Score FX 2

amazona.de, 27-05-2010

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http://www.amazona.de/index.php?page=26&file=2&article_id=2757

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Especially if it is about fast sounddesign you are on the right site. The sounds are very well produced, as always with Ueberschall. The ideas of the library are very prefoliate and surprise but also disappoint from time to time. Some sounds create certain expectations that are not satisfied by other kits. The bandwidth of sounds is very wide in some categories and very small in others (basses for example).

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Who is looking for a fast and good or very good way to reach his goal can not go wrong with investing 149,- euro for Score FX 2.

PTC

translated by Wenzel Mehnert / Ueberschall

Score FX II

Music Tech Mag, 04-2010

http://www.musictechmag.co.uk/

Composition in the world of media, television and film is often all about speed, so it pays to have a large collection of go-to sounds that you can rely on to pad out your scores. Whereas Score FX 1 concentrated on darker timbres and underscores, Ueberschall’s sequel, Score FX 2, now complements the original with a collection of lighter and more thoughtful atmospheres, instruments and FX.

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The majority of the library comes as 30 construction kits, which range from ethnic-tinged, documentary-style backings to more reflective and deep drama underscores. Although lighter in mood than Score FX 1, the music never strays into cheese territory due to some truly exceptional sound design from Canadian composers Ilya Kaplan and Stan Fomin. Each instrument, rhythm, atmosphere and effect has been exquisitely processed and manipulated, with the result that sounds that could be considered obvious are brought right up-to- date. Also included are a collection of accents, beds, groove patterns and instruments that serve to increase the already hefty sonic palette.

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this is a large, usable and well-written package that can instantly add an expensive- sounding finish to your score. If writing music for film and TV is what you do or want to do, this is well worth a look.

Score FX II

recording.de, 12-2009

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Conclusion

While looking through the library you‘ll find a lot of inventive and heartful material.

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Score FX 2 aims towards filmmusic composers and offers good construction kits and sounds that versatilely cover this style.

You can easily suite tempo and scale to your project - and this is a real and strong advance of this library. Very quickly you can create a homogenous background that has a significant musical expression. The reason is that most of the samples were recorded with a feeling for a certain mood. A lot of sounds do have their own intimate personality.

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Given the huge volume of this library the price of 149 Euro ist appropriate.

Andreas Ecker

Translated by Wenzel Mehnert / Ueberschall

Score FX 2

Sound on Sound, 09-2010

www.soundonsound.com

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http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep10/articles/score-fxii.htm

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The 7GB of sample material is organised into five basic sections: construction kits, groove patterns, instrument licks, accents, and ambient beds. The first of these dominates, with 30 full kits provided. Titles such as ‘Sleeplessness’, ‘Midnight Sky’ and ‘Forgiveness’ give a good idea of the style of the material. 

The moods are more gentle than the original collection, with strong rhythmic elements (but avoiding a traditional drum kit). There is a definite ‘world’ or ‘ethnic’ feel to many of the kits, and I was reminded of some of Robbie Robertson’s Native American material in places, while other kits had a more obvious eastern influence. Within each kit plenty of loops are provided, with sub-sections for accents, bass, beds, drums, rhythmic elements and solo instruments. 

The last include atmospheric piano, acoustic guitar and some beautifully evocative duduk playing.

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Aside from the construction kits, the other sections are all well populated. I was particularly impressed with the ambient beds, many of which are both long and evolving. The groove patterns are also excellent, with lots of rather quirky rhythmic loops created with a very diverse range of instruments, featuring drums, percussion and more melodic sound sources. Aside from the piano and duduk, the solo instruments section also includes sopilka (a Ukrainian flute-like instrument) and vocal phrases. The vocals are split into soprano, tenor and child groups and are mostly vocalised vowel sounds.

Like the original release, Score FX II packs in a lot of content. The material is excellent and (…) there is plenty here to interest media composers looking for some fresh inspiration. 

John Walden

Score FX II

Sound & Recording, February 2011 

www.soundandrecording.de

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There are many complete pieces, which you can choose based on the evocative name and tempo indication. There you find a full mix and all the individual tracks, ordered by accents, drums, synths etc., supplemented by some independent grooves and instrumental phrases. You can drag these sets as presets onto the keyboard as well as compile samples yourself.

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These are brilliantly produced and go mostly into the soft, sad, thoughtful or mysterious direction. The library contains many electronic parts, shimmering synths, filtered percussion, mysterious and dangerous mood. This product provides a colorful composition that delivers a great basis for your own mixdowns.

translated by Andreas Reinsch/Ueberschall