NEWS
IMSTA FESTA Berlin, 28.10.2017
Come to Berlin and meet us at:
IMSTA FESTA | SAE Institute Berlin | October 28, 2017 | 1PM - 9PM
Join IMSTA (Intl. Music Software Trade Assoc.) and SAE Institute as they host IMSTA FESTA, a celebration of music technology packed with Panels, Workshops & Master Classes, Song Critiques, Demonstrations and more. Hosting industry experts in an environment where music-makers can network, interact and learn with each other face-to-face, this annual one-day event is not to be missed. IMSTA FESTA is a FREE event open to everyone in the music making community; professional and semi-professional musicians, songwriters, music producers, and audio engineers, as well as music students and educators.
AES Convention NY
We will be happy to welcome you at this years AES Convention at the Best Service booth!
Dan Bown, our US representative and Wolfgang Wanko at the Best Service info-booth
Maximum Audio
AES NEW YORK 2017
143rd International Convention
Exhibits: October 18-20 / Program: October 18-21
NEW Toontrack MIDI-Pack
Singer Songwriter Grooves MIDI-Pack – Available NOW!
This collection of drum grooves was put together with the demanding singer-songwriter in mind. For anyone looking to write vocal- and melody-driven music where the drums are meant to serve as the backbone of the rhythm section but never get in the way of what matters the most: the song.
Features Overview:
- Drum grooves and fills inspired by the singer-songwriter genre
- Performed by professional drummer
- Approx. 450 individually played files
- 4/4 in straight and/or swing feel
- Tempos ranging from 60 BPM to 138 BPM
- Song structure categorization (intro, verse, chorus, bridge, fills, etc.)
RealGuitar 5 Available NOW
Musiclab had us waiting for a long time, but now finally RealGuitar 5 has been released.
The brand-new version includes two guitar sets. First the original RealGuitar samples and second a comprehensive collection of steel string samples from different guitars and tunings. Also the brand new Multi Performance Mode gives you a vast amount of new features and possibilities
in RealGuitar 5.
Have a look at the product related videos to learn about the possibilities of RealGuitar 5.
Gig Performer Update 1.82 adds Audio Player
Gig Performer is the most bulletproof, flexible, easy to use, and CPU friendly plug-in host for live performance on the market. The free update to version 1.82 adds a powerful audio file player which is capable of loading and playing up to eight audio files one at a time or simultaneously. You can use it as a backing track player and for looping short samples. You can even seamlessly switch from one track to another while running! Supported formats include AIF, WAV and MP3.
Get your free 30 days trial here:
Ancient ERA Persia 1.1 Update
After weeks of hard work Eduardo did it again. To give you full control over the complex rhythmic structure of Persian grooves he created 800 mid files perfectly integrated in the specific percussion instruments. You can jam along the midi grooves at any speed and your creativity won't be limited by time stretching algorithms. This is pure fun and a mandatory update for all Ancient ERA Persia owners.
Grab the free Update Installers here:
New Heavier7Strings User Videos found on YouTube
Have a look at these great Heavier7Strings user videos on YouTube:
And here is an extensive Waklthrough (2 hours!) by Dirk Ehlert showing this fantastic virtual guitar in all details:
Have fun!
New Videos for The Orchestra
Young and very talented composer Ashton Gleckman is showing us what’s so great about using The Orchestra in his 15 minute wrap up of the Orchestra... you can easily understand why works at Remote Control Productions after watching this.
Thank you Ashton!
Also watch the brand new Single Instrument Walkthrough video directly from the makers of The Orchestra. You will learn how to use the multi-keyswitch single instruments for fast and fantastic results.
Anicent ERA Persia review
Excerpt
Final Thoughts
As always, Eduardo Tarilonte made a library that will be automatically ordered by people who already have some of his libraries.
