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World Traditions

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:41:22 +0200

]]>World Traditions is a sonic journey around the globe to capture the essence of several musical and percussive "Traditions" : African, Arabian, Asian, Indian, Mediterranean, Spanish and Gipsy, Brazilian, Balkanish, Celtic and even Occidental with a complete collection of typical accordions.

This libray contain in 2.2GB more than 4500 samples, including tons of Loops and Phrases, as well as instruments presets, organised in 10 categories :

> African

From Marimba and Kalimba to Djembe and Bongos, the percussions are all oozing with authenticity. Apart from this large selection of percussion loops and samples which is the essence of African music, you'll also find male and female voices, typical African guitar parts, and many other staples of African music

> Arabian

Wonderful sound of Arabian voices and instruments. With the included loops and phrases, the traditional melodies of Arabia come alive, allowing you to instil that unique ingredient in your productions. Featured instruments are: luth, male and female voices, violin and percussion. As a bonus, you'll find many multi-samples of the featured instruments, and a special synth selection.

> Asian

This section addresses the need for traditional music from Asia: vocal, percussion and highly exotic instrumental loops. A treasure chest for authentic asian sounding loops and phrases.

> Indian

With the included loops and phrases, the traditional melodies of India come alive, allowing you to include that unique ingrdient in your productions. Featured instruments are too numerous to list here, from percussions to vocals and instruments. As a bonus, you'll find many multi-samples of the featured instruments. Give this volume a listen, and dive into the magic of Indian traditions.

> Mediteranean

Instrumental loops in all (or most) major and minor keys for Baglamas, Bozouki, Tzouras and Saz. Additional phrases of Combos and Oud as well as all of the above, many instrument multisamples are also provided, with variations such as Pizz or Tremolo. Large selection of drum and percussion loops, with tempo ranging from 100 to 185 bpm. Played by gifted local players, this section explores the Greek/Turk side of Mediterranean music !

> Spanish & Gipsy

Created by natural-born musician and recorded with excellent Gipsy performers, and delivers effortlessly the trademark sound and rhythms of the genre. Discover guitars, vocals, palmas and many other specific loops performed by well-trained players!

> Bossa Brazil

The drums & percussions, guitar and bass were performed together but sampled separately, for maximum flexibility. The drums & perc are divided in sticks, brushes and mallets loops which express well the nuances of bossa performances. For both the guitar and bass loops the key is given, as well as the chord played when applicable.

> Balkanish

This section explores traditional music from the Balkans with handy construction kits. Instruments include Accordion, Double bass, Violin, Saxophone, Derbuka, Strings, Percs, Voices...

> Celtic

Phrases and samples of all the typical instruments that thrive in Brittany, Ireland and Cornwall: celtic guitar, violin, concertina, acoustic guitars, Irish flute and mandolin as well as biniou (small bagpipes) and bombarde (french shawm)

> Accordions

The styles grouped here are quite varied, ranging from Canadian folklore to French "bourrée", while also approaching polka, German traditional and Beerfest material, and even Celtic melodies.

No doubt that this collection will add this very special thing into your creations that will inspire your audience with a vision of world music.

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The Seventh

Thu, 27 May 2010 18:03:42 +0200

]]>For the first time, the last sequel of the all-time famous electric piano brand is now available as a virtual instrument. Only for UVI users.

While sharing the same electro-mechanical design with its ancestors, this great piano also brings its own soul and character along with sound and music quality.

Thanks to our radical chain of recording gear and sampling techniques, we were able to achieve certainly one of our best electric piano ever : first we took the time to carefully tweak the instruments to obtain the most homogenized playing sensation possible (voicing, tuning ...). Then we did record direct from the internal microphone to a custom Universal Audio preamplifier plugged into the Prism Orpheus converters using Vovox uniques cables. We sampled up to 14 velocity levels as well as the release sounds for every note. Everything was captured at 24bit / 96khz for a crystal clear sound quality.

The result is a very unique and expressive electric piano, a 21st century instrument with the soul of the 70s.

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The electric piano from the 21st century

"Voicing the piano"

Direct recording from the internal mic

The recording set-up : Prism Orpheus and Universal Audio preamps

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Acoustic Toy Museum

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:43:46 +0100

]]>For the first time, hundreds of musical toys were used to create a magical and unique sound library that will add innocence and freshness into your productions.

