Sony Restructures and Expands Loop and Sample Libraries

Oct 30, 2004

Sony has restructured its Loops for ACID libraries into the new "Sony Sound Series: Loops & Samples" line. The new versions now feature three tiers: Premium Collection ($99.95, MSRP), Standards Collection ($59.95, MSRP) and Classics Collection ($29.95, MSRP).

The three new categories of loops and samples offer increased depth, flexibility and variety not only for the music creation and production community, but also for producers who need content for film scoring and audio sweetening.

Optimized for use in Sony's ACID music creation programs, these collections of WAV files can be used in any PC or Macintosh program that supports this format. Applications that recognize the ACID file format metadata will benefit from being able to use this information for time stretching and pitch shifting purposes as well.

The Premium Collection (2-CDs/24-Bit: MSRP $99.95 for each title) will include:

• Jerome Dillon / Keith Hillebrandt: arhythmiA, Volume One
• Jerome Dillon / Keith Hillebrandt: arhythmiA, Volume Two
• Songwriter's Acoustic Guitar Companion; Expanded Edition
• Sonic Excursions for Acoustic Guitar; Expanded Edition

• ACID Rock
• ACID Techno Expander Pack
• American Piano
• Aural E: Eclectic Electronica
• Bass Taster
• Bass X
• Bill Laswell: Volume I False Encryptions
• Bill Laswell: Volume II Undocument
• Bill Laswell: Volume III Letter of Law
• Blip: Glitch Electronica
• Bradley Fish: Restrung
• Bradley Fish: Unstrung
• Bunker 8: Extremely Abrasive Synths
• Bunker 8: Nu Groove Pop
• Cinematix Volume 1
• Cinematix Volume 2
• Designer Dance Tools
• Discrete Drums: Volume I
• Discrete Drums: Volume II
• Downtempo Beats
• Drum Tools
• Either/Or Electronica
• Electro Lounge
• Electronic Point-Blank
• Esoterik Beatz
• Essential Sounds III
• Euro Techno
• Futurist Drum 'n' Bass
• George Pendergast: alt.rockdrums
• Groove Spectrum R&B Drums
• Headstrong Grooves
• Horncraft for R&B
• Hydroponic Hip-Hop
• ILONA!: Universal Female Vocal Toolkit
• Jade Hill: Rock/Pop Guitars
• Jade Hill: Total Spanish Guitar
• James Johnson: Slow Silhouette
• James Johnson: Spektral Minimalism
• Jazz Trap Kit
• Joe Vitale: Latin Percussion
• Joe Vitale: Organ Donor
• Knutrix Drum 'n' Bass
• Ma Ja L : Electronic Imprints and Astrobeats
• Ma Ja L : Ethereal Textures
• Mac Money: Electro Hip-Hop
• Mac Money: R&B 101
• Machine Language
• Machine Language II
• Mellow Jazz/Funk Elements
• Mick Fleetwood: Total Drumming
• Nashville Wire: Pedal Steel Guitar
• New Roots Reggae
• New York Dance
• Nigel Ayers: Myths of Technology
• Numina I: Emotional Peak Sounds for Cinema
• Numina II: More Peak Sounds for Cinema
• On the Jazz Tip
• Orchestral 1: Classical
• Orchestral 2: Modern
• Orchestral 3: Cinematic
• Orchestral 4: Rock & Pop
• Prototechno
• Robert Rich: Ambient Atmospheres & Rhythms
• Rudy Sarzo: Workingman's Bass
• Siggi Baldursson: Zero-Gravity Beats
• Soul Jazz Experience
• Steve Tibbetts: Friendly Fire
• Stylus Pressure: Urban Grooves on Digital Wax
• Sweet & Low Bass
• Techno Club Grooves
• Tony Brock: Rock Drummer
• TOYZ
• Trance NRG
• Troy Klontz: Rhythm & Twang
• Ugly Remnants: Volume One
• Ugly Remnants: Volume Two
• Underground Soundlab
• Vintage Analog Synths
• Westside Underground

The Classics Collection (MSRP $29.95 for each title) consists of:

• ACID DJ Expander Pack
• Ambient Grooves
• Ambient Realms
• Bunker 8: Extremely Abrasive Beats
• David Torn: SPLaTTeRCeLL
• DJ Puzzle: Scratch Tactics
• Electrocution
• Electro-World Percussion
• Fluid Dynamics: Computational Drum 'n' Bass
• George Pendergast: Essential Percussion
• Joe Vitale: Junkyard Rythms
• Mac Money: Hip-Hop/R&B Vocals
• Metarock Visions
• Methods of Mayhem: Industrial Toolkit
• Paul Black: Blues Guitar
• Psychedelic Guitar
• Rapoon: Sci-Fi Tribal
• Rapoon: Textures & Soundscapes
• Siggi Baldursson: Drumsugar
• Twine: Build
• Twine: Intelligent Dance Music
• Universal Groove Elements
• Vince Andrews: Jazz Solos and Sections
• World Percussion
• World Pop
• Vir Unis: Bug Report
• Vir Unis: Infusion

Note: The Classics Collection titles are only available direct from the Sony Media Software store.

For more information, visit their web site at www.sony.com/mediasoftware.