The latest addition to the Master Sessions range from uber sample library makers Heavyocity is the Metal Ensemble Collection. So is it shiny and chrome or a rusty old piece of junk? Let's find out!
Do you want to see more rare Indian instruments intelligently and carefully sampled as Kontakt instruments? Do you want to support the artists and programmers involved in their creation? Now you can.
CINEMORPHX from Sample Logic promises big things. We've been hands-on with it through the final weeks of its development and are mightily impressed with its sound design capabilities and flexibility.
CINEMORPHX from Sample Logic is powered by one of the most impressive Kontakt Player engines we've encountered. If you enjoy manipulating waveforms into otherworldly sounds you'll love this.
So you want to design the a kick that sits perfectly in the mix... but you'd rather not spend days doing this? Kickforge, from the creators of Drumforge, is a Kontakt 5 instrument that can help.
Output's REV and Signal, were both huge hits for modern music producers. In this world-first review, we got hands on with Exhale'"that's a unique take on vocal production and manipulation.
Weighing in at over 350MB, SampleScience are offering up a collection of 31 Kontakt instruments for free download. More info below!
"Yes, you can have too many string libraries... but you can't have too many good string libraries." And so we welcome Native Instruments' Symphony Series - String Ensemble.
Keyswitching in Logic Pro X just got a whole lot easier thanks to Peter Schwartz's Logic Environment, SkiSwitcher 2. Jay Asher finds out if this is an essential tool for MIDI scoring Logic Pro users.
Spitfire Audio's Symphonic Strings Vol. 1 and 2 hit all the right notes with their exploration of lesser sampled orchestral music articulations. Toby Pitman finds out if Volume 3 deserves an encore.
Spitfire Audio tells us Albion One is everything you need to make "epic sounding, modern music." Well, it certainly is a well-recorded, usable Kontakt sample library. Watch the video below for more.
Soniccouture, well known for their meticulously sampled and playable Kontakt instruments have released 'Box of Tricks', a 30GB collection of 13 instruments sampled, shaped & sculpted with Imogen Heap.
Jay Asher rarely feels unhappy about his existing audio tools... but then StrumMaker IV found its way into his studio. It includes two Kontakt instruments for strummed and non-strummed guitar parts.
Following on from their popular Gravity instrument release is Vocalise featuring over 4 GB of characterful human voice-based pads and phrases formed from over 750 sound sources. It sounds incredible.
It seems all good things must come to an end. And it's time to say goodbye to Sample Logic's AIR Expanded, Elements EXP & Synergy X, but not without 75% discount on all three before they go!