SampleTraxx – Trumpet FX (Review)
Trumpet FX is SampleTraxx’s latest release, a collaboration with trumpet player Rory Simmons and sound designer & trailer composer Si Begg. SampleTraxx’s sound…
Spitfire Audio – Abbey Road One (Review)
Abbey Road One: Orchestral Foundations is Spitfire Audio’s very first collaboration with the iconic British Abbey Road Studios. It seeks to capture the highly-praised sound that Studio One has infused countless orchestral film soundtracks with. This includes featuring the same players, instruments, microphones, and gear that was used on scores by film composer greats like John Williams, Howard Shore, or Alan Silvestri.
Heavyocity – MOSAIC TAPE (Review)
MOSAIC TAPE is Heavyocity’s latest addition to their popular series of creative cinematic composing toolkits – the MOSAIC series. For the fourth installment in their MOSAIC series, Heavyocity decided to delve into the world of analog tape by processing their sound sources with all kinds of tape-related goodness.
Booraz Audio – IScream (Review)
Today we will be checking IScream Vol. 01, a new sample library developed by Booraz Audio. IScream features many sounds effects oriented towards horror and dark sound design projects.
Audio Brewers – The Upright (Review)
A good piano library is a must-have for any composer. Today we’ll take a look at The Upright by Audio Brewers. The Upright is a beautiful-sounding 1989 upright piano fully recorded, mixed, and delivered in both Ambisonics and stereo.
RT Sonics – Cinematic World (Review)
Today we will be checking Cinematic World, a brand new library developed by RT Sonics. Cinematic World was released just a few weeks ago and features more than 600 cinematic sound effects designed for trailers, movies, and video games. The library was created by several award-winning sound designers, whose work can be heard in many AAA productions.
Keepforest – Ferrum (Review)
Keepforest is back with a new, hard-hitting sample library: Ferrum – Modern Trailer Percussion. As the caption suggests, Ferrum is a massive percussion instrument geared towards trailer music and cinematic music production. It offers a large collection of highly processed cinematic percussion that ranges from epic trailer hits and ensemble drums to various metals, cymbals, foley percussion, and more.
Orchestral Tools – Inspire Bundle for SINE (Review)
The Inspire SINE Bundle combines the two symphonic orchestral libraries Berlin Orchestra Inspire 1 and Berlin Orchestra Inspire 2, which are designed as a comprehensive sketching tool for modern-day film composers. The samples are taken from Orchestral Tools’ flagship Berlin series and were streamlined for composers with smaller setups or mobile working environments.
Heavyocity – Damage 2 (Review)
New York-based sample library developer Heavyocity just released Damage 2, the successor to probably one of the best-selling and most widely used cinematic percussion libraries on the market. Damage 2 comes with a huge collection of freshly recorded and processed percussion goodness and seeks to up the ante with massively brutal drum sound design.
