Up to 80% OFF! GREAT DEALS from Small Developers You Don't Want to Miss

[PavlovsCat]

There are some killer deals going on at Loot Audio right now and I wanted to highlight two small developers that I am a customer of, whose libraries I can recommend. As I'm not an influencer getting kickbacks or making money off of this like influencers do, I am going to give my unedited opinions about what I love and don't love about these libraries. All of these libraries require the full version of KONTAKT. 

MAJETONE
This is a really under-appreciated developer, IMO. I love the tone he gets out of his drum libraries. They don't feature amazing scripting and they aren't flawless, but they have a certain magic to them and they're amazing deals at the present sale prices, IMO. The vibe of his libraries is really special. What I don't love? The way he maps the ride cymbal so that if you hit the key/note with medium or high velocity, it crashes. I've contacted him and recommended he maps the crash to a different key. Also some of the samples -- like the hi hat samples, have a bit of noise in them near the end. Again, I've let the developer know. But even so, these aren't dealbreakers, IMO. Not for the price and they don't make the libraries unusable. 

Truck Drums 2  WAS $18.73    NOW $3.75
A small drum kit that captures that Bonham "Levy" sound better than any drum sample library I know of. My only issue with this developer's drum kits is that he maps a ride cymbal on the same key as the crash, so you need to use very low velocity to get a ride cymbal sound. I have asked him about fixing that, I strongly doubt that many users like it the way it's mapped. I believe that I bought this library at full price and it was well worth it -- a bargain for all the fun it's been. 
https://www.lootaudio.com/category/kontakt-instruments/majetone-industries/truck-drums-2

This is the best video I know of to illustrate the sound of the Truck Drums 2: 

 

Kensal Drums WAS $18.73    NOW $3.75
A small drum kit that sounds beefy for a no-brainer price. The ride cymbal mapping and some noise in the hihat samples (particularly for the closing hi hat on G# are in need of a fix, IMO, but I can live with it).
https://www.lootaudio.com/category/kontakt-instruments/majetone-industries/kensal-drums-majetone

Kensal Club Date Drums WAS $43.70 USD NOW $8.74
A really good sounding small drum kit. I haven't bought this one yet, but based on the demos and other Majetone drum libraries that I own, I'm confident that it's good. 
https://www.lootaudio.com/category/kontakt-instruments/majetone-industries/kensal-clubdate-majetone
Coy P does a review of the library: 

Extended Glockenspiel WAS $43.70 USD NOW $8.74
A lovely sounding glockenspiel that has had its range extended and features sound design presets. I haven't bought this yet, but based on the demos, the walkthrough video and other libraries I own from this developer, I'm confident that it's good and I'll eventually pick it up.  
https://www.lootaudio.com/category/kontakt-instruments/majetone-industries/extended-glockenspiel
The walkthrough video:

BEN OSTERHOUSE 
It's been a long time since Ben Osterhouse was a bit of a well kept indie developer secret find. The world seems to have discovered this very talented and creative developer's genius. But I'm sure there's still some folks who have yet to try his libraries. They're really different, really good and when they're on sale, they're a phenomenal bargain. I bought this library at full price -- it was the first library of his I purchased, and it quickly made me a fan. 

Sospiro Strings WAS $49.32 NOW $24.66
Slow, emotive strings. It features 4 different length swells and 3 sustained articulations recorded on bass, cello, viola and violin. The bang for the buck for a library of this kind, at this quality level, is simply amazing. 
https://www.lootaudio.com/category/kontakt-instruments/ben-osterhouse/sospiro-strings-ben-osterhouse-kontakt
A review of Sospiro Strings and another of Ben's libraries:

 

Edited September 12, 2023 by PavlovsCat

[audioschmaudio]

I like how Loot Audio now have a Google Sheet to give an overview of the deals they currently run, as well as the ones that are yet to come.

You can find it here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15Sn2OMc251V7mRpwKZ-Ipv1sAy_K2f0eShLfQT1rWKg/edit#gid=0

Today I bought the soundbank "Photon" for Pigments from Oblivion Sound Lab and got their Diva soundbank "Dischordant" for free with it, plus three MIDI packs, a Reaktor Instrument (Reaktor Lifeform) and a Kontakt library (Old Mandolin). All for a little more than 20€. Photon was the only paid product, all the others were free. I'm not terribly excited about the MIDI packs or Reaktor or Kontakt library, but 20€ for Photon is already a good price, and I love that I got Dischordant for free. I'm a big fan of Oblivion Sound Lab. I already have a few soundbanks from them and think they're great.

Edited September 15, 2023 by audioschmaudio