Alchemist 2 Cinematic Textures by String Audio - REVIEW

ALCHEMIST 2 is one of the most acclaimed and innovative sample libraries in its genre.

If you own ALCHEMIST CINEMATIC TEXTURES Vers 1 you can buy the UPGRADE.

With its brand new engine ALCHEMIST 2 becomes even more powerful.

TWO INSTRUMENTS INCLUDED:

ALCHEMIST 2 CINEMATIC TEXTURES 2:

All the samples of the original "Alchemist Cinematic Textures" + more than 13GB of brand new sample material + more than 270 brand new snapshots powered by ALCHEMIST 2 brand new engine.

ALCHEMIST 2 CINEMATIC TEXTURES 1:

All the sample and snapshots of the original "Alchemist Cinematic Textures" library powered by ALCHEMIST 2 brand new engine.

"A bottomless well of possibility and invention that will vie for my creative attention for many scores to come." - HARRY GREGSON - WILLIAMS - multi-award-winning composer (The Martian, Shrek, Total Recall, Call Of Duty)

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"Once in a while you get immersed in a world of Soundscapes that transport your creativity to a whole new level, Alchemist is it." - GARETH PROSSER - Composer, Guitarist and Member of the BLUE MAN GROUP

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"Don't skip Alchemist by String Audio, great stuff. Simple, minimalist interface, powerful ways to shape the sound and TONS of excellent sample content." - CHARLIE CLOUSER - Composer of the SAW films and former keyboardist on NINE INCH NAILS

  

ALCHEMIST 2 Cinematic Textures is a powerful tool for Kontakt to create deep and complex cinematic sounds.
Each instrument is composed of six layers.
The library features more than 20GB of sample material

• 20+GB of original sample material (using Kontakt's lossless sample storage compression).
• 6000+ high-quality samples.
• 6 layers.
• 570+ 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.
• Instant download.
• All payments are processed securely by PayPal, all major credit and debit cards accepted, no PayPal account needed.
• The price indicated in the shopping cart is final, no taxes or fees are added.
  

                                                         

REVIEW

StringAudio is one of those companies that continues to release impressive sample libraries that really offer impressive sound design capabilities. Ever since the release of their debut 'Dark Matter' back in 2016, I have been a huge fan. Even though this company has only been around a couple years, they have churned out some truly stunning libraries for Kontakt and Omnisphere 2. I have always been impressed with their Kontakt engine layout. Each instrument is composed of 6 layers and it's extremely efficient on all the CPU's I've ran it on, which makes this a huge plus in getting compositions done fast. Alchemist Cinematic Textures2 has a sound so distinct and full of movement that I’ve never heard duplicated in any other library quite this way. You get a total of 20GB of sample material, 6000+ high-quality samples, and 570+ pre-programmed Snapshots. 

If you have the original "Alchemist Cinematic Textures " you can upgrade for a special price giving you more than 13GB of brand new sample material and more than 270 brand new snapshots powered with a brand-new engine. Award winning composer HARRY GREGSON - WILLIAMS got it right when he said 'A bottomless well of possibility and invention... '

Alchemist Cinematic Textures 2 is a solid upgrade! Scary, Intense, Gritty, Dark, and full of evolving expression. This library is a must have for anyone looking for endless possibilities and complexity in sound design that is simple to achieve.

5 out of 5 Stars

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Air Vacuum Pro Analog Synth 99% Off - $1.00 for a Limited Time !

Analog Just Got Warmer 

Vacuum Pro is a polyphonic analog synthesizer with vacuum tube circuit modeling that perfectly captures the crunchy, warm sound of the analog era. With four analog oscillators, multiple filters and envelopes, and built-in audio effects, Vacuum Pro lets you dive deep into subtractive synthesis to recreate those sought-after analog sounds from the 70s and 80s. Tweak the switches, knobs, and dials to program anything from basses, leads, pads, or unique sound effects. For even more warmth, Vacuum Pro has six virtual vacuum tube circuits that add crunch and grit at every stage of the signal path. Analog just got a whole lot warmer.

