Native Instruments – Erosia (KONTAKT)

Transforming Textures

• Transform rough friction mechanics like scratching, bowing, and grinding into vibrant, cinematic soundscapes.
• Expand your sonic palette with an eclectic collection of textures captured in microscopic detail.
• From the bowed strings of a piano to the shimmer of a Cristal Baschet, discover over 200 presets of reimagined instruments.

Metamorphoses of Sound

Erosia is a cinematic sound engine that hears deeper than the ear can perceive. Every texture begins with the smallest detail: a bow stretched across glass, a taut hinge, ice cracking on metal. Captured up close, these fragile moments transform into vast cinematic landscapes. Friction becomes movement, decay becomes beauty, and the imperceptible becomes a powerful storytelling tool for composition and sound design.

The voice of

Erosia’s materials begins where material meets friction. Combining contact microphones with traditional close-range mics, it captures both the subtle, tactile vibrations within objects and their natural spatial resonance. Curved glass, rusted hinges, cracked pianos, and splintered wood reveal hidden textures. From ice cracking on plates to electrified glass vases, every sound embraces imperfection.

Inside the Engine

Four layers form the core of Erosia: a Grain layer that crushes and animates textures, and three interchangeable Sampler or Wavetable layers. Together, they create instruments that feel alive, organic, and unpredictable. Streamlined Play and FX pages let you shape sounds quickly and intuitively, while the Transform knob changes timbres, smoothly moving from tension to decay and back again.

From Sound to Story

At its core, Erosia combines sampler realism, grainy motion, and wave structure into one evolving instrument. The Modulation page gives you access to LFOs, envelopes, and sequencers, letting you animate and crush sound in countless ways. A metal hinge can turn into a storm, glass resonance into an endless drone – every texture becomes a story.

Bring to life with Kontrol keyboards

Erosia integrates seamlessly with Kontrol keyboards, giving you complete control over snapshots, timbre development, and expressive shaping.

Created in collaboration with Jeremiah Savage

Erosia’s concept, sounds, and engine were created by composer and sound designer Jeremiah Savage, who also created instruments and sounds for the renowned Kinetic Metal and Kinetic Toys libraries.

• Explore hidden sounds and harsh transients created by processing pianos and cellos, dry ice on metal, bowed nails and cymbals, gramophones, abandoned buildings, creaking metal gates, rusty farm machinery and more.
• Erosia captures unconventional textures in stunning detail through a combination of contact mics and traditional close-miking, bringing the best of both worlds together.
• Layer up to four sources across three unique sound types: the Layers page: Grain, Sampler and Wave Table.
• Evolve your sound by creating new modulation sources and combining two existing sources with the Combiners.
• The Effects page provides deep and creative control over effects including reverb, delay, saturation, distortion and modulation.