SOUND ON SOUND
Dave Stewart is an English keyboardist, composer, producer and author who started his career as a band member in the early 1970s. Since 1981 he has made 'pop music for grown-ups' with singer Barbara Gaskin, releasing seven albums on the duo's own Broken Records label and performing live in Japan, USA and the UK. He has also written TV & film music and created string and choir arrangements for various artists.
Dave is the author of two music books: The Musician's Guide To Reading & Writing Music (Backbeat 1992) and Inside The Music (Backbeat 1999). He has written for Sound On Sound (while resting between engagements) longer than any of us care to remember.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Bowing to public demand, VSL's large sampling project now bears fruit in the shape of Synchron Solo Violin and Synchron Solo Cello.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Oblivion: Aggression Designer unleashes a fresh set of rhythmic pedals, leads and basses, textures, pads, drones, stings, noises, risers and dives.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Rebuilt and sporting a colourful, musically instructive new GUI, Balinese Gamelan has been relaunched to tie in with the release of the Balinese Flutes collection.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Giving users a perfectly synchronised double string orchestra, VSL have added three new titles to the series.
The Berlin samplemeisters link up with a Hollywood film composer to create two major string collections.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. The new Pan Drums II adds further content, bringing the instrument count up to seven including the original pair featured in Hang Drum.
Spitfire consolidate seven symphonic products into one bumper package.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Over the centuries, illustrious composers such as Mozart, Bruckner and Schubert have written for the choir — now it’s your turn!
Spitfire’s first effects plug‑in captures the unique ambience of an iconic London studio: AIR Lyndhurst Hall.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Prolific composer Max Richter turns his hand to sample libraries, recording a world‑beating Steinway D‑274 concert grand.