Vintage Vibes

Vacuum Pro is a powerful combination of two separate synthesizer parts that can be stacked, split, and layered to produce big, wide, and fat analog sounds. Each Vacuum Pro part starts with two wide-range, vacuum tube oscillators that can be synched, detuned, and set to various octave levels. Plus, Quad Detune controls per oscillator make it easy to quickly dial in lush sounds. For an even bigger sound, the built-in Doubling effect instantly widens and thickens up your patch.

Shape your sound with two vacuum tube filters that include a traditional low-pass filter and a selectable high-pass/band-pass filter. Vacuum Pro also has four envelope generators, matrix-assignable modulation, and a tempo sync’d LFO. The mixer offers a drive circuit and a tone-warping ring modulator. For authentic analog behavior, the Age controls let you manipulate the drift of and add dust to your sounds.

Programming Powerhouse

Vacuum Pro comes complete with 350+ tweakable patches created by acclaimed sound designers Richard Devine and Mark Ovenden. You can load these patches separately into each Vacuum Pro part to combine and experiment with multi-timbral sounds. For instant sound inspiration, Vacuum Pro features Smart Sound Randomization, which randomly generates new settings for either part or both. Define which modules you want to lock at their current settings, which will be randomized, and then let Smart Sound dial in a patch for you.

Global Control

Vacuum Pro’s Smart page condenses all the individual parameter controls into eight macro knobs that enable you to quickly shape the sound of your patch without extensive tweaking. Macro knobs such as Punch, Emphasis, and Complexity add an intuitive workflow for perfecting your programming. Switch back and forth between the micro and macro modes to quickly edit or create your own custom sounds.

Extra Effects

In addition to its authentic analog sound, Vacuum Pro includes a host of creative tools that are characteristic of classic analog synthesizers. An onboard arpeggiator, which can be tempo sync’d to your DAW, offers a quick way to build melodic runs and short sequences. A built-in chorus/phaser and delay effects give life and motion to your Vacuum Pro patches. Onscreen pitch bend and modulation wheels add extra expression to any performance, and all parameters are MIDI-mappable for performance ease and automated control.
Features:
A four-oscillator polyphonic analog synthesizer with vacuum tube circuit modeling.
Super-wide, fat, and organic analog sound captures the character of classic synthesizers.
Two individual synthesizer parts for huge, stacked sounds.
350+ tweakable patches programmed by legendary sound designers.
Smart Sound Randomizer dials in settings to user-defined parameters.
8 Smart Knobs for easy programming and macro control over key parameters.
Economy mode reduces the load on the host processor with minimal impact on the sound.
64-bit plugin: VST, AU, RTAS, and AAX formats.
System Requirements

Mac:
Mac OS X 10.8.5-10.12; Core Duo Processor (Core i5 or i7 Recommended)

PC:
Windows 10, 8 or Windows 7 Service Pack 1; Minimum Dual Core 2GHz (Intel Core i5 or i7 Recommended)

Formats:

VST (32 bit and 64 bit) qualified for:
Ableton Live, Cubase, Arsenal

AU (64 bit only) qualified for:
Logic Pro X

AAX qualified for:
ProTools 11.x (64 bit)

RTAS qualified for:
32-bit ProTools

Please Note:
Minimum RAM 4GB (8GB or more recommended)
1GB free hard drive space required (Download and Installation)
Internet Access Required (Download and Authorization)
iLok License Manager required (No physical iLok USB key required)

 EXPANSION PACK ALSO ON SALE FOR $1

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Gothic Instruments Dronar Glitchscapes - REVIEW

78% off “Shreddage Bundle” by Impact Soundworks

For a Limited Time Get 78% off the “Shreddage Bundle” by Impact Soundworks

“Shreddage Bundle” is the industry standard guitar bundle containing everything you need to create complete rock & metal guitar tracks in your DAW.

