SOUND ON SOUND
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. This Kontakt‑based instrument features a finger‑played mandolin recorded in parallel paths to both pristine digital and analogue tape recorders.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. Sonora Cinematic Aethervox is a pack that provides, as the name suggests, vocals of an ethereal nature.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Deep Felt is a beautiful Kontakt instrument for a specific piano timbre that continues to be very on‑trend, thanks to its usage by numerous electronic artists and soundtrack composers.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars.
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