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Heavyocity Ostinato Textures – Review

Heavyocity’s Ostinato Textures captures real string performances and turns them into evolving patterns, pulses, and lush hybrid textures. Warm, expressive, and sometimes surprisingly ambient, it’s a versatile tool for cinematic scoring.

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Review: OBSO by Circle Cynths

Circle Cynths’ OBSO is an instrument born from obsolete tech — and it nails that VHS-era, broken-but-beautiful aesthetic. From some of the best lo-fi pianos I’ve ever played to gritty cinematic textures, it’s a unique library that hip-hop producers, game composers, and lo-fi fans shouldn’t sleep on.

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Review: RUINS by Slate + Ash

Slate + Ash’s RUINS transforms the electric guitar into a world of cinematic textures, broken soundscapes, and living atmospheres. Far from a typical guitar library, it’s a compositional tool that inspires through texture, story, and sonic depth.

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Review: Pacha – Ethnic Orchestra (Strezov Sampling)

Strezov Sampling’s Pacha brings the spirit of South America into your DAW with soulful guitars, expressive woodwinds, vibrant percussion, and cinematic textures. Some instruments alone feel worth the price – inspiring, authentic, and beautifully human.

Interview

Souleye on Music, Ego, and Transformation

What happens when a game composer goes beyond music into ego death, philosophy, and radical vulnerability? In this interview with Magnus Pålsson (Souleye)—best known for the VVVVVV soundtrack—we dive into creativity, transformation, and why embracing “cringe” is a sign of growth.

Interview

Mudeth on Authenticity, Burnout, and the Art of Letting Go

Composer Mudeth, best known for his Antibirth soundtrack for The Binding of Isaac, shares his journey from burnout in ad work to finding creative rebirth in game music. Our conversation dives into authenticity, perfectionism, and what it really takes to make art that lasts.

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Review: Frames by Void & Vista

Void & Vista’s Frames is a cinematic sample instrument for Kontakt packed with expressive presets, lo-fi textures, and inspiring sound design — perfect for dark ambient, scoring, and experimental music.

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Review: theMkI by THEPHONOLOOP

Review: THEPHONOLOOP’s theMkI is more than a Rhodes VST—it’s a creative sandbox of lo-fi keys, textures, and inspiring presets.

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