Let's discuss some of the best Kontakt libraries for Horror & Thriller film scoring I found. Horror scoring requires evolving tension that shifts dynamically rather than static loops or conventional…
Vox Samples Stutter Master 2, you can get usable results in less than a minute, but there’s still enough depth to keep you experimenting for weeks. At its core, Stutter Master…
When I first loaded up Gravity 2, I honestly wasn't sure what to expect. The original Gravity came out back in 2015 and quickly became one of those libraries that…
This is Nils Frahm's Yamaha CFX 9-foot grand running through Funkhaus Berlin's vintage signal chain, and right from the start I need to say this isn't just another sampled piano.…
When I first opened Heavyocity's Symphonic Destruction Kontakt library, I wasn't sure what to expect, though I knew their reputation for aggressive sound design well enough to be curious. What…
These nine best free kontakt libraries skip the demo crap and give you usable content - performance engines that understand how instruments actually behave, presets built for specific production roles,…
There’s a particular kind of warmth that only an old Ampeg can give you - that thick, cushiony low-end that seems to hug the mix instead of just sitting in…
Apogee just dropped Clearmountain Dance, a new plugin built with mix legend Bob Clearmountain, and it’s all about recreating that iconic stereo delay heard on David Bowie’s Let’s Dance. It…
Eventide has just released Temperance Lite, a reverb plugin with a twist: it treats reverb not just as space, but as a musical instrument. Unlike traditional convolution or algorithmic reverbs,…
Splice has taken a bold leap beyond samples with the release of INSTRUMENT, a free virtual instrument plugin available in VST3, AU and AAX formats for macOS and Windows. Powered…