SOUND ON SOUND
If you want to inject some motion and mystery into your pad sounds, why not fire up Padshop Pro and enter the matrix?
Long a favourite amongst film and TV composers, Digital Performer now embraces loop-based production and live performance.
If you crave the sound of super-slick backing singers, is EastWest's Hollywood Backup Singers a viable alternative to paying regular session fees?
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Straylight is designed with media/film composers in mind and, by combining a granular synthesis engine with sample playback, Straylight specialises in soundscapes, transitions and ambient tones...
Eventide's first venture into iOS territory brings us three effects processors. All offered as iOS AUv3 plug-ins as well as working via IAA or in stand-alone mode.
Cubase 10.5's Padshop 2 granular synth can create wonderfully engaging pads from any sample.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Moonkits' unique selling point is that it is dominated by (mainly) brushed drum sounds...
For those who want an iOS workflow that closely follows established desktop conventions, Cubasis is probably the most popular DAW/sequencer app currently available.
Antelope Audio's latest Thunderbolt interface offers a considerable amount of bang for a very reasonable amount of buck.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Vocal-esque sounds dominate but this is not just another collection of 'ooh' and 'ahh' vocal pads...