There’s also a great range of percussion, with one hi-hat-mounted and three handheld tambourines, three shakers, handclaps, and more. There are various drum pieces, including four full cymbal setups, four hi-hats and 14 snares in total. Toontrack intends these bare-sounding kits to be used for folk, indie, acoustic pop or any genre where you want the vocal to shine. All are recorded with sticks, and one of the five has several additional instruments and brushes. This latest expansion for EZdrummer focuses on a more nuanced collection of five kits recorded in a relatively small and transparent room. Sometimes you don’t need a big drum sound that’s swamped in reverb or smashed by pumping compression. There are 99 presets, with 38 string, 12 brass and 12 wind articulations, plus playable percussion and choir, with a total size of 5.72 GB. There’s also a Simple Chords function for quickly creating pulsating rhythms and full arrangements. It loads into the free Kontakt Player and includes inspiring features such as the Colors Presets that let you play ensembles on the keyboard. The aim with this Essentials collection is to offer an entry-level option for symphonic composing.
Who says orchestral libraries have to cost the earth? This new release from Best Service and Sonuscore includes a carefully picked selection taken from The Orchestra, Strings of Winter and Horns of Hell products. Best Service/Sonuscore – The Orchestra Essentials There are also a handful of effects shots and chunky drum machine hits, plus three sampler patches to round things off. You can expect to find plenty of classic LinnDrum and 707 beats alongside 80s synth solos, funk guitar and bass riffs, and hazy vintage keys, with tempos ranging from 74 to 140 bpm. The pack contains 315 loops in your choice of WAV, Apple Loops and Rex 2, plus 141 WAV one-shots and 71 MIDI files. It’s time to get funky with this pack of grooving G-funk, proto-house and future-boogie samples from UNDRGRND Sounds.