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Sound Castle: Review of Dan Dean Solo Woodwinds ... family size package chip, box beer, telephone and entry door clip clamped, woman and children on the country skillfully (thanks Dan!). Thus in approximately the preparations for the test listening program for Dan Deans "solo Woodwinds" ran. The AKAI format with 9 CDs was appropriate for me in black zipper bag (black more zipper wallet) forwards. Thus available 10 CD set for Gigasampler (in ... [Click here to read the entire review.]
Sound On Sound: Review of Dan Dean Solo Strings (Akai) Dan Dean's renowned trio of solo instrument titles is now available in the ubiquitous Akai S1000 format. A big hit with the film music community, these libraries (whose Giga-format originals were reviewed in SOS September and October 2001, and January 2002) can now be readily accessed by those musicians who continue to use Akai-compatible samplers. Rather than create low-alcohol 'Akai lite' ... [Click here to read the entire review.]
Sonic Control: Review of Dan Dean Solo Woodwinds Overall Rating: (5/5) Sound Quality: (5/5) Usability: (5/5) Programming & disc layout: (5/5) Value: (5/5) Dan Dean Solo Woodwinds is the latest a series of acoustic instrument libraries to be released from Dan Dean Productions (creators of the recent and also reviewed Dan Dean Solo Brass, Dan Dean Solo Strings and the Dan Dean Bass Collection). Included in this 10 CD-ROM set are ... [Click here to read the entire review.]
Sound On Sound: Dan Dean has already covered solo strings and solo woodwinds, and now he turns his attention to the brass family. Like the Solo Woodwinds collection (reviewed SOS October 2001), Solo Brass is a huge, 10-CD set supplied in a smart zippable wallet, with each CD dedicated to a specific instrument. The selection comprises bass trombone, cimbasso (bass tuba), euphonium, French horn, piccolo trumpet ... [Click here to read the entire review.]
Electronic Musician: The Ultimate Bass Library This is the first in a new series of features aimed at spotlighting the best available sounds. As the availability of sound libraries continues to grow, sorting out what's hot and what's not has become increasingly difficult. Reading detailed reviews is a great way to learn about the specifics of a particular product, but sometimes you need broad comparisons of products that share the same ... [Click here to read the entire review.]
Sonic Control: Review of Dan Dean Bass Collection Overall Rating: (5/5) Sound Quality: (5/5) Usability: (5/5) Programming & disc layout: (5/5) Value: (5/5) Recently, I have been noticing a definite upward trend in the innovative steps that sample developers have been taking to not only embrace new technologies, but also in their conviction for creating ultra-realistic sampled renditions of traditional orchestral (and no-so-traditional) ... [Click here to read the entire review.]
Electronic Musician: Quick Pick: Brass Ensemble Dan Dean Productions' Brass Ensembles includes four French Horns, three trumpets, and three trombones in sections. All of the instruments are chromatically sampled in up to eight layers of dynamics. Performances include basic legato (without vibrato), portamento, and staccato. Samples with mutes as well as stopped French horns are also included. Unique to this collection is what Dean describes ... [Click here to read the entire review.]
Electronic Musician: Review of Dan Dean Bass Collection, Vol. 2 The Dan Dean Bass Collection, vol. 2, has samples so smooth you'll have a hard time telling them from the real thing. Some people are just fanatics when it comes to the bottom end of the musical spectrum. Dan Dean, an accomplished bassist, composer, educator, and sound designer, is clearly one of those people. His Dan Dean Bass Collection, vol. 2 ($199), is a unique treasury of bass sounds ... [Click here to read the entire review.]