Riot Audio has announced the release of a new nostalgic 2-layer virtual instrument for Kontakt and the free Kontakt Player. Vignettes is an easy-to-use, straightforward instrument with over 400 instant sonic combinations, accessible through its randomize function.
Vignettes is a call back to earlier simple Riot Audio instruments like Bowed Glass Clouds, Digital Analog Clouds and Bowed Guitar Clouds. The basic architecture is the same – two layers with 3 sublayers each, one per octave. Adding multiple octaves of sample-based layers leads to very rich, deep sounds.
The difference with Vignettes is that the sound sources are snapshots of sound elements and combined sound elements coming out of a range of Riot Audio instrument development sessions over the last few years. All of the patches or individual sound sources are new but Riot Audio instruments were used in their creation.
The result is a neat little instrument that synthesises some aspects of the “Riot Audio” sound very well, all while leading to new explorations.
Vignettes features
- 20 custom sound sources from the Riot Audio audioverse.
- 30 presets including 20 pads and 10 keys.
- 2.5 GB uncompressed sample content.
- 3 octave, 2-layer architecture similar to previous Riot Audio customer favourites (inc. Bowed Glass Clouds).
- Sound Source Randomization for instant new sounds.
- NKS enabled.
Vignettes is on sale for the introductory price of £29 GBP until February 26th, 2026 (regular £39 GBP).
More information: Riot Audio
