Summary

Native Instruments Ashlight is a granular synthesizer designed for creating dark textures, pulsating rhythms, and complex soundscapes. It offers over 360 specially recorded sample sets from unconventional sound sources and provides an optimized granular engine for lively, tempo-synchronized sound design.

Main Features

• More than 360 sample sets featuring materials such as metal, carbon, ceramics, glass, and waterphones
• Optimized granular engine for rich and dynamic sound design including risers
• Sample module allowing layering of grain textures with one-shots like choirs, synths, percussion, and multisamples (e.g., piano, strings, vibraphone)
• Integrated arpeggiator for rhythmic patterns and evolving sequences
• Performative modulation facilitated by an X-Y pad controlling multiple parameters simultaneously
• Supports MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) for polyphonic modulation of the grain engine
• Built-in effects include gates, delays, overdrive, reverb, EQ, and compression for sound refinement
• Sound categories cover atmospheric pads, leads, transitions, keyboards, effects, sub-basses, and rhythmic textures
• Comes with over 400 master snapshots and 300 presets
• Compatible with Native Instruments Kontakt Player (free) and full Kontakt software

System Requirements and Formats

• Requires Windows 10 (64-bit) or Mac OS 12 (64-bit) or later
• Compatible with Apple Silicon, Intel Core CPUs on Apple and AMD/Intel on Windows
• Minimum 4 GB RAM and 4 GB of free storage space
• Internet connection needed for installation and activation
• Formats supported: Standalone software, AAX native 64-bit, AU 64-bit, VST3 64-bit, and NKS

License and Delivery

Delivered as a download license by email with perpetual validity and online activation. Two simultaneous activations allowed.