Big Fish Audio Hook City RnB Vocal Box Edition

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Hey what’s good fam!

I’m back with some Big Fish for ya!

Today I’m checking out a new RnB product by VIP Loops

Let’s check it!

So what is Hook City RnB Vocal Box Edition?

viploopvocalboxWell, this is product dedicated to smooth RnB kits, riffs, loops, and sounds.

However, it’s also dedicated to providing a bunch of great “talkbox” style hooks and vocal riffs.

Think old school Zapp and Roger, Jodeci, and plenty others…and that’s the type of sound you’re getting here.

Of course since I’m reviewing the KLI version, this makes it super easy to tweak, audition, manipulate, and mangle the sounds quickly.

You can play them as is, or go through the interface and add various effects for something new.

Quick Specs

So how does it sound?

Reel to Reel Tape RecorderIt sounds really good. One thing I’ve learned about VIP Loops, they usually are able to deliver on the sound that they are going for, and I personally end up liking their RnB stuff because it always tends to have that classic vibe that I grew up on.

Probably because they were actually making RnB back then as well!

There are some nice keys, guitars, and a bunch of synths that are usable. You also get a few strings, and I like the fact that they give you the drums as loops as well as single hit kits to work with.

The vocals are definitely authentic sounding, I just wish in some of the single vocal patches the loops started as soon as you hit the note instead of still being in “loop” format and coming in a little later.

I get that in the context of the kit, but when it’s just vocals in a patch I feel they should be edited to play immediately when the key is pressed for better usability.

So what’s the bottom line?

If you like RnB, and specifically the “talkbox” sound, then this may be something you want to checkout.

There are not many people putting out libraries with talkbox samples that actually sound good so if that’s something you need, make sure you give it a good listen.

4subsI give Hook City RnB Vocal Box Edition 4 out of 5 subs, I think they hit the right style in terms of RnB and the vocals definitely capture that true talkbox vibe.

Go on over and check the demos for yourself:ย http://www.bigfishaudio.com/detail.html?1;16;1::513155::::::::B513155::517540

Also be sure to use the code HOOK15 for 15% off of any Hook City products. And if you’re on the Big Fish mailing list, check your email for a 30% off code specifically for this particular library

Let me know what you think below

 

8 Comments

  1. I liked the sounds a lot, funny enough the vocoder stuff doesn’t attract me as much as some of the drum sounds and other stuff. Nice enough though – as you say overall this could be very useful ๐Ÿ™‚

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  2. SJ: Big Fish Friday Yes!! Yes!!…This Kit is a must for me. The formats are great. Plenty of material & the price is good too. My rating is 4.5/5.0. This was a great video review. Thanks for the peep…

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  3. Hah, since I saw this video I’ve got really into Roger Troutman, Roger – The Many Facets Of is now my fave – pity some of my friends who aren’t quite hip to it though LOL, I guess they’ll get with it eventually (maybe)

    Talk Box roolz!

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