Testimonials
Read what reviewers and top composers have to say about our products.
Top Reviews
Shreddage 3 Electro Sitar – Music Nation
“This isn’t just a novelty patch slapped onto a guitar framework. There’s real attention here to how a sitar behaves, particularly with the sympathetic harp strings. You can pluck them independently, let them ring naturally, or mute them entirely depending on what you’re after. It adds a layer of complexity that, frankly, I wasn’t expecting to engage with as much as I did.”
“Electro Sitar is a well-executed, deeply expressive virtual instrument that does exactly what it sets out to do. It sounds convincing, plays beautifully in the right context, and integrates seamlessly into a powerful, if demanding, engine.”
“If you’re working in genres that call for this sound, or you’re interested in exploring beyond the usual Western toolkit, there’s a lot to like here. If not, it may end up as an occasional flavour rather than a staple.”
Jacko Andrews (Music Nation)
Super Audio Cart 2 – Max Lombardo
“SAC2 is fantastic! I had a chance to use it on some arrangements and cues for the new Super Mario Galaxy movie, and it’s just perfect. I was able to get that 8-bit retro sound straight out of the box, the intuitive GUI and thorough presets made it incredibly easy to get it exactly where I wanted it to be, sound-wise. A life saver, especially on projects with tight deadlines and lots of moving pieces.”
Shreddage series – Josh Mobley
Shreddage changed my life. I was working on a hybrid metal trailer album for what would later be BMG production music. I’m a keyboard player, and I had never had a realistic playable metal guitar plugin because they just didn’t exist.
It… blew my mind man. Suddenly, I could play all of these riffs I had in my head. I completed the album and it did really well. I heard it in everything. Movie trailers, tv shows etc. [Shreddage] was the backbone of virtually every song on that album.
-Josh Mobley
Juggernaut – Sample Sound Review
“It’s got well over 500 sounds, and you can do all types of music with this. It says ‘Cinematic Electronic Scoring Tools,’ but believe me, there’s drums in here for EDM, hip hop, just all kinds of music you can do with it; trance, house, whatever.” (5/5)
Sample Sound Review via KRAZETV (03/2017)
inSIDious – SoundBytes Magazine
“I had a good deal of fun setting up odd patterns using various speeds for the three channels and experimenting with the filter settings. Over 350 presets are included that sound great and cover as wide of a spectrum as is possible with a synth of this caliber….Basically I was having too much fun with it to notice much else.”
Rob Mitchell (SoundBytes Magazine)
Plectra Series 5: Guzheng – Sample Library Review
“The Plectra Series Guzheng does have what it takes to get [sic] build a convincing performance: excellent recordings, captured details and techniques, and plenty of interface control. If you’re willing to dig into this library, I think you’ll find it to be of great value.”
Steven McDonald (Sample Library Review)
Straight Ahead Jazz Horns – Bedroom Producers Blog
“Jazz or pop horns have not been sampled nearly as frequently as classical brass and woodwinds, and have been the biggest hole in my virtual instrument arsenal for years. This library does an excellent job of providing exactly the kind of jazz/pop horns I was looking for. And even if you think that you have your jazz horn samples covered, this library was made by people who really understand the jazz style it’s aiming for, and therefore really nails the requirements of that style.” (9/10)
D Smolken (Bedroom Producers Blog)
Cosmos – Rekkerd.org
“The atmospheric pulses sound great and offer plenty of variety and I love the ambiences, which have such lovely tones and dynamics. The library has many evocative, inspiring sounds, and the Kontakt instruments provide just the right amount of controls to adjust the sounds without getting too complicated. I reckon anyone looking for some quality cinematic sounds definitely check this out!”
Ronnie (Rekkerd.org)
Cosmos – B. Free Productions
“Products like this are often some of my favorite and I end up using them MUCH more than the bigger, more expensive and wide ranging libraries. They’re fairly small, extremely focused, and provide amazing sounds with just enough controls to be tweakable, yet not overwhelming. Not to mention, the incredibly low price you pay for such amazing content. I can highly recommend Cosmos not only for media composers like myself, but for electronic music producers and more.” (9.25/10)
Brian Freeland (B. Free Productions)
Momentum – Making Music
“Part of the attraction of the package is the range and variety of the patterns. If you find one which is close but not exactly right for a project, you can tweak it innumerable ways to get what you want. The other attraction is the actual samples….Of course, given the wealth of manipulation features, you can apply serious processing to the loops, too, just as you wish….If you use rhythmic patterns in your music, and need something more than a repetitive synth or arpeggiated bass line, it’s difficult to see how your music would not benefit from a touch of Momentum.”
Ian Waugh (Making Music)
Cosmos – Blogcritics Magazine
“I was very impressed with how this all functions beautifully, and with the amazing range of sounds it can create. It is really something to get your creative juices flowing and have some fun creating custom rhythms….If you are looking for your next muse, I can highly recommend Cosmos from Impact Soundworks.”
T. Michael Testi (Blogcritics Magazine)
Momentum – Sample Library Review
“Impact Soundworks has done an excellent job here of capturing unique and inspiring organic loops and wrapping them in a very usable and intuitive interface. Composers for any media will definitely want to give it serious consideration and I can also see this being a good tool for artists working in cross-genre styles (think Alt J/Beck/Bon Ivor). Additionally, some of the more ethnic instruments would suit certain world music styles…Momentum can certainly give your tracks what the title of the collection alludes to and using it is simply a lot of fun.”
Sam Burt (Sample Library Review)
Straight Ahead Jazz Horns – Sample Library Review
“Straight Ahead Jazz Horns V2 has been redesigned with some incredible scipting, all the controls and options you could dream of….[the Smart Voicing Multis] is the highlight for your humble reviewer. The Smart Voicing Multis allow users to load up one of the Kontakt Multis….and trigger intelligent harmonization during playback….Overall I really felt like the strengths of these instruments are playback at softer dynamics.”
Don Bodin (Sample Library Review)
