Checking Out: Chroma Grand Piano by Sonuscore
Chroma is Sonuscore’s answer to the cinematic piano. With a beautifully sampled Yamaha C3 at the core of the library, not only will Chroma handle all of your day-to-day composing needs, it is a sound design powerhouse that needs to be played to be believed. With 23 velocity layers, 8 round robins, and several varied […]
Checking Out: Resonate – Cinematic Percussion, Impossible Aftershocks by Spitfire Audio
Percussionist extraordinaire Evelyn Glennie has teamed up with the ever-enigmatic Spitfire Audio to create the mind-bending Resonate. This often-experimental library takes the idea of percussion to a new level by pairing up various percussion instruments with four resonating instruments. With every strike, bow and impact, these instruments resonate together creating a rich and unexpected landscape […]
Checking Our: Mystery Box 3: Clocks & Rhythms by Silence + Other Sounds
A must-have for anyone who uses any kind of ticking elements in their compositions. No ordinary clocks, with a diverse range of sources such as vintage clocks, old toys, gears, and industrial machinery all with top-level processing. With WAV files and 2 straightforward Kontakt instruments, Mystery Box 3 is all you need to add ticking […]
Review: OFF THE GRID by Sampletraxx
On a dark and stormy night danger invades our safety and forces us, Off The Grid!!! A no-holds-barred organic and true-to-life sound design library built with purpose. Jump to the Videos of OFF THE GRID by Sampletraxx Jump to the Demos of OFF THE GRID by Sampletraxx Review: OFF THE GRID by Sampletraxx […]
First Look: Aevium by Soundiron / Boom
Massive, Contemporary, and worth every dime for those scoring sci-fi, suspense, or trailers. Aevum takes flight with samples from avian wildlife, stretched and re-synthesized landing in Soundiron’s Oroboros ambient synthesis engine for diverse and useful tonal atmosphere toolkit. Jump to the Videos of Aevium by Soundiron/a> Jump to the Demos of Aevium by Soundiron/a> […]
First Look: ALIBI by Sampletraxx
One part metal scrapes, scratches, and slides, and one part abused piano, ALIBI delivers some bold sound design in true Sampletraxx fasion. With both WAV and Kontakt instruments, this collection will be right at home for horror and suspense but just might find its way into some more creative underscore and trailer work. Jump to […]
Checking Out: This is NOT a Piano by Audio Brewers
This is Not a Piano is a unique instrument with an outside of the box concept – create interesting sounds, pipe those sounds into the body of a piano, and then record the resulting resonance and response. Throw in an excellent sound design engine to this unusual concept, and you have the ability to harness […]
Sample Library Review announce Best of 2021 Awards Winners for Best Software Instruments & Plugins of the Year
top pickSample Library Review has announced its Best of 2021 Awards List. Sample Library Review’s Best of 2021 Awards celebrates the virtual instruments that found their way into the hearts and scores of music composers. December 27, 2021, Los Angeles California – Sample Library Review has announced its Best of 2021 short list. The annual celebration […]
Review: Poiesis Cello by Sonora Cinematic
Poiesis Cello gives us everything from fragile beauty to unsettling darkness, with its intimate and detailed exploration of cello textures. This is a library of real quality but at a very reasonable price. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PXnG0Ob3oKY34kv8WoMz0kT0uWg60Aok/view?usp=sharing Jump to the Videos of Poiesis Cello by Sonora Cinematic Jump to the Demos of Poiesis Cello by Sonora Cinematic […]
Composer Secrets – Score Breakdown in Logic w/Sound Yeti Ambition/Revelation Scoring Grand
Over the last year, we’ve watched as Sound Yeti continue to put out expansion to their flagship Kontakt Player instrument Ambition (see SLR review here.) Then just a couple of months ago the developer release Revelation Scoring Grand a hybrid piano Kontakt Player instrument. After watching contributor Pete C’s review of Revelation Scoring Grand I […]
