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Bowed Guitar Textures Kontakt Library
Guitar textures recorded and layered with looper pedals
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Northwest Passage
Nortwest Passage is a reflective Kontakt sample library that invites composers to experience the ocean’s vast beauty through the medium of electric guitars
PATCHES
88
SAMPLES
1120
SIZE
3.74 GB
CURRENT VERSION
V.1.1
A tribute to the ocean’s vast narrative, encapsulating its depth, mystery, and perpetual motion through a tapestry of cinematic guitar tones and textures.
SEA OF GUITARS
“Northwest Passage” was created with violin bow on electric guitar, recorded through freeze and looper pedals and amps.
Designed for the Kontakt Sampler by Native Instruments.[retail version]
EXAMPLES
NORTHWEST PASSAGE
MADE WITH GUITARS
Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric dan-bau, electric bass, and electric sitar bowed and recorded with freeze & looper-pedals through amps.
RICH TEXTURAL
Explore a wide range of bowed e-guitar textures, from lush atmospheres and rhythmic pulses to captivating harmonics, and ethereal soundscapes.
Intuitive Interface, Limitless Creativity
The user-friendly interface grants effortless access to an array of controls and effects.
Sculpt the sound to your liking with the [fx] presets, modulate the resonance, and delve into expressive performances.
The library promises to ignite inspiration for any discerning media composer or producer seeking innovative sounds and bowed textures with an experimental flair.
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Modern Filmmusic Kontakt Instruments that comes with an intuitive user interface advanced options behind every control
Use Modwheel to let the textures change like the interplay of high and low tide
Use the [FX] presets for pathways to unique guitar-based pads
save precious screen space or expand the user interface
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Sound On Sound review
In the Leads section there are sounds reminiscent of analogue synths, grainy flutes, strings and ghostly organs. Though designated as leads, some would also double up perfectly well as pads.
In the Polar section the sounds have a colder character — you can imagine ice crystals blowing across a frozen plain or a grainy version of someone bowing a wineglass. Short By ADSR conjures up icy pianos, fractured voices, tuned icicles and cave‑like sounds, while Turbulent adds a pulsing motion.
The Still section serves up pads and drones, some cold and icy, others warm and flowing or string‑like.
Sounds can be changed dramatically by rebalancing the track faders and/or using the surprisingly powerful Sculpt option, which can both reshape the sound and add complex motion, so you can get a lot of mileage out of this instrument.
The Sampleist sets sail with “Northwest Passage”
AT A GLANCE
- Bowed Guitar Textures
- Performed through Loop- and Freeze Pedals
Ambient Guitar Palette + adsr shorts
Intuitive graphic user interface
- Sample-Start Slider
- Channel Strips On Each Signal
- Customisable Output Routing
“I just bought this library and it’s gorgeous…
” –YTU
“Absolutely amazing! ” M.H.
” Your chords are so freaking tasty! This instrument sounds great” – B.P
“Like a cross between Eno and early Godspeed You! Black Emperor.” –DcL
“Layered, bowed, and beautifully broken. This is ambient gold. ” J-
” I used it in a trailer cue within 10 minutes of loading it.” – D.d
CATEGORIES :
▾ turbulent
▾ still
▾ LEADS
▾ polar
▾ short by adsr
CATEGORIES :
<– The library is divided into several sections, each reflecting a different aspect of the sea and its myriad moods.
▾ turbulent
TURBULENT
Notes cascade like raindrops on still waters, each one a ripple that reverberates through the very fabric of sound.
Undercurrent patches :
The guitars anchors the listener with deep, resonant tones, suggestive of the ocean’s hidden depths,
LFO
Patches with a timed rhythmical driving character.
▾ still
STILL
evocative soundscapes, stirring emotions, and reflective pads to elevate compositions with depth and character
▾ LEADS
LEADS
Patches with a more dominant and meaty touch. Designed and layered to take the melody or dominate a progression. The sonic creations are like constellations in the night sky, guiding us through uncharted aural territories with a sense of wonder and adventure.
▾ polar
POLAR
A range of bowed guitar patches with a chilling feel
▾ short by adsr
BONUS SHORTS & VARIATIONS
SHORT NOTE PATCHES MADE FROM SOME OF THE LONG PATCHES, SIMPLY BY ADJUSTING THE SAMPLE-START POINT, DECAY, SUSTAIN AND RELEASE CONTROLS.
FAQ :
Frequently Asked Questions
We recorded the guitar using freeze (sustain) and looper pedals, layering infinite sustained chords and melodic loops that blend into one another—resulting in rich, more unusual cinematic soundscapes.
The library promises to ignite inspiration for any discerning media composer or producer seeking innovative sounds and atmospheric textures with an experimental flair.
Freeze pedals capture and hold a chord or note indefinitely. it “captures a moment of your playing with a tap of your foot and extends it indefinitely,” acting like “a constant bowed sustain”
Perfect for cinematic textures and drones.
Expect evolving pads, cinematic drones, ambient washes, and shimmering textures—like walls of sound or sustained synth-like tones. These textures are perfect for film cues, sound design, and atmospheric scoring.
NorthwestPassage presets feature multiple layers of looped and frozen guitar—each layer may include different effects like tape echo, reverb, modulation, and subtle amp coloration. Mix-signal faders let you blend layers, adjust movement, and add spatial depth live as you play.
Traditional guitar libraries focus on riffs, chords, or articulated performances. Bowed Guitar Textures is all about sustained, layered tone clusters with real-time movement—recorded through pedal chains to capture expressive, cinematic depth.
Absolutely—load a preset and play sustained chords or melodic lines. You can tweak layer mix, movement, and effects in Kontakt while performing, creating your own evolving background textures.
Film/TV/Game scoring — for moody backgrounds, suspenseful tension, and emotional underscores
Ambient & drone music — for long-form sonic exploration
Experimental/avant-garde — for grainy, evolving guitar ambiences
Sound design — for cinematic transitions, impacts, and pads
NorthwestPassage requires the full version of Full Retail Version of Kontakt 6.4.2 [or later]. It will not run in the free Kontakt Player. If you’re unsure about compatibility, see our general Kontakt compatibility guide.
It will take up 3.8 GB of free diskspace
FEATURES:
BOWED AMBIENT GUITARS. Performed with a cello bow, and loop pedals. Recorded through amps and high-quality pre-amps.
- Randomizing Capabilities
- Round-robin options
- Sample Start options
- Mighty sound-shaping toolS
- Instant download
- Channel strips
- Custom in-built IRs
- Online User Handbook
CURRENT VERSION:
v.1.1 – minor improvements on different patches. portamento glide function improved
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v1.0 initial release
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