AS REAL AS IT GETS
Authentic Afro-Cuban sound in a rich, highly-flexible instrument. Add evocative Cuban flair to all kinds of contemporary productions.
THE SOUND OF SUNSHINE
DISCOVERY SERIES: CUBA delivers the warmth of Afro-Cuban music straight to your studio. Cuba’s musical heritage has influenced pop, house, techno, indie, and beyond. Its infectious grooves work in almost any context and have been beautifully captured in this intuitive KOMPLETE Instrument.
CUBA delivers percussive and melodic ensembles, authentic rhythms and harmonic progressions, as well as a built-in sequencer, mixer, and effects – it’s never been easier to add that Latin spice to your tracks.
CUBA runs in the free KONTAKT 5 PLAYER and KONTAKT 5.
ALL-STAR CAST
CUBA provides a comprehensive selection of traditional Cuban melodic and percussive instruments and arranges them into carefully balanced ensembles. Traditional ensembles for salsa, rumba and son, as well as more contemporary dance and pop all feature authentic grooves and patterns ready for immediate use.
Instruments include congas, bongos, trumpet, piano, the rarely-sampled cajon, and more. For complete flexibility, and for adding nuances, use these single instruments separately.
CUSTOM CUBANA
CUBA contains a host of time-saving features. The library comes with a treasure trove of carefully-composed, genuine grooves that adjust to any tempo without loss of quality.
The simple yet powerful sequencer lets you instantly adjust patterns and dial in the nuances. Groove, Feel, and Intensity knobs allow you to adjust microtiming, humanization factor, and overall velocity for additional organic simulation. Select up to 12 patterns via keyswitch, and polish your tracks in the mixer with quality effects like Solid EQ, convolution reverb, tape saturation, and compression.
| Category | Ensemble Name | Included Instruments | Instrument Variations | Recorded Articulations |
| Melodic Ensembles (4) | Melodic Ensemble (Classic, Contemporary, Folkloric, Old School) | Bass | Electric, Upright | |
| Piano | Grand, Upright | |||
| Tres | Unisono, Octave | |||
| Trumpet | Staccato, Marcato, Sustain, Tenuto | |||
| Percussion | ||||
| Clave | Clave 1, Clave 2, Clave 3, Clave 4, Clave Africana | |||
| Percussion Ensembles (4) | Cajón Ensemble | Cajón 1 | Cajón 1, Cajón 2 | 4 |
| Cajón 2 | Cajón 1, Cajón 2 | 4 | ||
| Conga Cajón | Conga Cajón, Low Conga, Mid Conga, High Conga | up to 8 | ||
| Cajinto Cajón | Cajinto Cajón, Palito Cajón | 4 | ||
| Palito Cajón | Cajinto Cajón, Palito Cajón | 4 | ||
| Clave | Clave 1, Clave 2, Cata, Clave Africana, Spoons 1, Spoons 2 | 1 | ||
| Hand Percussion Ensemble | Maracas | Maracas 1, Maracas 2, Maracas 3 | 4 | |
| Cowbell | Mambo Bell 1, Mambo Bell 2, Mambo Bell 3, Cha Cha Bell 1, Cha Cha Bell 2, Cha Cha Bell 3, Bongo Bell 1, Bongo Bell 2, Guataca | 2 | ||
| Guiro | Guiro 1, Guiro 2, Guiro 3, Guiro 4, Guiro 5, Metal Guiro | 3 | ||
| Shekere | Shekere 1, Shekere 2, Shekere 3 | 5 | ||
| Woodblock | Woodblock 1, Woodblock 2, Clave Block, Cata | 1 | ||
| Clave | Clave 1, Clave 2, Clave 3, Clave 4, Clave Africana, Spoons 1, Spoons 2 | 1 | ||
| Rumba Ensemble | Low Conga | Low Conga 1, Low Conga 2, Low Conga 3, Mid Conga 1, Mid Conga 2, Mid Conga 3 | 6 | |
| Mid Conga | Low Conga 1, Low Conga 2, Low Conga 3, Mid Conga 1, Mid Conga 2, Mid Conga 3 | 6 | ||
| High Conga | Low Conga, Mid Conga, High Conga, Conga Cajón | 6 | ||
| Shekere | Shekere 1, Shekere 2, Shekere 3 | up to 4 | ||
| Clave | Clave 1, Clave 2, Cata, Clave Africana, Spoons 1, Spoons 2 | 1 | ||
| Guiro | Guiro 1, Guiro 2, Guiro 3, Guiro 4, Guiro 5, Metal Guiro | 3 | ||
| Salsa Ensemble | Conga | Tumba, Conga, Quinto | 6 | |
| Bongo Set | Bongo Set 1, Bongo Set 2 | 6 | ||
| Timbales | Timbales 1, Timbales 2, Timbales 3 | 5 | ||
| Guiro | Guiro 1, Guiro 2, Guiro 3, Guiro 4, Guiro 5, Metal Guiro | 3 | ||
| Maracas | Maracas 1, Maracas 2, Maracas 3 | 4 | ||
| Clave | Clave 1, Clave 2, Clave 3, Clave 4, Clave Africana | 1 | ||
| Single Percussions (5) | Bongos | Low Bongo | Low Bongo 1, Low Bongo 2 | 5 |
| High Bongo | High Bongo 1, High Bongo 2 | 5 | ||
| Bongo Bell | Bongo Bell 1, Bongo Bell 2 | 2 | ||
| Cajón | Cajón | Cajón 1, Cajón 2, Conga Cajón, Cajinto Cajón, Palito Cajón | 8 | |
| Conga Set | Tumba | Tumba 1, Tumba 2, Tumba 3 | 8 | |
| Conga | Conga 1, Conga 2, Conga 3 | 8 | ||
| Quinto | Quinto 1, Quinto 2, Quinto 3 | 8 | ||
| Conga Solo | Conga | Tumba, Conga, Quinto, Conga Cajón | up to 8 | |
| Timbales | Low Timbale | Low Timbale 1, Low Timbale 2, Low Timbale 3 | 5 | |
| High Timbale | High Timbale 1, High Timbale 2, High Timbale 3 | 5 | ||
| Cha Cha Bell | Cha Cha Bell 1, Cha Cha Bell 2, Cha Cha Bell 3 | 2 | ||
| Mambo Bell | Mambo Bell 1, Mambo Bell 2, Mambo Bell 3 | 2 | ||
| Clave Block | Clave Block 1, Clave Block 2 | 1 | ||
| Melodic Instruments (4) | Bass | Bass | Upright Bass, Electric Bass | |
| Piano | Piano | Grand Piano, Upright Piano | ||
| Tres | Tres | Unisono, Octave | ||
| Trumpet | Trumpet | Staccato, Marcato, Sustain, Tenuto |
