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Saturday, July 21, 2018

Alchemist 2 Cinematic Impacts by String Audio- REVIEW


ALCHEMIST 2 - Cinematic Impacts is available in two packages.

FULL VERSION (download size 6.3GB)
A total of 6+GB of original sample material (Full Quality WAV files).
3.8+GB of brand new samples plus all samples included in the first version of Alchemist Cinematic Impacts Vers.1 (2.4+GB)
Two Instruments:
Alchemist 2 Cinematic Impacts 2: 2.4GB of brand new sample material and 300 of new snapshots powered by the new ALCHEMIST 2 engine.
Alchemist 2 Cinematic Impacts 1: All samples (1.6GB) and snapshots (195) of the first version of Alchemist Impacts powered by the new ALCHEMIST 2 engine.
900+ high-quality WAV total samples.
6 layers.
495 pre-programmed Snapshots.
Main Engine: Individual layer controls for pitch, volume, pan, solo, mute, effects bypass, layer lock, adsr, layer boost and cut, pan and amp LFO send.
Powerful randomize function.
Dedicated Motion Engine: Arpeggiator, Pan and Amp LFO.
Dedicated Color Engine: 200 convolution Impulse Responses, Randomize function.
Dedicated Effect Engine: skreamer, lo-fi, chorus, tape saturation, delay, and distortion (controlled by the modulation wheel).
Dedicated Eq Engine
TouchOSC compatibility and custom template


UPGRADE VERSION (download size 2.46GB)
(only for owners of Alchemist Cinematic Impacts Vers.1)


Brand new ALCHEMIST 2 engine, a lot more powerful and more efficient
2.4GB of brand new sample material (Full Quality WAV files).
Two Instruments:
Alchemist 2 Cinematic Impacts 2: 2.4GB of brand new sample material and 300 of new snapshots powered by the new ALCHEMIST 2 engine.
Alchemist 2 Cinematic Impacts 1: All samples (1.6GB) and snapshots (300+) of the first version of Alchemist Impacts powered by the new ALCHEMIST 2 engine.
900+ high-quality WAV total samples.
6 layers.
495 pre-programmed Snapshots.
Main Engine: Individual layer controls for pitch, volume, pan, solo, mute, effects bypass, layer lock, adsr, layer boost and cut, pan and amp LFO send.
Powerful randomize function.

Dedicated Motion Engine: Arpeggiator, Pan and Amp LFO.
Dedicated Color Engine: 200 convolution Impulse Responses, Randomize function.

Dedicated Effect Engine: skreamer, lo-fi, chorus, tape saturation, delay, and distortion (controlled by the modulation wheel).
Dedicated Eq Engine
TouchOSC compatibility and custom template 
  



REVIEW 
 If you've never owned a String Audio Library what are you waiting for? 

When I did my review of Alchemist 2 Cinematic Textures I wondered what the chances would be that Alchemist 2 Cinematic Impacts would really hold up as a necessary upgrade. Could it really be possible that String Audio could pull off another prefect score? I watched the video several times they released demonstrating only a handful of the new 300 snapshots. To be honest, it was a little frustrating that no one put out a video with more snapshot demonstrations of the library. To fill that curiosity void I created a 50 some minute video demonstrating a more comprehensive example of the presets. Keep in mind there are a lot I skipped over because of time constraints but you will at least have no question if this library is worth buying or upgrading from Alchemist 1 Cinematic Impacts. 

The first thing I want to express about this library is that it is not your typical cinematic impacts sample library. These sounds are exactly what every composer looking to score that next horror, dark sci-fi, or suspenseful motion picture should be looking for. These presets are dark, frightening, unnerving, sinister and downright exceptional. This library sounds freaking good!  
As I said in my review of Alchemist 2 Cinematic Textures, you can create your own sounds so easily with these libraries. If you watch the video below I do give some examples of this but don't expect any talking, it's all about the sounds that make up this video. I don't like to distract the listener too much with me rambling in my preset demonstration videos. I like to let the sounds tell the story. Alchemist 2 Cinematic Impacts is essential for anyone looking for the kind of sound that gives you that tense build up and then slams the audience with that jump moment.  

The sound design is once again flawless.  

Besides the support for the Midi/OSC controller TouchOSC, they added controls for the Volume LFO and Pan LFO to the main engine allowing you to engage the LFO quickly with a click of the mouse. There's basically an endless amount of possibilities and with the powerful randomize function you will spend no time discovering even more new sounds.


If I can address one minor complaint I have with String Audio and it's quite a simple request. The upgrade process from one library to the next is a little cumbersome in my opinion. I would love it if String Audio would someday just release separate libraries as 1 and 2 and eliminate the whole upgrade process. 

