The New Alien Drum ( aka Hang Drum by Pan Art) is a unique tonal percussion instrument , which is almost impossible to find because there is only one manufacturer of these drums in the world and less than 1000 copies in circulation. The tool has a soft , sad, melancholic tone that is a perfect companion for… Read More »
Welcome to 8DIO Natural Acoustic Series a studio collection of high-end deep-sampled acoustic instruments.Progressive Metal delivers a fully-fledged collection of brutal hard rocking 7 and 8-string guitar phrases in the style of Djent (ex. Meshuggah, Periphery, nods to Rammstein & Metallica). The collection includes 67 patches containing over 1500 deep-sampled phrases organized for song writing (ex. intro, verse,… Read More »
Welcome to our new Claire Virtuoso Woodwind series produced by Emmy Nominated Composer, Colin O’Malley. The Claire Woodwind Series is a deep-sampled collection of the finest virtuoso woodwind soloists ever sampled. These are highly playable instruments soared with true emotion, effortless and equilibristic behavior. Our Bassoon Virtuoso is the most expressive, playable and lifelike Bassoon ever sampled. The… Read More »
8Dio Dubstep is one of the most comprehensive production tools on the market for high-end Dubstep production. This hardcore instrument is created for both producers, composers and DJs. The style is mostly focused on Skrillex oriented Brostep type of sounds, so expect facemelting material from A-Z. We created 40 different core kits, which covers all corners of the… Read More »
Free Radicals is a new-generation software instrument created in collaboration with our talented community. Free Radicals was partially created by 100+ sound designers (50{83c93de8c9bf92b09b526c8ece7da73c325d55368c444eba1a4531e14f6c453a}) and partially created in-house by 8DIO (50{83c93de8c9bf92b09b526c8ece7da73c325d55368c444eba1a4531e14f6c453a}). The instrument is – scouts honor – the darkest creation you will ever come across and if you are into dark music, wild sound design and looking… Read More »
8DIO Natural Acoustic Series вЂвЂњ a studio collection of high-end deep-sampled acoustic instruments. Steel String Guitar is a deep-sampled (3.000 samples) pristine sounding Dreadnought. We recorded both fingered- and picked playing styles of the guitar, including hundreds of natural fret and release noises. In addition we also created 18 morphed patches which blends the guitar with a variety… Read More »
The Music Box is a 19th century automatic musical instrument that produces sounds by the use of a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinder or disc so as to pluck the tuned teeth of a steel comb. They were developed from musical snuff boxes of the 18th century and called carillons ? musique. Some of the… Read More »
8Dio has announced the release of Zeus Drummer, a deep-sampled progressive metal rock kit instrument for Native Instruments Kontakt. ZEUS is one of the most extensive sampled drum kits ever done. It contains over 38.000 samples and over 35.000 lines of code. In addition ZEUS contains (upper range of keyboard) our new Flow-Note Technology, which allows for completely… Read More »
8Dio has released EDM Trap, a flexible production tool designed for music producers, composers and DJs. Trap is one of the fastest emerging styles on the EDM (Electronic Dance Music) scene. The style is HipHop oriented, but lending elements from other electronica styles like Dubstep, Moombahton, Drum N’ Bass and others. The 8DIO EDM Trap library contains 3.5GB… Read More »
The Bazantar is a custom five-string acoustic bass, fitted with an additional twenty-nine sympathetic strings and four drone strings. The instrument possesses a melodic range of over five octaves, while its sympathetic range spans four octaves. This results in an interplay between melodic, sympathetic, and drone strings which weaves an unexpected landscape of resonance that is remarkably… Read More »
This volume is entirely created from acoustic source material made by Academy Award Winning composer, Troels Folmann. Rhythmic Aura consists of over 540 organic arpeggiations coming in 10 different source categories created with source material from live orchestra, 7 and 8 string electric guitars, semi-acoustic guitars, electric violin, electric mandolin, voices, tuned percussion and tons of extreme sound… Read More »
Rhythmic Aura Vol. 2 Synthetic is a highly intuitive, yet advanced scoring tool designed to create new compositions or augment your existing compositions. This volume is a follow-up to our popular Rhythmic Aura Vol. 1 Acoustic both volumes created by Academy Award Winning composer, Troels Folmann. Rhythmic Aura 2 consists over over 450 synth-based arpeggiations made with analog-… Read More »
