Category Archives: Library

Soniccouture – Bowed Piano (KONTAKT, EXS24)

By | July 22, 2016

Soniccouture has announced the release of Bowed Piano – a unique new sampled instrument for EXS24 and Kontakt. First suggested by the composer Curtis Curtis-Smith in 1972, the Bowed Piano technique uses flexible bows made from monofilament nylon fishing-line which are then coated in rosin. The nylon is threaded under the strings, and the performer can coax a… Read More »

Soundiron – Cymbology Vol 1: Bowed (KONTAKT)

By | July 22, 2016

This massive percussion effects library is built around classic bowed cymbals. We captured 20 unique cymbals, in all shapes, sizes, alloys and varieties, from crashes and splashes to gongs, bells, trashes and even a stack of spent WWII Howitzer artillery shells. We explore the classic bowed cymbal effect in exquisite detail, with dozens of variations for each cymbal,… Read More »

Sample Logic – The Elements Expand (KONTAKT)

By | July 22, 2016

The Elements EXP is a Kontakt Player-based sample library that provides the “6 Elements of music”: Ambience (456 patches) Bass (122 patches) Harmony (138 patches) Impacts (391 patches) Melody (354 patches) Rhythm (227 patches) The Elements EXP is a collection that aims to transform your work, pushing the envelope beyond today’s standard of music and sound design. Since… Read More »

Big Fish Audio – Epic Drums (Wav, Rex2, Kontakt, Aiff)

By | July 22, 2016

A collection of high-energy, cinematic drum and rhythm beds expertly played by top-notch percussionists and organized into 40 construction kits (more than two and a half gigabytes of WAV files). Each kit features multiple loops and extended performances, employing an array of percussive instruments from Japanese taikos to ethnic drums, orchestral percussion, massive toms, field snares, metals, effect… Read More »

5Pin Media – Minimal Tech Vol.1 (Wav, Rex, EXS24, HALION, KONTAKT, NNXT, SFZ, Ableton Live, Midi)

By | July 22, 2016

Inspired by the sublime sonic works of Minilogue, Slam, Damian Lazarus, Marco Dassi, Radio Slave and Layo & Bushwacka amongst others, 5PIN MEDIA proudly presents MINIMAL TECH VOL1. Minimal Tech is here to stay and has evolved into one the biggest most successful genres incorporating influences from Techno, Tech House, Tribal House, Deep House and has seen the… Read More »

Bunker 8 Digital Labs – Sub Elec Tranz 2 (Wav, Aiff, Battery 2, Emulator X, EXS 24, HALion, Kontakt 2, NNXT, Sample Tank)

By | July 22, 2016

‘Bunker 8 once again returns to the underground clubs, parties and venues, diggin’ deep to undercover ‘Sub Elec Tranz 2’. Covering the best in electro, sub bass beats, and hardcore trance, this collection arrives with the latest vibes to make your creativity soar and your dance vibes echo through the ages. Bunker 8 once again returns to the… Read More »

Hollywood Loops – Eerie Cinema (Wav, Kontakt)

By | July 22, 2016

1.75GB of eerie sound beds, dark atmospheres, dissonant drones and epic booms and metallic clangs for use in professional film, TV and video game sound design projects. Inspired seminal scary movies of the modern Hollywood era, Eerie Cinema has been painstakingly constructed to offer composers and music producers the most haunted, ominous and scary royalty-free sounds ever. From… Read More »

Soniccouture – Guzheng (KONTAKT)

By | July 22, 2016

The Guzheng is a traditional Chinese instrument dating from the Qin dynasty (c. 200 BC to the rest of us). It is the ancestor of the Japanese Koto as well as several other zither-like instruments found across east Asia.The SC Guzheng has been extensively recorded in 24 bit 44.1khz stereo. Three articulations were sampled: right hand (finger picks),… Read More »

Hollywood Loops – Octane: Cinematic Industrial Rock Library (Wav, Kontakt, Rex2)

By | July 22, 2016

Hollywood Loops present the second instalment of their Cinematic Industrial Rock series, stacked with high-intensity elements for cinematic, video game and soundtrack producers. Whether it’s film, TV, trailers or soundscapes, Octane delivers a rich assortment of musical inspiration totalling just under 5GB of content: rock-inspired guitars, techno-derived synths and arpeggios, booming basslines, powerful drum loops, cinematic textures, detailed… Read More »

Vir2 Instruments – VI.ONE 1.1 (KONTAKT)

By | July 22, 2016

VI.ONE is a Kontakt Player based, four-disc (DVD), 21 GB, sample library encompassing over two thousand instruments, kits, and other sound effects, designed to be of maximum usability to musicians across a wide span of genres. The library is packed with drums (including hundreds of different kits), drum loops, basses (including acoustic, upright, electric, and synth), world and… Read More »

Best Service – Chris Hein Guitars (KONTAKT)

By | July 22, 2016

Chris Hein – Guitars is an “extra large” guitar library based around Kontakt Player. All guitars in this library have 51 unique controllers and scripts with features like: solo-mode, different slide-modes, chord-mode, different attacks & releases, automatic down/upstroke, harmonizer, etc. Guitars included: Jazz Guitar fingered. Jazz Guitar plectrum. E-Guitar Clean. E-Guitar Blues. E-Guitar Metal. Steel Guitar plectrum. Nylon… Read More »

Vir2 Instruments – BASiS 1.1 (KONTAKT)

By | July 22, 2016

BASiS features a comprehensively sampled collection of acoustic, upright, electric, and synth basses, BASiS offers incredible attention to detail in the depth and breadth of the basses: 24-bit sampling, DI and amp blending control, multiple velocity layers, seamless humanizing, custom legato and vibrato tools, release layers, harmonics, hammer-ons, pulloffs, slides, slaps, rakes, falls, and more. BASiS includes more… Read More »

Heavyocity Media – Evolve (KONTAKT)

By | July 22, 2016

Heavyocity’s first release, EVOLVE, supercharges creativity while streamlining productivity for modern composers and sound designers. With an emphasis on the dramatic, EVOLVE doesn’t contain the typical instruments and sounds that form the foundation of most composers setups. Instead, it accentuates them with a powerful combination of diverse rhythmic percussion and evocative tonalities in ways that have never been… Read More »