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Everyone knows that having a great percussionist on call is a necessity in this business, but sometimes finding one is a difficult task. Big Fish brings you Elemental Studio Percussion, a complete library filled with the foundational studio percussion loops and sounds that every writer/producer needs.

This “meat and potatoes” library is packed with 8.3 GB of loops that will fill the percussion hole in that song that has been nagging at you. No more resorting to paying huge amounts of money for studio time and a pro player to hit those bongos for you?

Price: USD 99.95

Visit: Big Fish Audio

Versatility, elegance, and immediacy: from the legendary artist, composer and string virtuoso Miroslav Vitous comes the breakthrough String Ensembles virtual instrument. This collection, “a composer’s dream,” brings a stunning level of elegance and expressiveness to the world of orchestral strings. Two different ensembles are included: Large Orchestra (24 violins, 14 violas, 12 celli, and 9 basses) and Chamber Ensemble (14 violins, 8 violas, 5 celli, and 4 basses), and the collection offers individual control of each instrument section. Multiple articulations are included, such as long sustained notes, detaches, legatos, staccato, tremolo, sforzando, sul pont, and more.

Extensive custom programming yields unique results that distinguishes Miroslav’s String Ensembles from any other string library. Sections respond musically and flexibly according to the performance of the player, automatically alternating samples and providing an unprecedented degree of realism and vitality. The library is designed to be extremely easy to use; simply load up the desired patch and begin creating beautiful string arrangements.

Included Articulations:

- Legato
- Sul Ponticello
- Vibrato
- Non-Vibrato
- Tremolo
- Pizzicato
- Staccato
- Expressivo
- Sforzato

RETAIL: $1399.95

What happens when you mix digital error with drum loops? You get Click, a sample CD of glitchy electronic loops. The CD is definitely aimed at a targeted nitch of IDM/experimental music producers looking to add that final touch to their latest tracks. Here is how the CD breaks down:

Content:

# 10 Folders, with about 20-35 loop in each folder.
# Beats & Clicks – a collection of drum beats with tweaky switch-ups.
# Cinematic Clicks – Music loops with strange treatments of digital errors.
# Cuts & Clicks – Groove tracks that will make your speakers pop.
Dub Clicks – Glitch loops with a Dub twist.
# Experimental Clicks – Sounds warped to be very experimental in nature.
# Indie Clicks – Not sure what the “Indie” refers to, but this is another folder of assorted digital errors.
Jazz Clicks – Mangled sounds of Jazz, twisted and bent into loops.
Lo-Fi Clicks – Sounds with a Lo-Fi quality.
# Sci-Fi Clicks – Bizarre Sci-Fi sounds……looped.
# Vox Clicks – Vocals, warped & stuttered into groove tracks.

It seems that over the last few years I.D.M.’s (intelligent dance music) influence has creeped slowly, but surely into pop music. This sample CD is proof of this strange phenomena occurring in music. The release of Click, is a definite attempt to add a little spice to the stale market of I.D.M./experimental sample CDs. Read the rest of this entry »