ADAGIETTO is a powerful, easy-to-use, full string ensemble set based on our deep-sampled and highly expressive Adagio String Series. Produced by Academy Award, TEC and G.A.N.G Award Winning Composer, Troels Folmann and Emmy nominated composer and orchestrator, Colin O’Malley, 8Dio Adagio String Series is the definitive collection of deep-sampled emotional strings ever created. Adagietto is bread-and-butter of Adagio.… Read More »
REQUIEM PRO is the next-generation virtual choir developed for professional composers featuring 3 microphone positions (5.1 compatible), full ensemble, divisi male/female and 5 solo singers. The solo singers have four microphone positions, including a new Close Microphone. The library is based on a variety of new recording- and sampling techniques some which have never before been deployed in… Read More »
8Dio has announced “Free Angels“, a new sample library for Kontakt, and invites you to be a part of its creation. 8Dio has created what they describe as “the most heavenly sounds imaginable” and invites you to participate in adding to the collection. All they are asking is that you create 5 sounds for the collection and you… Read More »
Hybrid Rhythms is the percussive extension to our Rhythmic Aura Series and Hybrid Tools Series. The core concept is based on a strong, epic and modern hybrid percussive sound that will just sit in the mix and do its business. The library ranges from absolute, merciless epic grooves to more subtle grooves for the underscoring. The collection… Read More »
Hybrid Tools Vol. 1 is the second hybrid tool for composers of soundtracks, which is a logical continuation of a series Rhythmic Aura. Hybrid Tools is an extremely flexible and intuitive tool designed to give a contemporary sound to your compositions. The library includes 38 different banks with tools from hybrid rhythms to transforming metals drones to crazy… Read More »
Studio Solo Violin is a massive collection of over 400 phrases sung by the famous concert violinist Thomas Yee. The purpose of the library was to sample realistic solo violin , creating an incredible collection of musical phrases . This library will give you full control over the phrases and literally allow you to create 100{83c93de8c9bf92b09b526c8ece7da73c325d55368c444eba1a4531e14f6c453a} realistic performance… Read More »
Sonik Synth 2 is the ultimate synth workstation, with more synth and workstation instrument sound than any other comparable hardware or software. Over 5,800 sounds and 8 GB make up the largest collection of modern and vintage instruments ever assembled in one product. A synth workstation on steroids. A complete songwriting, producing and arranging super tool with the… Read More »
DRUMS. AS GOOD AS THEY COME. Drums, recorded with utmost craftsmanship in one of the finest facilities in the world. Randy Staub, one of the world’s most noted rock producers. The breathtaking acoustics of the massive room at Vancouver’s world-famous The Warehouse Studio. Mint condition drums, tuned to perfection. All recorded using the best dynamic, ribbon and condenser mics… Read More »
THE ULTIMATE DRUM RECORDING? This is the portion of the Roots SDX that comes with sticks. We could mention that we set out to record the best jazz drum library ever made but ended up with something far bigger; drums that transcend the narrow confines of a genre and rather define an era – an age of music… Read More »
Joe Barresi Evil Drum SDX for Superior Drummer 2.0 Sample Collection from Platinum Samples features 24-bit professionally recorded multitrack drum samples with full bleed and unprecedented detail. Included are 64 drums and cymbals played by Bobby Jarzombek (Halford, Spastic Ink), and MIDI grooves performed by Pat WIlson (Weezer, The Special Goodness). The expansion kit features 5 DVDs with… Read More »
THE NEW YORK LEGACY CONTINUES. Three (3) full kits recorded in one of the greatest acoustic environments in the world. This is the much anticipated continuation of Toontrack’s New York Studios Legacy series, focusing on capturing the best studios in the New York area. Recorded in the renowned Avatar Studios and featuring several vintage and custom kits, this… Read More »
HISTORIC RECORDING STUDIOS. 13 snare drums, seven sets of toms, seven kicks and a wide assortment of different cymbals – all sampled in extreme detail and showcasing the incredible sonic qualities of two New York City landmark studios. The New York Studios Vol.2 SDX was recorded by engineers Neil Dorfsman and Pat Thrall together with drummer Nir Z.… Read More »
NEW YORK’S FINEST IN DRUMS. This collection combines the award-winning Superior Drummer software with the complete suite of sound libraries in the New York Studios series. This collection combines the award-winning Superior Drummer software with the complete suite of sound libraries in the New York Studios series. The focus of the series has been to capture the most… Read More »