The bottom line is String Audio has proven that Alchemist 2 Cinematic Impacts is a sample library force to be reckoned with and it earns a 
5 out 5 Stars!




                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                    

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

75% off “Evolution: Bundle” by Keep Forest for Kontakt (Evolution: Dragon & Evolution: Atlantica)




Evolution: Bundle by Keep Forest brings together a unique pair of Trailer Music & Sound Design tools in Evolution: Dragon and Evolution: Atlantica.
Both libraries were specifically recorded and designed with trailer music composers in mind, providing a powerful collection of unique and revolutionary sound design tools!

 

12.3GB of Awesome Hybrid Scoring Sound Design Tools!

Keep Forest’s main goal in creating these libraries was to create tools that allow for controlling all aspects of creation whilst keeping the workflow as simple and flexible as possible.
In doing so they have managed to create two unique, but highly complimentary & inspiring Hybird Scoring Sound Design Tools that are now yours to own!

ABOUT EVOLUTION: DRAGON.

Evolution: Dragon is a powerful and massive sample collection of sound design tools created for writing tracks in the styles of hybrid soundtrack and trailer.
The main feature of this library is easy customization, that is designed to save you time. It’s powerful rhythmic sequencer allows you to make your own underscore patterns and simplify your work like never before!

ABOUT EVOLUTION: ATLANTICA.

Evolution Atlantica is a powerful collection of high-quality sound effects, as well as aggressive and sophisticated instruments for creating trailer & cinematic music and game soundtracks in a short time.
Trailer Brass, Guitars, Sound Effects, Pulse Patterns, Aggressive Instruments – all in one product!


A Limitless Universe of SFX, Hits, Drones, Pulses, Synth Patches, Brass & Guitars!

Evolution: Dragon – this sample library is specialized in creating Cinematic/Hybrid Trailer Music. The main feature of this library is easy customization, that saves you time. It’s powerful rhythmic sequencer allows you to make your own underscore patterns and simplify your work like never before.
This hybrid scoring tool includes all “must have” elements for creating real Hollywood trailer sound design and will be useful not only for composers but for everyone who has an interest in the Film/Game trailer industry. “Our main goal was to create something special that helps to make easy and fast music scores”.
Evolution: Dragon includes :
  • SFX –  48 Whoosh Hits, 36 Sub Hits, 48 Whooshs, 30 Short Hits, 48 Braams, 48 Tonal and Untonal Risers, 24 Downers
  • Pulse Designer26 Hybrid Bass Riffs, 48 Bass Pulses Designer, 24 Mid Pulses Designer, 48 High Pulses Designer, 24 Click Rhythms Designer
  • 120 Synth Patches –  Pads, Bass, Leads, Guitars, Drones, Piano
Evolution Atlantica –  is a powerful collection of high-quality sound effects, as well as aggressive and sophisticated instruments for creating Trailer & Cinematic music and Game soundtracks in a short time.
Evolution: Atlantica includes:
  • BrassLow Trailer Brass, Bends
  • GuitarsTrailer Bass Guitar, Trailer Electric Guitars
  • SFX37 Braams, 100 Epic Trailer Hits, 105 Whooshes, 44 Booms, 72 Short Punch Hits, 36 Short Punch Metal Hits, 18 Tonal Reversed FXs, 14 Rises, 48 Downers, 32 Alarms & Signals, 120 Transformation FXs, 20 Transition Shutters
  • Pulses125 Pulses
  • Synth MenuPads, Basses, Leads, Drones, Plucks
WHY CREATE THE EVOLUTION: BUNDLE?
Modern Trailer and Hybrid music is a very unique genre, located at the junction of several styles at once. Here the elements of sound design are harmoniously interlaced with melodic instruments. With these instruments, Keep Forest have provided an opportunity for deep customization, which allows you to quickly create your own unique sound!


Evolution: Bundle consists of two incredibly flexible libraries that have a wide range of uses for the modern Composer/Sound Designer.
With 12.3GB of content spread over 220+ individual patches, plus a wide range of easily adjustable filter & effects it is perfect for but not limited to:
  • Epic Trailer Tracks
  • Cinematic Underscore
  • Hybrid Orchestral Music
  • Sound Design
This library comes in both Kontakt format patches AND also includes standalone .WAV files which you can drop directly into the DAW of your choice for instant impact!
Note: The Kontakt patches require the Full Retail version of Kontakt 5.5.1 (NOT compatible the free Kontakt Player)


Normally €299 – get it at 75% off before it’s gone!

