Posts by Brandon Stoner

Best Sample Packs This Week: Classic quartet, free piano, 90s metal drums, house loops

This week's best sample packs include a beautiful string quartet that you can conduct yourself, a free grand piano, the heaviest of 90s metal drums, and a well-rounded pack of heavy electronic loops.

Best Sample Packs This Week: Healing audio, vocal pads, world instruments – and a free 808!

The best sample packs this week: sounds that will heal you, vocal pads that add a heavenly shimmer, a robust pack with a staggering list of world instruments, and a simple free 808 plug-in. Enjoy!

Best Sample Packs This Week: Tropical heat, sunset soul, modern drums, hard techno

This week's A-gtade sample content includes sultry tropical sounds, sunset-soaked soul loops, a drum pack played by Miles McPherson, and everything you need to create hard techno tracks.

Best Sample Packs This Week: Gypsy fiddle, 80s synth funk and dark harpsichords

The best sample packs this week: an expertly sampled gypsy fiddle, the darkest of harpsichords, funky 80s synth sounds and some film scores that are all-out intense. Let's check 'em out!

Best 1176 Compressor Emulation Plug-ins: The definitive list

No doubt, the 1176 is one of the most popular compressor designs of all time - here's our list of the best 1176 plug-in emulations to get this classic sound into your DAW.

Best Sample Packs This Week: 70s piano, frame drums, chill pads, lo-fi hop hop

The best sample packs this week: a modern take on a vintage 70s electric piano, unique samples of Asian frame drums, synth pads with nature sounds and lo-fi hip hop sounds for the Babylon application.

Best Sample Packs This Week: 808s, Chinese strings, rave sounds, virtual bass

Cool new sample packs! 808s that can be easily modified, a traditional Chinese stringed instrument, everything you need to get your rave on, and a versatile virtual bass plug-in. Let's dive in!

Best Sample Packs This Week: Vintage drums, orchestral samples, epic science fiction sounds

The best sample packs this week: 3 drum bundles with vintage vibes, samples for Serum and Sylenth1, orchestral audio and sci-fi sounds from the 70s and 80s. Enjoy!

Condenser Microphone Capsules: Build Your Perfect Mic Locker!

The capsule is at the core of any condenser microphone's sound - if you're looking to expand your mic locker, this 101 on microphone capsules is the place to start in selecting your next mic.

Best Sample Packs This Week: Ambient atmospheres, Chinese bells, trumpets, free drums

This week's best sample packs: ambient, atmospheric sounds with a VHS tape flavour, expertly sampled ancient Chinese chime bells, fantastic-sounding trumpets and a versatile free drum sampler.

Best Sample Packs This Week: Symphony strings, grand piano, rain sounds, aggressive drums

Pick of the sample pack crop this week: a full string symphony, a grand piano with simple controls, nature sounds from gorgeous locations like the Rocky Mountains and an aggressive drum bundle. Yum!

Best Sample Packs This Week: 80s cassette sounds, colorful Clavinets and a dubstep collection

Some awesome sample packs this week: more of SampleScience' Vaporwaves series, Clavinets run through guitar amps, a free chillstep pack and some of the best dubstep samples available. Bring it on!

Best Sample Packs This Week: Boutique strings, Caribbean percussion, Italian instruments

This week's best sample packs: a unique set of boutique strings, high-quality Caribbean drum and percussion instruments, horror-themed sound effects, and two classic Italian instruments from 60s!

Best Sample Packs This Week: Omnisphere ambiences, Latin percussion, free Grand Piano

This week's roundup of sample packs includes ethereal ambiences for Omnisphere 2, a robust pack of Latin percussion instruments for use with EZDrummer 2 and Superior Drummer 3, a collection of free saxophones ...

Best Sample Packs This Week: Magical guitar, ambient atmos, synth drums, EDM hits

The best new sample packs: a magical acoustic guitar emulation, some rich ambient/sci-fi sounds, cool synthetic drums and a fully-featured pack of EDM loops. Let's dive in.

Ueberschall Summer Sale: Save big on sounds and samples till 13 June

Ueberschall is running a sale on its massive library of professional samples - there's something for everyone here, no matter what style of music you produce.

Best Sample Packs This Week: A majestic piano, cinematics, psychedelic FX – and a free organ

This week's best samples: a majestic piano, a comprehensive cinematic coring bundle, a free recreation of a legendary organ, a quality chill collection and a sound FX pack that's literally the bomb.

Best New Sample Packs: A BBC orchestra, Asian instruments, lo-fi soul and a toy keyboard

New sample packs! The sounds of the Yamaha PSR-78, a chill beats package, superb digital versions of traditional Chinese instruments, lo-fi instrumentals, and a BBC Symphony Orchestra. Phew!

Best Sample Packs This Week: rap vocals, bass house kits and some free mangled 808s!

It's sample pack roundup time: A vocal pack for rap and hip-hop, a huge new reggaeton-themed collection, a new (and free!) collection of twisted 808s, and 5 cool house production kits! Phew!

Best Sample Packs This Week: 70s Keys, 80s Synths and traditional Asian strings

This week we have 70s keyboard sounds, a full-on 80s synth sample set, a big collection for midtempo productions and some traditional Indian and Chinese stringed instruments. Check 'em out!

Best Sample Packs This Week: nylon guitar, trap loops, and a vintage keyboard

Some great new samples this week: a well-crafted nylon string guitar, a percussion set of household objects, a new pack for trap and hip-hop producers and a keyboard based on a 1980s classic.

Best Sample Packs This Week: Multi-sampled piano, robust bass, tense soundscapes

This week's sample pack roundup includes a multi-sampled acoustic piano, a plethora of bass sounds in one package, dark soundscapes for adding tension to your productions, and a free acoustic guitar.

Best Sample Packs This Week: 80s and 90s drums and a warehouse of furious guitars

This week's roundup includes 80s drum sounds straight out of the VCR, funky drum samples for producing throwback 90s hiphop beats, and hundreds of furious guitar sounds!

Best Sample Packs This Week: Virtual bass, hip hop drums and cinematic synths

This week's round-up includes a fantastic virtual bass guitar, a drum plug-in for throwback hip hop tracks, sounds for the Behringer Deepmind and a versatile piano sample pack from Muze.