IK Multimedia Intros Sampletank 2.1
IK Multimedia has introduced SampleTank 2.1, an upgrade to the popular sample workstation plug-in.
Tag: Virtual Instruments
NAMM: Sonic Implants Complete Symphonic Series
Sonic Network Inc., creators of Sonic Implants sound libraries, previewed its complete Symphonic Collection at this year’s Winter NAMM show in Anaheim, CA, marking this as the first time that the company will be displaying the culmination of its nearly three years of sampling labor. Joining the previously released Sonic Implants Symphonic String and Symphonic… Read More NAMM: Sonic Implants Complete Symphonic Series
NAMM Show Update: Cycling Releases Windows Mode
2005 NAMM Show: Cycling ’74 has announced Mode for Windows. This popular package of native audio processing plug-ins will be available on Windows XP for host applications supporting the VST and RTAS formats. The package features three instruments and two effects units that integrate functions and performance controls typically found in rack-mount and workstation hardware.… Read More NAMM Show Update: Cycling Releases Windows Mode
2005 NAMM Show: ILIO Origins
NAMM Show News: ILIO Entertainments has announced a new sample library from Dirk Campbell, the creator of World Winds. Origins is an exhaustive collection of authentic, atmospheric historical sounds that can add color to the composer’s palette. As well as multisamples presented in a variety of different dynamics and articulations, the library features a large… Read More 2005 NAMM Show: ILIO Origins
NBC Producer Chooses Virtual Orchestra Over Real
Producer Glenn Gordon Caron has chosen virtual strings over live players for the new NBC drama Medium. The mystery thriller features music by Emmy Award winning composer Jeff Beal, realized using the Kirk Hunter Concert Strings. In his direction to composer Jeff Beal, Caron asked for a main title sequence that “sounded like death –… Read More NBC Producer Chooses Virtual Orchestra Over Real
Vienna Symphonic Library New Products, Competition and Free Downloads
The Vienna Symphonic Library and its North American distributor ILIO have announced the release of all 13 Horizon Series products in HALion on Kontakt formats. All libraries including Vienna’s Performance Tool can be used on the samplers EXS24 mk II, GigaStudio, HALion, and Kontakt, on both Mac OS and Windows platforms. The Performance Tool for… Read More Vienna Symphonic Library New Products, Competition and Free Downloads
Brooklyn Musicians Fight Virtual Orchestras
While the use of synthesizers has become routine in many types of music, they continue to be controversial when used as a replacement for a traditional orchestra. Kiku Enomoto and her six colleagues at the Opera Company of Brooklyn, members of the local musician’ union, refused to play with the OCB last February when it… Read More Brooklyn Musicians Fight Virtual Orchestras
Leap Frog Audio Announces Rephrase
Leap Frog has announced Rephrase, a phrase editing virtual instrument that uses audio tracks as source material. Using Rephrase, audio tracks become instruments in their own right. It lets you edit them directly as MIDI in your host application, or play them live via midi. At the core of Rephrase is a resynthesis engine. The… Read More Leap Frog Audio Announces Rephrase
