Sample Magic

Music Tech

"As the last few beams of summer lead us into another chilly British autumn and the Ibiza parties fade into memory, it'll probably be a while until any of us sees another beautiful beach sunrise. But if you're a fan of dusty downtempo grooves you ca relive those spine-tingling morning moments with Sample Magic's new Sunrise Sessions. This massive library is the successor to the original Sunset Sessions and builds on the original's collections of beats, Rhodes, basslines and guitars by adding more esoteric instruments such as violins, Wurlitzers and glockenspiels into the mix. The pack contains 1GB of 24-bit audio in Wav, Apple Loops, Rex2 and Style RMX formats plus several patches for NN-XT, HALion, Knotakt and EXS24. More than 80 hours of material was sifted through to compile the library and it really shows, a the quality and variety is stunning. Whether you're after a more commerical Groove Armada sound, traditional Nightmares on Wax / Bonobo beats or a quirky Folktronica glitchiness a la Fourtet, there's plenty here for you to get your teeth into. The folders are divided by instrument and then further in 80, 90 and 100bpm loops of jazzy bass, deep tinkling bells, great effected guitar riffs and upbeat sax and trumpet melodies. However, the most impressive sections are the massive folders of lo-fi beats and piano loops. This offers a huge variety of sounds with creativity and originality high on the agenda. 10 out of 10 stars."