Get ready to alter your reality, or at least come close to doing so -- second in the QESounds Altered Reality FX series, Altered Reality 2 FX (AR2Fx for short) is a sample library made for Native Instruments Kontakt, made to be darker and damper than the first series installment.

AR2Fx includes the sounds of real-world objects and instruments, which have been modified, altered in some way to sound completely different. QEsounds performed these wondrous tasks by using pitch stretching, convolution, x-fading, sample reverse, spectral morphing, EQ, AM, stereo image manipulation, and various other techniques. No synthesis, re-synthesis, or granulation were used. These twisted sounds are ideal for use in ambient music, sound design experiments, and atmospheric works.

The Kontakt library is available in three versions: you can get individual downloads of single instruments / combos in 16-bit, 44.1 kHz stereo for $8.33 each; or you can get downloads of packs or modules including three instruments or combos in 16-bit, 44.1kHz Stereo for $24.99 each. A two-DVD set containing all instruments and combos is $99.95. All three versions include scripted SoundTools, Virtual Layer Remapping scripting, and an extended set of convolution presets.

If you are on a tight budget, download QESounds AR2Fx Freebie, a set of 41 sounds not released in the other AR2Fx packages, for free from the QESounds Web site. Learn more about Altered Reality 2 FX and its many versions at qesounds.com.