Category Archives: Expansions, Patch & Update

Sonic Reality – Ocean Way Drums Gold Edition (KONTAKT)

By | July 23, 2016

The Sonic Reality Ocean Way Drums Gold Edition Virtual Instrument features killer drum kits immaculately recorded in legendary Ocean Way Studio B where artists like Radiohead, Greenday, Eric Clapton, Kanye West and Paul McCartney create hit records. Sonic Reality Ocean Way Drums Gold Edition were recorded by Grammy Award winning engineer/producers Allen Sides and Steven Miller. Up to… Read More »

Westgate Studios – Modular Series: French Horns (KONTAKT) [ISO]

By | July 23, 2016

The French Horns provides you with 183 patches with samples from a two horn section, four horn section, and four horn section with mutes and stops. Westgate Studios introduces a new series of richly detailed samples and expertly programmed patches. The Modular Series sets a new bar of excellence in symphonic instruments. While most symphonic libraries try to… Read More »

Acousticsamples – Academic Grand (KONTAKT, Halion, EXS24, MOTU)

By | July 23, 2016

The Academic Grand is a 1963 Steinway D concert grand which has seen countless recitals and concerts over the years where it served as the University of Arkansas’ primary concert instrument. The piano has been an inspiration to hundreds of students and visitors, and with being well-maintained and cared for, it’s a wonderful instrument with a unique history… Read More »

Atelier Robin – Natural Drum Congas (KONTAKT, NKI, NKM, NCW)

By | July 23, 2016

ND Congas is a single-strike conga sample library with highly extensive velocity layering and articulation options, allowing for the ultimate in realism and performance. The source instruments: requinto – LP ‘Galaxy’ Giovanni Series (9 3/4″ requinto conga) quinto – LP ‘Galaxy’ Giovanni Series (11″ quinto conga) tumba – LP ‘Galaxy’ Giovanni Series (11 3/4″ tumba conga) tumbadora – LP… Read More »

Hollow Sun – String Synths II (Kontakt, Wav)

By | July 22, 2016

Pre-dating polyphonic synths by some years, string synthesisers used electronic organ ‘divide-down’ technology to provide a totally polyphonic sawtooth waveform. This was then typically fed through a simple, two stage envelope shaper offering just attack and release and then onto an analogue ‘bucket brigade’ chorus unit to produce the ‘ensemble’ effect. They effectively replaced the noble Mellotron as… Read More »

Sample Logic – Ambience Impacts Rhythms and Expanded (KONTAKT)

By | July 22, 2016

Ambience Impacts Rhythms (A.I.R) is a collection of elements that has taken over two years of collecting and crafting “only the finest sounds for cutting edge compositions”; it’s focused on blending three essential building blocks into one library – Ambience, Impacts, and Rhythms. Powered by Native Instruments Kontakt Player it is available for Mac OS X and Windows… Read More »

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 »

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 »