# AIR Music Technology — AIR Tape Double Track — community NKS pack

> ⚠️ **PROTOTYPE / PRIVATE DOGFOOD CONTENT — NOT core app source. NOT an official or vendor
> redistributable claim. License/redistribution status: UNKNOWN.**

A **community-sourced** NKS pack for the **AIR Music Technology — AIR Tape Double Track** VST3 (an
**effect**), committed only for prototype/private dogfooding. Quarantined under
`content-packs/prototype/` — never mixed into `app/` or runtime source.

## Provenance
- **Source:** Native Instruments community forum — shared by **jggorman** (profile is private):
  <https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/249222?utm_source=community-share#Comment_249222>
  **Thanks and credit to jggorman** for assembling and sharing this NKS pack.
- **Imported:** 2026-06-28 · **Platform tested:** macOS
- **Plugin tested:** `/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/AIR Tape Double Track.vst3`
- **Contents:** 69 `.nksfx` **effect** presets · 3 images (vendor artwork) · NI database JSON/`.meta`.
  No audio previews. Banks: Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keys, Synth, Vocals, root.

## License / redistribution
**`unknown_prototype_only`.** The `.nksfx` carry AIR's factory effect state (AIR's IP) and the images
are vendor artwork. No license in the pack; forum availability is **not** redistribution permission.
Committed as a pragmatic prototype decision **only** — not a redistribution claim. Same boundary as
curated art. See **RACK-101** (research now on the tracker idea).

## Removal / replacement policy
Remove/replace if **official AIR / inMusic NKS** ships (announced inMusic↔NI, 2026) or any licensing
concern surfaces.

## Priority / override (locked)
Official installed NKS always wins; this pack is **fallback only**; never overwrite the user's NKS.

## Prototype install
```sh
scripts/install_prototype_content_packs.sh --refresh ~/TopoLibrary
```
Copies the pack into your NKS user-content root (additive) and refreshes. Then **(re)start Topo Rack**
— the 69 presets appear under *AIR Music Technology / AIR Tape Double Track*. As an **effect**, a
preset loads onto an **FX slot** (not VOICE). Also visible to Komplete Kontrol.

## Known technical caveat
Like other AIR NKS, the NICA mapping uses **VST3 paramIDs**, so the macro row won't resolve correctly
until the paramID-aware join (**RACK-101**). **Preset browsing + load + identity are valid today.**
