ujam – Finisher Bundle (Review)
UJAM’s Finisher series is a line of unique FX plugins which combine a multitude of different effects chains and processors under the hood of a simple and straightforward user interface. Designed to make plain instrument and vocal tracks pop out without the need of adjusting complicated plugin chains, the Finisher plugins provide you with an inspiring toolbox of sound design options, ranging from cool and subtle to crazy and furious.
Heavyocity – Mosaic Pluck (Review)
Mosaic Pluck is Heavyocity’s latest addition to its popular Mosaic Series, a line of virtual instruments built around what the company finds inspiring about a specific musical element. Combining vintage synths, organic attack layers, and a range of sampled instruments (including plucked strings, harps, processed chimes, and thumb pianos), Mosaic Pluck delivers all the dynamic plucked sources you’ll need to cut through even the densest mix.
Thinkspace Education – Learn Music Theory (Course Review)
When I was in college I briefly considered switching my degree from communication to music composition. But that dream was quickly squashed by a humiliating experience with an intimidating, white-haired old music theory professor. Luckily, Thinkspace-founder Guy Michelmore had a similar experience and decided to do something about it, thus creating the online course Learn Music Theory.
Cinematic Music Creation (Course Review)
Today we are having a look at a new composition course called Cinematic Music Creation. Hosted by Christopher Siu, this comprehensive course promises to cover multiple topics, step by step, from music theory, composition techniques, and orchestration, all the way up to mixing and mastering.
ProjectSAM – Colours: Adaptive Runs (Review)
Today we’re checking out ProjectSAM’s latest addition to their “Colours” product range: Adaptive Runs. Colours: Adaptive Runs offers a vast set of orchestral…
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.
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.
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.
