🎵 Native Instruments – Odes 🌍✨

🌌 Narrative Through Rhythm — The Art of Motion

Step into a world where rhythm tells stories and sound becomes emotion. Odes by Native Instruments is the third chapter in the acclaimed Lores & Fables saga, continuing the journey of musical storytelling through organic movement, global instruments, and cinematic energy. 🎬🎶

Designed for Kontakt 8, Odes transforms your keyboard into a story-driven instrument, letting you compose soundscapes that evolve with rhythm, breath, and pulse — all with seamless playability and expressive realism. 🌅

🌀 Compose with the Pulse of the World

Odes bridges cultures, eras, and emotions — blending ancient timbres with modern cinematic rhythm. From the shimmering strings of the kamancheh to the whispering breath of the alto flute and the folk soul of the nyckelharpa, every instrument carries a voice from across the globe. 🌍💫

🎵 Create rhythmic narratives using tempo-synced loops, layered articulations, and evolving motion.
🎧 Shape each tone with smart tonal sculpting tools — balance warmth, clarity, and intensity in seconds.
🎛️ Blend organic and electronic textures to build living, breathing compositions that move your audience.

🎨 Craft Textures That Tell a Story

Odes empowers you to layer up to three instruments, each with three articulations, giving you nine expressive combinations that react in real time. Whether you need trembling legato, fiery marcato, or subtle rhythmic swells — every gesture becomes a narrative moment.

With its intuitive interface, Odes makes it effortless to weave textures that evolve, transform, and mirror the heartbeat of your score.

🌠 Sonic Worlds that Feel Alive

Odes goes beyond sampling — it’s a cinematic storytelling engine. Recorded by world-class instrumentalists, every sound is rich with authentic detail, expressive motion, and emotional nuance.

🎚️ Full mic position control lets you shape depth and distance.
🌐 Convolution reverb recreates stunning acoustic spaces for realism and immersion.
🎛️ Smart mixing tools allow fine-tuned sculpting of tone, texture, and rhythm.

🎹 Seamless Scoring Experience

Built for Kontakt 8 and fully compatible with Native Kontrol Standard (NKS), Odes integrates perfectly with your workflow.

🎹 Polyphonic aftertouch adds life to every keystroke — controlling dynamics, filters, pitch, and modulation with expressive precision.
⚡ Tempo-synced rhythmic motion keeps your performance in perfect cinematic flow.

🔥 Key Features:

🌍 World instruments — from strings to winds — unified through rhythm
🎛️ Layer up to 3 instruments × 3 articulations for infinite combinations
🎚️ Smart tonal sculpting & mic position mixing for full control
🌐 Convolution reverb adds authentic space & atmospheric depth
🎹 Built for Kontakt 8 with NKS integration and polyphonic aftertouch