Review: Elysion 2: The Encounter by Best Service

Elysion 2: The Encounter is an aggressive and driving follow-up to the original Elysion, which was more focused on ambient and cinematic soundscapes. Not only does Elysion 2 include the full version of the original Elysion, but it takes this fantastic multi-layer scoring tool into wild and raw new sonic territory.

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Review: Sonuscore’s Elysion 2: The Encounter by Best Service

Elysion 2: The Encounter is the darker and more aggressive follow up to the more ambient and inspirational Elysion synth. With fantastic new instruments and themes, an updated ensemble engine, new distortion, and saturation fx, and the full version of the original Elysion included, Elysion 2: The Encounter is a fantastically well-rounded scoring tool. If you love to create layered, evolving sounds, Elysion 2: The Encounter will have you pulsing, padding, and playing deeply layered sounds with an epic smile across your face.

Elysion 2: The Encounter normally sells for $249.00 from Best Service

Thoughts

Elysion 2: The Encounter takes us on a raw and aggressive ride through the more driving and edgier side of scoring. Elysion 2 rounds out the Elysion synth/instrument with sounds that are more biting.

However, not only do you get a rich and layered palette of all-new sounds and themes, all the sounds and themes from the original Elysion are also included (as well as a switchable GUI between the original and Elysion 2). This means that Elysion is now a complete scoring toolkit – no matter the application. While Elysion 2 brings an all-new vibe and timbre to Elysion, the sounds are not all that’s new. In addition to a fresh palette of sounds and themes, Elysion 2 also includes an updated ensemble engine (2.0), new saturation and distortion fx, and a motion engine, allowing you to morph a number of fx, envelopes, and controls with MIDI CC, or simply via your modwheel. With a focus on dynamic sustained patches, pulses, and animated complex themes, Elysion can nicely complement your orchestral toolkit or even stand all on its own. I love everything about this instrument – the sounds are rich, the controls are intuitive, and the GUI is beautiful and inspiring.

Facts

Elysion 2: The Encounter works with the free Kontakt Player or the full version of Kontakt 6.6.0 or higher.

Elysion 2: includes both the new and original versions of Elysion. Within Elysion 2 you will find 207 hybrid organic instruments across 12,500 samples with up to 3 round robins and 5 velocity layers per instrument. There are 400 fully customizable themes included and every instrument is available as a single NKI file, allowing you to freely play each instrument outside of the Elysion engine.

Elysion 2: The Encounter normally sells for $249.00 from Best Service

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Contributor Raborn Johnson reviews Sonuscore‘s Elysion 2: The Encounter by Best Service
“Elysion 2: The Encounter is an aggressive and driving follow-up to the original Elysion, which was more focused on ambient and cinematic soundscapes. Not only does Elysion 2 include the full version of the original Elysion, but it takes this fantastic multi-layer scoring tool into wild and raw new sonic territory.”