Artist: Sound Check | Title: Sound Effects And Music Power | Label: Bell Records (BLR 84 050) | Format: Digital [WAV] (RiP CDDA) | Total Length: 01:17:28 | Genres: Samples Movie Effects, Special Effects FX
This sample CD starts off badly, with over sixty “classic” patches that sound suitable only for producing cliched rave tunes. Each of these patches contains only a single sample which spans several octaves, and to make matters worse, the sample is usually of a whole chord, making it impossible to use the sound to produce your own major and minor chords. After that embarrassing false start, the CD improves so much that you quickly lose any doubts you might have first had about its quality. The vast majority of the patches are in this much better main section of the disc. While only a few synthesisers are covered, they include several highly sought after classics such as the Moog Memorymoog, Oberheim Matrix 12, Yamaha CS-80, Roland MKS-80, and Sequential Circuits Prophet 10. These synthesisers, and several others, are well represented on the disc, with each synth contributing between about seven and twenty different patches. Unlike the opening “classics” section, each patch in the main section of the disc consists of ten or eleven samples, each sample spanning six notes, giving you a total of five octaves covered. The sounds are all of single notes rather than whole chords, so you can play melodies and your own chords. The looping is well done, just as the label claims, and many of the samples are solid, usable sounds.
Contemporary Soloists – Bass is the final instalment in our new range of instruments for Kontakt. Featuring unique and contemporary orchestral bass textures performed by legendary bassist, Seth Bennett, It is full of soul, emotion and raw character. Designed to fill a gap in the virtual bass market, this library has a wonderfully compelling and intimate sound which is perfect for capturing a modern cinematic sound world which can be heard in scores by the likes of Jed Kurzel, Hildur Guðnadóttir and Jóhann Jóhannsson. Our custom user interface was carefully designed to be both intuitive and inspiring, allowing you to warp and shape your sound with filters, reverbs, distortion and much more.
Contemporary Soloists – Viola is the third instalment in our new range of instruments for Kontakt. Featuring unique and contemporary orchestral viola textures performed by legendary violist, Bruce White, It is full of soul, emotion and raw character. Designed to fill a gap in the virtual viola market, this library has a wonderfully compelling and intimate sound which is perfect for capturing a modern cinematic sound world which can be heard in scores by the likes of Jed Kurzel, Hildur Guðnadóttir and Jóhann Jóhannsson. Our custom user interface was carefully designed to be both intuitive and inspiring, allowing you to warp and shape your sound with filters, reverbs, distortion and much more.
Organ Obscura is our fresh, retro-modern twist on the quirky tones of a late 1960s Baldwin organ. Inspired by the iconic soundscapes of Bernard Herrmann, we’ve taken that familiar, nostalgic warmth and pushed it into unexpected, vibrant territory. You’ll discover authentic patches that channel vintage charm alongside wonderfully cheesy, avant-garde sounds reimagined for today’s music production. Dive into a sonic world that blends retro cheese with modern cool. With textured drones, evolving phrases, atmospheric pads, and richly sampled tones, Organ Obscura takes you on a journey through time and space—transforming the classic organ into a powerhouse of otherworldly sounds. This isn’t your grandmother’s organ… or maybe it is, with a twist.
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