PARANOIA

Omnisphere 3 library · sci-fi · horror · thriller · drama

PARANOIA is a dark cinematic library for Spectrasonics Omnisphere 3, built for composers who score fear, suspense and the unknown. It covers unsettling atmospheres, nervous pulses, uneasy strings, fractured textures, eerie choirs and crushing braams. It is designed for film, TV, trailers and games where every scene has to keep the audience on edge.

Every sound in PARANOIA starts from 234 brand-new String Audio signature soundsources, 2.6 GB of original samples produced exclusively for this library. They’re shaped into 240 patches and 80 multis that are ready to play the moment you load them.

What’s inside

• 234 soundsources: strings, organic and sound-design sources, atmospheres, eerie tones, bass and sub, keys, textures, braams, dark drones, noise, distortion, hits and choirs.
• 240 patches in 12 categories:
  • Atmos
  • Braams
  • Choir
  • Dark
  • Disto
  • Eerie
  • Hits
  • Keys
  • Organic
  • Pulses
  • Strings
  • Synth
• 80 multis in 9 genre folders:
  • Atmos
  • Braams
  • Choir
  • Dark
  • Disto
  • Eerie
  • Keys
  • Organic
  • Pulses

Patches that evolve under your hand

The patches combine the PARANOIA soundsources with Omnisphere’s synth engine, filters, modulation and FX rack, so they evolve over time instead of simply playing back a sample. Every patch has one or more parameters on the modulation wheel, described in detail in its Info tab. A single gesture can open a filter, bring in a layer, raise the distortion or shift the texture, so you can perform tension rather than just program it. Some patches use Omnisphere’s Quad Zone to crossfade between layers with the fader, the velocity or the keyboard range.

Pulses with their own pattern

The Pulses category is built around custom arpeggiator patterns: ticking clocks, nervous ostinatos, mechanical heartbeats and broken rhythms that sync to your project tempo. Hold a chord and let the scene start running.

Multis: whole layered textures on a single key

Each multi stacks two to four PARANOIA patches on the same MIDI channel, each with its own level and stereo position. A single note gives you a complete, wide, layered texture, a quick starting point when a scene needs depth straight away.

Made for the moment before everything goes wrong

From a low drone under a quiet dialogue scene to the braam that closes a trailer, PARANOIA covers the whole curve of suspense:

• slow-burning dread;
• uneasy calm;
• pulsing pursuit;
• the shock of the reveal.

Minimum System Requirements

• Omnisphere 3.0.2 or above (sold separately by Spectrasonics)
• Please note: NOT compatible with Omnisphere 2
• For the latest Mac and PC minimum system requirements, please refer to the Spectrasonics website.