Soniccouture releases the Scriptorium
Posted: 09/04/08 04:41 PM
By: Elliott Fienberg
This is an interesting release from one of my favourite companies: Soniccouture has gone the route of releasing a script package called Scriptorium for Kontakt 2/3 rather than doing another soundware library(although there is about 300 MB of soundware in this one too).
The package includes:
- 35 Unique KSP Processors for Kontakt
- 60 Advanced Kontakt Instruments
- 4 Video Tutorials on Sound Design Using KSP Scripts
- Kontakt 2 / 3 Format
Scriptorium costs about $100 USD and is only available by download. The complete list of scripts can be found here
Ugo releases Disturbance
Posted: 23/01/08 08:23 PM
By: Elliott Fienberg
Ugo has released a new sample chopper called Disturbance. It boasts a hefty set of features for cutting up sounds and mangling them to pure hell. The first demo song uploaded shows how nasty this thing can get. For $35 I don’t think there’s any way I can turn this offer down. Good boy Ugo – I look forward to giving this a whirl.
New offerings from Akai
Posted: 22/01/08 09:11 PM
By: Elliott Fienberg
So Akai had some big announcements from this year’s namm show, most notably is the new MPC5000 and the MPD32. They also announced a new drum machine with internal sounds but we’ll leave that out in this update.
The MPC5000 is neat cause it shows that they’re willing to keep expanding on their ever so popular MPC line by adding a synth and more editing features, as well as an eight-track harddisk recorder. List is $3500 but i’ve seen $2500 reported in other places which makes no sense.
The MPD32 is interesting cause it’s acknowledging that many users are just after the MPCs for their feel and the way they sequence, so this hardware controller is offering the ability to send master clock sequences to other devices, giving the user the the freedom of the MPC without the built-in sample engine. List for this is $499 but i’ve seen reports of it going to cost $299.
I think both products are going to do well, and they’re going to be hitting both ends of the market here. The 5000 is sort of a niche market for diehard MPC users though, so I have a feeling the MPD32s are going to sell like hotcakes amongst the average consumer.
Prediction: we’re going to see a lot of mpc1000s and 2500s hit the used market. 2500 users are going to want the 5000 while many 1000 users are going to go after the MPD32.