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Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Given the ‘cinematic sound engine’ tag line, there are no prizes for guessing that media composers are the primary target for this instrument.
When is a piano not a piano? When it’s been ‘augmented’ by Arturia...
I've had a couple of sample-based instruments to review lately, and both have weighed in at over 50 gigabytes each. Given my...
Rating **** 4/5 Stars. As promised at the time of release, Spitfire Audio are now following up Abbey Road One with a series of smaller, inexpensive mini‑libraries derived from the main collection.
Studio One's virtual instrument Presence XT comes with a huge array of sounds, and many ways to mangle them.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Soniccouture have given this musical treasure the five‑star treatment it deserves...
What benefits have the latest crop of CPUs brought for audio users — and what might the coming year have in store for us?
Your chance to win this truly superb orchestral sample library from Spitfire Audio, worth £1697$2200.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Looking for great layering options or want to create an orchestral mix using instruments which are different and folk‑like? Solstice delivers a surprising array of choices...
Wave Alchemy’s TRIAZ could be all the percussion software you’ll ever need.
Polaris is a new sound library featuring a modern string orchestra imitating classic synth sounds, from the mind of Grammy-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer & technologist Brian Transeau, aka BT.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Built from detailed sampling of chromatically tuned metal discs, Alloy Vol I's tones are reminiscent of chromatic orchestral percussion, hang drums, steel drums and tubular bells...
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. These cinematic libraries focus on bowed guitar and bowed piano textures.
UK-based software developer FXpansion have unveiled a new add-on pack for their BFD sample-based virtual drum...
Hans Zimmer’s drum collection doesn’t disappoint.
This new instrument takes its name from the broken piano of Lumineers member Jeremiah Fraites.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Morricone fans will be pleased to hear that his compatriots Fluffy Audio have created a sample collection inspired by the composer’s striking cinematic soundscapes.
Rating **** 4/5 Stars. Auddict are back with a further library that uses the PercX engine: Raw Drum Kits, aimed more at songwriter/producer types.
If you are on a more modest budget, but interested in a collection of brass sounds — and perhaps something that is suitable for both general classical and jazz duties — then Xtant Audio’s Model Brass might well appeal.
UJAM and Hans Zimmer attempt to make creating professional string parts possible for everyone with Striiiings.