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.
Audio Imperia Releases JAEGER – Essential Modern Orchestra
L.A. based Trailer music sample developer Audio Imperia recently released their most comprehensive hybrid orchestral product to date: JAEGER – Essential Modern Orchestra. Focusing on creating punchy, epic music, JAEGER features a throrough collection of orchestral sections like strings, brass and percussion which are not designed to be just loud, they are designed to sound cinematic.
Interviewing Dirk Ehlert on the creation of his new solo album ELEMENTS
Today we’re having a chat with composer, producer and online tutor Dirk Ehlert on concept and production of his brand-new solo album ‘Elements’ (published by Dos Brains).
Laboratory Audio Strikeforce Review
Today we’re taking a look at an interesting new cinematic percussion library from a newcomer brand in sampling: Laboratory Audio’s very first product STRIKEFORCE. Strikeforce seeks to deliver the big and massive modern film score percussion sound made popular by recent Hollywood blockbusters like Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool or Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice.
Spitfire Audio – Bernard Herrmann Composer Toolkit Review
Today we’re taking a look at Spitfire Audio’s hottest addition to their orchestral range of libraries: the Bernard Herrmann Toolkit. Inspired by its iconic namesake, renowned film composer Bernard Herrmann, Spitfire went out to catch the spirit of highly praised classic soundtracks to films like Psycho, Vertigo, Citizen Kane and Taxi Driver – all milestones of 20th century cinema.
8DIO – CAGE Bundle Review
Today we’re reviewing 8DIO’s CAGE bundle, a collection of sample library specialized in aleatoric orchestral effects. The bundle combines three different volumes of orchestral sections including strings, brass and woodwinds and is – in words of the developers – the largest collection of orchestral effects ever made.
We’re taking a look under the hood of this 66GB mammoth of a library and find out, if its sounds can convince in an orchestral setup.
Gothic Instruments – Dronar Live Strings Review
DRONAR Live Strings is Gothic Instruments’ latest addition to the developer’s acclaimed DRONAR series of virtual instruments. Performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Dronar’s Live Strings Module features a wealth of inspiring string-based textures ranging from natural string performances to orchestral effects and soundscapes. By providing a comprehensive source of expressive tonal beds and cinematic ambiences, Dronar Live Strings seeks to be a modern composer’s hybrid production toolkit that organically mingles traditional orchestral colors with contemporary sound design.
Spitfire Audio BT Phobos Review
BT Phobos is Spitfire Audio’s new poly-convolution synthesizer and the company’s first-ever standalone plugin on the market. It presents a new take on convolution-based synthesis aimed at composers writing epic, cinematic electronic and hybrid compositions. We gave it a test run in this comprehensive review.
Interview With Robert Leslie Bennett
Today we’ll be interviewing Robert Leslie Bennett, renowned composer, conductor, multi-instrumentalist and founder of Glory Oath + Blood – a well-known Los Angeles-based trailer music production company. Their tracks can be heard in all sorts of prestigious Hollywood motion picture advertising campaigns and video games.
Coming Soon: The Orchestra by Sonuscore
Sonuscore, Germany-based specialist for high-quality virtual instruments, got a new KONTAKT instrument in their pipeline. In May 2017, The Orchestra will hit stores…