NATURelax Sounds by Om Infinite Sound

Six categories, seven sounds each

Each category button loads its seven sounds into the pads. The whole interface follows the category you choose: the pads and the sound box take its colour and the background changes to its own artwork. Pick one below to see it.

Three ways to play

Each pad holds a different sound of the current category. Hold a pad to play it; release it and the sound fades out with the RELEASE knob. Several pads can sound at once, so ambiences can be layered: a stream, a light wind and distant birds together. Try it below with your mouse or keyboard.

Press A S D F G H J or 1 to 7.

• Every sound plays at the pitch it was recorded at. The PITCH knob transposes whatever is playing.
• MIDI velocity sets how loud each note plays; pads and computer keys always play at full level. Notes outside C3 to B3 are ignored.
• Up to 16 voices sound together. When all are busy, the oldest note fades out in a few milliseconds to make room - no clicks.

Above the waveform, a line shows what's on display - for example WATER - 1. CRYSTAL STREAM - C3. The sound box lists the category's seven sounds: choose one to open it in the waveform display without playing it.

Your library, your sounds

NATURelax Sounds has no fixed sounds. Every pad plays whatever file is in its category folder, and the name on screen is simply the file's name. Replace any sound with your own recordings, rename them, decide which pad plays each one - no settings involved.

NATURelax Sounds/
├── 1. WATER/
│   ├── 1. Crystal Stream.wav
│   ├── 2. Aquatic Ripples.wav
│   └── ... up to 7 files
├── 2. WINDS/
├── 3. WAVES/
├── 4. RAINS/
├── 5. BIRDS/
└── 6. OTHER/

Adding your own sounds

1. Prepare your recordings as WAV, AIFF, FLAC or MP3, mono or stereo, at any sample rate.
2. Name each file with a number and a name, such as 1. Morning Creek.wav. The number picks the pad; the name is what the plugin shows.
3. Copy them into a category folder, keeping no more than seven.
4. Open the plugin window or click that category. The new sounds load, each with its own loop points.

Loops without a seam

Markers above the waveform decide which part of a sound plays. Every pad keeps its own markers, and every category keeps its pads' markers when you switch away and back. The part that plays is shaded darker; drag any marker to move it, with times shown to a tenth of a second on long files.

See it in action

Shape the sound

Six knobs, each with its value underneath. Drag to change; double-click to return to the default.

Four colour modes

Output

Specifications