The long holiday weekend was a blast. There was much food and fun, and a bit of off-hours studio spelunking too. One of the things I’ve been holding out on was the install of sound libraries I had licensed right around the time of my move. I discovered Sonokinetic through several friends’ links on Facebook [...]
SampleLogic’s Waterharp is a spectacular library. It’s been installed in my studio for a few weeks and I’m *still* finding new and interesting sounds – both in the nature of the instrument itself *and* the amazing programming that the wizards at SampleLogic has instilled in this sound set.
I’ve been looking forward to the next major update of Kontakt since it was first rumored in the latter half of last year. Of course, the rumor also purported that it would be out by the end of 2008, which has been a point of consternation among some in the blogosphere. I’m more of a [...]
I just received a virtual instrument library that I’m really excited about – Soniccouture’s Balinese Gamelan – Composer’s Edition.
This is an extraordinary array of instruments, with both tuned/pitched ensembles and a unique collection of drums. I’m really, really looking forward to digging into this sound set – as soon as I’m done with my next [...]
I just picked up ProjectSAM’s True Strike Tension through Native Instruments online store. It definitely lives up to the cinematic hype. The True Strike library has been around for a while, and ProjectSAM continues to do great work (see the rave reviews of Symphobia), and as a part of Kore Player/Kontakt 3 they’ve breathed new [...]