Featuring tens of thousands of samples in total with stunning realism and tons of articulations to pick from, this bundle is perfect for Rock, Pop and Metal of all kinds!

Four Classic Rock/Metal Guitars In One Epic Package!

“Shreddage Bundle” is an incredible collection of four deeply sampled, classic rock/metal guitars and includes the following libraries:

• Shreddage II: Absolute Electric Guitar ($139)
• Shreddage II: IBZ ($119)
• Shreddage II: SRP ($119)
• Shreddage II: Classic ($39)

Together these libraries are perfect for producing all types of musical styles including Cinematic Underscore, Epic Trailer Music, Rock, Pop & Metal!

Normally €352.99 – get it at 78% off before it’s gone!

• 60% off the normal price (normally €352.99)!
• Shreddage II
• 5GB of Content
• Deep-sampled 7-string electric guitar
• Shreddage II IBZ
• 6GB of Content
• Brutal 7-string electric guitar tuned to drop G
• Shreddage II SRP
• 6GB of Content
• Legendary American guitar sound
• Shreddage II Classic
• 2GB of Content
• A 6-string SG Standard
• 12GB total download size (19GB of Content).
• Compatible with MIDI guitar pickups and works with any amp/cab sim..
• Multiple picking modes/behaviors.
• Dozens of playing techniques.
• Double and quad-tracking capabilities.
• Virtual fretboard display with deep tweaking.
• Custom-built FX rack with amp + cab sim.
• Hi-gain FX presets for instant gratification.
• Completely customizable articulation mapping.
• New ADVANCED tab to go under-the-hood.
• Shreddage Bundle is KONTAKT PLAYER 5.3.1 compatible.
• Perfect for Cinematic Underscore, Epic Trailer Music, Rock, Pop, Metal and more!

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55% off “Discovery Pro Synth” by DiscoDSP

For a limited Time you can get the "Discovery Pro Synth” - a 12 oscillator Virtual Analog Synthesizer featuring WAV and SoundFont (SF2) support. It also has Pad Resythesis, 2X oversampling /under-sampling, a built-in arpeggiator and sync among many other features.

                                                        

Heavily inspired by Clavia’s Nord Lead series, “Discovery Pro” is a synth capable of blistering basses, lush pads and scorching solo sounds.

Capable of creating just about any synth sound, “Discovery Pro” comes with a huge selection of sound shaping tools including Parameter Morphing, 12 filter types and Graphic Envelope Modulation.

Featuring more than 5000 inspiring presets in 60 Banks (including a percussion one) to get you started, this synth will provide endless hours of inspiration for your next track!

    

“Discovery Pro Synth” opens up a whole new world of sound design possibilities for your next track, thanks to it’s huge collection of Oscillator, LFO, Modulation, Gate and Morphing controls.

The 5000+ presets that “Discovery Pro Synth” comes with mean you can get to work right away on your next track in whatever style you choose, including but not limted to:

Trance
Dubstep
Underscore
Chillout
Psytrance

Normally €129 – get it at 55% off before it’s gone!

• 55% off the normal price (normally €129)!
• Virtual Analog synthesizer + sampler.
• 32 / 64-bit Audio Units / VST / VST3.
• Multi-sized GUI (400p, 600p, 800p).
• 128 voice polyphony.
• 128 Patch Memories per bank.
• More than 5.000 presets in 60 banks (including a percussion one).
• Parameter Morphing using Modulation Wheel or MIDI velocity.
• 2x oversampling, 2x oversampled distortions.
• Nord Lead 2 modeled Unison.
• Zero Delay Nord Lead 2 and 12dB / 24dB Moog® modeled filters!
• Dual / Four octave key split.
• 4 layers / 12 oscillators with Sync / FM.
• 12 filter types.
• WAV / SoundFont (SF2) support.
• PADSynth re-synthesis.
• 2x oversampling / undersampling.
• Built-in arpeggiator.
• Panning modulation / stereo delay / gate effects.
• Graphic envelope modulation.
• Imports / Exports Nord Lead 2 SysEx data.
• MIDI CC control.
• Perfect for all types of music including Trance, Dubstep, Underscore, Chillout and Psytrance!

