If you're a composer with Kontakt and not heard for Spitfire Audio BML series you're in for a treat! MURAL, Volume 2 is here and features carefully sampled strings recorded at AIR Studios, London.
Sample Logic tell us that their new Kontakt instrument, Arpology, is the next step in music. If you're into creating arpeggiated sequences without boundaries, you NEED to check this out.
Wavesfactory tell us their new Kontakt instrument, W-TubularBells, provides instant emotion, soul and epicness! If you're looking for mallets, check this out.
Realistic sections. Authentic & natural sounding solos. That's what this Kontakt instrument is about! Learn about Native Instruments' Session Horns Pro & bring a 'real' brass section to your tracks.
Berlin based Darker Digital have released their latest instrument for Kontakt 5 users: Kickboxer. As its name suggests, it's a fully featured drum machine you'd better not ignore!
On a warm October New York day, we visited behind the scenes at the Heavyocity studio where so many of the magical sounds we hear in blockbuster movies are born.
There's tons of Kontakt instruments available. Seems like there's new ones being released every week! And the RealiWhistle catches the ear as being different as Jay Asher discovers.
The creators of professional Kontakt instrument libraries, Spitfire Audio, have been cooking up something rather nice: Kitchenware - Glass. It's 10.7GB big and only £66 GBP!
The big news is the new Native Instruments sample library for Kontakt, Rise & Hit. Also included are 2 excellent tutorial videos from AskVideo on how to create thrilling tension and suspense with it.
Spitfire Audio have become well known for their high quality, award-winning sound libraries. And they're back with Bones Vol.1 - a detailed collection of brass orchestral sounds.
Wave Alchemy have released a new slimmed down version of their forthcoming Kontakt instrument, Digital Revolution. Check out the video to find out more about the demo and full version.
Looking for a customizable solo cello/soli Kontakt library that is expressive and can fit in a great number of musical settings? Jay Asher finds out whether Embertone's Blakus Cello makes the grade.
You can find interesting sample libraries for any instrument you can name, and many that are beyond our imagination even. falls into the later category and here's why.
Impact Soundworks are back with a new Kontakt instrument, Celestia. With over 6GB of content utilising over 200 unique instruments, this sound library is designed for atmospheric and ethereal needs.
Embertone have released some impressive instruments of late. Lynda Arnold picks up their Friedlander Violin Kontakt instrument and explores its wide range of dynamic and expressive controls.
The name 'Hans Zimmer' is enough to get most producers interested, but has Spitfire Audio created an equally high-quality percussion library? Toby Pitman puts it to the test.
There's lot of software and hardware tools perfect for sound designers, but with so many choices it can be hard to find what you need. Mo Volans outlines his 10 favourite studio tools for the job.
Watch a session video and see Doug Rogers work with Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree, Blackfield) on their new virtual instrument by EASTWEST, Ghostwriter!
Billed as the next big "modern groove designer" for Kontakt, Heavyocity's DM-307 brings their much admired cinematic sculpted sonics into the world of EDM drums, rhythms and fat beats.