Deeply multi-sampled in 24 bits / 96 kHz and meticulously recorded in the very best conditions using world-class microphones and Class-A equiment, each instrument sounds authentic and soulful.

Several passionate owners of musical toy collections gave us access to very rare and sometimes very old musical toys. Even a famous museum opened its doors to our insane sound design team : the Musée des Art Décoratifs, sharing the same building with one of the most famous museums in the world : the Musée du Louvre in Paris.

The result is a flashy selection of inspiring instruments ready to play with: Toy Pianos, Musical Boxes, Ancient Automates, Wood and Metal Xylophones, Mini Bells, Baby Drums, Toy Guitars, Ukulele, Melodicas, Small Accordions, Harmonicas, Children Percussions, Funny Horns, Musical Gadgets, Musical Cubes, Plastic Tubes and much more.

Loops and phrases are also included for instruments like old music boxes ; and let's not forget the Baby Drums and Toy Guitar sections that were played by skillful musicians in top-grade studios.

(Download and take a look at the content PDF, you will see why this library is so stupefying!)

Check out the video!

> Toy Pianos and Keys

By far, this is the most complete selection of Toy Pianos around the word, featuring the famous Michelsonne pianos, rare wood pianos and other keyboards.

> Xylo and Metal

A fair amount of xylophones and metallophones, sanza, and Clavi-Harp.

> Children Bells

Simple bells, key-triggered bells, and chimes.

> Toy Guitars

Two small guitars and two ukuleles. Multisamples, chords and loops expertly played in various tempo and for every key, so you can play riffs in any song.

> Music Boxes

An Aladdin's cave of music boxes! From old and crispy models, to the most clean with typical tones. Presets with different samples randomly played for every note are included for the classic models.

> Baby Drums (L)

Two different drum sets, a children school one and a very cheap cardboard one, both recorded in a professional studio and played with talent by a monster studio session drummer.

> Baby Percussions (L)

More than a dozen different percussions to cover a wide-range of needs. Loops played by an excellent percussionnist also included.

> Melodicas and co

Along with the prominent melodicas, you'll find other reed instruments like accordions and harmonicas.

> Blow Toys

Recorders, whistles, tiny trumpets... basically anything that can be blown into.

> Musical Gadgets

Everything that couldn't be sorted: from the giggle stick to the puzzling boom whackers.

> Ancient Automates

Animated plush animals with ancient looks.

> Kindergarten

Warning: you must at most be 36-month old to play with this category. Roly-poly toys, moo boxes, play centers, everything the youngests need.

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Grand Piano Collection

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:56:23 +0200

]]>Grand Piano Collection features surely some of the best sounding sampled pianos in the market. True to our beliefs, we don't think it's about figures (like velocity, memory, number of microphones) but about feeling. A good sounding piano is a rare alchemy between the instrument, the acoustic in the recording studio, the microphones and above all, the engineer's taste. These pianos are not our first endeavour, in fact we did sample many more, so we had the chance to see the expertise turn up.

Grand Piano Collection highlights five wonderful instruments :

- Steinway D Concert Grand
- Fazioli F278 Concert
- Erard Baby Grand Piano
- Seiler Upright Grand
- Japanese Upright

For everyone of them we used the same method :

First, we had to find the right instrument. Then we solicited two different classical and jazz pianists, both outstanding concert performers, to give us a hand finding the ideal one. After some research and like dozens of piano reviewed, we found the amazing sounding models that all our consultants loved. Then we booked for several days some of the best recording studios in Europe, for example (www.guillaumetell.com) for the Steinway. As the tuning work is important, we took the best qualified person for that essential part of the process.

During the recording we always used the very best sounding quality gear. But for each piano, we did select a different set up, to give different colours for every of the five instruments. And thanks to UVI Engine's advanced keygroup layers and rule switching, the sustain pedal and release samples perform and "feel" like a real piano.

At the end of the process, during the editing of samples, we consulted a great instrumentalist to test the result of this work, then we were able to even improve the instruments in response to make it really enjoyable.

The result is five excellent sounding pianos, with soul and a musicality.

