Built on the advanced Gravity 2 engine, offering extensive modulation and effects.
Unlike "Player" libraries that run inside the free Kontakt Player, Full-access Kontakt libraries require the retail version of the software to load, edit, and access the backend architecture. Ensure your system meets the following benchmarks before installing: Kontakt (Full Version) 7.x or higher. Operating System: Mac OS 12 or higher / Windows 10 or 11.
: Start with a Dancer texture in the center, add a Moving Vowel texture panned left, and a Sustains group texture on the right. Apply heavy drive and reverb, then use the Pitch sequencer in Motion to introduce irregular pitch shifts. The result is a haunting, evolving vocal bed perfect for tension-building sections.
The engine also includes an , allowing for dynamic changes over time. The Motion section, in particular, features a step-sequencer that can modulate gate and pitch , turning static vocal phrases into rhythmically evolving patterns.
Here is an in-depth look at what makes Sonara a heavy hitter in the virtual instrument space.
Sonara: Voices in Motion - A New Era of Vocal Production in Kontakt Full
represents a significant evolution in vocal sample libraries, moving beyond simple static recordings to create a dynamic, "living" instrument. Housed in the powerful Gravity 2 engine
If you own Kontakt 7 or 8 FULL, buying the full version of Sonara is a no-brainer. You bypass iLok issues (beyond Native Access) and gain a modular vocal laboratory.
If you're interested in learning more about Sonara Voices in Motion or would like to read a review, I recommend checking out music production forums, review websites, or watching YouTube tutorials and demos.
Sonara is not designed for composers who need word-building or phonetic synthesis—this is not a vocaloid or a choir that sings specific lyrics. Instead, it's for producers and composers who want vocal elements that can be used as compositional building blocks. It shines in genres where vocals are treated as texture and motion rather than lead narrative:
Automate the Punish knob during a crescendo for intense, gritty climaxes.
On the other side lies Heavyocity’s signature darkness. The library includes "Drones," "Pulses," and "SFX" patches that push the human voice to its breaking point. Through the engine’s "Mutate" function, a simple choral sustain can be twisted into something far more sinister—granular, glitchy, and percussive. A beautiful hymn can, with the turn of a macro knob, descend into a guttural, industrial growl. This duality makes Sonara an indispensable tool for the thriller and horror genres, where the line between the beautiful and the terrifying is often blurred.
The interface is designed to help composers create complex, moving textures quickly. The "Motion" engine makes it easy to add rhythmic modulation to any vocal sample.
