bgsulz
Music student and sampled instrument lover.
bgsulz’s Reviews
A heartfelt drone
This rich pad sound retains its unique woody yawn even as you turn down the filter cutoff. I think it shines brightest with the filter all the way up; the bow emotively varies in pressure and speed, and holding down a chord produces a rolling boil of harmonics. The programming here is a work of real efficiency: only three samples and under 400 kB of RAM usage. No-brainer download.
Frozen, dusty, serene
Transportive. An utterly faithful translation of the bells' organic qualities. Uncommonly mellow, especially with wool mallets, but high velocities reveal a metallic jangle -- do the bells have a clapper? There's room hiss, especially audible with chords, which I guess I'm supposed to say is a negative, but I love its dusty texture. Thank you for sharing these instruments!
Small piano, big personality
Few sampled pianos are so expressive. This one is perfectly content to be delicate, but eagerly responds when its keys are slammed. Its bell-like tone and unbashful release sounds -- adjustable, of course -- yield surprising believability. And all under a half-GB? Wonderful stuff.
Vastness in a can
This pad strikes a brilliant balance between textural interest -- like the wonderfully reserved tape hiss behind each note -- and restrained simplicity. It quickly became a go-to, and its windy upper register has yet to fail when I need to add depth to a mix.
A rustic panorama
Immediately useful and texturally rich. The pads are ghostly and vast -- the swarming, aleatoric "Will O' The Wisps" pad is jaw-dropping -- but the highly playable solo patches steal the show. Their keyswitched ornaments add human personality, but with the pedal-activated legato, even performed grace notes and trills become shockingly believable.
A sincere thank you for providing this beautiful collection for no cost. The page desperately needs an audio demo so more people are compelled to try it out.