Logic 8 and K2 Players – Setting up multitimbrally
Recently, I gave a first review of Peter Seidlaczek’s String Essentials 2 from Best Service where we examined setting up the K2 player inside Logic 7.2 so that it would operate multitimbrally. Lest we forget: Thankfully, happy days are here at last (as opposed to again) with the release of Logic 8 which finally makes [...]
Read More →String Essentials 2
Now that NAMM 2008 is over, we’re going to consider a really beautiful string library that’s been seriously overlooked since it’s initial release by Best Service in Germany, distributed by EastWest: String Essentials 2 by Peter Siedlaczek. Peter’s work extends back to the Roland sampler days when he created a number of programs, often not [...]
Read More →Logic 8 and The Mac Mini
For the past few months, I’ve been talking about the value of getting Logic 8 and running it on a Mac Mini. This week, actually, last night, I got to test my words because for Valentine’s Day, I ordered one from Apple for my wife Caroline, who earned her Masters in Film Composition at Bournemouth [...]
Read More →Storm Drum 2: Part 2
In the past week, I’ve had more time to work with Storm Drum 2. As a general comment, people coming into my studio are mightily impressed with the quality of sound EastWest has achieved in these recordings. System Specs Although I’ve covered this previously, I want to review a few points. First, regardless of the [...]
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