In the maze of piano sample libraries, Grand Piano Collection has a very unique place: the UVI philosophy regarding pianos is to propose truly musical and excellent sounding presets, but with a convenient and "realistic" size (around 20 GB for 5 instruments). It's also the most versatile library, thanks to the choice of very different sounding instruments.

Acoustic Grand Piano - Steinway D
> Testing microphones and positions

Acoustic Grand Piano - Steinway D
> The final choice : Neuman U67, close to the board.

F Grand Piano - Fazioli F278
> Overall look on this wonderful instrument

F Grand Piano - Fazioli F278
> Setting up the recording

F Grand Piano - Fazioli F278
> Model and serial number

Seiler Upright Grand
> Close look on the wonderful mechanism of the instrument

Seiler Upright Grand
> Setting up the recording

Erard Baby Grand Piano
> Master piece build in 1930 by the famous manufacturer Erard

Erard Baby Grand Piano
> Close up of the microphone's placement

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F Grand Piano

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:55:11 +0200

]]>After popular demand from the UVI community, our great sound designer team was back to work. The goal: find and record the best model of the Italian manufacturer Fazioli. We did choose a superb sounding F278 model, in our opinion, better than the usually sampled model F308.

For that kind of unique instrument, we did choose a very unique gear: the microphone set-up was a matched pair of Neumann M150 and the preamp/converters were the ones from the acclaimed Nagra D2. A unique combination of exceptional gear for the first time in sampling a piano library.

The UVI philosophy regarding pianos is to propose truly musical and excellent sounding presets using a convenient and realistic size (7 GB for this one).

Thanks to UVI Engine's advanced keygroup layers and rule switching, the sustain pedal and release samples perform and "feel" like a real piano.

At the end of the process, during the editing of samples, we consulted a great instrumentalist to test the result of this work, then we were able to even improve the instrument's response to make it really enjoyable.

This wonderful UVI Soundcard fully completes our Grand Piano series, putting forward, once again, an excellent sounding piano with true musicality.

> Overall look on this wonderful instrument

> Setting up the recording

> Model and serial number

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EKOLOOPZ - Hip Hop Planet

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:23:08 +0200

]]>Hip Hop Planet from the brand new EKOLOOPZ series isn't another Urban sample library... Why ?

• First of all : sound quality

This library was produced the same way the best Hip Hop and R'n B tunes are. From creating and mixing the construction kits - with a unique way to analyse and process the sounds -, to the mastering, done at Sterling Sounds in New York by top mastering engineer Chris Gerhinger. The result is that punchy sound you won't find anywhere else. All recorded at 24-bit 96 kHz resolution.

• Unprecedent flexibility, compatible with MOTU BPM

Even if the library can be used right away with the included UVI Workstation, it also contains datas for the new MOTU BPM format, making the library completely flexible with the patterns and kits in BPM format and allowing thousands of combinations.

• More content than the usual sample library

Hip Hop Planet contains 87 construction kits produced by Eric K-Roz for EKOLOOPZ. From these kits were extracted over 3.6 GB and thousands of all-new, never-before-released loops, samples and beats. All organised in different way:

- Sliced loops & phrases
- Individual sounds sorted by type and by construction kits
- Ready to use drumkits
- BPM data including patterns, kits, and pattern + kits
- Instruments "X-Samples" : ready to play "sample" instrument extracted from construction kits.

Better than any word, take a listen to audio demos, to figure out the sound quality of the library. No doubt, this is the first high-end Hip Hop library ever packaged to rock the world!

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Beat Box Anthology

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:33:31 +0200

]]>Beat Box Anthology is the one-stop shopping collection for drum machine sounds and loops, covering almost every generation of these instruments. Even if these cult machines were a milestone in the 70s, 80s and 90s music production, their sounds are still used today in a lot of Urban, Hip Hop, Electro House and even Electro Pop productions.

The first "affordable" drum machines were manufactured in the 60s, and were designed to imitate the sounds of drums and percussions. Analog synthesis was the the first technology used to generate the drum sounds and most models left no opportunity to the user to alter or modify the pre-programmed rhythms. Then in the 80s the first models using low resolution digital samples were launched, and were quickly used in the most successful tunes in the music industry. In the 90s the sound quality turned better, but loosing in the meantime the character that had made older models so remarkable. That's where and why our investigation stopped.

