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Hollywood Brass Review
Along with VSL and Project SAM, EastWest/Quantum Leap is one of the leading players in the world of virtual orchestration, with libraries that have become cornerstones of many a professional...
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Solo Strings Review
Hot on the heels of Albion – the impressive orchestral ensembles collection – Spitfire Audio has released another new samples library. Comprising solo violin, viola and cello, the aptly named Solo...
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Fanfare Review
Fanfare is the latest release from Sample Logic, following hot on the heels of Rumble, which we reviewed in Issue 104 (November 2011). Both libraries draw on parts of the legendary DCI World Champion...
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Steven Slate Drums 4 Review
D rums were one of the first instruments to be successfully re-created in virtual format, though today’s multisampled, realistic kits are much improved on early models. Real drum kits are one of the...
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Instant Orchestra Review
Garritan’s Instant Orchestra is the company’s first product since its acquisition by MakeMusic, makers of Finale notation software. An ambitious collection containing a large quantity of orchestral...
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The Giant Review
With so many piano libraries now available, it’s always interesting to see an instrument that marks itself out as being different from the competition – and NI’s latest release is unique in several...
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MIR Pro 24 Review
Although we may go to concerts, few of us ever gets to record an orchestra in its natural environment, on a big stage in an acoustically suitable hall. Some of us, though, work with virtual...
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Pianoteq 4 Pro Review
There are some excellent virtual piano plug-ins and instruments around, but they almost all share one feature that can be a drawback for some users – file size. The best way to emulate a real piano...
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INTEGRA-7 Review
Until fairly recently, studio workhorse instruments were generally hardware rather than software-based. Roland’s JV-1080, for example, was an incredibly popular general-purpose sound module that was...
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Action Strings Review
Action Strings is a set of cinematic string orchestra phrases recorded by game music producers Dynamedion and performed by the FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague. Designed for ease of use with a MIDI...
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