Spitfire Audio Mercury – Evolving Soundscapes

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

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Spitfire Audio Albion One: 10th Anniversary Edition.

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

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EastWest Hollywood Choirs – A Divine Ensemble

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

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D16 Group PunchBOX Bass Drum Synthesizer – A Heavyweight Contender

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

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PSP Audioware 2445 EMT Reverb – Crystal Clear

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

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