NEWS
Superbooth 2018
From May 3rd to 5th you can visit Best Service in Berlin at Superbooth 2018.
This is the first time that we are part of Superbooth and we are very excited about it. Our booth is in the new "Westwing" area and our booth's number is W435.
Our team will be happy to show you all the latest addditions to our virtual instrument family and chat with you about the latest trends in digital music making.
On Thursday and Friday Sample-Legend Chris Hein will be on our booth. On Thursday 2pm and 4pm you can see a live performance of Bernd Keul, playing the Chris Hein Solo Violin using a Leap Motion controller.
We're looking forward to seeing you!
Eli Krantzberg about CH Solo Strings
Eli Krantzberg about Chris Hein Solo Strings Complete:
"These solo instruments also sound fantastic when paired with Logic’s new Studio Strings ensembles and sections. The extensive articulation switching available in the Chris Hein instruments is perfectly suited to be paired with Logic’s new Articulation ID system. In this video, I’ll show you how to edit the existing violin articulation ID set to work with the Chris Hein Solo Violin instrument. Setting up your third-party libraries to work with Logic’s articulation ID switching functions is a great way to get one consistent workflow under your belt that you can use across all libraries."
Eli Krantzberg is an internationally known author and music software trainer. His instructional videos have helped demystify music software such as Logic, Pro Tools, Sonar, BFD, Melodyne, and Kontakt for thousands of users all over the world.
Eli is a regular contributor to Electronic Musician magazine. His articles focus on a variety of aspects of software based music production.
Accordions 2 review
Holger Obst has written a detaiiled review at Releasetime.de for Accordions 2 by Eduardo Tarilonte (in German language).
"Top Product Award" for Accordions 2.
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Best Service / Eduardo Tarilonte Akkordions 2 behaupten ohne Zweifel die Spitzenposition in diesem schmalen Marktsegment. Die Audioqualität ist erlesen, und die einzelnen Instrumente werden in ihrem spezifischen Charakter abgebildet.
Die Dynamiksteuerung durch das Modulationsrad wird ergänzt durch die Lautstärkemodulation des Bellow-Shake (Pressen und Ziehen des Faltenbalgs), steuerbar beispielsweise über ein Expression-Pedal und im Wirkungsradius genau dosierbar – auch synchron zum Tempo, falls erforderlich.
Auch die Auswahl an Akkordeons und artverwandten Instrumenten wird in diesem Umfang von keinem anderen Anbieter erreicht. Alle Instrumente der Sammlung sind akkurat ausgearbeitet und werden in allen Details abgebildet – bis hin zu Nebengeräuschen wie dem Luftstrom bei Bewegung des Faltenbalgs und der Mechanik beim Anschlagen und Loslassen der Tasten. Zur Lebendigkeit und Authentizität des Klanges tragen ferner die drei anschlagsdynamischen Stufen und die Round Robins bei.
Beim Überblenden mittels Modulationsrad fallen keine Übergänge zwischen den einzelnen Samples auf. Alles wirkt fließend wie im richtigen Leben. Das richtige Leben kann auch einem Akkordeon auf die Dauer zusetzen. Um schräge Töne beizusteuern, gibt es ein aufwändiges Microtuning mit Performance-Optionen.
Wem typische Akkordeon-Akkordfolgen eher fremd sind, der findet in den rhythmischen Presets eine Auswahl von Spielweisen vom Walzer bis zur Polka. Hier hätte die Auswahl noch etwas breiter gefächert und variantenreicher sein können. Akkorde werden in Dur, Moll, mit Septime und vermindert angeboten, dazu der Bass als Begleitung.
Die Samples sind nicht geloopt. Auf einem echten Akkordeon kann man durch Pressen und Ziehen des Faltenbalgs die Töne beinahe ins Unendliche dehnen. Das macht aber kaum jemand unter 2.0 Promille, weshalb die Länge der Samples auch für fast alle Fälle ausreichen dürfe. Was ich mir gewünscht hätte, wäre ein Wechsel der Register über Steuertasten.
Unterm Strich verfügen die Accordions 2 über eine reiche Ausstattung an Instrumenten, einen authentischen, lebendigen Klang und über Extras wie rhythmische Akkordbegleitungen, Bellow-Shake-Menü und Microtuning. Damit nehmen sie unter den virtuellen Akkordeons den Spitzenplatz ein – und wir verleihen diesem Produkt unseren Award.
Auch der Preis ist nicht übertrieben, das Upgrade-Angebot ausgesprochen fair.
Felizidades, Senor Tarilonte und Glückwunsch an Best Service.
Testautor: Holger Obst
Hier, auf www.releasetime.de finden Sie den kompletten Testbericht
The Orchestra 1.1
We are super excited to announce the release of The Orchestra Version 1.1
We addded new features and improvements, listening to your wishes, making The Orchestra even more awesome than before!
