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 [...]
I just bought a gem of a plugin – Plogue’s chipsounds. In a way, it flaunts the never-ending-cycle of increased sample resolution and esoteric synthesis methods. This virtual instrument represents a throwback sound set captured from some of the classic game and computer consoles of years (and in some cases, decades) past. It may *seem* [...]
I get really happy about the little things that help me get work done faster in the studio. Oh sure, it’s fun to break out a new sound that allows me to explore uncharted territory – that’s always a rush. I’ve lost days at a time to finding all of the nuance and subtlety in [...]
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 [...]