  • 75% off the normal price (normally €299)!
  • 12.3GB of Awesome Hybrid Scoring Sound Design Tools!
  • Evolution: Dragon
  • Size – 3.6GB .WAV Format, 48KHZ / 24BIT
  • Over 120 Kontakt Instruments
  • SFX – 48 Whoosh Hits, 36 Sub Hits, 48 Whooshs, 30 Short Hits, 48 Braams, 48 Tonal and Untonal Risers, 24 Downers
  • Pulse Designer – 26 Hybrid Bass Riffs, 48 Bass Pulses Designer, 24 Mid Pulses Designer, 48 High Pulses Designer, 24 Click Rhythms Designer
  • 120 Synth Patches – Pads, Bass, Leads, Guitars, Drones, Piano
  • Presets – Ability to load and save modulation and sequencer presets
  • Evolution: Atlantica
  • Size – Over 8GB .WAV Format, 44.1KHZ / 24BIT
  • Over 100 Kontakt Instruments
  • Brass – Low Trailer Brass, Bends
  • Guitars – Trailer Bass Guitar, Trailer Electric Guitars
  • SFX – 37 Braams, 100 Epic Trailer Hits, 105 Whooshes, 44 Booms, 72 Short Punch Hits, 36 Short Punch Metal Hits, 18 Tonal Reversed FXs, 14 Rises, 48 Downers, 32 Alarms & Signals, 120 Transformation FXs, 20 Transition Shutters
  • Pulses – 125 Pulses
  • Synth Menu – Pads, Basses, Leads, Drones, Plucks
  • Scripts – Guitar slide and vibrato scripts. Brass legato script
  • This library comes in both Kontakt format patches AND also includes standalone .WAV files to drop straight into your DAW!
  • Note: Kontakt patches require the Full Retail version of Kontakt 5.5.1 or higher (NOT compatible with the Free Kontakt Player)
  • Perfect for Epic Trailer Tracks, Cinematic Underscore, Sound Design and Hybrid Orchestral Cues!

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

83% off “The Orchestral Bundle” by Impact Soundworks

83% off “The Orchestral Bundle” by Impact Soundworks
“The Orchestral Bundle” is a sensational collection of five deeply sampled libraries that cover a wide range of orchestral instruments and vocal styles including: Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, Strings, Traditional Men’s + Women’s Choirs and a Slavic Women’s Choir!

Featuring over 42GB of content these libraries are perfect for Film, TV & Video Game scoring and an absolute bargain at a fraction of the normal price!



42GB+ of Mindblowing Content in Five Sensational Libraries!

“The Orchestral Bundle” is a collection of five deeply sampled orchestral and vocal libraries covering a wide range of styles and includes the following libraries:
Together these libraries are the perfect starting point for Film, TV & Video Game scoring and are a bargain at a fraction of the normal price!

42GB+ of Mindblowing Content in Five Sensational Libraries!

“The Orchestral Bundle” is a collection of five deeply sampled orchestral and vocal libraries covering a wide range of styles and includes the following libraries:
Together these libraries are the perfect starting point for Film, TV & Video Game scoring and are a bargain at a fraction of the normal price!


Tuesday, September 19, 2017

75% off “The Forge” by Epic Sound Lab (Epic Cinematic Sounds for Kontakt)


http://bit.ly/vstdeal



“The Forge” is an intuitive and powerful cinematic sample library that excels at sounds for Epic Hybrid Electronic, Orchestral and Trailer Music.
Designed to offer a flexible environment for you to customize the individual  sounds to your needs, this library offers an enormous range of Loops, Drones, Drums, Impacts, SFX and morperfect for every Film, TV and Game composer!



Massive, Cutting Edge, Epic Cinematic Sounds for Kontakt

The sounds of “The Forge“” have been designed and built to enhance modern Action Movies, Cinematic Trailers, Underscore and Video Games and includes a vast selection of Loops, Drones, Drums, Impacts, SFX, Melodic Instruments, Risers, Downers, Tuned Percussion and more!
The library comes comes complete with 200 presets, which form a fantastic starting point for you to mould and manipulate the sounds.
Geared towards Film, TV, Video Game composers and Sound Designers, it provides everything you need to take those epic tracks to an entirely new level!



3.4GB of Cinematic Instruments, Drones, Drums, Impacts and SFX!

