Cinematic Atmospheric Sonic Playground
Dystopia Diary Main Features
- Sculpt immersive worlds of sound: 6 layers of customizable textures let you build tension, chaos, and beauty.
- An instrument and a sample library: Over 1900 Samples ready to use anywhere, inside and outside of Kontakt.
- Integrate your content: Load in your own sounds with a simple drag-and-drop.
- Powerful Filters and Effects Section: Dual filters and the latest generation of Kontakt effects.
- Hundreds of Inspiring Snapshots and Presets: Hundreds of meticulously crafted snapshots and starting points.
- Fully compatible with the free Kontakt Player: Easy installation and accessibility for all. Simply activate, download and install via Native Access.
- Integrated experience with NKS2 Kontrol Mk3 keyboards: Every single parameter found on the interface of Dystopia Diary is displayed in the Kontrol MK3 hardware offering you a deeply integrated experience and unprecedented detailed control over the instrument. Dystopia Diary showcases seamless NKS2 implementation, offering intuitive control, visual feedback, and a streamlined workflow.
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Sculpt immersive worlds of sound
- Six layers of customizable textures
Six layers of customizable textures let you build tension, chaos, and beauty. Shape evolving ambiences, create tonal dissonance, or unleash a wall of sound.
An instrument and a sample library
- Endless sonic exploration with 1900 samples
1900 samples that you can use anywhere. Use the library of samples anywhere you want. The samples are not encoded and are available in the Kontakt samples browser and in your file system, the content is yours to use freely, the possibilities are endless.
Free Kontakt Player Compatibility
- Fully compatible with the free Kontakt Player
Integrated experience with NKS2 Kontrol Mk3 keyboards
- Seamless NKS2 implementation
Every single parameter found on the interface of Dystopia Diary is displayed in the Kontrol MK3 hardware, giving you unprecedented and detailed control over the instrument.
Next Level NKS2
- Intuitive control
Dystopia Diary showcases seamless NKS2 implementation, offering intuitive control, visual feedback, and a streamlined workflow. Perfect for producers looking for a deeply integrated experience with Kontrol Mk3 keyboards.
- Preset and Snapshot Demonstration
- No exterior processing
Hundreds of Inspiring Snapshots
- Meticulously crafted snapshots
Dive into a world of sound with hundreds of meticulously crafted snapshots. Each snapshot is a starting point for a scene or story, inviting you to tweak and explore. What story will you tell?
Integrate your content
- Load in your own sounds
Load in your own sounds with a simple drag-and-drop.
- Developer Overview & Insight
Powerful Filters and Effects Section
- Harness the latest generation of Kontakt effects
Dual filters. Creative mangling and modulation. Endless reverb and delay. Shape and enhance your sounds with precision.
Harness the latest generation of Kontakt effects to shape your sound. Each effect offers a wide selection of mini presets, enabling you to effortlessly explore and apply diverse sonic textures.
From the battlefield to the wasteland
- A cinematic soul
Dive into haunting military signals, unsettling drones, and the whispers of lost transmissions – where the sounds of life meet cinematic soul.
Extensive selection of sound categories
- Sculpt immersive worlds of sound
The samples in Dystopia Diary were meticulously collected, curated, and edited by Ocean Swift Synthesis over more than 20 years. While most content is entirely original, a few sounds began as public domain sources, each heavily processed and reimagined. Every sample has been crafted to inspire and immerse, offering a diverse range of sonic possibilities.
- Carpets: Long, evolving soundscapes perfect for creating backdrops and setting a scene.
- Industry: The grind and hum of construction, machinery, generators, and industrial drones.
- Military: Sounds of planes, drones, tanks, alarms, UAVs, and military convoys bring tension and intensity.
- Noise: Pure and atmospheric noise sources, both synthesized and sampled, drawing inspiration from Porphyra Hybrid and expanded with additional content.
- Outside: A spectrum of environmental sounds, from nature to urban ambiences—birds, beaches, rain, church bells, lawnmowers, and more.
- Chatter: Captured shortwave radio transmissions, police and air traffic scanners, old answering machines, and public domain government recordings—textural and evocative.
- Twilight: Shortwave radio weirdness—surreal, mysterious, and perfect for stepping into the sonic unknown.
- Transport: The hustle of airports, trains, cars, buses, and traffic-related soundscapes.
- Tune: Playable drones and tuned atmospheres crafted from Ocean Swift’s own synth creations, including Scope DSP platform patches and VSTs like Aeolian Meditation and Polyphenon.
- Untune: Untuned atmospheres with tonal richness but no defined pitch, synthesized or sampled from the same sources as the Tuned category.
- Elmooht: Rare tracks from Elmooht, an Ocean Swift founder’s experimental ambient alias, transformed into eerie, melancholic soundscapes and deep drones.
- Porphyra: Factory patches of the Porphyra Hybrid synthesizer were recorded and processed into rich tones.
- User: An empty menu for your custom sounds, enabling seamless integration of your own content.
Each category brings unique textures and tones, allowing you to sculpt immersive worlds of sound. Whether you’re creating atmospheric tension or cinematic beauty, Dystopia Diary is your ultimate toolkit.
Compatible with your favorite engines
- Seamlessly looping samples compatible with your favorite engines and audio tools
New 1.1 Update
- Updates will always be free
The cinematic atmospheric sonic playground Dystopia Diary has been updated to version 1.1 which brings a number of new features, 150 additional presets, 140 new samples and a couple of bug fixes.
- ADDED Layer parameters can now be copied and pasted
- ADDED Layer parameters can now be reset with a button
- ADDED Layer sample selection and some parameters can now be randomized
- ADDED 150 Additional snapshots
- ADDED 140 New samples
- And More
An instrument forged in the shadows of a world on the brink… Are you ready to harness the noise?
Media
Sound Design
Layering examples & workflow
Soothing Planet - Layering Examples
Warfare Scene - Layering Examples
52min Cinematic Soundscapes Demonstration
Ambient & Musical Demos
Unleash the musical potential of Dystopia Diary
Playable snapshots - For ambient music and cinematic compositions
Using Dystopia Diary in a Ambient Electronica Track
Sound Design
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