The dudes over at Magix were kind enough to send me the new Magix Soundpool 16 DVD. This comes with a ton of audio recorded in WAV format that you can insert into your recordings.
It had a lot of different styles such as 60's soul, Ambient, Hip Hop, House, Rock, Alternative, Techno and even Movie Score.
In each of the different styles it had bass, brass, drums, effects, guitar, keys, pads, percussion, sequences, strings, synths, and even vocals.
I thought overall the sounds were great. They sound well recorded and authentic. I was pretty impressed with the collection and the diversity of the Magix Soundpool 16 DVD.
For me, I don't know how much usage I will get out of all of these sounds. For one, it seems a bit of a pain browsing to find the sounds I want. Everything is labled nicely but you still have to listen to find what you want. I think the only thing I would ever use is the drums and percussion. They had some pretty good beats on here and drums are pretty easy to work into a project.
Not sure what Magix is charging for the Soundpool 16 DVD? I think the other ones were in the ballpark of $30. For the money, you get quite a bit. I would recommend this to people who are just getting started in their recording careers that are looking for some pre-recorded sounds to insert into their recordings.