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Triple Spiral Audio releases Empty Fields – F.3 Pack 3 for Falcon

Triple Spiral Audio has just released the third volume of the Empty Fields – F.3 soundset for Falcon a hybrid synth by UVI.

The third pack contains 50 patches and 7 multis and have of lot of patches with all kinds of movement, warm lush pads, nicely over driven leads, mysterious soundscapes and fun key patches.

 You pay a one time price of €75,00 and you will receive automatically each new release. If you are joining in later you will get all the previous released packs. With this setup Triple Spiral Audio will offer a 90 days, not good/money back option.

With this ongoing project for both Falcon and Omnisphere 2 Triple Spiral Audio wants to capture the ever changing beauty of these Empty Fields in this 10 pack series. 

The fourth pack is scheduled for the end of July/beginning of August.

Update 27 June: The packs are now also available as separate purchase (€8.99 each)

For more Visit: Triple Spiral Audio

Out Now! ALCHEMIST 2 - Cinematic Impacts by STRING AUDIO

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:

1. Alchemist 2 Cinematic Impacts 2: 2.4GB of brand new sample material and 300 of new snapshots powered by the new ALCHEMIST 2 engine.
2. 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:
1. Alchemist 2 Cinematic Impacts 2: 2.4GB of brand new sample material and 300 of new snapshots powered by the new ALCHEMIST 2 engine.
2. 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

PRICE:

Full Version:
Special Intro Price 99$ (Regular price $129)

Upgrade Version: (only for owners of Alchemist Cinematic Textures Vers.1)
Special Intro Price 69$ (Regular price $89)

Discounted intro price ends soon. DON'T MISS OUT

For owners of ALCHEMIST 2 Cinematic Textures

BUY ALCHEMIST 2 Cinematic Impacts during the intro promo period and you will receive in advance the new updated ALCHEMIST 2 engine also for ALCHEMIST 2 Cinematic Textures that will be only officially released in the next future!

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ESC PluginGuru Tribute Library -Omnisphere 2- REVIEW

When I heard there was a group of programmers called the ESC (European Sound Collective) that created a tribute library for the legendary PluginGuru (John “Skippy” Lehmkuhl) who started sound designing in the late 80's, I got really excited. John Lehmkuhl has put a lot of work in teaching his talents to others. He has done music, sound rhythm and remix programming for many top musicians like Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, Harry Gregson-Williams, Kenny Loggins, Fleetwood Mac, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Whitney Huston, and Richard Marx-  just to name a few. 

The ESC group decided they were going to thank John and build a new Omnisphere 2 Soundset Library as a Tribute to sound designing master PluginGuru. The ESC is a collective of incredible sound designers and composers. 

Even though there are more than 16 members currently part of the ESC, these are the names of the 16 who contributed to this library: Burny Huber (Holland), Gareth Adonai (Germany), Tim Dale (Wales), Wolfgang Stindl aka Ikarus (Austria), Florian Gerger aka Clark Parker (Germany), Harald Geyer (Germany), Jan Bakker (Belgium), Henrik J. Larsen aka JX3D (Danmark), Darius Jambor aka Wizmos (Poland), Marcel Krapels aka Prikwol (Holland), Anton Anru (Russia), Stephan Baer(Zwitzerland), Marius Janssen (Germany), Henrik Johanson aka Henky, Airwave aka Laurent Veronnez, Adam Henderson aka Caxa.

The library consists of 250 patches with 50 sound sources and requires Omnisphere 2.1 or later.

