The Abbey Road Orchestra High, Low, and Metal Percussion modules are the first releases in Spitfire's new flagship library recorded at Abbey Road Studio One. Is it a great start, or does it land with a thud? We'll talk about it in great detail.
I’m a sucker for extra control. If you could see my desk, you’d see no shortage of extra macro keys, Stream Decks, palm keyboards, and more. It is for this reason that I’ve been considering adding a control surface for my DAW....
I was careful this Black Friday. I only bought one new sample library. While this alone is probably one of my greatest feats, this isn’t about me. This is about the library that grabbed that one spot, and that is the Audiobro Genesis...
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are in the process of updating this article to reflect the additional strings and the newly released Abbey Road Orchestra: Flutes library. This article will also serve as navigation to any of our existing coverage. Another...
I’m a huge fan of online learning. I can tell you first hand that it is possible to learn everything you need online to be successful. But that requires that you find the right teacher. So I thought it would be good to start doing coverage of...
Originality is an important aspect of sampling. So I always love to see what new ideas sample developers can come up with. 8Dio has released what I would consider to be an original library with a unique concept, the Free You Project. Essentially,...
I certainly have enough reverbs. Some of the best out there, in fact. Yet, for some reason, when FabFilter announced they would be releasing Pro-R, I became curious and highly interested. I guess it says a lot about FabFilter’s reputation for...
Lurssen Mastering Console claims to offer a professionally mastered sound without fuss. We'll test and see if IK Multimedia can make good on that promise.
8Dio Adagio Violins Volume 1 claims to break new ground for deep sampled orchestral string libraries. But does it deliver? We take a look at this first library in the Adagio Strings series to see if Adagio Violins is worthy of a place in your...
It seems that everywhere you look over the past two years, we get another shiny new strings library to play with. 8Dio have decided to go a different direction with their solo violin library, called 'Studio Solo Violin'. While other libraries have...
