The latest addition to Spitfire's new Abbey Road Orchestra offers a detailed collection of percussion instruments that range from traditional to rather unusual.
Ostinato library gains new patterns and functionality
The latest addition to Kirk Hunter Studio's Kinetic series offers all of the content of the previous Kinetic Woodwinds library, but introduces a range of additional patterns, GUI enhancements and improved CPU performance.
The latest sample library from Emergence Audio promises to push the limits of traditional sound design by pairing a collection of double bass samples with a set of synth-style programming options.
Sonora Cinematic's latest software instrument captures the sound of a baby grand piano, and adds some cassette tape effects created with a Tascam Portastudio.
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars. The instrument allows users to pick any two clarinet textures from a library of 15 available textures, blending and shaping them with onboard tools.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. If you have a passion for composing for film/TV contexts, or for more experimental song‑based production, then Void & Vista Strands may be worth auditioning.
EZ/Superior Drummer expansions captured at Sunset Sound
The latest expansions for Toontrack's virtual drum instruments capture a total of seven drum kits in Studio 2 and 3 of the legendary Sunset Sound in Los Angeles.
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Vintage Country is a collection of both playable instruments and performance loops designed to capture the authentic sound used in, well, vintage country recordings.
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. This library is a collection of drum samples from seven‑time Grammy‑winning recording/mixing engineer John ‘Yosh’ Jaszcz, whose credits include George Clinton and Bootsy Collins.