It is not a standard sound library with a wide collection of all possible articulations for one or two instruments but a collection of many different instruments and tools that will help you to tell a story in the times of ancient Persia. ERA Persia is the best tool for that purpose, as Eduardo is a great storyteller. If you are in media music production then you are reading this article just to prove to yourself that you did the right thing by buying this library in advance. If this is not the case, then it is maybe a good time to check at least some audio and video demo clips that you can find on the Best Service Era Persia webpage.
Ancient ERA – Persia is a great collection of loops, phrases, instruments and soundscapes covering one very specific era and place. A perfect tool for all games, media and movie composers.
by Alex Arksov, July 2017
Full Ancient ERA review at SoundBytes magazine
Composing with "The Orchestra"
Dirk Elert already was part of our Hands On Tour through Germany a few years ago and wowed his audience with his musical and pragmatic approch to composing.
Today he is not only a great and experienced composer, he also hosts a twich channel, where he will turn "The Orchestra" inside out tonight at 20:30 (UTC+2). Tune in and find out.
Here the details in compressed form:
Where: www.twitch.tv/dirk_ehlert
When: 21:00 (UTC+2)
What: Hands On and Live Composing Walkthrough with Sonuscore's "The Orchestra"
Language: English
Musiclab RealGuitar V
Eagerly anticipated ! Watch the video.
RealGuitar V new features:
- Powerful and deep acoustic guitar sample set - STEEL STRING V added, featuring 6-string standard, 7-string, and Baritone guitar tunings with Stereo, Mono, Double-track audio output selections
- Intuitive mixing of different performance techniques for left and right hand (Main and Repeat zones)
- Key/Pedal/Mod.Wheel Switch FXs and Humanize option added to Chordal performance modes
- Redesigned GUI for more intuitive and assistive features and modes use
- Advanced control of sound dynamics with customizable curve graph
- A lot of new techniques, dynamic controls, articulations and FXs
- High quality Reverb Effect
The Orchestra on YouTube
- I would give up my Albion 1 for this, Its sounds really good.
- Damn It sounds good. Such an amazing product!!
- WOW LIKE :)
- FAN TAS TIC !!! The sound is epic . All in one toolkit. Ostinatos are top quality. Must buy !!
- I WANT IT!!!!
- really awsome, seems like a must have
- Awesome! I love the Grande Finale at the end!
- Awesome.....must buy! And ordered ;) Could not resist.
Amplesound version 2.5. for guitar libraries
All Ample Guitar libraries are now coming in version 2.5
Version 2.5 includes:
1. New modular Guitar Riffer which has Strum Line and Multi-measures etc,
2. 500 riffs
3. 14 new chord types for Strummer and Riffer have been added
4. Half Mute sample group for AME (AME users have to install 2.5 full installer for the update.).
Registered Ample Guitar users may download an upgrade for FREE in their Ample Sound account.
All Ample Guitar libraries may be purchased with 20% OFF until July 16th!
Coming Soon: Synthogy Studio Grands
Two exceptional Studio Grands recorded in legendary Studios!
The latest in Synthogy´s highly acclaimed Ivory II series of virtual pianos, Ivory II Studio Grands features two classic studio grand pianos recorded in iconic studios.
Steinway Model B Grand Piano Power Station New England - Waterford, Connecticut
The Steinway B is one of the most recorded pianos in history and is widely considered the ideal studio piano. Its unique balance of size and power make it an extremely versatile instrument for all styles of music. This particular instrument was hand selected and prepared with the kind cooperation of Steinway & Sons® at their factory in Astoria New York.
Before recording, all piano regulation, voicing and tuning was done on-site by a Steinway concert technician before painstakingly sampled by Synthogy’s expert team. The recording sessions took place in the classic tuned live room of Power Station NE, an acoustic replica of the famed Power Station New York.
