Freelance Soundlabs NKS News January 2024

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Now Available: reFX Nexus 4 NKS Library 

https://freelancesoundlabs.com/nks/nexus

Back in 2018 I developed support for Nexus 2 and then worked with reFX to help bring support to Nexus 3 which was being included with the Nexus installer for a few years before being removed due to lack of demand and what the developer cites as too much work to maintain for the demand so for Nexus 4 it was dropped. I have taken this library management task back on and have had to redo the full library to update it for the latest Nexus and also VST3 compatibility. Now also includes artwork for MK3 keyboards.

There are upgrade paths for users who had the previous factory and complete builds and for anyone needing custom selections of expansions just use the links on the page to email me a request or ask me any questions (related to the topic) you like as there are simply too many expansions to list for individual download. I am trying to find the right balance between cost and covering the huge amount of time needed to manage these ones.

It should be noted that all expansions listed for the factory bank and all banks from the 2018 collection list should be compatible with both Nexus 3 and Nexus 4 however since I only have N4 and cannot roll back to N3 to test again I cannot 100% confirm this so please test the demo first and see if that works if you have not updated to Nexus 4 and need NKS support.

For the expansions listed under the 2023 list, these may not work and many are Nexus 4 only expansions but if you need some test files let me know.

This was quite a lot of work and a lot of attention into tagging has been done with hopefully more down the track. I do plan to potentially add more future expansions including the few that were released since I started this update but this depends on the demand, if there isn't sufficient demand I will likely not progress much further.

Now Available: Vengeance Sound Avenger 2

https://freelancesoundlabs.com/nks/avenger

Complete overhaul of the Avenger library for the new Avenger 2 release. It was impossible to update the previous library as Avenger 1 would crash with the VST3 version on any preset using the Arp system. That has been fixed in the new V2 plugin but of course is a paid upgrade and the old NKS files are not compatible at all so they all had to be done from scratch.

This library covers all factory presets from the Factory/Factory 2 libraries with all tagging I did in the past carried into the new files and a few updates and changes to the template. The Main filter page is now page 2 and all the modular pages for Amp, Filter, Shaper, LFO and Envelope will cover the first 3 modules that a preset has (which in 98% of cases is fine) but will only show the actual modules added in Avenger:

Additionally, each preset has up to 2 macro module pages available with macro page 1 on the first page and macro page 2 (only if it exists in the preset) available on the second page with all macros labelled as they are in the preset. This all should make each preset much easier to operate instead of having generic and minimal controls but does make it difficult to update the templates if needed.

Most of the layout is based off the original template that received good feedback over the last 10 years so I did not mess with it other than several suggestions to move the main filter page to be before the modular ones.

And for the questions about expansions that usually crop up, sorry, still no plans currently to add support for expansions at this stage as I still personally find them far too expensive in AUD to consider investing in them and to say they have been less than accommodating to inquiries about any kind of bundled discounts.

Supports VST3 Avenger 2 only (no VST 2 support) and includes artwork for your MK3 keyboards. 

Update: Lethal Audio - Lethal NKS Library VST3 Update

https://freelancesoundlabs.com/nks/lethal

Lethal Audio Lethal NKS library has now been updated to support the VST3 version!

This one took a while because I had to go back and forth with the developer about some issues in the VST3 implementation when it came to exporting their preset data before it would work and unfortunately they had to make changes to the preset format meaning VST2 preset data would not upgrade to VST3 which resulted in the whole library having to be reprocessed from scratch. This wasn't something I wanted to do because this is not the most popular plugin but it's been knocked off the list of updates and is now fully VST3 supported and includes artwork now for the MK3 keyboard.

VST2 / VST3 Library Compatibility Status List

Check this list for the latest VST3 library compatibility updates, what libraries support VST3 and what has been updated from VST2 to VST3:

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/1256/#Comment_1256

Donations

While you are under no obligation to donate, purchasing our libraries and supporting the work is thanks enough we do very much appreciate donations as there are a lot of costs and time needed to maintain such a large number of libraries and it is only due to the support of users that this is even possible.

Update News / Facebook / Forum

The forum thread for all discussions related to any Freelance Soundlabs NKS library can be found Here: 

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/305/release-freelance-soundlabs-3rd-party-nks-libraries-for-komplete-kontrol-maschine#latest

You can also follow my Facebook page for the latest news and releases:

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I post about all the latest releases and updates on these channels as things are done so if you are keen to know immediately when updates and releases are available then please follow these channels. I typically send this update email at the start of each month. 

Feedback / Requests / Questions? 

If you have any issues with any libraries, feedback about how useful/not useful these libraries are or any instruments/plugins to request NKS for simply reply to this email with your suggestions as the more we receive on certain products, the more likely they will be considered tho we cant invest in them all. I typically reply to every email but can occasionally miss one so don't hesitate to get in contact again.