Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Let's explore the wonderful world of NKS instrument preview files! Also I'll show you how I used them on the Syntakt to make an ambient album, Waypoints.

Watch here: youtu.be/IDHl1Re-qSM
Download here: redmeansrecording.bandcamp.com/album/waypoints
Syntakt sample pack manager: sinedied.github.io/sympakt

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00:00 What is the NKS preview library?
08:20 Preparing for Syntakt
09:58 Using the Samples
10:43 Ambient from Scratch