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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Drumbada samples a rare form of Andean bass drum that has apparently remained unsampled. At least until now!
There is good reason why so many creative types opt to shut themselves away in out‑of‑town studios or workspaces. It has everything to do with the way that individual creativity works, and removing distraction...
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars. Soniccouture's latest release is Kora, sampling a 21‑string harp‑like instrument emanating from Gambia.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. Mobilis is unapologetically a cinematic percussion library, designed for hybrid scoring where you might need some pace and raw power.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Aria Vocalscapes contains some beautiful content performed by classical soprano Emma May Price.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Emergence Audio’s latest Kontakt Instrument completes a line‑up that already includes Violin, Cello and Double Bass.
Are Icon’s latest range of control surfaces the perfect interface between human and DAW?
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. With its bizarre appearance and endearing‑but‑creepy sound, the acoustic instrument known as a waterphone has become a firm staple of the horror and soundtrack worlds.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. The tonal characteristics of orchestral brass instruments are notoriously difficult to capture and reproduce in sampled form. Does this library succeed?
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. This new Kontakt instrument started life as a viola da gamba; a string instrument from the Baroque era, which is generally regarded as the precursor to the cello.