More Improved Kontakt Libraries from Hollow Sun
Hollow Sun Newtron Bomb
Blimey, when Steve get’s stuck in, he gets stuck in! Hot on the heels of the String Synth package comes updated Kontakt versions of two of my all time favourite HS libraries, Vintage Samplers & Newtron Bomb.
Hollow Sun Vintage Samplers
Vintage Samplers
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Tron Boys Choir
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Tron Brass
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Tron Choir
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Tron Flute
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Tron Mixed Strings
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Tron Violins
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Tron Watcher
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Featuring the same seamlessly looped samples as the originals, Steve has created some really great programs in Kontakt, utilising it’s scripting features and powerful FX. These samples have never sounded better!
But don’t just take my word for it, try listening to the demos and then go buy these babies at next to nothing prices 
New Order/Peter Hook – The Happy One (aka Spot the synths!)
Just lately I have been re-immersing myself in the whole world that is Joy Division/New Order/Factory Records/etc.. in fact, anything from that golden age of musical renaissance that was the New Wave revolution of circa 1979. This has involved re-purchasing Joy Division back catalogue, books, documentaries and films, as well as scouring the interwebs for anything remotely JD/NO related. I’ve even bought myself a ticket to go see Peter Hook give a talk on his life & times as bassist with the aforementioned bands as well as being part owner of the legendary yet doomed Hacienda night club in Manchester.
Anyway, whilst pootling about the web tonight, I came across the following video that, albeit in poor quality, shows us the legend that is Tony Wilson (co-founder of Factory) presenting a segment on a show (The Other Side Of Midnight) that has Peter Hook playing a track called “The Happy One” live, along with a bunch of synth geekery behind him. See if you can spot anything that I haven’t already seen.
I can make out an E-MU Emulator EII, a Roland D-50, Apple Macintosh SE/30, Yamaha TX-816 & Akai S900
Things afoot at Hollow Sun
Some new and interesting developments over at Hollow Sun recently.
First up, Steve has started a blog. Now, if you know Steve as I know Steve, this is certainly not his “thing”. He views blogs, much like Twitter and any other form of Social Networking, as a lame and vacuous, self serving waste of time! Personally, I don’t agree, but that old Welsh git, purveyor of fine sampling products though he is, can be an old stick in the mud at times. So, for him to do this must mean something bigger lays behind it. And I can confirm that it does, although I can’t say what it is, but it will be good, I can guarantee you that!
Next is the Reaktor Korner, a small but perfectly formed repository of Reaktor ensembles, created over the years by Steve. Recreations of an ARP Axxe, ARP Odyssey and an emulation of classic string synths await you, all free of charge!
The following two new libraries I know VERY well! When I first met Steve, all those years ago, it was these samples that were my foot in the door, so to speak. Being a complete Fairlight whore, I wanted as many top notch samples as I could get, and Steve had loads of ‘em. It’s these samples that now feature, along with a big bunch of samples that also made me salivate uncontrollably, the Emulator EII, in his new release, Vintage Samplers.
Here’s the instrument list…
EII Arco Strings
EII Blown Bottle
EII Choir
EII Orch Chords
EII Shakuhachi
EII Strings
EII Waterphone
IIx ARR1
IIx ArrBass
IIx Bar
IIx BasClear
IIx Basso
IIx BassRick
IIx BobStrin
IIx BowdBass
IIx Drums
IIx ElBass
IIx FltCf
IIx Glock
IIx Kalim
IIx MarBlock
IIX Orch 5
IIx Piztwang
IIx Quartet
IIx Shatter
IIx StlBell
IIx Swanee
IIx V3Sus
IIx VibMid
IIx ViolHi
IIx ViolSus
IIx Wineglas
String Synths is a small, yet prefectly formed library featuring samples of such classics as a Moog Opus, Eminent 310, ARP String Ensemble, RS202 and a Roland VP330.
01 ARP String Ens
02 ARP String Ens Phaser
03 Eminent 310 Strings
04 Eminent 310 Phaser
05 Moog Opus 4′
06 Moog Opus 8′
07 Moog Opus 8+4′
08 Moog Opus 4′ Phaser
09 Moog Opus 8′ Phaser
10 Moog Opus 8+4′ Phaser
11 RS202 Strings I
12 RS202 Strings I+II
13 VP330 Choir
Finally, the Freepacks section of the Hollow Sun site now features, courtesy of Joeri Peters, the awesome PolyMoog Vox Humana patch, as well as the PolyMoog Strings I & II patches, all available in Akai, Alesis Fusion & Kontakt formats.
