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Arte Nuovo’s Joseph Hollo has recently released Padsheaven, a soundset for the Zebra 2.5 software synthesizer by u-he.

An ultimate collection of useful lyrical and dramatic pads, effects and soundscapes from a multiple golden and platinum record owner composer.

You can use them in almost all styles from classical pop/rock ballads to moviescores or even in the most up to date dubstep compositions.

Padsheaven features 128 presets, including 96 pads and 32 additional keys, leads, plucked instruments, bass, and drum/percussion sounds.

The patches have descriptive titles and they are categorized for ease of use. Various parameters are assigned to velocity, aftertouch, pitchbend and modwheel, and each patch has detailed information on what is assigned and how a sound was designed or intended to be played.

The video below demonstrates some of the sounds of Padsheaven.

So what do I think?

Zebra has a gigantic vault of free patches available to its users. Right now I count over 125 banks listed, many of which feature high quality sounds. A commercial soundset like Padsheaven really has to have to something special to offer. And it does.

Padsheaven includes some absolutely stunning pads, in a wide variety of colors. Soft and warm, ambient, glass like, strings, and lots more. Joseph displays his sound design skills by creating incredibly emotional, moving sounds, with lots of expression.

While the focus of this soundset is on the pads, the other sounds are certainly no filler. There is a bit of an 80′s vibe throughout the set, and some references to artists and synthesizers of that decade are in the patch titles (e.g. the Roland D-50, Prophet VS, Oberheim OB-X).

A lot of work went into creating these patches, and I would recommend you check under the hood to see how they were made, as Padsheaven is also a lesson in sound design in Zebra.

In short, Padsheaven is an outstanding soundset. There is so much detail in the sounds, it just makes me want to sit still, listen closely, and let the sounds sink in. Truly exceptional. Joseph is offering a free demo bank with 16 patches so check it out.

More information: Arte Nuovo

MassiveSynth has introduced DeepBionic Vol. 1 by OhmLab, a mini soundset for the Massive software synthesizer by Native Instruments.

DeepBionic Vol. 1 Mini Pack is the first in a line of NI Massive preset collections that aim to push the envelope of what people heave come to expect from this amazing synth.

Exploring the outer limits of sound design with a synth this versatile is really a never-ending journey, so join us as we leave the boundaries behind and find new ways to create music, atmospheres, FX, soundscapes and instruments that may leave you wondering how they were ever conceived.

This first installment in the series brings you blips, plucks, noises and bass that can be twisted and stretched in ways that will help bring new inspiration to your projects. It also features a couple of intense soundscape pads that are seemingness endless in what they can produce and where you can take them. From haunting and chilling to cute and fun, the sounds can considered avant-garde one moment and pop the next.

The soundset is available to purchase for $2 USD.

More information: MassiveSynth

Bluezone Corporation has announced the release of its Pandora – Mixed Ambient Pads and Soundscapes sample library.

‘Pandora – Mixed Ambient Pads and Soundscapes’ from Bluezone Corporation is the new reference for pure and majestic Ambient phrases. With more than 164 mixed pads, music beds, choirs and melodic soundscapes, this unique sound library offers a multitude of possibilities. Like all Bluezone Corporation products, this downloadable sample pack is royalty-free and does not require any additional costs or permissions – it’s 100% ready to be used in your commercial productions.

Based and inspired to design a fictional universe project, this ambient sound library is an ideal complement for audio design in movies, commercials, game audio, documentaries, advertising, world and background music.

The sample pack costs 16.95 EUR.

More information: Bluezone / Pandora – Mixed Ambient Pads and Soundscapes

Luftrum has announced a 50% discount on a bundle of its Ambient ReFills for Propellerhead Reason.

I have added a discount to the early Luftrum repertoire: The old classic ambient ReFills for Reason. You can now order a Luftrum Reason Bundle consisting of all four ambient ReFills with a 50% discount – that’s $49 in total for the Luftrum Reason Bundle (retail $96).

These are essential for ambient producers who work within Reason or to those who do not own Reason but need new royalty free sample material to feed their DAW. All samples contained within the ReFills are included as optional downloads in both Wav and Rx2, over 1.2GB samples in total.

Luftrum Ambient ReFills features

• 200+ Ambient Patches for Thor (Pads, Soundscapes, Drones, Textures etc.)
• 95 Dr.Rex loops (Old Movie Conversation, Soundscapes & Drones etc.)
• 40 Royalty Free Ambient Samples by ISHQ.
• 32 Combinator Ambient Pads.

To take advantage of this offer, simply add all ReFills to the shopping cart and get the 50% discount at checkout automatically.

More information: Luftrum

Soundiron has released version 2.0 of Ambius 1: Transmissions, a uniquely nuanced textural and atmospheric fully playable organic synth and soundscape collection for Native Instruments Kontakt.

Ambius 1 Transmissions features a hand-sculpted array of dark atmospheres, drones, pads and tonal sustains crafted from various real-world field recordings and acoustic instruments.

Ambius 1 Transmissions includes 352 long, evolving sound-scapes, deep pads, hypnotic drones and atmospheres and clocks in at nearly 2.8GB, but its freely mixable instrument design and shaping controls give you nearly infinite sonic possibility with just the twist of a few knobs.

The new upgrade builds on adaptive groove-building and inspiring tone and texture shaping features we engineered for our new Ambius 2 Systematik library.

Ambius 1 Transmissions costs $89 USD. Until February 12th, 2013, it has an introductory price of $69 USD. The update is free to existing Ambius 1 owners.

More information: Soundiron / Ambius 1: Transmissions

Patchpool has announced Diversity, a new soundset for the Diversion synthesizer plug-in.

This soundset will contain about 100 patches for the incredibly capable Diversion Synth by Dmitry Sches. The goal is to create a wide range of diverse sounds reaching from mellow and beautiful bells, pads and textural instruments to edgy and soaring sequences and synths to dark and mysterious drones and soundscapes to otherworldly and abstract texures.

All sounds will have the Mastermorph pad assigned for deep interaction with the sounds, many will also use Aftertouch for even more expressive playabilty.

The soundset is scheduled for release by the end of February. A pre-order is available for 20 EUR (20% off regular).

More information: Patchpool / Diversity