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Vir2 Instruments World Impact: Global Percussion Quick Pick Review  

Feb 19, 2010,

By Marty Cutler

Just when you think your sampled drum-and-percussion library is complete, along comes some new sound set to prove otherwise. Vir2 Instruments World Impact: Global Percussion ($399.95) hosts one of the most comprehensive, globe-spanning collections of ethnic percussion that I’ve come across. ...

Sample Logic Morphestra (Mac/Win) 

Feb 1, 2010,

By Marty Cutler

As sampling and synthesis evolve and convolve, more composers for film and games rely on a nontraditional palette of sounds in their orchestrations. Sample...

Sounds Unusual 

Feb 1, 2010,

By Geary Yelton and Len Sasso

Most sound libraries furnish traditional instruments and loops in various popular musical styles. Many composers and arrangers want sounds that go beyond...

Synthogy Ivory Upright Pianos (Mac/Win) Quick Pick Review  

Jan 1, 2010,

By Nick Peck

Following up on the success of its universally praised Ivory Grand Pianos library, Synthogy now presents Ivory Upright Pianos ($299). This library features...

Heavyocity Evolve Mutations (Mac/Win) Quick Pick Review  

Jan 1, 2010,

By Marty Cutler

When Heavyocity first introduced Evolve (reviewed in the December 2008 issue of EM, available online at emusician.com), it caught the attention of a broad...

Vienna Symphonic Library Vienna Imperial (Mac/Win) Quick Pick Review 

Dec 1, 2009,

By Len Sasso

Quality sample libraries of top-of-the-line grand pianos are not in short supply, but as you might expect, Vienna Symphonic Library (VSL) has put the...

Mixosaurus Kit A 1.1 (Mac/Win) 

Nov 1, 2009,

By Rob Shrock

Mixosaurus Kit A is a massive drum library that recreates a single drum kit and emphasizes detail and flexibility. The 122GB library contains approximately...

Toontrack The New York Studio Legacy Series Vol. 2 Quick Pick Review 

Aug 1, 2009,

By Michael Cooper

Toontrack The New York Studio Legacy Series Vol. 2 Software Library reviewed by EM author Michael Cooper in EM August 2009 issue...

Cakewalk E-mu Proteus Pack Quick Pick Review 

Apr 1, 2009,

By Marty Cutler

Cakewalk E-mu Proteus Pack Sample Library reviewed by EM writer Marty Cutler in EM April 2009 issue...

Impact Soundworks Sitar Nation Review 

Mar 5, 2009,

By Marty Cutler

Sitar Nation: Classical Instruments of India ($119) is easily the best collection of sampled sitars I’ve ever played. Given some of the sampled sitars we’ve all heard...

Karma-Lab Releases Catalyst 1 Sound Set for OASYS 

Feb 11, 2009

Karma-Lab has released "Catalyst Volume 1 - Creativity Xplosion!," a collection of 32 KARMA-fied combis....

Quick Pick: Equipped Music Slo' Motion: Tokyo Soundscapes 

Feb 1, 2009,

By Marty Cutler

Read the EM February 2009 review on the Equipped Music Slo' Motion Tokyo Soundscapes audio construction kit for Audio Professionals...

Garritan Announces Garritan World Instruments 

Jan 28, 2009

The Garritan World Instrument library is a collection of expressive and exotic instruments from around the world. ...

Garritan Announces Orchestral Strings 2 

Jan 21, 2009

Garritan has announced Garritan Orchestral Strings 2, an orchestral string library....

Quick Pick: Soniccouture Balinese Gamelan (Mac/Win) 

Jan 1, 2009,

By Peter Hamlin

Read EM January 2009 Review on Soniccouture Balinese Gamelan Instrument Bundle for Professional Audio Production...

Studiodevices Releases Convolution Reverb Libraries 

Dec 30, 2008

Studiodevices has released Lexicography Volume 1 and Lexicography Volume 2....

Kid Nepro Releases Korg M3 Soundtrack 

Dec 10, 2008

Kid Nepro has released its new sound collection, "Korg M3 Volume #2 - Soundtrack/Film Mix."...

Quick Pick: Heavyocity Evolve (Mac/Win) 

Dec 1, 2008,

By Marty Cutler

Read EM December 2008 Review on Heavyocity Sample Library for Professional Audio Production...

Native Instruments Announces True Strike Tension 

Nov 25, 2008

Native Instruments has announced its latest Kore SoundPack, True Strike Tension....

Sony Creative Software Announces Downloadable Loop Libraries 

Nov 25, 2008

Sony Creative Software is now offering a download delivery option for its entire royalty-free content catalog....

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