SOUNDIRON Sick 3 - Dark Places | Ultimate Horror & Suspense Sound Design Tool
Kontakt Virtual Instrument Designed for Horror, Suspense, and Thriller Atmospheres
SOUNDIRON Sick 3 is a professional-grade Kontakt virtual instrument from Soundiron, featuring over 4.6 GB of 24-bit/48 kHz high-resolution audio samples. This deep sound design collection is specifically created to build dark, suspenseful, and terrifying atmospheres, encompassing 175 professional-grade ambient soundscapes, hellish sounds, and nightmare worlds, making it a powerful weapon for creating horror sound effects and film scores.
Compared to traditional canned sound libraries, Sick 3 not only offers a wealth of field recordings from real-world locations like abandoned prisons, cemeteries, and sewers, but also, through its built-in 335 convolution reverb impulse responses (IRs) and powerful synth engine, allows game sound designers and composers to achieve unparalleled sonic realism and customization flexibility.
Quick Facts
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Brand: Soundiron
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Model: Sick 3
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Sound Library Type: Horror/Suspense Ambient Sound Effects & Impulse Responses
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Total Samples: 549 Stereo Samples
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Total Size: 4.6 GB
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Impulse Responses (IR): 335 Stereo Convolution Reverb IRs
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Applicable Scenarios: Horror Film Scoring, Thriller Game Sound Design, Suspense Radio Dramas, Dark Ambient Music Production, Escape Room Background Audio
Who is Soundiron Sick 3 For?
SOUNDIRON Sick 3 Core Technologies and Features
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Massive Sound Library: Includes 175 professionally designed dark, suspenseful, and terrifying ambient soundscapes, demonic creature roars, and dissonant dream sounds, providing rich material for your creations.
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Real-World Field Recordings: The team delved into real horror locations such as abandoned industrial zones, military facilities, prisons, bunkers, cemeteries, and sewers to capture the most authentic and immersive environmental atmospheric sounds.
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Massive Convolution Reverb IRs: Includes 335 stereo Impulse Responses recorded in real-world locations, which can add extreme spatial realism and color to any of your audio sources and are compatible with any convolution reverb effect that supports WAV format.
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Powerful Kontakt Engine: Provides a complete set of sound-shaping tools, including automatable controls for attack, release, filters, pitch, as well as a customizable LFO system and arpeggiator, giving you full control over the sound.
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Modular FX Rack: Built-in 18 high-quality DSP effect modules, including EQ, compressor, delay, distortion, amp/cab simulators, etc., which can be freely arranged and combined in 10 slots to create infinite sonic possibilities.
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Unique IR Percussion: An innovative feature that turns impulse responses themselves into playable percussion instruments. Due to the impulse nature of IR files, they can be used as unique snares, kicks, or hi-hats, allowing you to "play" the space itself.
Kontakt Player Interface & Sound Engine
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Full-Featured Control Interface: Provides real-time control over parameters such as Swell, Attack, Release, and Offset (sample start point offset).
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LFO System: Features selectable LFO waveforms, modulation targets, rate, intensity, tempo sync, and fade-in time to add dynamics to the sound.
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Filter Options: Built-in 12 types of low-pass, high-pass, and special effect filters, with modulation targets assignable to velocity, mod wheel, expression pedal, and other MIDI controllers.
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Customizable Arpeggiator: Offers velocity table, arpeggiation direction, timing, swing, randomization, and note length controls to easily create complex melodic and rhythmic patterns.
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Scale & Key Lock: Built-in scale lock system to restrict notes to common scales and keys, facilitating melodic composition and live performance.
Modular FX Rack
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18 DSP Effects: Includes classic effects such as Phaser, Flanger, Delay, Distortion, Amp/Cab Simulators, Compressors, EQ, Rotator, and more.
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10 Effect Slots: You can freely assign and arrange effects in any order within the 10 available slots to create your exclusive effect chain.
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Built-in Convolution Reverb: The Reverb module within the effects includes 99 different room, hall, space, and outdoor environment IRs, as well as 40 custom FX impulses, capable of completely transforming sound characteristics.
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Factory Presets: Comes with a series of FX Rack Chain factory presets, allowing you to quickly get started and find creative inspiration.
Convolution Reverb Impulse Responses (IRs)
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335 Real-World Scene IRs: Recorded in various remote locations filled with terrifying atmospheres, including bunkers, prisons, waterfronts, cemeteries, forests, secret rooms, warehouses, sewers, and more.
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Multi-Angle Recording: Different capture distances, angles, and degrees of occlusion were used during IR recording to ensure the most authentic tonal coloration and spatial positioning when placing instruments or sound effects in a mix.
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Open Format: All IR files are standard stereo PCM WAV format, compatible with any convolution effect, host software, or virtual instrument that supports WAV impulse import.
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Diverse Applications: Not only can it be used with Sick 3's own sounds, but it can also enhance any other sound source material you use in music, film, TV, game, or multimedia productions.
Tech Specs
| Product Type | Kontakt Virtual Instrument / Sound Library |
| Audio Format | 24-bit / 48 kHz Uncompressed PCM WAV |
| Total Installation Size | 4.6 GB |
| Number of Samples | 549 Stereo Samples |
| NKI Instruments | 1 Main NKI Instrument Library, 40 Ambient Patches |
| Presets | 20 Custom Sound Design FX & Ambient Presets |
| System Requirements (Mac) | Mac OSX 10.9 or higher, Dual Core CPU, 2 GB RAM (SATA or SSD recommended) |
| System Requirements (Windows) | Windows 7 or higher, Dual Core CPU, 2 GB RAM (SATA or SSD recommended) |
| Host Application Required | Native Instruments Kontakt 5.5 (or higher) Full Retail Version |
| Incompatible Platforms | Free Kontakt Player (runs in limited demo mode only) |
| Licensing Method | Digital Download / Serial Number Activation |
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Software Purchase Information
- Guarantee: This product comes with an official license key, ensuring successful activation and registration.
- Delivery: The serial number and download information will be sent via email; no physical shipment is required.
- Support: We provide basic technical assistance for installation and activation. In case of activation issues, we will help coordinate with the manufacturer for resolution.
- Warranty: License and download rights are maintained according to the manufacturer’s policy; software updates, upgrades, and version changes are subject to the manufacturer’s announcements.
- Customer Service: For questions regarding license, compatibility, or installation, please contact THINK2 customer support for immediate assistance.
Reminder: Please confirm compatibility with your operating system, DAW, and plugin formats before purchasing. Digital products are not eligible for a standard trial/return period; if you need to modify your order before activation, please contact customer service first.
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