Reason Tutorial: Bigger Beats Part 2
King Kong The Kong Drum Designer is really quite different, being more of a sound-design tool and less of an old-fashioned beatbox. A quick tour of the front panel will reveal that each of the 16 pads has More...
Da Capo Reviews
Sonokinetic’s range of Kontakt-based orchestral instruments have all demonstrated a varied approach to sampling, including the collection of unhinged effects and textures contained in Tutti (reviewed in Issue More...
Cinematic Guitars 2 Review
Of all the Sample Logic libraries to pass through our studio, it’s arguably Cinematic Guitars that’s had the most enduring appeal. Driven by Sample Logic’s mantra to ‘blur the line between music and sound More...
Statix FX Review
Most of the Sound FX sample packs we get sent here at Music Tech are based around bombastic, in-your-face synth build-ups and intense robotic glitches. However, Static FX, from Samplephonics, is a little different, More...
Bass Pedals Review
Bass Pedals is the second meticulously sampled analogue instrument from Wave Alchemy, a company best known for its extensive libraries of carefully crafted drum hits. Where the first instrument took apart the classic More...
SM32 Progressive House 2 Review
The latest library from Sample Magic sees producers Sami Liuski and Stedd stacking up the saw waves for Progressive House 2. A fair bit has changed in club land since the first Progressive House pack three years More...
Voyager (Kontakt Edition) Review
Despite being ten years old, the Moog Voyager remains one of the most sought-after analogue mono synths. Although its features may seem paltry by comparison to the complex modulation matrices of modern soft synths, More...
Production Tools Volume 6 Review
If you’re looking to get started quickly with writing music, then the construction kit format library can be a good place to begin as you have several layers of instruments and drums that have already been pre-mixed More...
Minimal Techno Revolution Volume 2 Review
The sound of minimal techno has evolved over the last few years, dropping some of its friendlier melodic elements in favour of a harder, more industrial sound. Programming wizard Oliver Schmitt – aka Sounds of More...
Ivory II American Concert D Review
S ince 2003, Synthogy has been developing a range of well-respected virtual pianos, all powered by the company’s own Ivory player, which reached its second incarnation in 2011. American Concert D is the latest More...
