Strezov Sampling are back with their second piano library, the larger and more extensive Lipp Piano. After providing us with the Belarus Piano, the developers have gone back and captured a century-old Richard Lipp & Sohn instrument with a host of modern sampling features, such as three mic positions, five dynamic layers, and four

In the last couple of years, 8dio have released several libraries in what they call the Natural Acoustic Series, wherein they had sampled the steel string guitar, the mandolin, and the dobro, in Solo and Strummer variations. Their latest entry in that series is the Ukulele Bundle, consisting of The Solo Ukulele and The Ukulele Strummer. From the 8dio website, their description

Individually, Brian Trifon and Brian White have been making their own waves for years in the fields of film, television, and video game music and sound design, as well as through their own projects (Trifonic, Gasmilk, and BRML). However, in 2013, they joined creative forces to establish Finishing Move Inc., combining their experiences and skill

In collaboration with Strezov Sampling, US based composer Casey Edwards has developed his take on the modern hybrid and sound design sample library, Oracle. This is the second of Casey‘s offerings through Strezov Sampling after the popular Aleatoric Modular Series Brass (or technically the fourth, if you consider AMS to be three libraries instead of one). Here’s the official

Audioweisel have been on the sampled instrument scene since 2012, and their Hammered Acoustic Guitar had garnered a slew of positive feedback from the media composer community upon its initial release. They’re back with a major 1.5 update, and Meena Shamaly takes a look at what they have to offer.

Shawn Patterson is the man behind what is arguably one of 2014’s biggest film-related musical successes, having written the hugely popular Everything is Awesome for The Lego Movie, for which he has been nominated for several awards this year, including an Oscar and a Grammy. He has worked on many

In this two-part video review, Meena Shamaly takes a look at what developers Tone2 claim to be “the most powerful synthesizer on the market”, Electra2. They are aware of how bold the claim is, and go on to explain on their website: “Electra2 breathes new life into the term “synthesizer workstation”.

Meena Shamaly takes a look at the unusual new sample library from the relatively unknown developer Micromorph called Morphzilla. From their website: “Morphzilla is a dual layer morphing tool for Kontakt 5 with a wide range of sounds including monstrous textured drones, evolving pads, ghostly atmospheres, impacts to complex, microscopic