East West – The Complete Scoring Package (Deal)
Audio Plugin Deals just launched a brand-new deal! For the very first time, APD teamed up with the orchestral sampling pioneers at East West, offering two of the brand’s most successful products at an incredible 68% discount.
East West Quantum Leap – Hollywood Choirs (Review)
Hollywood Choirs is the name of renowned L.A.-based virtual instruments delevoper East West/Quantum Leap’s most recent product and their long-awaited sequel to 2005’s acclaimed Symphonic Choirs. In this review, we’re going to have a close listen and look into this comprehensive 59 GB cinematic choir instrument and find out together what features can make it stand apart from its competitors.
EastWest Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra (Review)
Discover the award-winning Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra by EastWest, a treasure trove of medieval, ancient, and historic instruments designed to bring your most spellbinding compositions to life. Perfect for composers, sound designers, and hobbyists, this suite promises to transform your musical dreams into reality, echoing the magic of fantasy and cinema.
EastWest – String Machine (Review)
Today we‘re checking out String Machine by EastWest. String Machine combines the force of a multi-sampled string machine and a full orchestra. These samples come from the Oberheim OBX, the ARP Solina, the Roland RS-505 and Jupiter 6. It also includes samples of modern orchestral strings, brass, woodwinds and choir/vocals.
EastWest – Forbidden Planet (Review)
EastWest recently released a virtual instrument they’re calling Forbidden Planet, and we have been given the opportunity to try it out. This impressive new hybrid library of synthesized and acoustic samples not only promises a high-quality sound, but also a powerful set of tools to help you create unique compositions that stand out from the crowd.
EastWest Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition (Review)
Today we’re having a look at the new Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition by EastWest. Over ten years after the release of the original Hollywood Orchestra – EastWest’s best-selling sample library ever – the new Opus Edition is a large-scale update with many technical improvements, a bunch of fresh sounds, and a brand-new sample engine.
EastWest releases Hollywood Choirs
Award-winning sample library developer EastWest just released Hollywood Choirs, a ground-breaking new symphonic vocal virtual instrument produced by Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix.
Orchestral Tools – Junkie XL Brass (Review)
In this review, we’re having a look at Orchestral Tools’ most ambitious project to date: Junkie XL Brass. Featuring a top-class collaboration and a huge 37-piece orchestral brass section recorded in one of Europe’s finest scoring stages, Junkie XL Brass seeks to set a new standard in orchestral sampling.
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.
Spitfire Audio – Albion Colossus (Review)
Spitfire Audio just launched a brand-new addition to their popular Albion product line: Albion Colossus. Designed as the ultimate cinematic scoring toolkit, Colossus seeks to unlock the primal power of blockbuster scoring.