Big Fish Audio – Unleashed: Epic Trailers (Review)
In cinematic music production, the tools, sounds and and sample libraries at one’s disposal can dramatically shape the final output. One such powerhouse tool is Unleashed: Epic Trailers, a sample library created in a collaboration between Sample Factory and Big Fish Audio. This comprehensive review delves into the many features of this 14 GB+ library, exploring its sound quality, practical applications, and overall value in producing epic, trailer-worthy tracks.
Spitfire Audio – Abbey Road Orchestra: Cellos Professional (Review)
Only two months after releasing Abbey Road Orchestra: 1st Violins, Spitfire Audio is back with another exciting addition to their new flagship orchestral range: Abbey Road Orchestra Cellos. It aims to give composers full control over a particular instrument section and access to the sound of Abbey Road’s famed Studio One scoring stage.
Heavyocity – Gravity 2 (Review)
Heavyocity just released Gravity 2, a follow-up to one of the company’s most successful products ever. Gravity 2 aims to reproduce this success with a fresh set of expertly crafted sound sources a brand-new audio engine and the trademark Heavyocity sound processing.
Spitfire Audio – Abbey Road Orchestra 1st Violins Pro (Review)
The next chapter in Spitfire Audio’s Abbey Road Orchestra lineup, Abbey Road Orchestra: 1st Violins, was just launched and it took everyone by surprise. While many expected a continuation of the percussion range we were instead presented with the release of the long-awaited first violins section!
Black Friday & Holiday List 2023
Black Friday is around the corner and a lot of music production companies and sample library developers have started offering amazing discounts on their products. As a source of easy reference during this year’s Black Friday and holiday season, we decided to collect all the deals that might be interesting for media composers into one list.
AVA Music Group – UNITY Modern Trailer Synth (Review)
AVA Music Group is back with a brand new sample library: UNITY Modern Trailer Synth. The company’s newest chapter, UNITY Modern Trailer Synth, not only offers a full suite of gripping sound but also features comprehensive sound shaping capabilities, geared towards the modern media composer.
Spitfire Audio – Abbey Road Orchestra: Metal Percussion (Review)
Abbey Road Orchestra: Metal Percussion is the latest installment in Spitfire Audio’s flagship Abbey Road Orchestra lineup. Aimed at professional composers, this brand new library features the expressive sound of 58 deeply sampled metal instruments, all recorded meticulously at the incredible sounding Abbey Road Studio One in London, UK.
Infinite Samples – Pangea (Review)
Pangea by Infinite Samples is a gritty, dystopia-infused virtual instrument for Kontakt, offering sound designers and composers a rich palette of darkly beautiful colors. With meticulously sampled analog synthesizers, Pangea excels at crafting earth-shaking, larger-than-life soundscapes that define the darker side of modern cinematic sound.
Fallout Music Group – Restrung Vol. 1 (Review)
Fallout Music Group just released a brand new addition to their Artist series: Restrung Vol. 1 – a library that aims to give producers a raw, dry, and powerful sound perfectly suited to scoring horror and tension.
