Morphestra – Cinematic Virtual Instrument

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sample logic morphestraIt’s a monster.. a bonafide monster! Sample Logic’s new virtual instrument Morphestra, looks ever so slightly capable of justifying the word ‘cinematic’ in it’s manufacturers nomenclature. This massive 27 GB collection arrives on a small Glyph hard drive pre-loaded – cool huh? Its sounds are solely derivative of  orchestral recordings and psycho-acoustic sound design and beautifully powered by (the supplied) Native Instruments Kontakt player.

Morphestra comprises 1200 instruments and multi’s which were produced in association with the renowned Kirk Hunter Studios. The instrument very much lends itself to the worlds of  film soundtracks/incidental music, TV themes, video games, electronic and ambient music, multimedia genres and then some! Without reaching for another single instrument or sound source, this software can easily create an entire production – and thinking about it, that’s a pretty big remit.

Sample Logic have not attempted to copy or re-invent the traditional orchestra, but have used effectual techniques to create a true 21st century musical instrument. I’ve ordered mine and am looking forward to installing this, digging deep, and hitting you back with a more in-depth review ‘in a bit’ as the kids say (actually, we said that first didn’t we..?)

Morphestra feature sound types include:

  • Cinematic atmospheres,
  • Innovative arpeggiated/gated melodic and rhythmic instruments
  • Thunderous percussive impacts
  • Transition trailer effects
  • Dynamic rhythmic loops
  • Lush evocative pads

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Paul Dakeyne is a DJ/Producer who has dedicated the past two decades of his life to dance music production and DJ'ing. For six years, he toured globally for the world famous Ministry of Sound and has played DJ sets for the likes of U2 and for the legendary, Kraftwerk, Although remixing around 250 records in his career, as an artist in his own right, Paul landed one of dance music's seminal crossover moments with his "18 Strings' monster hit by Tinman - scoring a UK top ten in 1994. He also co-wrote and produced the music for BBC's Watchdog and Crimewatch when they were both revamped in 2001 and '06 respectively. His other career highlights have included an A&R stint for Mercury Records, lecturing in 'DJ culture and music technology' and creating mash-up mixes for Radio 1's, Chris Moyles. Paul joined the DV group in 2003 leading to his role as blog and feature author here at the DV Mag.

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