "Konzept" categories that sold for higher prices (15-25 Euro, with one freebie), and which don't appear to be available via any of the shops now.

Forty Klang instruments were released for free; 14 of those are currently still available for free, either on Klang's site directly, Plugin Boutique or Loot Audio. In early 2023, Klang went through a revamp and has changed the interface of their instruments; none of the six new-style freebies on Klang are available through a reseller. But none of the eight old-style freebies from PB (4 free) or Loot (7 free) are currently available from Klang.

The offerings available directly from Klang (28 instruments / 6 free, "new-style"), Plugin Boutique (50 / 4) and Loot Audio (41 / 7) are kind of a jumble. Everything available at Loot is also available at PB, and PB has a few extra, though Loot's (US) prices tend to be slightly lower, and some of the freebies at Loot cost money at Plugin Boutique. Altogether, a total of 69 Klang libs are currently available (which is nice), for no more than 5-6 bucks or Euro each, depending on where you might strategically want to throw a couple of bucks to get a freebie or top off a shopping cart.

Anyway, if anyone's interested in the gory details, I've dropped a spreadsheet with availability info below. Happy Klanging.

State_of_Klang-202305.xlsx

[Fleer]

Thanks for this, @Zolton

Lovely stuff in those Klang libs. 

[Niky Serrano]

Thank you @Zolton

I was looking for some "free" Klang products but it was impossible to find them... but...

Using Google I have found a web site with some Klang products that I hope that helps if someone is looking for them

https://www.plugin-pusher.com/manufacturers/klang

 

[Zolton]

2 hours ago, Niky Serrano said:

Using Google I have found a web site with some Klang products that I hope that helps if someone is looking for them

https://www.plugin-pusher.com/manufacturers/klang

 

Thanks, Niky -- I hadn't seen that site before. It looks like one of the price trackers that have popped up recently -- it looks like it's tracking Plugin Boutique, but not Loot Audio, as it only has the PB prices on the individual item pages (including the ones that are free on Loot).

I should have included handy links to the free Klangs in the original post; here they are:

On Cinematique's site, the Klang page is here (click "For Free" to filter for the 6 currently free ones):

https://cinematique-instruments.com/pages_instr/page_klang.php

On PB, the dedicated "Free Klang" page is currently broken, but the 4 freebies are available among the free Kontakt instruments here:

https://www.pluginboutique.com/categories/55-Kontakt-Instrument?free=true

And on Loot Audio, the Klang page is here (sort by "Lowest" to drive the 7 freebies to the top of the list):

https://www.lootaudio.com/category/kontakt-instruments/Klang

[Niky Serrano]

Thanks for the links @Zolton 

[Niky Serrano]

@Zolton I think that you haven't included in your Excel file this one:

Landscape => https://www.plugin-pusher.com/products/klang_landscape

 

[Zolton]

29 minutes ago, Niky Serrano said:

@Zolton I think that you haven't included in your Excel file this one:

Landscape => https://www.plugin-pusher.com/products/klang_landscape

 

Yeah, I waffled on whether to include that one, and a couple of other free libs from Cinematique that can be found on their site here:

https://cinematique-instruments.com/inst_all_sites/inst_all17_free.php

Despite Plugin Boutique "assigning" Landscape to Klang on their free Kontakt instrument page, the CI site lists it separately from Klang -- and the Landscape interface doesn't have the "KLANG" branding that the other set does.

Still, all the little mini and/or free libs from Cinematique, Klang -- or KLANG -- are made by more or less the same crowd, so far as I'm aware. What qualifies one of them a Klang or not-Klang is a mystery to me -- but it's an excuse to peruse 10 additional freebies on the CI site!

[Niky Serrano]

Great!
Thank you for the information about the differences and Cinematique
I didn't know about it