Posts with tag kontakt-library

Review | Oct 13, 2017 by Matt Vanacoro

You can never have too many sounds when it comes to creating great scores and soundtracks, but will Dronar Cinematic Atmospheres fit the bill for Matt Vanacoro?

Review | Oct 04, 2017 by Matt Vanacoro

This loop-based production station from Umlaut, "Motors", is designed to let you quickly create useful looped breaks and patterns. Matt Vanacoro took it for a test drive.

Review | Sep 26, 2017 by Hollin Jones

Big Fish Audio's latest Kontakt-based instrument delivers multiple classic drum machines, effects and a powerful sequencer. Plus it's affordable, as Hollin Jones discovered.

Review | Sep 19, 2017 by G.W. Childs IV

Anyone making EDM or scoring film, tv or adverts will find much to like in Heavyocity's new, Kontakt-based vocal instrument Vocalise 2: Gravity. G.W Childs fires it up...

Tutorial | Aug 25, 2017 by Hollin Jones

NI's Symphony Essentials distils the best of its larger Symphony series into a more affordable and compact collection - but it still sounds great, as Matt Vanacoro demonstrates.

News | Aug 16, 2017 by Hollin Jones

This time-limited offer gives you six Kontakt instruments totally free. And if you're feeling generous you can even contribute a little something to say thanks.

Review | Aug 12, 2017 by Jay Asher

The latest offering from Best Service contains a wealth of multi-layered sampled orchestral instruments. Jay Asher put it to work creating some lush sounds for his productions.

Tutorial | Aug 04, 2017 by Joshua Casper

Save RAM, save CPU and get lightning fast load times in Native Instruments' Kontakt Player for all your sample libraries with these optimization techniques!

Review | Jun 18, 2017 by Hollin Jones

If you're after a multi-talented sample-based instrument that covers all kinds of composition and sound design uses, Zero-G's Ethera Soundscapes might be just what you've been looking for.

Review | Jun 16, 2017 by G.W. Childs IV

If you're looking for an affordable but versatile collection of instruments and effects to serve a range of uses from leads to textures, Cinématique Instruments Mociula might have the answer.

Review | May 19, 2017 by Hollin Jones

The trick with making a really believable string instrument is translating one playing style into a completely different one. Could Gothic Instruments have cracked it?

Review | May 13, 2017 by Jay Asher

Some virtual instruments cover fields you've never even heard of, and that is certainly the case with Fluffy Audio's Rinascimento. Let it open your eyes and ears to new possibilities...

Review | Apr 29, 2017 by Jay Asher

Spitfire Audio has a reputation as a heavy hitter in the world of meticulously sampled orchestral instruments. But would their latest release win over Jay Asher?

Review | Apr 10, 2017 by Matt Vanacoro

The perfect string ensemble library is something many producers dream of. Have virtual instrument specialists Heavyocity nailed it with NOVO?

Review | Mar 17, 2017 by G.W. Childs IV

Musicians, producers and sound designers might all want to consider this Kontakt collection to pad out their sound library with some great ambient textures.