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Mark Russell: Scoring March Of The Dinosaurs
Interview | Composer
Are modern orchestral sample libraries really good enough to power an entire 90‑minute film score? Mark Russell found out the hard way...
Published July 2011
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Yamaha YC61 & CP88
Stage Keyboards
Yamaha look to reclaim their stage keyboard crown with two world-class live instruments.
Published September 2020
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EastWest Voices Of Opera
Virtual Instrument
EastWest set themselves a technical challenge and a half with this solo operatic vocal instrument.
Published August 2019
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Q. Should I buy a hardware sampler?
Prices for former top-of-the-line hardware samplers are ridiculously cheap these days. Emu...
Published November 2013
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Cakewalk Rapture Pro
Software Synthesizer
Cakewalk’s Rapture soft synth has been completely reworked and re-imagined: introducing Rapture Pro.
Published December 2015
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Sequential Prophet X
Synthesizer
The Sequential Prophet X combines analogue and sample-based synthesis in one enormously ambitious and flexible instrument.
Published November 2018
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Q. How can I get my multisampled synths to sound more even?
I have recently bought an Akai S5000 sampler and I am attempting to create samples of some synths I have...
Published February 2005
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Yellow Tools Independence Pro
Software Sampler [Mac/PC]
This suite of sampling, effects and live performance software, with a bundled 65GB library, is feature-rich but also up against heavy competition. Can it make its mark?
Published July 2009
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Ultimate Sound Bank Plug Sound Pro
Software Workstation [Mac/PC]
Combining multitimbral sample playback, loop tempo matching, synthesis, multi-effects and an 8GB sound library, is Plug Sound Pro the only software sound source you need alongside your DAW?
Published June 2007
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Native Instruments Thrill
Kontakt Instrument
NI describe Thrill as a “cinematic tension performance instrument”...
Published October 2017
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Modwheel A Psaltered Zither
Kontakt Instrument
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. A Psaltered Zither should make it much easier for musicians to include zither playing in their compositions...
Published June 2019
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Toontrack Decades SDX
Expansion Pack For Superior Drummer 3
Recorded by Al Schmitt, Toontrack's Decades SDX is a tour de force.
Published December 2019
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Top Brass: Part 1
Arranging For Brass
This new four-part series explains all you need to know about creating brass arrangements for a range of genres.
Published May 2015
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IK Multimedia Miroslav Philharmonik
Virtual Orchestra [PC/Mac]
Miroslav Vitous's orchestral library was the first of its kind, and more than 10 years after its launch, has been reinvented as a self-contained virtual instrument. Is the original still the best?
Published March 2006
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Crosstalk: Your Feedback
Readers' Writes
Some of the more interesting correspondence we receive at SOS towers.
Published August 2006
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Mix Rescue: Kayle Clements
Mixing & Recording Advice
Programmed classical and film music demands convincing use of sample-based instruments. But how do you achieve this? Our engineer explains, as he takes on this month’s remix...
Published March 2012
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Clavia Nord Electro 4
Performance Keyboards
Clavia’s updated Electro range prove that if you need top-quality staple keyboard sounds, playability and simplicity, Nords still lead.
Published May 2013
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NAMM 2009: Muse Research Receptor 2
The Muse Receptor has been leader of the pack in the stand-alone plug-in player market for some years now. But, despite...
Published 16/1/09