I have always been impressed by the creative and unique route that SOUNDIRON has taken with their selection of sampled instruments. From their ‘Laundronium‘ to their ‘Street Erhu‘ the instruments are always inspiring and distinctive. The same applies to their … Continue reading
Recently, Soundiron released a wonderful new instrument: Street Erhu. Given my penchant for ethnic instruments and my love of anything Soundiron, I just had to get it. This instrument however, is different from any other that Soundiron has made. Instead … Continue reading
It’s been a while since I’ve posted last but there’s been some exciting things happening lately! First of all though, I was asked to do another demo for Soundiron. This time for a new instrument called Breaker. It’s an interesting … Continue reading
Last week I got an email from Soundiron asking me if I’d be interested in doing some beta testing on their latest instrument: Tuned Artillery. Why yes of course I’m interested! I’m always looking for opportunities to try out new … Continue reading
I know it seems like I only do reviews for SOUNDIRON, but the fact is, they just put out such unique & inspiring instruments that I just can’t help it. I use their instruments probably more than any other. I … Continue reading
The Concept I really love the approach that SOUNDIRON takes to instrument sampling. Very unique and conceptual. Previously I reviewed an instrument of theirs: Imbibaphones, which is based entirely on wine glasses and champagne flutes. These objects have actually been … Continue reading
The Instruments This is the Sand Drum instrument by 8DIO. The particular instrument that has been sampled is a medium sized enclosed drum approximately 1 1/4″ in thickness. The thing that makes it unique and interesting is that it is … Continue reading
This is the first of an ongoing series of reviews of music software, virtual instruments, sample libraries and effects. So without further ado, Imbibaphones by SoundIron. The Instruments The ‘concept’ of this instrument is that of glasses.