Colors Prepared Steel
ColorsPrepared Steel
$19.00USD
Product Overview
Prepared Steel is a texture-focused steel-string guitar instrument for Native Instruments Kontakt, recorded in a close studio environment and centered on prepared playing techniques.
The instrument explores unconventional interactions with the strings, capturing muted, resonant, percussive, and altered tones that extend the guitar beyond traditional performance. It is intended for sound exploration, atmospheric writing, and expressive texture.
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In Use
Prepared Steel is used for textural layers, unconventional tonal color, and experimental underscore. Its prepared techniques make it suitable for cues that benefit from unpredictability, tactile detail, and non-traditional guitar sounds rather than standard harmonic or melodic playing.
Interface and Performance Control
The interface provides controls for articulation setup and space. Parameters include attack, release, and reverb, allowing envelope response and spatial placement to be adjusted without altering the recorded character of the performances.
Textures and Articulations
Prepared Steel includes multiple articulations created using a range of prepared techniques applied to steel strings. These articulations emphasize altered resonance, damping, percussive contact, and unconventional string response, resulting in a broad palette of playable textures.
The focus is on character and variation rather than traditional guitar technique.
Workflow
Articulations are designed to encourage an expressive and slightly unpredictable playing experience. Subtle variation and performance nuance are intended to push creative decisions rather than repeatable precision.
Kontakt Player Compatibility
Prepared Steel runs in the free Native Instruments Kontakt Player and does not require a full Kontakt license. NKS support is included for compatible hardware and software environments.
Library Size
Approximately 361 MB of compressed recorded material.
Macintosh
Windows
macOS* 14, 15 and 26 (latest update)
- Intel Core i5 or Apple Silicon CPU
- 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended)
- 64-bit only
- Stand-alone, VST3, AU, AAX
- Supports Core Audio
Windows 10 or 11 (latest Service Pack)
- Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU
- 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended)
- Graphics hardware support for Direct3D 11.1 (Feature Level 11_0) or higher
- 64-bit only
- Stand-alone, VST3, AAX
- Supports ASIO and WASAPI
An internet connection is required to download, install, and activate the products in this collection. Once installed, all products can be used offline. Certain products may require additional free downloads.
*As of Kontakt 8.8, macOS 13 is no longer supported. Future updates may prevent installation below macOS 14.
Runs in the free Kontakt Player
Native Kontrol Standard (NKS) compatible
