So here’s what happened … I set out to do a review of Sample Logic‘s Morphestra 2, the massive follow-up and upgrade to their original Morphestra library and its Morphestra Generations redesign. I promised myself that I would keep it brief, and not try to cover everything, because, like most other Sample Logic libraries, the sheer

Thunder X3M takes everything Strezov Sampling have done so far in the field of ensemble percussion recording and wraps it up in a most flexible and powerful package. Never ones to settle for the obvious, the Strezov Sampling team got creative with the drum combinations they were able to capture with their signature

Softube is an established and leading software plugin developer based in Sweden, well known for their very good sounding dynamic, eq, and effects plugins. Beside this, Softube have also developed Console 1 – a next generation SSL SL4000E hardware console emulation mixer. Two of their latest releases are Fix Flanger and Doubler – two versatile flanger

We met the Crypto Cypher in my last review about Tabla Tarrang and Solo Tabla. As Crypto Cypher specialise in traditional Indian instruments, they continue their manifesto with Solo Dholak and Dholak Loops. What is Solo Dholak? The Dholak instrument has two sides. The bigger side produces bass sounds and the smaller

 Albion ONE – A complete reboot of the legendary Albion A few years ago, Spitfire Audio released something that would find its way into many composers’ sonic arsenal – Albion. It featured an entire collection of orchestral sections, percussion, cinematic electronic sounds, and more. It has been praised as a “golden

Here’s the TL;DR: DRONAR promises to change the ways you create atmospheric sounds. How do you do that in 2016, when these kinds of libraries are a dime a dozen? You combine superb sound design with innovative ways to manipulate them. DRONAR delivers on its promise in spades. DRONAR is the brainchild of Dan Graham (founder

Dream Audio Tools are known for developing small budget libraries with high value. The minimalistic GUI design focuses on the main parameters of the library, without distracting from your work as composer. As those Italian developers never seem to sleep, I got the opportunity to take a closer look at their

Crypto Cipher was founded in 2010 by Sumit Kumar, an electronic music composer and sample library developer living in New Dehli. The company offers affordable, authentic sounding, and high-quality sample instruments for Kontakt. In this review, we check out two of their tabla-centric offerings, Tabla Tarang and Solo Tabla. What is Tabla Tarang & Solo