Krotos Sound Design Bundle 3 packages four flagship sound design plugins with seven extensive sound libraries for creating creatures, weapons, vehicles, Foley, and more.
Purpose and Core Components
The Sound Design Bundle 3 is a comprehensive package that combines Krotos’s main plugins with several sound libraries. It is aimed at sound designers, audio post-production professionals, and game audio creators who need tools for building unique effects like creature vocals, weapon sounds, vehicle noises, and footsteps. The bundle includes Krotos Studio, Dehumaniser 2, Reformer Pro, Weaponiser Fully Loaded, and Igniter Full Tank.
Krotos Studio is a desktop app and plugin for real-time sound effect and music creation, with drag-and-drop export to video editors or DAW integration. Dehumaniser 2 is a vocal processor with 100 presets for creature, monster, and robot voices. Reformer Pro uses patented Dynamic Input technology to design and perform textures. Weaponiser is for layering and sequencing weapon sounds, while Igniter handles vehicle design.
Key Capabilities and Features
The bundle’s plugins offer distinct workflows: Reformer Pro allows real-time performance of sound effects using the Dynamic Input, making it suitable for reactive game audio or live Foley. Weaponiser enables dynamic asset creation with stacking and sequencing of libraries. Dehumaniser simplifies vocal effect creation with presets, and Igniter brings a performable approach to vehicle sound design. Krotos Studio enhances editing and customization.
The included libraries provide a wide range of sounds: 16,799 total files across Krotos Bundle 1, Battle Bundle, Weapons Library, Footsteps Bundle, Whooshes Library, Magic Library, User Interface Library, and Trailers Library. These libraries are designed to work with the plugins, offering presets from industry professionals and covering everything from combat and weapons to whooshes and UI sounds.
Workflow and Integration
Users can employ Reformer Pro to morph and layer sounds from the libraries into complex textures, performing them in real time for dynamic results. Weaponiser allows importing and stacking weapon libraries for efficient layering. Dehumaniser provides a quick path to vocal effects using its presets. Igniter enables dynamic vehicle sound design for real-world or sci-fi vehicles.
Krotos Studio facilitates creating sound effects and music that can be dragged and dropped into video editing software like Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and Pro Tools, or used within a DAW. The bundle is designed to shorten the workflow from imagination to final mix, offering creative control and flexibility across various audio production scenarios.
Practical Applications and Use Cases
For game audio, the bundle supports designing creature sounds with Dehumaniser, weapon effects with Weaponiser, and footsteps with the Footsteps Bundle. In post-production, Reformer Pro can create Foley or custom transitions, while the Trailers Library adds cinematic risers and impacts. Vehicle sounds for films or games can be crafted with Igniter.
The Magic Library and User Interface Library serve specific needs: supernatural elements and UI sounds for apps or interactive media. The Whooshes Library helps with movement and pass-bys. The bundle’s versatility makes it suitable for any project requiring high-quality, customizable sound effects.
Key features
- Four flagship plugins: Krotos Studio, Dehumaniser 2, Reformer Pro, Weaponiser Fully Loaded, and Igniter Full Tank
- Seven sound libraries: Krotos Bundle 1, Battle Bundle, Weapons Library, Footsteps Bundle, Whooshes Library, Magic Library, User Interface Library, Trailers Library
- 16,799 total sound files across all libraries
- Patented Dynamic Input technology in Reformer Pro for real-time sound design
- 100 presets for vocal effects in Dehumaniser 2
- Drag-and-drop export from Krotos Studio to video editors
- Presets from industry professionals in the Weapons Library
Best for
Sound designers, game audio professionals, and post-production editors who need a comprehensive toolkit for creating custom effects like creature voices, weapons, vehicles, and Foley, with the flexibility to work in DAWs or video editors.