SampleMoog™ Wins a MusicPlayers' WIHO Award
“Great Basses, Vocal Sounds, Pads… It’s All in There!”
MusicPlayers.com, an online magazine for serious musicians, couldn't get enough of IK's Moog Synth Anthology, SampleMoog. See why MusicPlayers' Jason Buchwald handed SampleMoog a WIHO "Wish I Had One" Award. "...IK Multimedia, working in cooperation with Moog Music and Sonic Reality, has created an interesting alternative that is refreshingly light in weight but robust in features. SampleMoog delivers sixteen classic Moog synthesizers, 1,700 sampled sounds, sixteen-part multitimbral performance, effects patching, and resampling, all in one tidy package. Based on the SampleTank 2.5 engine, SampleMoog uses samples as oscillator waveforms to recreate timeless Moog sounds or to create new waveforms of your own.""For those players simply craving access to "typical" Moog sounds, but still with a great deal of control and authenticity, and enhanced features not present in the classic hardware, your product search may likely end here, and that's not a bad thing at all!""The user/graphical interface is very easy to navigate.""IK Multimedia did an admirable job of keeping the learning curve short, the sound quality high, and keeping the vibe of what makes a Moog… a Moog! And remember, this software isn't just one Moog. It is essentially a collection of sixteen Moog synths!""From the oldest to the newest Moog, IK Multimedia captured it quite well. Anyone who enjoys music created during the past few decades will instantly recognize many of these sounds, and since plenty of modern bands/artists today are using these classic sounds, too, you'll find a ton of great sounds to use in many styles of playing.""The folks at IK Multimedia really put a lot of effort into delivering authentic Moog sound. Great basses, vocal sounds, pads… it's all in there. We had a great deal of fun playing the various sounds and waveforms and essentially experiencing musical history. The 1975 Polymoog, for example, took us back to Genesis with Peter Gabriel; the 1978 MultiMoog was reminiscent of ELP. It would be hard to find a sound that wasn't recognizable as having been used on well-known albums in most, if not all, rock and pop genres.""We were particularly impressed by the theremin sounds — the floating, voice-like and unique quality is captured very well, and easily got some of the creative juices flowing. Other favorites included the Combi 'Chinatown,' a multilayered pad sound, and a whimsical touch was the preset, 'Another One,' based on a famous bass line from Queen. For classic Depeche Mode fans, the preset 'TOM' sounds a lot like the melody sound from 'Just Can't Get Enough.""The sounds were meticulously sampled and of very high quality. While SampleMoog relies on the choices made by IK's team regarding what to sample from several decades worth of Moog instruments, their choices are for the most part excellent, and are entirely usable in today's musical context. To our ears, the sounds are worthy of bearing the Moog name.""The manual… is actually written! With photos! We wish more companies did as nice a job as IK Multimedia. Each Moog instrument is detailed, and every control of the program is well explained. There is a tips section as well. Bravo!"Click here to read the full article. Click here to find out more about SampleMoog. Click here to find out more about MusicPlayers.com. The Moog logo and trademarks are property of Moog Music® Inc. used under license by IK Multimedia. SampleMoog™ is a trademark jointly owned by IK Multimedia and Moog Music® Inc.
2008-03-14
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