REVIEW

To be honest, I wanted this library so badly to live up to its name. However, I approached it with a neutral unbiased approach. Even though I was a huge fan of John the PluginGuru, I wondered if the sound designers could really produce a worthy tribute and pull this off. With fingers crossed I unzipped the file, imported it into Omnisphere 2, and took a deep breath. I knew damn well this was going to be a long session. No matter how long it took I was going to sit there and audition every patch in this library. Next to me, I had a pot of coffee brewed and my monitors turned up. I began with first folder ARP+BPM and holy cow did it hit me, this is sounding powerful, but will it stay strong. Folder after folder I played and when I landed in the Pads+Strings folder I almost choked on my coffee. The patches were so lush, full and rich with emotional character that I didn't want to stop playing them. The production level of this library is top notch and obviously has been developed with the PluginGuru standards. 

This is an absolute astonishing tribute that really showcases these sound designer’s talents. I can't wait to see what the ESC releases next, I'm sure it will be a tour de force. It must feel great to have sixteen Luke Skywalkers show off their jedi sound design skills to the great Obi Wan Kenobi. Sorry for the Star Wars pun but I couldn't help but think what a great gift to receive from such talented individuals who have learned something from John's Youtube videos. I feel this library is worth so much more than its regular price point. It not only contains a huge amount of stunning material, but it offers patches that can be used in all kinds of genres of music. Everything from killer vintage synth sounds to modern scoring textures, you'll find it here. Another part of the library I really liked was that it contains 50 new sound sources which is a combination of 100% original and some are from other PlugInGuru Sample libraries (Del Norte EDM / MegaMagic: Viola / MegaMagic: Pads, and more.

If you want to hear every patch in this library, I recorded a video below that is over 2 hours and 48 minutes long auditioning every patch. This is a tribute library that really lives up to its name and is not an Omnisphere library you should think twice about buying.
5 out of 5 stars!!

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58% off “Timedrops” by Fluffy Audio

“Timedrops” is a granular manipulation tool for Kontakt 5, which enables users to import their own samples and features an extensive amount of sound sources and presets.

Freeze the time of any sample, creating pads and soundscapes out of any kind of material!

Take Any Sound & Transform It Into Something Incredible!

The idea of “Timedrops” is to take something beautiful and transform it into something else with the proper tools, whilst keeping the maximum sound quality possible.

For this reason, despite its apparent simplicity, “Timedrops” implements many under the hood adjustments like:

• per-grain custom windows
• anti-phasing techniques
• synchronized time/rate/densities between the grains.

Granular synthesis is awesome when you can’t actually distinguish between the single grains… making the whole result appear like a newly designed sound!

So What Exactly Can I Do With “Timedrops”?

“Timedrops” is a completely unique sound design tool that can take an ordinary sound (including your own!) and turn it into something extraordinary… in no time at all!

With it’s almost limitless possibilities, this plugin is perfect for a wide range of audio applications and musical styles including but not limited to:

• Cinematic Underscore
• Sound Design
• Ambient Music

.. and more, the only limit to “TimeDrops” is your imagination!

Note: Requires the Full Retail version of Kontakt 5.4 or higher (NOT compatible with the Free Kontakt Player) 

Normally €69 – get it at 58% off before it’s gone!

60% off the normal price (normally €69)!
Advanced time freezing engine with sample importing
988 mb sample library
94 ready to use soundsources
91 NKI presets
Custom ADSR, LFO and CC controls
Easy sample importing
Custom FX engine
Multiple grain windows
Custom remappable CCs
Windows XP / Vista / 7
Intelmac and Mac OS 10.5 or higher.
4 GB System Ram, 1 GB free on HD
Note: Requires the Full Retail version of Kontakt 5.4 or higher (NOT compatible with the Free Kontakt Player)
Perfect for Cinematic Underscore, Ambient Music and Sound Design!

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