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A striking new sample collection brings SAM’s orchestral percussion bang up to date.
New gratis software instrument works on NI's free Kontakt Player.
The latest entry in Project SAM's Symphobia series promises heart-stopping thrills, terrifying sci-fi action and nerve-jangling horror.
**** Score = 4/5. Many libraries offer a French horn ensemble within their menu of brass sections, but this is the first horns-only release we've come across.
Subtitled ‘the other film orchestra’, the focus is once again on the jazzy film and TV scores of the ’60s, epitomised by the likes of Mancini, Schifrin, Barry and Goldsmith.
***** Following their excellent SAM Horns title comes a Giga set dedicated to a three-trombone section, augmented by a fruity solo bass trombone.
We check out the latest sample libraries on the block: True Strike 1 • Flatpack 2 • Drumdrops In Dub Volume 1.
Billed as ‘The Jazzy Film Scoring Library’, Swing focuses on the Big Band sound.
Sample library-makers ProjectSAM release the follow-up to their Orchestral Essentials which earned a 4.5/5 rating in...
This orchestral compilation focuses on full-range, multi-instrument ensembles, enabling you to play complete orchestral sections without having to laboriously program their individual components.
