The Distorted Reality series brings us closer to the exotic and weird domains than ever before.The original Distorted Reality is still considered one of the top sources for bizarre, evocative loops and effects. There's just too much great stuff here to single out.I came up with dozens of inspired rhythm tracks within the first few minutes of playing with it.Spectrasonics is revered for their high standards in the sampling CD world. Great for transitions between verses and choruses.love those gnarly sci-fi pads and effects in the Fuzz section. All of the Drone and Sweeper volumes are chock-full of instant mini sci-fi movie score ideas.It wasn't a question of which samples I should use, but which ones I shouldn't use there's so much excellent material to choose from.the dry, distortion rhythm loops, like 'Fuzz Pocket.' Trent Reznor would be proud.thumbs-up to the sweeping sound effects in the Reverse category. A big addition to DR2 is the inclusion of mod wheel effects such as filter sweeps, panning, and crossfading.endless, ethereal loops in a style similar to Brian Eno's mid-'70s experiments. Almost every patch on DR2 stimulated my creative process. Heaven thanks to the lush pads, beds, and ambient textures that abound throughout hell because of the killer twisted grooves, drones, and sweeper patches. ".possibly the most anticipated sequel in soundware history.this second twisted journey into the realm of darkness and light from veteran producer Eric Persing takes bold new strides into territories that the original Distorted Reality only hinted at.a tour de force collection of soundscapes.These samples move around the listener, snaking in and out from left to right, and behind and in front of the speakers.If you have even a slight interest in non-acoustic sounds for remix chores and film work, then you've come to the right place.How does the new kid compare to the original? For me, these two discs are a marriage made in heaven and, er, hell. A very clever, well constructed and usable collection of unusual sounds. A masterpiece in sample production.as a sign of how much I like this collection, and I've got more than most people !, is that this is now my favourite sample CD of all time. All of the sections of the collection are very strong, I particularly liked the pad like sections, ambience, pads, drones & sweeps, the groove loops are brilliant and the loops in general I thought very good, perhaps a little more usable that the first volume.a truly excellent collection.for almost anything that you'd like a synthetic sound in then I would but this No.1 on your shopping list. Certainly if your going to buy only one volume I'd suggest Volume 2, but save up for Volume 1 as well as they are an ideal compliment to each other. The end result is a stunningly brilliant collection of sounds. The amount of effort that has gone into the collection must have been tremendous, almost every sound has subtle movement, complexity, depth and evolution to it. Even though a sound can be so abstract it still sounds musical.The first volume was very good indeed, Volume 2 is even better. It's taken me ages to review, firstly as there is an awful lot of material to get through, and secondly so many of the sounds just invite you to play with them.
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