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Review: Spitfire Audio’s Studio Strings Professional

Ian Waugh — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:17:37 +0000

Manufacturer: Spitfire Audio Web: Spitfire Audio Price: Studio Strings £199. Studio Strings Professional £449. Upgrade from Studio to Professional for the price difference. Spitfire Audio’s Studio Strings – what is it? There are two versions of this library – Studio Strings, sometimes referred to as the Core version, and Studio Strings Professional. There are several […]

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Review: Sample Logic’s Arpology Cinematic Dimensions

Ian Waugh — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 16:06:49 +0000

Manufacturer: Sample Logic Web: Sample Logic Price: $399.99 (Arpology crossgrade $299.99) Sample Logic’s Arpology Cinematic Dimensions – what is it? About six years ago Sample Logic developed an arpeggiator or step animator which formed the basis of the original Arpology software. Although it shares the same name, Arpology Cinematic Dimension isn’t so much Arpology on […]

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Review: Spitfire Audio British Drama Toolkit

Ian Waugh — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 17:26:21 +0000

Manufacturer: Spitfire Audio Web: Spitfire Audio Price: £199 Spitfire Audio’s British Drama Toolkit – what is it? The British Drama Toolkit is a slight deviation from the libraries we’re used to seeing from Spitfire. It consists of a small string and woodwind section but the sounds are layered, with textures varying according to velocity. The […]

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Review: Spitfire Audio’s Solo Strings

Ian Waugh — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 10:20:13 +0000

Manufacturer: Spitfire Audio Web: Spitfire Audio Price: £349 (crossgrades available for owners of the original Solo Strings) Spitfire Audio’s Solo Strings – what is it? Sample library aficionados and Spitfire followers in particular will be aware of Spitfire’s original Solo Strings which was released six years ago. It was one of the company’s first libraries […]

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Review: Spitfire Audio’s Chamber Strings Professional

Ian Waugh — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:27:25 +0000

Manufacturer: Spitfire Audio Web: https://www.spitfireaudio.com/ Price: £899 (crossgrades available for owners of Chamber Strings and Sable libraries) Spitfire Audio’s Chamber Strings Professional – what is it? In a nutshell, Spitfire Audio’s Chamber Strings Professional is Spitfire’s Chamber Strings plus the Expansion Pack, featuring a wide range of articulations plus additional Mic positions and mixes. It […]

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Review: Spitfire Audio’s Alternative Solo Strings

Ian Waugh — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 17:36:22 +0000

Manufacturer: Spitfire Audio Web: Spitfire Audio Price: £249 Spitfire Audio’s Alternative Solo Strings – what is it? Spitfire’s Alternative Solo Strings is the company’s alternative take on solo string performances featuring Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass recorded by world-class players. It uses 28Gb of disk space, but needs double that during installation. It will […]

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Review: Q Up Arts’ California Keys

Ian Waugh — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 16:05:31 +0000

Manufacturer: Q Up Arts Web: Q Up Arts Price: $499 (On sale for $199 at time of publication) Q Up Arts’ California Keys– what is it? California Keys is a Kontakt sample library containing a massive grand piano plus six classic keyboard instruments. It’s big – it requires 36Gb of disk space, but double that […]

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Review: Spitfire Audio’s Olafur Arnalds Chamber Evolutions

Ian Waugh — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 17:59:14 +0000

Manufacturer: Spitfire Audio Web: Spitfire Audio Price: £249 Spitfire Audio’s Olafur Arnalds Chamber Evolutions – what is it? Olafur Arnalds Chamber Evolutions (OA Chamber Evolutions from now on) applies Spitfire’s Evo Grid technology to a chamber orchestra comprising 4 Violin Is, 3 Violin IIs, 3 Violas, 3 Cellos and 3 Double Basses. Evo stands for […]

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Review: Red Room Palette – Part Two

Ian Waugh — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 20:00:19 +0000

Manufacturer: Red Room Audio Web: Red Room Audio Prices: Symphonic Sketchpad $299 Palette Brush Pack 01 Melodics $199 Palette Brush Pack 02 Orchestral FX $199 Palette Brush Pack 03 Runs & Arps $199 (Discounts of 5-15%for multiple purchases) Snaps Claps Slaps Stomps & Shouts FREE In the second of this two-part review we look at […]

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Review: Red Room Palette – Part One

Ian Waugh — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 12:07:00 +0000

Manufacturer: Red Room Audio Web: Red Room Audio Prices: Symphonic Sketchpad $299 Palette Brush Pack 01 Melodics $199 Palette Brush Pack 02 Orchestral FX $199 Palette Brush Pack 03 Runs & Arps $199 (Discounts of 5-15% for multiple purchases) Snaps Claps Slaps Stomps & Shouts FREE Part 1 This is a two-part review. In this […]

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