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Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Rytmik II follows the same broad concept as the original version but promises to make something that was already very good even better.
Cinematique Instruments’ inspirational virtual instrument receives a major reworking.
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. If you have a liking for the unconventional in your virtual instruments, then Cinematique Instruments should be on your radar.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. This sample‑based drum and percussion library is aimed at media composers and electronic music producers.
Rating: ***** 4/5 Stars. Lap Harp features a sampled Eastern European zither-like instrument called a Perepyolochka.
Cinematique Instruments have released a small number of titles based upon the Ensemblia engine, and featuring different niche sound sets, and their latest is Ensemblia 2 Percussion.
Marble is a seamless blend of synthetic and acoustic sources. Its 63 instruments are split into Harmonic, Percussive and Textures, and each patch consists of two components taken from them.
Unless you are using pre–recorded loops, there is still the rather significant task of building convincing performances and arrangements. Ensemblia attempts to give the user a helping hand.
