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New CD by Silent Orchestra
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Virtual Percussion Instrument Review by Carlos Garza In part three of our percussion sample library roundup, I review Flying Hand Percussion, a sample library from a California company by the same name. As the name suggests, this sample library is all about hand played instruments with a focus on drums, small percussion and cinematic sound [...] Review by Carlos Garza From suspenseful “heartbeats” to creepy scraping and pounding rhythms, no instrument family speaks with as much authority and dynamic range as percussion. In part two of our percussion roundup, we’ll look at a pair of products from a Dutch company known as ProjectSAM. True Strike and True Strike 2 — sold [...] Review by Carlos Garza Quantum Leap set the bar in 2004 with the original 16-bit Storm Drum product. If you wanted bombastic samples for action films, games or that “Peter Gabriel” drum sound, SD1 was it. Fast forward to 2008 and Stormdrum 2 brings a range of improvements, including 24-bit samples and 100 [...] Review by Carlos Garza Originally Published in Pro Audio Review I use logic for soundtrack composing and pop production. Over the past 4 years, I’ve shifted from using MIDI modules and keyboards to streaming sample players and software synths. Logic’s integrated music production environment is now the starting point for all my composing projects. I’ve [...] Vienna Symphonic Library Review by Carlos Garza Originally Published in Pro Audio Review The arms race in sampling is all about realism and audio quality. The new standard in sample libraries for computers is 24-bit and, for musical instruments, a variety of articulations must be within easy reach. Vienna Symphonic Library (VSL) GmbH in Vienna, [...] Apple Digital Audio Workstation Software Review by Carlos Garza Originally Published in Pro Audio Review Apple’s professional digital audio and MIDI production environment has been updated with new sounds and a new look. As with other Apple offerings, it is available in both Pro and Express editions. Both versions of the program integrate digital audio [...] By Carlos Garza Capturing the nuances of a symphony orchestra in a sample library is no easy task but several products are aiming to do just that. Manufacturers such as Vienna Symphonic Library, Garritan, East West, Miroslav Vitous and Steinberg are a few of the companies working on the challenge. The most compelling products offer [...] Review by Carlos Garza Originally published in Pro Audio Review Provided on one DVD-ROM with 4.4 GB of samples at 16-bit/44.1 kHz. Glass and Stones includes glass harmonica, musical glasses, verrophone and lithophone. The EXS24 versions were tested with Logic 7 and HR824 monitors. VSL Horizon Glass and Stones The glass harmonica includes portamento, [...] Sound Design Tools for Effects and Music By Carlos Garza At one time, nearly all composers used pencil and paper while sound designers worked with a mic, tape recorder and splicing block. While that approach clearly still works, today you are just as likely to see both at a computer — trading the pencil and [...] Horizon Series: Solo Strings, Chamber Strings, Woodwind Ensembles, French Oboe and Epic Horns By Carlos Garza Choosing a symphonic sample library used to be so much easier. Dedicated hardware samplers from the likes of Roland, Yamaha, Kurzweil, EMU and Akai once ruled the studio and stage and sample libraries were designed around limitations of the [...] |
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