Ambient Keys
Innovations converges with simplicity. Explore the atmospheric soundscapes of Ambient Keys, meticulously curated by the award-winning composer Marvin McMahon. Shipping with 33 keys and 26 pads, this collection artfully merges organic and electronic sounds. The XY pad allows for seamless blending of up to four sounds, encouraging boundless creativity. Immerse yourself in the vast sonic possibilities of Ambient Keys, enriched with built-in effects, igniting inspiration to sculpt unique fusions and stir profound emotions.
Ambient Keys marks the first release in our COLAB series, collaborating directly with composers and artists to create unique sound collections, implementing their sonic toolkit.
Learn more about Marvin here.
User Manual
Compatible with the full retail (not free Kontakt Player) version of Kontakt 6.4.2 & above
Innovations converges with simplicity. Explore the atmospheric soundscapes of Ambient Keys, meticulously curated by the award-winning composer Marvin McMahon. Shipping with 33 keys and 26 pads, this collection artfully merges organic and electronic sounds. The XY pad allows for seamless blending of up to four sounds, encouraging boundless creativity. Immerse yourself in the vast sonic possibilities of Ambient Keys, enriched with built-in effects, igniting inspiration to sculpt unique fusions and stir profound emotions.
Ambient Keys marks the first release in our COLAB series, collaborating directly with composers and artists to create unique sound collections, implementing their sonic toolkit.
Learn more about Marvin here.
User Manual
Compatible with the full retail (not free Kontakt Player) version of Kontakt 6.4.2 & above
Innovations converges with simplicity. Explore the atmospheric soundscapes of Ambient Keys, meticulously curated by the award-winning composer Marvin McMahon. Shipping with 33 keys and 26 pads, this collection artfully merges organic and electronic sounds. The XY pad allows for seamless blending of up to four sounds, encouraging boundless creativity. Immerse yourself in the vast sonic possibilities of Ambient Keys, enriched with built-in effects, igniting inspiration to sculpt unique fusions and stir profound emotions.
Ambient Keys marks the first release in our COLAB series, collaborating directly with composers and artists to create unique sound collections, implementing their sonic toolkit.
Learn more about Marvin here.
User Manual
Compatible with the full retail (not free Kontakt Player) version of Kontakt 6.4.2 & above
SOUND DEMOS
ABOUT MARVIN
Marvin McMahon is a composer for Film, TV and Trailers. He most recently wrote the score for Documentaries such as MAU produced by Karol Martesko-Fenster, which premiered at SXSW Film Festival and SKY’s “Wirecard – The Billion Dollar Lie” which has been nominated for the best Documentary at the German Film Awards and won the Bavarian TV Award.
He also recently won 2 Clio Awards, was nominated for the Golden Trailer Awards and the Mark Awards for his work on Netflix’s Trailer and Teaser to “Blonde”. Other recent Projects include the scoring of the German Press Agencies Spotify Original Podcast "Troll Army" and the Trailer to the new streaming Platform of MGM+.
He regularly works with Publishers such as Cezame Music Agency, Bibliotheque Music, Warner Chappell, BMG and Soho Music. Marvin studied Music at the University of Sussex and Orchestration at Berklee College of Music.
Learn more about Marvin here.
ABOUT AMBIENT KEYS
Marvin's curation of the sounds in his library took months. He spent his time carefully sampling the sounds he loved to use in his own music. Some didn't make it to the final library and some were a no-brainer.
The final collection of sounds in Ambient Keys is an insight into the musical palette used by Marvin in his award-winning music. Marvin captured sound using various gear, including:
Eurorack
Electric guitars
Juno-6
Kalimba
Korg MS-20 Mini
Moog Matriarch
Fender Rhodes
Novation Summit
ARTICULATIONS, EFFECTS AND REQUIREMENTS
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Articulations:
• Keys: 33
• Pads: 26
Presets:
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Main Page:
• EQ
• EnvelopeFX Page:
• Reverb (x5): Chamber, Cathedral, Hall, Plate, Home
• Delay (x5): Modern, Analog, Tape, Vintage, Diffusion
• Filter
• Various: Pitch, Saturation, RotationSecondary Pages:
• EQ
• Filter
• Field: Spread, Rotation
• PAN
• Volume -
Full retail version of Kontakt 6.4.2 & above
Not compatible with the Free Kontakt Player
Mac: Mac OS X 10.13 or later / Intel i5 or newerWindows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 (latest Service Pack), Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU, / Quad-core Intel i5 or newer
Recommended Cores & RAM: Quad-core & above, min. 8GB RAM (16GB & above recommended)We strongly recommend storing Ambient Keys on a Solid State Drive (SSD) for better performance - regular spinning Hard Disk Drives (HDD) may not be as efficient
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~ 3.5GB (over 1500 samples)
10GB disk space required during install
24 bit / 48kHz
BEHIND THE SCENES
Innovations converges with simplicity. Explore the atmospheric soundscapes of Ambient Keys, meticulously curated by the award-winning composer Marvin McMahon.
