Bouquet Explained
This new VI from Native Instruments is well named, as it's capable of producing a bountiful bouquet of sonic textures to populate the musical garden bed of your R&B- or pop-inspired productions. In this Native Instruments Bouquet video course, synth wizard Larry Holcombe will walk you through all the sounds, parameters, controls, and features of this instrument from NI's Play Series, so you'll be ready to start using it on your very next beat or track. Whether you just want to skim the surface by working mostly with presets or dig deep into sound design and macro automation, it's all here. These Bouquet videos are designed for new Bouquet users.
Videos
• Introduction & Interface (05:54) - This video introduces the series and outlines the different areas of the interface. We also discuss the ethos of the plugin.
• Main Page & Layer Browser (05:32) - We discuss the parameters of the main page, including the macros, randomization, and loading sounds into each layer.
• Sound Editor (12:35) - Next up, we discuss the sound editor, demonstrating transposition and adding lo-fi grit and noise to a keys part.
• Filter Section (04:48) - This video is concerned with the filter section, allowing the harmonic content to be sculpted in different ways.
• Modulation Sources & Matrix (12:45) - Next up, we discuss the modulation sources (LFOs, Envelopes, Velocity, and Modwheel) and route them to parameters.
• FX Editor (03:42) - This video covers the FX editor, which is where we can create and re-order FX chains. This allows us to bring sounds to life.
• Sequencer (10:31) - Learn how to use the sequencer next to create pitched arpeggiated passages, velocity modulations, and sequenced macro control movements.
• Macros (06:35) - Larry demonstrates how to assign and reorder macro controls. We also learn how to set modulation ranges and create varying curves for the macro controls.
• Settings (05:29) - In this final video, Larry finishes up the course by showing us even more possibilities when using more of the Bouquet settings.