Himalaya: Vintage taps into funk, fusion, old school electronica and synth pop, offering instruments with an authentic vintage vibe and playability. Enjoy squelchy basses, rich multi-layered pads, cutting synths, dancing arps, shimmering strings and breathy choirs. Alchemy's resynthesis and granular engines have also been used to add a selection of sounds with a more contemporary edge, as well as a huge number of creative performance and modulation options.
This library features nearly 600MB of new samples, including classics like the Mellotron, Arp Solina, Hohner Clavinet, Minimoog, Oberheim OB-Xa, Korg mini700 and Roland VP-330 Vocoder. Himalaya is highly respected for his sound design work with a variety of synths including Himalaya: Pads for Alchemy.
Features
- Number of Sounds: 150 (1200 variations)
- Sound Categories: 28 Bass, 22 Pads, 19 Synths, 19 Leads, 17 Arps, 10 Brass, 9 Strings, 7 Sound Effects, 6 Soundscapes, 6 Keys, 5 Vocals, 2 Mallets - view full list
- Genres: Funk, Synth Pop and Old School Electronica.
- Sound Designer: Himalaya
System Requirements
- Download size: 325MB
- Requires Alchemy Player v1.5 (included) or Alchemy v1.5
Install Instructions
To install the individual Alchemy Sound Libraries the Alchemy or Alchemy Player (free) will need to be installed on your machine.ย
1. Once purchased, your serial number will be available in your Plugin Boutique account and/or purchase confirmation email. You will need to go thisย linkย to sign up and receive your installers.ย

2. You will be sent an email that you will ask you to confirm your account.ย
3. Follow thisย linkย and enter the serial that can be found in your Plugin Boutique User Account or purchase confirmation email. Selectย Registerto continue.ย

4. Selectย Product Downloadsย and download your required installer.ย

Installing Alchemy Player.ย
1. Unzip the download folder that will be available in your Plugin Boutique User Account. Double click the installer that best suits your DAW and follow these instructions.ย

2. Please read through the Camel Audio License Agreement and selectย I Agreeย in order to continue.

3. Choose which format you wish to install onto your computer and selectย Installย to continue.ย
4.ย Choose which feature of Alchemy you want to install. Click next.

5.ย Choose a start menu folder for the Alchemy shortcuts. Click next.

6.ย Once install is complete. Click next / then click finish. Alchemy Player is now installed and ready to use.ย

Installing individual Alchemy Sound Librariesย
- Log in to your Camel Audio support account
- Click the โProduct Downloadsโ link on the left
- Click the Download All Presets link
- Click the Samples link for the appropriate Sound Library
After both files have finished downloading double click one of the files to start the sound library installer application. ย The files will be automatically unpacked to the data folder.
Restart your host for the new presets and samples to be recognised by Alchemy. ย A prompt to scan for new presets will be displayed. ย Let the scan finish before using Alchemy.