Spitfire Audio’s ‘Earth Encounters’ Offers A Unique World Music Sound Library

Spitfire Audio has introduced David Fanshawe – Earth Encounters Vol 1 – a new ethnomusicological virtual instrument collection for Native Instruments’ Kontakt Player platform Earth Encounters showcases the archive left behind by pioneering English composer, ethnomusicologist and musical explorer David Fanshawe (19 April 1942 – 5 July 2010). Fanshawe’s explorations saw him traveling throughout Africa, the Pacific, the Middle… Read More Spitfire Audio’s ‘Earth Encounters’ Offers A Unique World Music Sound Library

Applied Acoustics Systems – Strum Acoustic GS-2

At The NAMM Show 2015: Applied Acoustics Systems has announced the upcoming release of Strum Acoustic GS-2, a new version of its award-wining Strum Acoustic GS-1 guitar track production plug-in. Strum Acoustic GS-2 will ship with a streamlined interface, a new equalizer and compressor module, a new multi-effect processor as well as native 64-bit operation… Read More Applied Acoustics Systems – Strum Acoustic GS-2

Sonic Faction Debuts Archetype Ableton Live Instrument Bundle

Today Sonic Faction has come out with a massive new offering for Live users – the Archetype Ableton Bundle, a collection of 8 custom-designed instruments for Ableton Live 9 Suite. The Archetype Bundle’s eight instruments (Beatdown, Sickness, Evilfish, Hatchet, Clone, Pulsator, Whoosh Machine and Rogue-One) run the gamut of vintage and modern instruments, which are… Read More Sonic Faction Debuts Archetype Ableton Live Instrument Bundle

Spitfire Releases ‘Extended Family’ Sample Libraries

Compositional tools creator Spitfire Audio has announced the first releases in its “Extended Family” series of sample libraries, all produced by third-party developers. The first libraries released are SD01 Dustbundle, and Redcola Trailer Giant volume 1. British sample developers Sound Dust have created the first library, SD01 Dustbundle, a purpose-built bundle comprising all six of… Read More Spitfire Releases ‘Extended Family’ Sample Libraries

Real Orchestra vs Virtual Instrument Mockups

Are virtual instruments getting good enough to replace a traditional orchestra? That’s one of the questions raised by an interesting series of posts at sound design site AudioCookbook. UK composer Tom Player has been sharing a series of examples, looking at synth mockups of his compositions and comparing them to the final recordings with real orchestras.