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Sample Logic Thunder Springs review Big Fish Legendary RnB Classics review Rob Lee EDM Expansion 1 for SynthMaster review UVI String Machines analog string library review Big Fish Audio Vintage Vibe Kontakt library review Jeremy Ellis finger drumming course from macPro Video review Heavyocity AEON Collection review
 

Sample Logic Thunder Springs review

Hey what’s up fam! I’m back with another new release from Sample Logic, seems these guys are on a rampage lately! Today I’m checking out Thunder Springs…so let’s go! What is Thunder Springs? If you don’t know what a thunder tube or a spring drum is don’t worry, you’re not alone! I don’t either, but [...]

Big Fish Legendary RnB Classics review

Hey what’s good fam! It’s Friday and I’m back with another plate of Big Fish! Today I’m checking out the “Legendary RnB Classics” library So let’s see what’s up! What is Legendary RnB Classics? It’s a new collection of 16 construction kits dedicated to smooth classic RnB music. So if you like smooth synths, keys, [...]

Rob Lee EDM Expansion 1 for SynthMaster review

Hey what’s up fam? Today I’m checking out a preset expansion for the SynthMaster plugin, this one is made by Rob Lee He’s done presets for tons of plugins, both factory and expansions and he’s done quite a few for SynthMaster This one is EDM expansion volume 1, let’s check it out So what is [...]

UVI String Machines analog string library review

Hey what’s good fam! Today I’m back with another product from one of my favorite developers, UVI. It’s a product I’ve had for a while called String Machines and I’ve been wanting to show it to ya! So let’s get into it! What is String Machines? It’s a library dedicated to capturing and recreating the [...]

Big Fish Audio Vintage Vibe Kontakt library review

Hey what’s good fam, back with another Big Fish Friday for ya! Had some things going on the last few weeks but I’m back with a good one for ya! Today I’m checking out Vintage Vibe, let’s peep it! So what is Vintage Vibe? This is a new Kontakt library that’s dedicated to capturing the [...]

Jeremy Ellis finger drumming course from macPro Video review

Yo what’s good fam! Today I’m reviewing another resource that I think anyone interesting in finger drumming should know about. It’s the “Maschine Virtuosity” course by Jeremy Ellis that he did for macPro Video There are times when I come across certain resources that I just feel the need to share with ya, so….let me [...]

Heavyocity AEON Collection review

So if you don’t know by now, Heavyocity recently released a new product…you know I had to check it out. So let’s just get right into it! What is AEON? This a a huge, brand new library that covers synths, ethnic, orchestral, cinematic, sound design, and rhythmic elements. Unlike DAMAGE which is specific to percussive [...]


Spectrasonics Omnisphere – Traditional and Acoustic sounds

13 October 2011

Yo what’s good fam! So, I wanted to show off some stuff from Omnisphere but not in a traditional “review” sort of way. I have had this instrument for a few years….and I use it often. I will preface this by saying I’m FULLY biased when it comes to Omnisphere. I think it’s the single [...]

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Get The Producer’s Choice Infectious Harp Loops library for FREE

13 October 2011

  Just like the title says, you know I’m always trying to get you the hook up when I can The folks over at Producer’s Choice are giving all SoundsAndGear.com readers the full Infectious Harp Loops product for free. All you have to do is join their newsletter…it’s a good trade off I think Here’s [...]

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Posted in Loops & Samples25 Comments

Chris Hein Horns Compact from Best Service – Review

12 October 2011

Yo what’s good fam! Back with another goodie for ya! As soon as I saw this one, I knew I had to have it. I have seen the Chirs Hein Horns for a while, but the complete collection (4 volumes) is close to 750 bucks or so. I’m sure it’s dope, but if you’re not [...]

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Big Bad Horns Kontakt library from Big Fish

07 October 2011

Yo what’s good fam, time for some Big Fish Friday! Got something a little different this time, it’s a construction kit AND a Kontakt library/instrument. It’s from their new KLI series, which is a custom Kontakt interface for use with their libraries that come with it. This one is called Big Bad Horns, let’s peep [...]

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Twisted Tools Rolodecks Reaktor FX review

04 October 2011

Hey what’s good fam! You may have noticed I do not do much with Reaktor, honestly, I’m not much of a fan of it. I do like some of the premade ensembles by third parties though, and even the stuff like The Mouth or The Finger from NI. But on a whole, I usually steer [...]

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Posted in FX, Plugins10 Comments

Maschine Mikro Tutorial – how to choose groups from the hardware

29 September 2011

Yo what’s good fam! Maschine Mikro hit the stores today and I wanted to share a quick little video showing how to choose groups As you may notice, there are no dedicated group buttons on the Mikro controller, but it’s still quick to access groups enjoy more videos available at the maschine tutorials website

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Best Service Epic World library review

28 September 2011

Yo what’s good fam, back with another review for ya. Today I’m checking out another library from Best Service and Eduardo Tarilonte…. A few weeks ago I checked out Forest Kingdom, which I loved….so wanted to review this one as well. It’s called Epic World….more cinematic ambiances and instruments Let’s check it out! What is Epic World? [...]

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Motu MachFive 3 Mark 79 Electric Piano review

22 September 2011

Yo what’s good fam! You know I’m a fan of the Motu engines/libraries as well as UVI (guys behind a lot of motu engines/libraries) So I had to checkout the new MachFive 3, I remember seeing it back at winter NAMM and it looked really good. I never had the previous version so I can’t [...]

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