Beat Box Anthology is divided in three sections: Classic, Analog & Digital. In the Classic category you will find the cult machines that are still used a lot today, like the 808 or the 909. Sampling and recording was particularly complete, covering every parameter and setting you can find on these machines. To capture the essence of these pieces of history, we did record everything in 24bit 96kHz, using the best DI Box and analog to digital converters.

Another unique approach to this kind of collection, is the mastering step that once more makes it unique. Sounds were mastered at Sterling Sound with Chris Gerhinger, for this punchy sound you won't find anywhere else.

With a total of around 10 000 samples and loops from 80 different machines, Beat Box Anthology also contains hundreds of native kits and patterns for the new MOTU BPM, then being its best companion. Whatever the kind of music you're making, you will certainly find room for these incredible sounding machines.

LOOK AT THE VIDEO - Beat Box Anthology Presentation

Machines used to create the sounds :

Acetone Rhythm Ace FR-1, FR-2L, FR-6 & FR-8 / Akai XR-10 / Alesis HR-16, HR-16b & DPM5 / Amdek Rhythm Machine RMK-100 / Bohm Digital Drums M. / Boss DR-110 Dr. Rhythm, DR-220 A, DR-220 E & DRP-I Dr. Pad / Casio RZ-1 / Crumar OMB-2 / Dynacord Add One / Elka Drumstar 80, OMB 5, Wilgamat / E-mu Drumulator / ETI Drum Synthesizer / Godwin Drummaker 45 / Hohner Drum Performer & Rhythm 80 / Kawai R-100 / Korg DDD-1, DDM-100, DDM-220, KPR 77, KR33, KR55, MR16 & S3 / Linn 9000 & Linn Drum / Mattel Synsonic Drums / Mini Pops Junior Keio / MPC the Kit / Novation Drumstation / Oberheim DMX / Pearl Drum-X & Fightman/ Realistic Rhythm Box Concert Mate / Roland CR-78, CR-8000, TR-505, TR-55, TR-606, TR-626, TR-66, TR-707, TR-727, TR-77, TR-808 & TR-909 / SCI Drumtracks/ Siel MDP40 / Simmons Clap Trap, MTX-9, SDS 400, SDS 800, SDS 9, SDSV & Trixer / Solton Arranger + / Tama Techstar TAM500, DS200 & Techstar TS204 / Ted Digisound Synth / Univox ARI / Vermona / Wersi Drum Composer / Wersi Wersimatic WM24 / Yamaha DD-10, MR10, QY10, RX5, RX7 & RX8

> Patchwork of these incredible machines

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Upright Grand Piano

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:27:15 +0200

]]>Once again, we are glad to introduce a new beautiful sounding piano, this 5 GB library brings up a strong upright piano full of personality and musicality.

After the successful launch of the UVI SoundPack Acoustic Grand Piano and UVI SoundPack Baby Grand Piano, the number one request of our customers was to have a very good Upright Piano, that would be used a lot these days in modern Rock, Pop and even Jazz music.

To find a good sounding upright piano was not an easy task, so we did look over several models and several places, until we found the one that delighted our team, and to be honest: we love it. A modern and high-end version from the manufacturer Seiler was unanimously picked to be the one. As you can hear in the demos, it sounds really close, warm and musical.

As for all our sounds, we did use extremely good microphones, excellent sounding mic pre and insanely good analog to digital converters. Every single note was carefully multi-sampled in multiple velocity levels. We also used the same special technique, introduced in Baby Grand Piano, to capture the true sound when playing with the sustain pedal, to add another level of realism.

Thanks to UVI Engine's advanced keygroup layers and rule switching, the sustain pedal and release samples perform and "feel" like a real piano.

At the end of the process, during the editing of samples, we consulted a great instrumentalist to test the result of this work, then we were able to even improve the instrument's response to make it really enjoyable.

This wonderful UVI Soundcard fully completes our Grand Piano series, putting forward an excellent sounding piano with true musicality.

> Close look on the wonderful mechanism of the instrument

> Setting up the recording

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Spirit of Gongs

Thu, 14 May 2009 13:19:50 +0200

]]>This is another crazy and exclusive UVI Soundpack from UVI Soundsource: 80 ancient gongs and related percussions in one single library.

