Heavyocity – Oblivion: Aggression Designer (Review)
Heavyocity’s Oblivion: Aggression Designer is a powerful addition to their Gravity lineup, offering dark, high-energy sounds perfect for cinematic and media scoring. Partnering with composer David Levy, this hybrid library delivers a versatile range of aggressive samples through an intuitive interface, ideal for genres like industrial, tension, and dark metal.
AVA Music Group – UNITY Modern Trailer Synth (Review)
AVA Music Group is back with a brand new sample library: UNITY Modern Trailer Synth. The company’s newest chapter, UNITY Modern Trailer Synth, not only offers a full suite of gripping sound but also features comprehensive sound shaping capabilities, geared towards the modern media composer.
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.
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.
Slate + Ash – Landforms (Review)
Today we’re having a look at Landforms, a unique sample library produced by the acclaimed Bristol-based developer team Slate + Ash.
8Dio – Hybrid Tools Phenex Bundle (Review)
Phenex is the latest addition to 8Dio’s massively popular Hybrid Tools series of cinematic sound design products. In contrast to its predecessors though, this new sample library isn’t so much about spectacular sound effects like impacts, risers, drones, and the like, but focuses more on the musical, evocative side of production.
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.