Trance ID 2
keys, 12/2008
www.keys.de


Ueberschall provides one more time new material for producer and djs of Trance music, Trance ID 2. While the first volume already met most of the expectations of this genre the second volume covers the latest styles such as Electro-, Tech- and Neo-Trance.

The library comes with two different folders: Construction Kits and single drums.
Each one of the 30 Kits comes with main, variation, intro and outro. All in all we have 60 Kit-variations that split up to maximum 18 single tracks each. There is a lot of genre-typical soundpotential within those 2 GB library. Plus the intuitive Elastik player allows you to manipulate each loop and suit it to your needs.

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The sounds leave nothing to be desired. The diversity of the delivered material covers a wide spectrum of sounds that can even be manipulated in form of pitching and tempo change. Especially because of the high quality of sounds it‘a easy to place them in every mix.

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The ryhthm section includes from deep and pumping kickdrums over displosive snares to fizzing hihats. It gives you a good chance to create the drum setup of your dreams.

The way to your own track is given within the single tracks of each Construction Kit. The samples sound fresh and can be placed in a mix without any problems.


TRANCElated by Wenzel Mehnert / Ueberschall

Trance ID 2
Music Tech Mag, 11/2008
www.musictechmag.co.uk


This 2GB sample set comprising 30 construction kits and 1,000 loops is the successor to the original Trance ID set developed by Ueberschall and is based on the slightly baffling Elastik Player for both Mac and PC (Elastik Player comes in VST, RTAS, AU and standalone formats). It incorporates, according to the cover, the latest trends in genres such as neo, electro and tech trance, as well as elements from progressive and minimal trance – lucky they told us or we may not have picked up on these subtle differences.

Each construction kit is thoughtfully divided into a main, variation and intro/outro set. For each one you can bring elements of a loop, with the loop’s tempo indicated in its file name.

The beats in this library are suitably pumped up and stylistically range from more ambient material to harder, driving near-techno. There’s also some Robert Miles- and Faithless-alike instrumentation sounds, although the beats are harder here, with a more rigid four-to-the-floor vibe. The single drums are also provided as separate elements, although it all remains within the Elastik Player interface. You can export loops with some work but it’s rather frustrating not to get the WAVs as well as standard.

This is really a sold collection of fairly predictable trance loops, but then trance is a pretty formulaic style of music. If that’s your kind of thing, you’ll find much here in this well-produced collection to whet your whistle as you dance until the small hours in a club in Ibiza.

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Rating: 7/10

"The sounds are always good quality and the included Elastik sampler is useful. Trance, electro, progres- sive or minimal, Trance ID2 has something for you."

Ueberschall are reacting to the ever-changing face of electronic music by updating their successful Trance ID sample set with new cutting-edge techy sounds. Trance ID 2 is the second instalment of the sample library and now incorporates the latest trends in the genre such as neo, electro and tech-tran- ce, as well as elements from progressive and minimal. Ueberschall’s Trance ID2 has been put together by Grammy-nominated DJ and producer Mike Koglin, along with some of Germany’s best-established music industry professionals: between them they’ve landed dozens of club chart smashes, earning them huge support from beat behemoths such as Tiesto and Paul Van Dyk.

With over two gigabytes of sounds, including 30 construction kits and 1,000 loops and single sounds, there is plenty to work with, and with the included Elastik Player you don’t even need an external sam- pler. Elastik is an easy-to-use loop player: time-stretching, pitch-shifting and filter with kill function are just the beginning of its functionality, and the manual for Elastik is comprehensive.

(...) The sounds are always good quality and the included Elastik sampler is useful. Trance, electro, progres- sive or minimal, Trance ID2 has something for you.

Verdict 

Sound Quality: 18/20 

Build Quality: 15/20 

Ease of Use: 15/20 

Value for Money: 16/20 

Feature Set: 16/20

IDJ rating: 80% 

If your taste leans towards trance then Trance ID2 will be right up your street.