Home Piano Premium features less clean, not so perfectly pitched but warm piano patches that sound different to other patches available elsewhere. Sonic Flavours were thinking of naming this new refill Mystic Dream Pianos since there is an abundance of astonishing and creative new ambient and cinematic-sounding piano patches.
It’s Lush, It’s Brooding, It’s Melodic, Deep Future Tech! A sonic special brew designed to lift any Deep & Tech House production to giddying new heights.
Deep Future Tech is perfect for adding that edgy spikey flavour whilst still maintaining plenty of mood and melody in the process. Inspired by the likes of Maceo Plex, Audiojack, My Favorite Robot and labels such as Crosstown Rebels and 20:20 Vision, whom are all very much at the forefront of the current House scene. Deep Future Tech features 100 MIDI files split equally between bass and musical parts which are totally unique in relation to the supplied audio loops. All of the MIDI files are clearly labelled with musical part and key information for quick and easy recognition to use with the included presets or any third party MIDI compatible sound source On the sounds front you will find 50 Music loops, 40 Bass Loops and 50 Drum Top Loops, all at 125bpm and recorded in high quality 24bit WAV whilst in the one-shots department 30 Kicks, 49 HiHats, 50 Claps&Snare, 50 Percussion and 40 FX loops cut to 125 bpm. In addition to WAV both Apple and REX2 formats are supported for the loops.
Deep House Sounds boasts 107 MIDI files spread across 24 construction kits, featuring Bass, Leads, Rhodes Chords, Piano Chords, Pads, Strings and Melodies. All of the MIDI files are clearly labelled with musical part and key information for quick and easy recognition to use with the included patches or any third party MIDI compatible sound source. In the sounds department you will find 45 multi-sample patches captured in pristine 24 bit audio available in Live 8 Sampler, Kontakt 3, NNXT, EXS24, Halion and SFZ formats followed by a bank of 38 Sylenth1 presets and 50 Live8 Instrument Racks complete with Macros and FX incorporated into an Ableton Live8 pack. Last but not least we serve up 78 Bonus WAV Loops at 123 bpm comprising 43 Drum loops (as featured in the demo), 15 music loops and 20 Soundscape & FX loops.
‘Drum & Bass Breaks’ shows off über-producer Dan Larsson’s talents in serving up a stella collection of fresh Drum & Bass Breaks which are a world first in “Sample Versus MIDI” format. Spanning D&B genres such as Liquid, Minimal, Techstep, Darkstep, Ambient Jungle and Jungle, there is no shortage of fresh and original sounds on offer and the best groove-laiden MIDI patterns on tap. There are no rigid, quantised mechanical beats served up here, just pure rhythmical magic Designed for both producers and DJs alike, the sounds and MIDI are arranged across twelve drum kits with two or more groups of patterns per kit. Each pattern group has further been broken down into logical parts such as Intro1, Intro2, Full1, Fill1, Fill2, as well as kick-free top loops and percussion loops, all clearly labelled for quick and easy access.
‘ Prog Tech Synths’ is the third chapter in their series, bristling with an arsenal of deadly synths and high explosive trademark MIDI. Lock and load this perfect partner to ‘Prog Tech Beats’ into your sequencer and there is no mistaking the influences of Umek, Quivver, Wehbba, Robert Babicz, Booka Shade and Jamie Anderson. This product straddles comfortably the boundaries of Progressive and Tech House and features 117 MIDI files, 51 of those spread across 10 Construction Kits, and the remaining 66 appearing as separate Bass, Leads, Pads and Synths (Chords). All MIDI files are clearly labelled with musical part and key information for quick and easy recognition. Completing the library are 28 multi-sample patches captured in pristine 24-Bit audio available in Live 8 Sampler, Kontakt 3, NN-XT, EXS24, Halion and SFZ formats, plus an Ableton Live 8 pack.
‘Platinum Session Drums (ReFill)’ is a versatile collection of multi-sampled drum kits for Soul, Funk, Rock, Latin, R&B and Gospel producers. These Kits will make a great addition to any Reason user’s drum collection and are conveniently mapped out for live play on keyboard and other MIDI controllers. There are nine Combinator patches with fully customisable kits. With each Kit, you can modify the Room, Reverb, Stereo Spread, EQ and Volume. Parts such as kicks, snares, hi-hats, toms and cymbals are easily interchangeable with the NN-XT individual section patches within the Combinator. This makes customising Kits on-the-fly a breeze. Add ‘Platinum Session Drums (ReFill)’ to your collection today!
If the recent Deep Soulful creations from Mia Dora, Dusky, Huxley, Medlar, Cristoph, George Fitzgerald and Deetron inspire you, you are definitely looking in the right department. From Subby Sines, Deep Organs, Hollow Pulses, Warm Creamy Moogs and various Blazing Signature Adam Shaw Basses, you can be rest assured that all sonic angles are covered. Expect to find 174 Loops in WAV, Apple and REX formats at 120bpm and 123bpm. 117 MIDI files that correlate with the audio loops and 20 Multi-Sample Patches for NNXT, Kontakt 3, Live 8 Sampler, Halion, EXS24 and SFZ formats. There is also a Live8 Project containing some juicy festive season extras.
