Source - Native Instruments Absynth 5 Reference Manual

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Multitrack: A combination of several different instruments. If you can imagine using the
different instruments independently from each other, it's Multitrack. These are mostly
sequenced or used in a key-split (like a combination of drums/bass/keyboard). If the in-
struments blend into one sonic entity, its Source is categorized as Layered and is not
categorized as Multitrack.
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Other: Select this Attribute if none of the above instruments apply.

14.1.2 Source

This describes the source and/or synthesis technique with which the sound can be associated,
always in relation to the selected instrument.
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Acoustic: Further defines the instrument, e.g. acoustic piano, acoustic guitar, acoustic
(i.e., church) organ.
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Electric: Further defines the instrument as an electro-acoustic instrument, e.g., electric
piano, electric guitar, electric organ.
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Analog: Further defines the instrument as a typical subtractive synth sound, e.g., analog
bass, analog brass, analog synth.
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Digital: Further defines the instrument as a typical digital synth sound (like wavetable,
FM), e.g., digital bass, digital piano, digital synth.
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Synthetic: This Attribute describes the technical aspect of how the sound was produced.
Synthetic refers to all synthesis techniques like subtractive, additive, FM, wavetable,
granular etc.
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Sample-based: This Attribute describes the technical aspect of how the sound was pro-
duced. Sample-based refers to all instruments in the sense of sample playback, i.e., the
sounds were obtained from external sources. It should not be used for granular synthesis
or sample-based wavetable synthesis. For example ABSYNTH patches, which use a
sample for playback but manipulate it drastically, would be categorized as Synthetic.
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FM: A sound which uses FM synthesis. FM can also be used for sample-based instru-
ments that sound like FM.
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Additive: A sound that uses additive synthesis (or sounds like it).
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Granular: A sound that uses granular sampling (or sounds like it).
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