First, let's clear up a common misconception. This is not a clone or an emulation. HR Sounds Best of Synth 1 -KONTAKT- is a professionally recorded, multi-sampled library that takes the best presets from the Synth1 universe and translates them into the high-fidelity, customizable environment of Native Instruments Kontakt (Full version required).
The developers at HR Sounds spent hundreds of hours auditioning thousands of free and paid Synth1 banks. They selected only the most musical, punchy, and character-rich patches—leads, basses, pads, plucks, and FX—and re-sampled them with pristine signal chain quality.
The result? You get the soul of Synth1—that slightly grainy, late-90s virtual analog sheen—combined with the modern playback features of Kontakt: built-in convolution reverb, low-pass/ high-pass filters, ADSR envelopes, and a powerful arpeggiator. HR Sounds Best of Synth 1 -KONTAKT-
Synth1 is famous for its punchy, resonant basses—reminiscent of the Nord Lead’s filter. This library captures the "Acid" and "Moog-style" patches with incredible depth.
Perfect for modern pop and melodic house. These sounds are transient-rich and fit perfectly between a kick drum and vocal. First, let's clear up a common misconception
To truly master HR Sounds Best of Synth 1 -KONTAKT-, do these three things immediately:
One of the selling points of "Best of Synth 1" is its playability. It avoids the overwhelming "spaceship control panel" look of some modern synths. The developers at HR Sounds spent hundreds of
Instead, HR Sounds has equipped the Kontakt shell with a streamlined set of controls. You typically get standard ADSR envelopes, filter controls, and effects sections (delay, reverb, and chorus). This is great for producers who want to tweak, not twiddle. You can dial in a sound quickly without getting lost in modulation matrices, keeping the creative flow moving.
It is worth noting that because this is a sample library, it behaves differently than a VST synth. You aren't sculpting raw oscillators in real-time; you are manipulating high-quality recordings of them. For most users, this distinction is negligible, but it results in a CPU-friendly experience that sounds expensive.
Before you download, ensure your system is ready:
The original Synth1 pads were gorgeous but static. In HR Sounds Best of Synth 1 -KONTAKT-, the developers sampled these pads with long release tails.