Sample Magic – UK House | £34.90

www.samplemagic.com Looking to give your house sound a commercial edge, without losing any of that underground grit? Then SM162 might just have the right blend of cutting edge production chops, nostalgic riffs, jackin’ drum programming, and song-starting vocal phrases to win over the pickiest of dancefloors. The 1.3GB of finely polished sample content comes in WAV, REX, Apple Loops, and MIDI formats, and takes in live instrumentation and digitally driven sonics.

Sounds that stand out come from the phat Roland kicks in the drum hits folder, the M1-style organ riffs and Juno pads in the synth loops crate, and the rousing risers and mainroom impact drops in the FX pile. And every crisp and catchy melodic loop is expertly designed by the SM team to lift the spirits of any project they’re dropped into.

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