You can download the free update to version 1.1 from our public download page.
If you prefer to download the complete library in version 1.1 you can now do so in your Best Service user account.
New features and improvements
- A Glockenspiel was added as a single patch and in the engine instrument
- Triplets are now available as a rate option for the arpeggiators
- The new user preset system enables you to save your own presets for the ensemble instrument and even share them with other users any way you like.
- The MIDI controller which scales the dynamics up and down can now be changed between CC1, CC2 and CC11, so that you can use the mod wheel (CC1) for other automation.
- A new humanizer was added
- On the mixer page, every instrument slot can now be assigned to a separate output. This makes it possible to mix and edit every individual instrument of the engine inside your DAW.
- More than 35 new presets and 15 new multis.
- The instrument browser now automatically updates itself to show the right entry for the currently chosen instrument slot
- Mute and solo buttons are now also available on the main page
- The mute buttons are now automatable
- The note selection menu was upgraded with a new Top 3 option
- In the instrument browser, the view will now always jump to the currently loaded articulation of the selected slot
- When stepper or envelope data is edited after the dynamic controller was used, the engine will wait a few seconds before it jumps back to the current dynamic scaling
- A couple of small graphic and function bug fixes
Chris Hein Solo Strings EX Update Released!
This Update makes Chris Hein Solo Strings EX the most comprehensive collection of virtual solo string instruments you can buy in one package.
Version EXtended 2.0 brings you up to eight additional Solo Instruments.
Eight additional handpicked instruments, all with a unique sound and played by professional studio musicians have been recorded with great care and detail. Their virtual counterparts have been further optimized for playability and performance (EX instruments), thus saving your computer resources and still granting you access to all required articulations for authentic performances.
- Solo Violin EXtended 2.0 now includes 4 different Violins (2 Full, 2+2 EX) – was 1 or 2 Violins
- Solo Viola EXtended 2.0 now includes 3 different Violas (1 Full, 2+1 EX) – was 1 Viola
- Solo Cello EXtended 2.0 now includes 4 different Cellos (2 Full, 2+2 EX) – was 2 Cellos
- Solo ContraBass EXtended 2.0 now includes 3 different Basses (1 Full, 2+1 EX) – was 1 Bass
- Solo Strings Complete EXtended 2.0 now contains all fourteen (!!!) Solo Instruments as listed above (6 Full, 8+6 EX)
The Update to EXtended v2.0 is available for free for all* registered users and can be downloaded in your customer account - simply
* CH - Solo Violin: only v1.2 owners (2 Violins) are eligibly for the free Update! Registered v1.0/1.1 users (1 Violin only) can order the update to v2.0 HERE
Ethno World 6 wins Best Of The Year award
anr - Audio News Room has awarded Ethno World 6 in the category "Best Of The Year" with it's Sonic Joy Award!
Ethno World 6 is a library of instruments and voices from every corner of the planet. In terms of instruments and vocal sample variety, this library has no competition. It’s obvious that a lot of love and time has gone into the development of this library!
Heavier 7 Strings
Ab sofort ist für Heavier 7Strings, der virtuellen 7-Saiter für alle Metal-Fans ein deutsches Handbuch verfügbar!
Einfach Auf der Produktseite auf more info klicken und downloaden
Symhobia Series 1.6. released
The Symphobia Series is a proven tool of inspiration for scoring films, games and television. Symphobia offers true ensemble recordings of a full symphony orchestra and choir, various beautiful solo instruments and an unbeatable collection of intense, cinematic orchestral effects.
Discover the fully updated 1.6 Editions of the library series that forever changed the film scoring game.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.6
New articulations & effects (S1 & S2)
The Symphobia Series 1.6 Edition adds newly recorded sample content.
Sul Tasto Strings
Symphobia 1 now features a beautiful set of sul tasto strings. Recorded in multiple dynamics, starting at a whispering ppp, these sul tastos can be played as a full ensemble or per section.
Ghostly Strings
For Symphobia 2, we recorded a hair-raising new set of string effects, which we dubbed the Ghostly Strings. Killer Bees, Undead Trills and Creepy Bending give you an idea of some of the sounds you will encounter. Many of the effects are available in multiple, mod-wheel controlled dynamics, as well as different articulations.
New Multis
Both Symphobia 1 and 2 pack numerous new and inspiring Multis to experiment with.
New features (S1, S2 & S3)
Over 16 new features were added to the Symphobia Series 1.6 Edition, as well as many performance enhancements and fixes. In Symphobia 1 and 2, you can now switch articulations using the new articulation slider, which can also be mapped to CC. In all three Symphobia volumes, you can now lock your selected articulations, disabling all keyswitches and other articulation control, which is very useful when using bigger templates. It is now also possible to route individual mic outputs, lock round robins and enable/disable the sustain pedal. For an overview of the biggest changes, check out the video on the right.