Testimonials
Read what reviewers and top composers have to say about our products.
Top Reviews
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
Fredonia Grand Organ – ShadyCicada
“Fredonia Grand Organ sounds absolutely gigantic, and it’s been a perfect outlet for me to convey more intense emotions in my tracks (especially villain and boss battle themes)!”
Shreddage 3 Series – Sample Library Review
“Impact Soundworks have blown the lid off my DAW with Shreddage 3. This is the electric guitar library I have long been looking for. Whether you want a rocking rhythm guitarist, a wailing, screaming guitar soloist, or simply a tool for writing your own rhythm and solo guitar parts, Shreddage 3 fits the bill. You can easily write a full rock track with Shreddage 3 that sounds authentic and believable. It’s hard to ask for much more than that.”
Raborn Johnson (Sample Library Review)
Ventus Winds Duduk – Sound on Sound
“Upon loading Ventus Duduk in Kontakt the first impression users may get is that Impact Soundworks have packed quite a bit under the hood of such a modestly priced instrument… In the end we have a beautifully performed and playable duduk virtual instrument, with great customisability at a steal of a price.” (Sound On Sound)
Testimonial – Brennan Anderson (Marvel’s Avengers, Disney Emoji Blitz, Star Wars: Commander)
“Super Audio Cart is the perfect library to get those classic video game sounds, with all of the features to be able to modernize and create unique sounds that aren’t limited by classic hardware. Whether its for pixel art games, or making musical soundscapes reminiscent of arcades, this is my library of choice!”
Testimonial – Matt Guillory (James LaBrie, James Murphy, Explorers Club)
“The Shreddage virtual instrument series have bcome an essential tool in capturing my musical vision. I’ve been using them for years in my songwriting and pre-production. They’re very easy to use, offer tons of flexbility — and they sound great!”
Testimonial – Jimmy ‘Big Giant Circles’ Hinson (Black Ops 4, Borderlands 2, Threes)
“Between Shreddage, Super Audio Cart, Juggernaut, and Mega Brass I don’t remember the last time I haven’t used an Impact Soundworks instrument in a track. The attention to detail is astonishing and it’s all so easy to use out of the box, which is a big deal.”
Testimonial – Will Morton (Grand Theft Auto V, L.A. Noire, Red Dead Redemption)
“Allura is fantastic, it is so much more than a selection of samples. It puts me as close to being in the studio directing the vocalist as I can imagine.”
Shreddage 3 Stratus – Professionalcomposers.com
“… what’s really impressive is that it does not only do rhythm guitar and arpeggios well: it actually can pull off amazing lead guitar sounds too, with vibrato, bends, hammer-ons, and all that so important expression! … With Shreddage 3 you can really do all styles of electric guitar performances. And if you spend some time adding expression and performance style variation, you can end up with a truly authentic sounding electric guitar performance in your music production.” (professionalcomposers.com)
Peak Rider 2 – Sound On Sound
“It takes a while to get your head around all the options, but what can be achieved is worth the effort, as this plug-in covers a lot of dynamic processing ground. There’s no doubt that this is an extremely powerful plug-in that’s designed to stay with you for the long haul.” (Sound On Sound)
Super Audio Cart – ANR
“Super Audio Cart is a Kontakt-based virtual instrument that is a tribute to the golden age of video gaming. If your next sound design project requires some 8-bit treatments, now you know where to find a quality source.” (Audio News Room)
Ventus Shakuhachi – Original Sound Version
“Ventus Series: Shakuhachi delivers a clear and lifelike performance of the instrument and there are plenty of options for customizing various aspects of the sound. The ornaments feature allows for more spontaneous sounding performances that reflect the strengths of the Shakuhachi’s idiomatic sound. Inclusion of a phrase library offers additional sounds to either enhance existing performances of the main instrument or for use as one shot effects or sound design.” (Original Sound Version)
