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    Heavyocity Gravity

    Sample Library

    Heavyocity soar into orbit with a collection of dramatic scoring elements.

    Reviews Apr 2016
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    Soniccouture Ondioline

    Kontakt Instrument

    Conceived as an affordable alternative to the Ondes Martenot, the Ondioline was invented by Frenchman Georges Jenny in 1940. Soniccouture’s Kontakt recreation stays true to the simplicity of the original, modelling its features and behaviour as closely as possible...

    Reviews Mar 2016
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    Output Exhale

    Kontakt Instrument

    All of Output’s products so far have been an attempt to break new ground in the world of sample processing. Their first...

    Reviews Mar 2016
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    Pop Brass Sample Libraries: A Buyers Guide

    Pop Horns

    Our in-depth buyers guide takes you through the world of brass sample libraries and virtual instruments aimed at pop and rock production.

    Reviews Jan 2016
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    Vir2 Apollo Cinematic Guitars

    Kontakt Instrument

    I don’t know whether it’s just me, but haven’t we seen rather a lot of very good Kontakt-based sample...

    Reviews Jan 2016
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    Impact Soundworks Shreddage 2 IBZ

    Kontakt Instrument

    Shreddage might sound like a Heston Blumenthal recipe involving Shredded Wheat and cabbage, but it’s actually a Kontakt-based sample engine from Impact Soundworks.

    Reviews Jan 2016
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    Native Instruments Session Guitarist Strummed Acoustic

    Virtual Guitar Instrument

    Struggle with your strumming? Perhaps NI’s Strummed Acoustic can lend a helping hand.

    Reviews Jan 2016
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    e-instruments Session Keys Electric R

    Virtual Instrument

    This fastidiously sampled instrument could be the only Rhodes you’ll ever need.

    Reviews Dec 2015
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    Wide Blue Sound Orbit

    Kontakt Instrument

    Orbit is a Kontakt 5 instrument designed to be a source of evolving or pulsing textures. Unusually, you access it via...

    Reviews Dec 2015
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    Native Instruments The Gentleman

    Kontakt Instrument

    Grand pianos can sound fantastic, but many of us cut our teeth playing old uprights in homes and schools and still want that kind of sound for our recordings from time to time.

    Reviews Dec 2015
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    Brass Instruments

    Orchestral Brass Sample Libraries: A Buyers Guide

    With so much choice on offer, picking the right brass library for your music can be tricky. Our comprehensive product guide shines a spotlight on the current contenders.

    Reviews Nov 2015
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    Sample Magic BLOQ

    Kontakt, Live & Logic Pro Instrument

    Sample Magic have been making sample libraries for many years, but this virtual drum machine and synthesizer combination is their first instrument.

    Reviews Nov 2015
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    Sample Shop | Media

    Sample Libraries

    Audio files to accompany the article.

    Reviews Nov 2015
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    Soundiron Brad Hoyt’s Harp Guitar

    Kontakt Instrument

    What exactly is a harp guitar? It’s a new one on me, but its history and background is intriguing.

    Reviews Nov 2015
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    Siren Audio Lorelei Suite v2

    Formats: Mac & PC stand-alone

    Siren Audio launched the Lorelei suite of applications a few years ago but now two of them, Generative and Feedback 2 have received major tweaks and updates.

    Reviews Nov 2015
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    F9 Audio Drumtrax Future Classic House Vol 1 & 2

    Stems For Logic & Live

    The soundware label of James Wiltshire of the Freemasons, F9 Audio are promising a new range of soundware called Drumtrax.

    Reviews Nov 2015
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    Bandmaster Powerhouse Breaks

    WAV Format

    Back in 1977, Scottish company GR International, designed and manufactured a rhythm machine called the Powerhouse. Thirty-eight years later, owner of two Powerhouse machines, Dan Radclyffe, renovated his tapes and hardware and sampled all eight original cartridges to make this 64–loop library.

    Reviews Oct 2015
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    EastWest ProDrummer

    Virtual Drum Instrument

    Need a professional drummer in your studio? How about auditioning EastWest’s ProDrummer for the job?

    Reviews Sep 2015
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    Sample Shop | Media

    Audio files to accompany the article.

    These files accompany the Sample Shop articles in the September 2015 issue.

    Reviews Sep 2015
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    Arturia Matrix 12 V

    Software Synthesizer

    Never afraid of a challenge, Arturia have undertaken the first software emulation of the celebrated Oberheim Matrix 12.

    Reviews Aug 2015
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    IK Multimedia SampleTank 3

    Sample-based Virtual Instrument

    Eleven years is a long time in software, so the new version of SampleTank ought to be pretty impressive.

    Reviews Aug 2015

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