Flatpack 1 was born out of our desire to make a truly portable version of our vintage analog synth studio. FP1 predates the Combinator, so we had to use a combination of thoughtful sampling and patch design to recreate our instruments with Reason's basic devices. Since then, we've been able to add to Flatpack 1 by creating Combinator updates, available to download by registered users.
We tried plenty of off the shelf sample libraries with Reason, but never seemed to get the control and nuances of a true analogue based synth set-up.
Flatpack is not a sample CD that happens to support the Reason ReFill format. It’s a bespoke sound source, tailored to take full advantage of Reason’s sample and synth manipulation features. Experimenting with Reason’s ReDrum module, we realised with skillful sampling, the controls could be made to emulate our classic drum machines.
Flatpack combines our vintage signal path with 24- bit recording to get the deepest and crispest sounding patches.
Flatpack a warm, lush library of multi-sampled pads and textures. And for added measure, we threw in some distinct and atmospheric instruments like the Hohner Melodica.
The Reason Malström and Subtractor synths provided us with more opportunities to explore the weird and wonderful.
Our rule of thumb for patches, drum samples, and REX loops is simple: no fillers. There’s no point in packing a library with samples you skim over to find the good ones.
From the EQ Magazine Review:"In one fell swoop, Flatpack turns Reason into a virtual classic studio of sorts, chock full of rare analog synth and drum machine recreations, and a few bonus bells and whistles sprinkled in. "
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