Loading...
You are here:  Home  >  'Sample Library'
Latest

Insights: LASS 2.0

By   /  August 3, 2012  /  Virtual Instruments  /  No Comments

soloviolin-XSmall

In this first of a series of articles on LASS 2.0, I’m writing from a particular vantage point as being a LASS user, a teacher of LASS basics via LASS Class, and at one time a LASS dealer (no more since LASS is now sold direct). Taking this triadic view into account, for this first [...]

Read More →
Latest

Miroslav Vitous String Ensembles

By   /  April 20, 2010  /  Virtual Instruments  /  No Comments

Miroslav Vitous’ new String Ensembles aren’t quite a composer’s dream, but they could be.

Read More →
Latest

Hollywood Strings – A First Consideration

By   /  January 18, 2010  /  Virtual Instruments  /  No Comments

HS’s studio sound provides composers another choice as to which string ensemble recorded in which space do we want for the piece we’re working on.

Read More →
Latest

Trend Lines: The Changing Face of Sample Library Sales

By   /  October 6, 2009  /  Trend Lines  /  No Comments

You can still buy sample libraries at local retail stores, but change is here.

Read More →
Latest

With PLAY 1.2, Spring Comes Early for EastWest

By   /  March 19, 2009  /  Virtual Instruments  /  No Comments

EastWest’s PLAY 1.20 struts its stuff with its new Advanced Streaming Engine.

Read More →
Latest

L. A. Scoring Strings

By   /  March 2, 2009  /  Virtual Instruments  /  No Comments

Despite a deeply troubled economy, Andrew Keresztes and his Los Angeles Scoring Strings demonstrates that entrepreneurship is still alive.

Read More →
Latest

The Miroslav Philharmonik Revisited

By   /  December 31, 2008  /  Virtual Instruments  /  2 Comments

Once $3500 on four CDs, The Miroslav Philharmonik is the original library reprogrammed by IK Multimedia now at a very compelling price.

Read More →
Latest

Symphobia: The Essential Toolkit for Composers

By   /  August 21, 2008  /  Virtual Instruments  /  No Comments

Maarten Spruijt, Vincent Beijer and Marco Deegenaars, the troika that founded the sample library company Project SAM, located in the Netherlands, are three stubborn young men. Or are they just decisive with a clear mission statement that they’re sticking with to direct their product development?

Read More →
Latest

QLSO PLAY – First Look

By   /  August 10, 2008  /  Virtual Instruments  /  No Comments

In early July, Sonic Control’s Peter Alexander was given the opportunity to have a sneak preview of EastWest’s Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra Platinum in the new PLAY software instrument. Here are his first impressions.

Read More →