Spitfire Audio – Appassionata Strings (Review)
Today we will be reviewing Appassionata Strings, a recent addition to Spitfire Audio’s range of orchestral string libraries. Being a departure from their usual textural libraries, Appassionata focuses on soaring melody lines and aims at offering the “most alive string legato sound available today” thanks to a brand-new recording technique.
Orchestral Tools – Andea (Review)
Today we will be checking out an exciting new release by Orchestral Tools: Andea. Made in collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Richard Harvey, who contributed to The Lion King, Interstellar, and Mulan among many others, this library offers dozens of interesting instruments from Central and South America that have been featured in countless movies in recent years.
Spitfire Audio – Aperture: The Stack (Review)
Define hyperbolism: a giant (and world record-breaking!), four-level rack of 56 guitar amps, 4 subwoofers, and a priceless collection of analog synthesizers, all recorded in one of the world’s most sought-after recording spaces in the world. Today we’ll be checking out what is quite possibly one of the most insane creations of Spitfire Audio to date: The Stack.
Vir2 – Phoenix: Rise, Hit & Whoosh Builder (Review)
Today we’ll be checking out a new sample library by Vir2 called Phoenix: Rise, Hit & Whoosh Builder. As the name suggests, Phoenix is a tool designed to create cinematic build-ups, transitions, and dramatic moments. Apart from intelligent scripting that makes the library’s sounds adapt to your host tempo, Phoenix offers several other innovative features like multi-layer sample control and – very excited about this – custom audio file import.
Spitfire Audio – Abbey Road Two: Iconic Strings (Review)
Today we will be reviewing Abbey Road Two: Iconic Strings. This brand new release from Spitfire Audio features a string quintet recorded in Studio Two at Abbey Road Studios, London – the exact spot where other legendary bands and artists like The Beatles or Pink Floyd have recorded their masterpieces.
Creating Trailer Music With ONE Sample Library Only (Tutorial/Review)
Today we’ll answer the question of whether you can compose an entire trailer music piece using only one single sample library (spoiler alert: damn yes, you can!)
Orchestral Tools – Berlin Series Bundle (Review)
Today we will be checking out the Berlin Series Main Collections bundle. This new SINE release by Orchestral Tools includes the company’s four…
Wide Blue Sound – Elysium (Review)
Elysium is an “organic motion synthesizer” featuring modern, high-quality sounds sent through a proprietary engine that makes them move and evolve in exciting, musical, and unexpected ways.
UVI – Falcon 2.5 (Review)
Made by French company UVI, Falcon is designed to be a “Hybrid Synthesizer” offering a multitude of modulation, sequencing, and synthesis possibilities. The latest free 2.5 update adds a hefty number of new effects, sequencers, and presets.