There are nine sound categories in “The Forge” a which cover every conceivable sonic area you might need for your next blockbuster track, including:
  • Drones – Dark drones for horror and sci-fi
  • Drums – Several acoustic drums and sound designed ones, the stack function can make them sound huge!
  • Impacts – Aggressive and big impact sounds
  • Loops – Several agressive/distorted drum, percussion and bass loops
  • Melodic – Atmospheric pianos, bowed classical guitar, ghost picked cello and more
  • SFX – A selection of atmospheric and unusual SFX
  • Sweeps – Noise and synth sweeps, downers and some modern hybrid synth stabs/hits.
  • Synthetic – Contains the categories drums, arp, basic, bass, pads and poly
  • Tuned Percussion – Acoustic tuned percussion
For those who want to use “The Forge” with their own samples it also comes with 3 init presets for you to begin experimenting with.
Each of these presets has a different low pass filter type. One is a more aggressive sounding “Daft” filter, the others with a more “analog” sounding 4 pole and 2 pole filter.
All of the sounds in this library are also available as over 3GB of open .WAV files!

Powerful Built In Effects Engine

“The Forge” is blessed with a simple to understand but highly effective user interface (GUI) that is divided into several sections and each comes with a myriad of creative tools to help you explore the sound design possibilities of the instrument, including the following:
  • Highpass/Lowpass filter
  • ADSR envelopes for the filter
  • ADSR envelopes for volume
  • A Step Sequencer/Arpeggiator with various modes (more about this below!)
  • An FX section at the bottom
The Effects Rack
“The Forge” also provides a generous selection of effects that will enable you to mangle your sound even further, resulting in sounds that are uniquely yours! The effects rack includes:
  • Distortion
  • Saturation
  • Punch
  • EQ
  • Delay
  • Reverb
A small toggle button to the left of the name of the effect toggles them on or off. Once the effect is active you will find all of the needed controls to tweak the sound.
The “Stack” function
The Stack function will stack multiple voices/versions of the same sample for an ensemble style sound. You can control the amount of voices, detune, stereo spread and note start time. Clever combinations of all these can result in some truly monstrous sounds!


Multiple Ways To Manipulate The Sounds

“The Forge” offers a unique multi-function take on the classic step sequencer in which the user can choose one of three different options to manipulate the sound, all of which are tempo synced to the host DAW:
  • Arpeggiator – the order of arpeggiated notes is the order in which you play them
  • Polyphonic Sequencer – Works the same as the arpeggiator but all the notes are played at the same time
  • Rhythmic Gater – Only affects the sound amplitude.
Three buttons below the main arpeggio window determine which mode (arpeggio, poly or gate) you will be using with a simple click.
The Arpeggiator also offers a lot of scope for refining the sound of your sequences, per step you can change the all of the following controls:
  • Velocity
  • On/Off value
  • Octave and semi-tone
Furthermore you can change the length and rate (16th, 8th, 8th triplet etc.) of the pattern.


So What Exactly Can I Do With “The Forge”?

“The Forge” is packed to the brim with some very unique and atmospheric sounds. With 200 individual patches and a wide range of easily adjustable effects it is perfect for but not limited to:
  • Cinematic Trailers – Hits, Risers and Whooshes for maximum impact!
  • Underscore – Subtly evolving and shifting ambiences for those high tension scenes.
  • Video Games – Alert the player to danger with dramatic FX and Hits!
  • Sound Design – Enhance action sequences with carefully placed impacts and Booms!
Aimed squarely at the the modern Composer/Sound Designer producing agressive hybrid orchestral tracks… if you make that type of music then then “The Forge” is definitely for you!



http://bit.ly/vstdeal

Normally €159 – get it at 75% off before its gone!

  • Absolute no-brainer at 75% off the normal price (normally €159)!
  • 3.4GB of content, including over 3GB of open .WAV files
  • Over 200 Kontakt presets covering Drones, Drums, Impacts, Loops, Melodic, SFX, Sweeps, Synthetic and Tuned Percussion
  • Customize your own samples
  • An Advanced User Interface
  • An Arpeggiator, Polyphonic Sequencer and Rhythmic Gater
  • Comprehensive Effects Rack including Distortion, Saturation, Punch, EQ, Delay
  • Dual Engine Reverb
  • Unison / Voices Stack
  • Note: Requires the Full Retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5.1 or higher (NOT compatible with the free Player)
  • Approx 4GB of free disk space
  • At least 4GB of RAM
  • Perfect for Cinematic Underscore, Video Games, Sound Design, Trailer Music and much more!                                                                                                                                                                               GET IT HERE

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Limited Time Deal! Get 70% off “The Morpheus” by Xclusive-Audio

Get 70% off “The Morpheus” by Xclusive-Audio - 9GB+ of Dark, Epic Cinematic Sounds for Kontakt
Get it here 


“The Morpheus” is a dark, epic cinematic Kontakt library filled to the brim with unique and powerful sounds, from Epic Guitars to Dramatic Strings, Lush Morphing Pads to Monstrous Bass and much more!
This library provides a huge sound palette and is absolutely perfect for film, TV and game composers in all genres of music!
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