Artistry Audio Staccato
$129 USD
Bottom Line:
Staccato is an excellent-sounding instrument with plenty of effective controls and experimental randomisation options
Artistry Audio Staccato
$129 USD
Bottom Line:
Staccato is an excellent-sounding instrument with plenty of effective controls and experimental randomisation options
Spitfire Audio Abbey Road Two, Iconic Strings
$299USD
Bottom Line:
While I have gripes about the interfaces’ needless focus on style over functionality, there is no denying Abbey Road Two Iconic Strings sounds fantastic
Spitfire Audio Fractured Strings
$299 USD
Bottom Line:
At $299 USD this is not a casual purchase, but if you can think outside the box and use it to the maximum potential, there is a lot to be found here
Spitfire Audio Mercury
$149 USD
Bottom Line:
Spitfire Audio’s Mercury is a definite success in that fills a gap in the ever-saturated market of contemporary epic orchestral libraries. I am confident any arrangement from the most simplistic to complex will be elevated by Mercury, which at this bargain price point certianly puts it into your must-own list for 2022
D16 Group Phoscyon 2 AcidLine
$159 USD
Bottom Line:
Excellent sounding and extremely versatile bass synth, Phoscyon 2 should be the default centre of your electro synth set
Spitfire Audio Albion One
$449 USD
Original review, January 2018
Bottom Line:
Flawless quality, excellent curated presets and very usable content. Absolutely one of the finest composer toolkits on the market, and as confusing as the product line up might be to new users, rest assured this is definitely the grand-daddy flagship and the one you want to aim for with your budget. Albion One is not only for film composers, but if you’re looking for that larger than life cinematic sound, there is very little else on the market offering such a complete package
EastWest Hollywood Choirs
$799 USD or from $24.99/month
Original review March 2018
Bottom Line:
I can see many opportunities to expand the Hollywood series, even within the vocal genre alone. I look forward to future developments with expectation, but in the meantime, I shall be immersing myself in probably the best cinematic choir library money can buy
PSP Audioware preQursor2
Original review December, 2017
Bottom Line
There are many similar EQ VST plugins available, but at this price offering so much character and features PSP Audioware preQursor2 will should become an familiar tool in most serious producers arsenals
D16 Group PunchBOX
Original review October, 2017
Bottom Line:
Plenty of scope for creating a signature sound and huge….huge sub-bass slammers. Any serious producer of electronic music should have a kick designer, PunchBOX has a straightforward workflow that makes sense, sounds great and looks pretty amazing – I would put this at the top of the list
PSP Audioware 2445 EMT
$149USD
Originally reviewed February 2018
Bottom Line:
Every producer needs a good range of quality and characterful effect processors in their collection, particularly with reverbs. It’s one of the most important effects for providing spatial depth and ambience to a mix. This is a neat unit with some tricks and one of the smoothest plate verbs I’ve heard, I highly recommend you try the demo, it will certainly grab your attention