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“I created my curriculum around theme writing and development, scoring to picture and music dramaturgy, synthestration and mixing. During the span of the course, teams of students compose and produce a cohesive cue that is then screened for high-profile Hollywood composers.

In order to accomplish this objective, I need to have access to a high-end, virtual instrument palette. Soniccouture’s excellent sounding instruments and their practical approach are essential in engaging my students. They help make lessons more compelling, fun, and valuable.

Soniccouture’s instruments never fail to amaze. Their organic performance programming and detail impress, and their innovative colors add an originality to the world of hybrid scoring that inspires and excites my entire class. Easy to integrate and fostering creativity, the instruments expand the traditional orchestral palette. My students’ favorites include Box of Tricks, Haunted Spaces, Glassworks, Geosonics, Sun Drums and Grand Marimba. These instruments bring their cues to the next level and open the doors to new sonic worlds.

What I love most about Soniccouture’s instruments is the ability to jump right in. Soniccouture’s exquisite samples paired with intuitive and easy-to-use interfaces allow me to cater to all skill levels. At the final screening, the audience is blown away by my students’ cues.”

Berklee College Of Music Website

Click here to find out more about Berklee’s Summer Program for Film, TV, and Game Scoring in Los Angeles
Click here to find out what others are saying about Berklee’s Film Scoring program

Hazel has made also 20 new presets for Waterphone which are available free to all existing users in the latest update – update via Native Access as always.

Hazelmills.com

Now we have been able to add a full set of instrument images to the GUI, allowing you visual feedback as to the composition of your custom gamelan ensemble. Additionally, the FX have been upgraded to our latest configuration, and Gen Tools: Jammer + Weaver have been upgraded / added.

Best of all, this is a free update for all existing users. Login to Native Access to update.

Balinese Gamelan II webpage

“Professional‑grade acoustic waterphones are relatively expensive, which makes the idea of a sample library, created by experts in the field, all the more appealing and cost‑effective. It’s a beautiful‑sounding and impressive Kontakt instrument, in line with the rest of Soniccouture’s catalogue of more obscure and inspiring instruments.”

Full Review here

Soniccouture Waterphone

“I absolutely love AC‑DR! All the sounds have been created organically, whether recorded via microphone, passed through an analogue processor or given character in a physical space. The raw sound‑sources are beautifully recorded, and the various methods and ingenuity used to create them results in a huge palette of unique source material to work with. The way in which each element can be manipulated beyond imagination is endlessly creative and incredibly addictive, and this is where the lines blur between acoustic and electronic. The fact that the instrument is based entirely on samples of natural acoustic drums appeals to the drummer in me, but you can also create the most remarkable ‘electronic’ sounds. In combination with the comprehensive beat creation tools that lend themselves to the more mechanical side of drumming, the AC‑DR can indeed ‘emulate classic drum machines of the past’ but it is much, much more than that — and very much worth adding to your VI arsenal.”

Full Review Here