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Demo Review 8-15 • Sample Library Review

PSI Marimba Demo A

Demo for Evolution Dracus electric guitar sample library for Kontakt.

Evolution Dracus - Metal Mouth

Jean - Gabriel Raynaud's official demo for Soundiron's Crystal EDM drum and fx production library. 
http://soundiron.com/products/crystal

Become a glitch master with Crystal, a collection of over 600 unique, shatteringly-crystalline, glitchy percussive strikes, stingers, multisamples and effects that will cut right through your mix. Crystal's unique sound comes from glass field recordings, twisted and mangled into an easy "out-of-the-box" solution for glitch percussion. Crystal is perfect for minimalist, EDM, IDM, dubstep, chillwave, glitch, post rock, soundtrack, downtempo, dub and ambient music. It's also fantastic for sci-fi sound design and creating user interface SFX for games and apps.



Jean - Gabriel Raynaud - A Better World - Soundiron Crystal

Initiative Audio's official naked demo for Soundiron's Crystal, created using only sounds and FX from the Crystal glitch and fx production library
http://soundiron.com/products/crystal

Become a glitch master with Crystal, a collection of over 600 unique, shatteringly-crystalline, glitchy percussive strikes, stingers, multisamples and effects that will cut right through your mix. Crystal's unique sound comes from glass field recordings, twisted and mangled into an easy "out-of-the-box" solution for glitch percussion. Crystal is perfect for minimalist, EDM, IDM, dubstep, chillwave, glitch, post rock, soundtrack, downtempo, dub and ambient music. It's also fantastic for sci-fi sound design and creating user interface SFX for games and apps.


Initiative Audio - Tumbler (naked) - Soundiron Crystal

UVI Relayer
Precision Creative Delay
www.uvi.net/relayer.html

Designed from the ground-up to provide an efficient and inspiring workflow, Relayer lets you dial in everything from basic delays to radical rhythmic multi-effects with speed, precision and natural musicality. Experience it yourself with a free trial, available now!

Feature Highlights:
»	Variable multi-tap delay (up to 32 lines) with extensive shaping controls
»	Per-tap modulation editors for Time, Gain, Pan, and 2 Multi-Effects
»	Visualizer helps you understand important settings at-a-glance
»	Intuitive interface for lightning-fast workflow
»	Input Gate for expressive playability

Relayer is compatible with current versions of all major DAWs on both Mac and Windows platforms (VST, AU and AAX). A single license includes 3 activations that can be used on any combination of individual computer systems or iLok keys.

Buy Relayer

Relayer | 4 Sounds 4 Relayer (including sounds of Urban Suite)

Music created with Impact Soundworks' upcoming SHOU DRUM tuned percussive instrument - a beautiful and pure sound with lots of mallet options and textures.

SHOU DRUM: "Pool of Light" (Dressed) by Nabeel Ansari

Esper Synth is our upcoming "Bladerunner in a box" Kontakt set.  EVERYTHING in this demo is from Esper Synth and essentially out of the box.  The sounds were sampled / recorded right from a genuine CS-80 synth as well as a few other retro analogue gems.  Coming soon.
www.unearthedsampling.com

Esper Synth - Bladerunner Blues

A Trinity of Retro Synth Sounds. Heavyocity & Icebreaker Audio present C-Tools. Now available at Heavyocity.com/C-Tools

Vector Grid - Adam Hanley (C-Tools)

Spencer Nunamaker's official demo for the Symphony Series Brass Bundle, a virtual orchestral brass library by Soundiron and Native Instruments, built for Kontakt, Kontakt Player and Komplete Kontrol. The Bundle inludes both ensemble and solo libraries. The Brass Ensemble is a massive 32-piece brass ensemble library features a broad selection of sustains, staccatos, true legato, long and short dynamic expressions, brass orchestral effects, and more. Each brass section features 8 players, with 4 flexible microphone positions, stunning fidelity, a truly massive sound and powerful UI features that give you unparalleled control and customization options. 
http://soundiron.com/products/symphony-series-brass-ensemble

Brass Solo is a deeply sampled 5-piece brass soloist library features a broad selection of sustains, staccatos, true legato, long and short dynamic expressions and more. It includes Trumpet, Tenor Trombone, 1st Horn, 2nd Horn and Bass Tuba soloists, with 4 flexible microphone positions (stereo mix, close, mid and far), stunning fidelity, a truly massive sound and powerful UI features that give you unparalleled control and customization options. 
http://soundiron.com/products/symphony-series-brass-solo

Spencer used the following presets and features in his track:

- Ensemble Horn legato for main horn melody
- Ensemble Trumpet legato for main trumpet counter-melody
- Ensemble horn sustain for main harmony
- Ensemble Trombone Expressions (decrescendo) for big climax and throughout
- Solo Horn sustain for intro harmony (p velocity)
- Solo Trombone legato for additional counterpoint
- Solo Trombone sustain for lower intro harmony/swells
- 3x Solo Trumpet legato for sustaining trumpet harmony
- Solo Tuba legato for bass

He also used the Soundiron Apocalypse Percussion Ensemble in his mix. 

Click Here for more of Spencer Nunamaker's Music
https://soundcloud.com/junovhs

Spencer Nunamaker - Ceres Rising - SSBrass Bundle

A tiny, Tiny Chaos Operator noodle

Get her free at www.sound-dust.co.uk

Tiny Chaos Operator_Demo 1_Pendle

Music written and arranged using BRAVURA SCORING BRASS, now available from Impact Soundworks!

http://impactsoundworks.com/products/orchestral/bravura-scoring-brass/

BRAVURA SCORING BRASS: "An Epic Journey" by Franck Barré

http://www.epicsoundlab.com/maliki

Maliki is a collection of epic drum loops arranged in 20 themes, arranged by a selection of 4 acoustic and hybrid drums. Each theme is made up of 10 sections, where each section grows as a part of a music composition. Within each theme you can play the full mix or the single stems, while placing each stem in a virtual stage and recall you mixes with 10 preset key-switches.
Furthermore, Maliki comes with a collection of over 600 MIDI files and the single drum instruments to let you write your own drum tracks.


Epic SoundLab: Maliki - The Fall Of Phalandrea - Naked

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