I've been a fan of IK Multimedia's Sampletank virtual sound module since I first reviewed it in SOS August 2001, and it's still my first port of call for bread-and-butter sounds, especially drum kits and electric basses but more than two years on, it's now been replaced by Sampletank 2, which IK have been heralding with much ado for a while now. Sequels are usually bigger and more expensive than the original, but as anyone who's sat though Blues Brothers 2000 will know, they aren't always better. Two years on, there are plenty of fully featured software samplers and non-sampling virtual instruments too. Sampletank was a hit - a sample-based virtual instrument with great sounds and, at the time, not much competition. New version of SampleTank for iOS adds the symphonic sounds heard on hundreds of Hollywood movie soundtracks - and flexible integrated sound-library management - further enhancing the most popular sonic-workstation instrument for mobile musicians.IK's Sampletank 2 running under Steinberg's Cubase SX2. IK Multimedia, the leader in mobile music-creation apps and accessories for iOS devices is pleased to announce a new version of SampleTank, the premium virtual instrument and sound module for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The new version gives mobile musicians access to the world-class orchestral and choir sounds of Miroslav Philharmonik – Mobile Edition, plus adds sound-library management that lets musicians easily add, delete and re-download complete collections of instrument categories, as needed. The Miroslav Philharmonik – Mobile Edition for the SampleTank mobile app is available as an in-app purchase, and is derived from the insanely popular Miroslav Philharmonik standalone app and DAW plug-in for Mac/PC that’s used in studios around the world. These famous orchestral instrument sounds and textures have been heard in hundreds of Hollywood movie scores, and in compositions from some of the top performing pros like Serj Tankian (System of a Down), J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Sean Kingston and Lana Del Rey, to name a few. Miroslav Philharmonik features instruments that were beautifully recorded at the Dvorák Symphony Hall in Prague by Miroslav Vitous with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. The sounds have a texture, warmth, and beauty that is considered “the standard,” and isunrivalled in the virtual instrument world.

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