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Super Audio Boy

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Super Audio Boy is a free Impact Soundworks Kontakt instrument using waveforms sampled from original handheld hardware for playable 1980s chiptune leads, basses, and drums.
Super Audio Boy

At a glance

Character
8-bit / 12-bit, Retro Digital
Compatibility
NI Kontakt
Creator / Store
Impact Soundworks
Era
1980s
Free / Paid
Free
Price
Free
Type
Playable Instrument
Categories
Samples & Instruments

Preview

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What Super Audio Boy Does

Impact Soundworks sampled key waveforms from an original gray handheld console and made a four-layer virtual instrument with presets, PCM drums, and sound-design controls. It is a separate free product, not Super Audio Cart 2.

Sound and Workflow

Play its handheld-style pulse, triangle, and percussive sounds in the full version of Kontakt 5.5.2 or later. It does not work in the free Kontakt Player; a donation is suggested but not required.

Analog Gold Take

A strong free choice for actual-hardware handheld character if you already own full Kontakt.

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