Bösendorfer 225 Grand Piano Firehouse Recording Studios - Pasadena, California
This Bösendorfer 225 Grand Piano possesses a deeply resonant tone and balance in all registers and has a distinguished place in the history of recorded music. Slightly longer than most studio grands at 7' 4", and with four additional low keys, this instrument has appeared on numerous Grammy®-winning and Grammy-nominated recordings. The sessions were engineered by Tony Shepperd in the state-of-the-art Studio A at Firehouse Recording Studios in Pasadena, its venerated sound captured in this historic piano room.
Coming Soon: The Orchestra
The Orchestra by Sonuscore puts the sound of a complete European session orchestra at your fingertips.
Instead of going for the polished Hollywood-sound, we took a more direct approach, leaving our samples sound as real and edgy as possible. In a light-weight and no nonsense approach, all important articulations are made available to you in a streamlined and efficient virtual instrument. All sections are recorded in one room and designed to sound together out of the box without a lot of effort in mixing.
With the groundbreaking Ensemble-Engine, The Orchestra provides a vast number of inspiring orchestral colors and rhythms for you to discover.
"The Orchestra" € 399.- "coming soon"
5 stars for Kwaya
Congratulations to Eduardo Tarilonte for the 5-star review in the SOS March issue!
Published March 2017
By John Walden
There is something quite magical about the sound of African choral singing. Producer Eduardo Tarilonte, who has an impressive track record when it comes to delivering high-quality niche sample libraries, and Best Service have done their best to capture the essence of that sound in Kwaya. This sample-based virtual instrument designed for Kontakt (the free Player or full version) features the voices of the award winning Uganda-based Aba Taano choir, a group of four male and two female singers. The library is built upon 10,000 individual samples and some 7GB of data.
rate and win März 2017
Each month we raffle off great products among all customers who rated their shopped products!
This month you may be the lucky winner of KWAYA African Voices, worth € 259.-!
This is how it works:
- either:
Products you purchased recently, can be easily rated from your Best Service User Account. Simply sign in to your account, click on My Orders and you will see right away which products can still be rated. - or:
A few days after your purchase you will receive an email* notification, kindly asking you to rate your purchase and products. Please be so kind to only rate our store and your shopping experience on the first page. You can rate all purchased products on the following pages explicitly.
Leaving a review at eKomi, Europe's biggest, independent rating company, is very easy, fast and does not require additional registration.
* You can disable this service in you user account at any time
Winner of Ethnow World 6 Instruments in Februray was Klaus J. from Germany
Vocal Codex review at SLR
excerpt
I enjoyed working with ERA II Vocal Codex from the first time I installed it. Like I said earlier, I have worked with all of Eduardo’s libraries and Vocal Codex is hands down another masterpiece from the master himself. I think there is a great deal of flexibility in the vocal capability and it is hyper-realistic. With a little bit of time and persistence, you can achieve a highly convincing vocal performance. The asking price of $159.00 is another pro for me. Well worth the investment.
Full ERA II Vocal Codex review by Brian Brylow for SampleLibraryReview
EW 6 overview video
This new video (full HD) shows an overview on many instruments and voices in "Ethno World 6 Complete"
rate and win Februar 2017
Each month we raffle off great products among all customers who rated their shopped products!
This month you may be the lucky winner of Ethno World 6 Instruments worth € 259.-!
This is how it works:
- either:
Products you purchased recently, can be easily rated from your Best Service User Account. Simply sign in to your account, click on My Orders and you will see right away which products can still be rated. - or:
A few days after your purchase you will receive an email* notification, kindly asking you to rate your purchase and products. Please be so kind to only rate our store and your shopping experience on the first page. You can rate all purchased products on the following pages explicitly.
Leaving a review at eKomi, Europe's biggest, independent rating company, is very easy, fast and does not require additional registration.
* You can disable this service in you user account at any time
Winner of ERA II Vocal Codex in january was Jarmo K. from Finland
NAMM last day
f.l.t.r. Robert Leuthner, Eduardo Tarilonte, Chris Hein, Wolfgang Wanko
NAMM Show 2017 Day 4 - the final.