Gongs are mainly East and South East Asian musical instruments, the shape of a flat metal plate, usually hit with a mallet. There are gongs of various sizes, and this collection focuses on the most musical ones, middle to small-sized, from 5 to 26 inch.

Following our pristine audio quality policy, we did record these pieces of history with the best analog and digital equipment in 24bit / 96 kHz, to capture the essence of these rich percussive instruments. Depending on the model, we were able to sample in multiple velocity levels.

In addition to the recordings, we assed the perceptual tuning of each sample, allowing the presets to be played around the keyboard. Thanks to that, the collection stands as more versatile than just a "classic" gong collection: sound textures are varying from large metal bongs, to magnificent and musical bell chimes.

Instruments are sorted in a very meticulous way, from their original location : Burma, Cambodia, China, Indochina, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam... Pictures and actual sizes are provided along for most of the presets.

Spirit of Gongs will open you up to a new era of metallic sonic textures, from the traditional ones to the most processed sounds and musical FXs.

LOOK AT THE VIDEO - Spirit of Gongs Presentation

> Little outline of gongs recorded for Spirit of Gongs

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Baby Grand Piano

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:17:19 +0100

]]>We are proud to introduce a new beautiful sounding piano, this 6 GB library brings up a very unique and rare instrument with an exceptionally warm and emotional sound, something hard to find with old pianos.

After the success of our UVI SoundPack Acoustic Grand Piano, we felt it was time to come up with something slightly different. So back in the road we were looking for a piano with sound and history. We did visit a serious amount of ancient piano addicts. As for the Acoustic Grand Piano, the alchemy is not easy to find, and we did try several models and places until we found the right one. During our investigation we fell in love with a gorgeous baby grand piano built in 1930 by the manufacturer Erard. This is one of the "smallest grand piano" ever built, and it sounds incredibly large in regard to its size.

This time, to capture the heart of this lovely piece of musical instrument history, we didn't bring the piano to a big studio, but came up with our own gear to record the piano in place. As usual, our gear consisted in extremely good microphones, excellent sounding mic pre and insanely good analog to digital converters. Every single note was carefully multi-sampled in multiple (up to 8) velocity levels; we did also introduce a new special technique to capture the true sound when playing with the sustain pedal, to add another level of realism. Thanks to the UVI Engine advanced keygroup layers and rule switching, the sustain pedal and release samples perform and "feel" like a real piano.

At the end of the process, during the editing of samples, we consulted a great instrumentalist to test the result of this work, then we were able to even improve the instrument's response to make it really enjoyable.

Once again, we are very glad, for the result is a soulful sounding piano, full of history and true musicality.

> Master piece build in 1930 by the famous Erard manufacturer

> Close up of the microphone's placement

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Ircam Solo Instruments

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:52:35 +0200

]]>In collaboration with the famous IRCAM research department, this brand new collection presents the finest solo instruments played by the most talented contemporary musicians, captured in the very best conditions to ensure maximum fidelity.

- Violin, Viola, Cello, Contrabass, Flute in C, Oboe, Clarinet, Basson, Alto saxophone, French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Bass tuba, Accordion, Guitar, Harp.

This PRESTIGE UVI Soundcard™ not only contains the usual sounds of these sixteen wonderful instruments, but also some very rare playing techniques that you will not find anywhere else: multiphonic, aeolian, hit-on-body, buzz, crushed... Carefully programmed with expressive key-switches, each preset can be loaded and played instantaneously whatever your system.

> Take a look at the demos and you will understand why this collection is so unique !

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Mayhem of Loops

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:51:41 +0200

]]>This collection is the perfect toolbox for building a modern rhythm section from a wide variety of drum, percussion, instrument and fx loops. A massive selection of over 5,000 loops covers the following styles:

- Big Beat, Breakbeats, Creative Dub, Drum’n Bass, Electro, Fresh Disco House, Grunge HipHop, Industrial, Jungle, Old Underground Hip Hop, Ragga and Dub, Roots Disco, Roots Funk, Speed R’nB, Trip Hop, UK House and more...

> All loops were carefully sliced, so you can use them immediately at the right tempo, or drag and drop the audio or the MIDI for deeper groove editing and remixing in your sequencer. A truly unique and versatile sound library.

