The Browser And Attributes Windows; The Attributes Concept And The Kore Sound - Native Instruments Absynth 5 Reference Manual

11 The Browser and Attributes Windows

11.1 The Attributes Concept and the KORE SOUND

ABSYNTH provides a new and more intuitive way to save, browse and load its preset sounds.
We have left behind the old paradigm of individual sounds contained in separate sound banks,
with all its organizational problems. Instead, the settings for each sound are saved into single
files that can then easily be ported between platforms or projects. These sound files can also
be loaded directly by Native Instruments' host application KORE. As a result, each saved
sound within ABSYNTH is called a KORE SOUND.
To manage all these KORE SOUND files you need a powerful way to browse through them.
Therefore, each KORE SOUND file also contains information about the sound in musical
terms, known as the sound's attributes. The Attributes Window of ABSYNTH provides a list
of about 170 different attributes.
By combining these descriptive terms, each of the synthesizer's sounds can be illustrated ac-
cording to its origin or source, its timbre, articulation and genre. You can also enter additional
meta information such as the name of the sound's author and so on.
All KORE SOUND files placed in ABSYNTH's user and factory library folders are automatically
integrated into a database of sounds. The Browser Window of ABSYNTH is your interface
to this database. Within the Browser you can select a combination of attributes to find a
sound that fits your needs. For example, try selecting attributes Bass, Digital, Dark and Fat,
Monophonic and Techno/Electro to find exactly that –- a digitally cold yet propulsive and fat
baseline sound. Different bank files at various locations on your disk won't be an issue any-
more -– you'll be able to find the sounds you need for your music quickly and easily.
! Please note that there is a differentiation between SingleSounds and MultiSounds within
KORE. All KORE SOUNDS you save with ABSYNTH will be loaded as SingleSounds in
KORE, and ABSYNTH will also only be able to load SingleSounds. Please refer to the KORE manual
for detailed information. This difference is of no importance within ABSYNTH itself.
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