Weighing in at a whopping 23GB and requiring the full version of Kontakt, Sample Logic’s latest mega-instrument sets a new bar for what’s possible using Kontakt scripting and contains over 1200 presets, quadrupling the power of the original with four cores (for sound generation) allowing users to blend up to four instruments while using different arp patterns at the same time. They’re all extremely usable, and fit together very well when layered together - and that’s before you have even started modifying them. A wide range of sounds are covered from ambient through house, techno, retro and more, and grouped by category. The sheer number of instruments and multis on offer plus the infinite ways you can shape and program them means it really is mind blowingly flexible. You can reassign any instrument using the dropdown menu on a track, and change the way the sequencers operate - chords, panning, pitch and so on - to take full control of what they’re affecting. The arranger section at the top lets you create multiple song sections, each consisting of fully configurable sequencers. The unusual thing about Hypernode is its ability to let you create not just patterns but also songs inside Kontakt. A fully-featured, modular electronic music arranger and a collection of over 300 Kontakt multi-instruments, it weighs in at 12GB of content. Hypernode for Kontakt, from Rigid Audio, is one of the most innovative instruments we’ve ever come across.