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Xtreme FX

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:48:22 +0200

]]>X-Treme FX is dedicated to sound effects, foleys and atmospheric sounds. It puts 5.000 creative sound effects at your fingertips: the soundset represents over 8 GB of sample data.

Included categories are:

- Atmospheres, Scenes, Unreal, Science-Fiction, Sub & Drones, Natural, Urban, Foleys, Musical

Scenes are provided: one preset loads up an ensemble of related sounds, perfect for live mixing or creating a virtual soundscape. Throughout the library you’ll find sounds that are off the beaten track, original and expressive.

> X-treme FX is also a great composition tool that will serve as a source of inspiration for new musical ideas.

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Synth Anthology

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:47:36 +0200

]]>No mere simulations here - thanks to state-of-the-art sampling technology the character and the power of each classic synth is immediately heard. The best hardware equipment was used to capture every detail of these legendary instruments, including the use of tube or class A compressors and equalizers. This UVI Soundcard™ contain over 2.000 presets, using more than 24,000 waveforms – 8 Gb in total!

This collection covers the history of synthesis:

- Classic Analog, FM & Formant, Vector Synthesis, Wavetables, Additive, PCM, Analog Modeling, Stack & Chords, Bonus Machines, Pure Waveforms

> Classification by type of sounds or by synthesis technology is provided for easy sound searching.

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Retro Organs

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:46:57 +0200

]]>This gorgeous 3 Gb sample library concentrates on the most famous electric organ of all times, recorded with audiophile gear in one of the best studios in the world.

The rotating speaker, the tonewheels, and the grit of an organ sound played through a guitar amp... all these classic elements contribute to the final sound, and they are faithfully reproduced by this UVI Soundcard™.The sound categories include presets with and without rotating speaker cabinet, vibrato and percussion. The organ is also presented played through the regular speaker, guitar amps and D.I. boxes. To round off the extensive sound selection, pedal sounds are also included.

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Plugsound Pro

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:46:18 +0200

]]>This famous library delivers 8 Gb of of the most useful sounds you can have. It includes ALL the sounds from the award-wining Plugsound Box (with some enhanced presets like the pianos), a new Classical section providing a wide range of acoustic instruments, and a complete selection of loops and phrases car.

• Keyboard: Acoustic, Electric, Harpsichords, Clavinet, Church Organs, Mallets...

• Fretted: Acoustic & Eletric Guitars, Bass, Harp, Ethnic instruments...

• Drums & Percs: Acoustic, Electronic, Urban, Latin Percussions...

• Synth & co: Pads, Synth Bass, Leads, Bells, Flutes, Voices, Compostie...

• General MIDI: A complete and efficient General MIDI set up of sounds

• Orchestral: Brass, Strings, Woodwinds, Solo & Ensemble, Voices.

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Electric Toys Museum

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:43:24 +0200

]]>This is certainly the most insane sound library in the market: 97 vintage musical toys were carefully sampled in the very best conditions, 24 bits / 96khz quality, most of them recorded with the best microphones and preamps.

With more than 1000 presets and 14 000 samples, you will feel like having all these toys right under your fingertips. Every aspect of each machine has been captured : multi-sampled instruments with release samples for every note, rhythms converted into sliced loops, GM drumkits created, FX and speech voices carefully organized ...

These jewels' character come from their acoustic assembling and the "cheap" speakers they use. To capture the essence of them, we did sample them in a superb sounding studio room. We took the time to find the right microphone for the right machine, then recorded every note and every sound possible (including release samples, key clicks, etc...), we also did record drumloops or instrument loops (note that with the UVI Workstation or MachFive2, the loops will sync directly to the desired tempo).

After editing this huge amount of sounds, we did finalize this epic work by trying to find the best way to organize the collection, and here is the result, dealt out in 10 categories: Children, Developed, Drums & FX, Mini Sampler, Musical Toys, Organ Basic, Silly, Small, Speech & Style-o-phone.

Whatever the kind of music you produce, you will certainly find a place for these incredible sounding toys from the 60s, 70s and 80's. Download and take a look at the content PDF, and you will have a better idea why this library is another milestone collection from Ultimate Sound Bank.

