Soundware round-up
Audiotent
Opus $56
Big ol’ bunch of beefy presets for the OP-Xa – the growling beast of a synth from them cats at Arturia. Inside the pack, you get low subs and bottomless bass from the bowels of beyond, moody middle ground courtesy of a fine pick of pads, and some terrific tops and lead lines to tickle your higher branches and other hard-to-reach spots in your audio spectrum. With 107 options to wade through, you’re more than sure to find some twisted sounds to warm up your track cockles. And, with bonus preview WAVs and a sneaky batch of melodic MIDI files, you get an extra bow to tie it all up with, too.
www.audiotent.com
9/100
Zenhiser
Crate £44
These noise ninjas don’t often step into the realm of rap beats. But, when they do, they remind us all that they can turn their finely toned fingers to any style they darn well please. In this dusted hip-hop selection we get 3.5GB of track‐starting (and finishing) wonked out and soulful loops, smoked out soundscapes, analogue kit riffs, and plenty of other grooves to help you stand out in the lo-fi landscape. The flavour is feel-good. With warmed up and positive chords to the left, and 100+ drum styles to the right. Dig in.