I hope you like my video series.It was a great experience to be at NAMM again. Its such an active and inspiring place. I met so many new and old friends. Looking forward to come back next year. Now I'll get some sleep.
Chris Hein
NAMM 2017
Best Service is proud to invite you to visit our booth at the 2016 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California!
From January 19th to 22nd you can visit Best Service at our booth 201C16 on the 2nd floor in an area/room dedicated to software.
Beside Robert Leuthner, Wolfgang Wanko and Dan Brown form the Best Service Team, our Sample Library Developer Eduardo Tarilonte and Chris Hein will be happy to introduce their latest libraries to you in person.
Drop by, have a chat, enjoy your stay!
We're looking forward to seeing you!
Free Upgrade for ERA II Vocal Codex
Today is also a lucky day for owners of ERA II Vocal Codex. We have a fantastic upddate for you, with new phrases and vocal effects by "Celtia". And it's absolutely FREE!
This is what you can look forward to:
- Celtia Ambient Phrases: 150 beautiful ambient phrases performed by Celica Soldream
- Celtia Mmm and Hmm articulations, poly and legato
- Celtia Whispered Phrases
- Celtia Whispered Words. Long and short
- Celtia Vocal FX: A big array of short vocal fx designed to make tribal and vocal rhythms
You can download your free update from our Download Section.
If you rather prefer not to deal with update procedures, simply download the complete library from your Best Service user account.
rate and win Januar 2017
Each month we raffle off great products among all customers who rated their shopped products!
This month you may be the lucky winner of ERA II Vocal Codex worth € 159.-!
This is how it works:
- either:
Products you purchased recently, can be easily rated from your Best Service User Account. Simply sign in to your account, click on My Orders and you will see right away which products can still be rated. - or:
A few days after your purchase you will receive an email* notification, kindly asking you to rate your purchase and products. Please be so kind to only rate our store and your shopping experience on the first page. You can rate all purchased products on the following pages explicitly.
Leaving a review at eKomi, Europe's biggest, independent rating company, is very easy, fast and does not require additional registration.
* You can disable this service in you user account at any time
This is the last months lucky winner of "Solo Viola" :
- Manfred D. from Bischofsheim Germany for his rating of Zero-G's Ethera Soul Edition
His voting:
Enigma Fall Of A Rebel Angel
Our congratulations to Eduardo Tarilonte: In the today released outstanding ENIGMA Album "Fall Of A Rebel Angel" , Michael Cretu has used Sounds from his Vocal Libraries CANTUS and MYSTICA !
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CH Solo Violin Update available
For the first instrument out of the Chris Hein solo Strings series, the extremly successful Chris Hein - Solo Violin, the extensive Update 1.1 is available now!
NEW SUSTAIN SAMPLES | IMPROVED RE-BOWING | IMPROVED PHASE-ALIGN SAMPLES | IMPROVED PORTAMENTO TRANSITIONS | NEW LEGATO OFFSET FUNCTION | IMPROVED REPETITIONS
For registered users, version 1.1. may be downloaded in the customer accounts for free now.
„What’s New?“
- NEW SUSTAIN SAMPLES
Re-recording of the sustain articulation with much softer and cleaner sound. - IMPROVED RE-BOWING
Press the „Play Last Note“ hot-key to get a perfect re-bow on repetitions - IMPROVED PHASE-ALIGN SAMPLES
New algorithm for all phase align samples Even smoother blending through the 6 dynamics in X-Fade - IMPROVED PORTAMENTO TRANSITIONS
Re-editing of all long transition samples - NEW LEGATO OFFSET FUNCTION
The offset fader allows to play only a part of the portamento transition sample instead of playing the whole slide. In combination with the speed fader, this offers a whole new world of portamento transitions. From really long slides to very subtile grace notes, everything is possible now. - IMPROVED REPETITIONS
Better timing of the repetition articulation. Now it’s possible to play chords with perfect timing