VIDEO - Electric Toy Museum Overview

> Children (11 machines) : These toys are particularly designed for kids, even if most of the time, elders do play with them.
> Developed (9 machines) : Sometimes real advanced keyboards are hidden behind the word "toys", whose technique nonchallenges some tedious semi-pro keyboards.
> Drums & FX (13 machines) : Especially designed for drums and FX, whether they are pure sound FX machines or drum machines. That's the rhythm of the household.
> Mini Sampler (3 machines) : Seriously impressing for their days and intent, these keyboards came with a microphone and/or RCA sampling facility.
> Musical Toys (15 machines) : More toys than musical, most of the time with no keyboard, some of them hide very surprising features...
> Organ Basic (10 machines) : THE electric organs that have been scattered about in youngsters' bedrooms for the last forty years.
> Silly (10 machines) : It's not they sound poorly, it's not they were too quickly designed, it's not we don't love them, it's... just totally silly!
> Small (11 machines) : These keyboards were designed to be "child' fingers-compliant". Some machines from this category became iconic.
> Speech (3 machines) : These are the talkative toys, whether it's for learning spelling, just for fun or to make music.
> Style-o-phone (11 machines) : One of the best and oldest kind of musical toys ever designed.

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Solina String Ensemble

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:42:37 +0200

]]>A milestone in the 1970's, the Solina String Ensemble has a very typical and warm sound.

To capture its soul, we did use the excellent sounding Rupert Neve Design DI Box as well as crystal-clear Prism "analog to digital" converters. Each note of the keyboard was recorded with an extreme attention. As a result, this collection will please you with the most authentic sounding samples you could find on this marvellous keyboard, used by tons of musicians like : Jean Michel Jarre, Air, Tangerine Dream, The Eagles, Elton John, Pink Floyd, The Cure, Orchestral Maneuvre in the Dark, STYX, Japan, New Order and many more !

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Funky Clav D6

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:41:49 +0200

]]>Immortalized by Stevie Wonder's "Superstition", the Funky Clav D6, at first intended for classical music, took a dramatic U-turn and helped instead to define the sound of funk. Thanks to the irreverent climate of the late 1960’s and early 1970's, it took hold as one of the primary instrument sounds of funk music.

Known for its trashy sound, this keyboard uses small rubber tips to fret strings, it was released in 1971 and is the most famous in the family.

Thanks to our friend Gert Prix from Eboardmuseum.com, we had a choice of several excellent model of this instrument, that allow us to choose the very best one. Then we started the recording work using as usual the best high-end analog Direct Box as well as the best Analog to digital converters.

As for our other keyboards, the Funky Clav D6 was deeply multisampled on each key with up to 11 velocity layers and release samples on every note.

Funky Clav D6 Preset list:

> Raw Presets:
- Funky Clav CA
- Funky Clav CB
- Funky Clav DA
- Funky Clav DB

Variations with FX:
- Funky Dream Clav
- Mute Clav CA
- Phase Talking Clav
- Rock Clav Dist on Wheel
- Soft Tremolo on Wheel
- Wah on Wheel DB

> Funky Clav D6 extravaganza !

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CP Electric Grand

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:41:08 +0200

]]>During the 1970s and 1980s, some manufacturers did experiment a particular type of piano called "Electric Grand Piano".

Unlike a digital piano, an electric grand has hammers and strings like a real acoustic. What makes it sound so unique is its way of amplification, carried by pickups under every string (similar to how an electric guitar operates).

In this UVI Soundpack we bring you the Rolls of this kind of instruments : the Yamaha CP80 (same model as the CP70 with an extended range), deeply multi-sampled with up to 10 velocities by key and release samples.

As for all our high quality samples, we did use the best high-end analog Direct Box as well as the best Analog to digital converters. The result is an ultra realistic reproduction of the original instruments used by renowned artists like Phil Collins, The Edge of U2, Tony Banks (Genesis), Jeff Lorber and lots of Latin music keyboardists.

CP Electric Grand Preset list :

> Raw Presets:
- CP Electric Grand
- CP Electric Grand light

> Variations with FX:
- Extended CP
- My CP Dream
- Rock da CP
- Z concept CP

> Opened Yamaha CP for a recording session

IMPORTANT :

• iLok™ Key required

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