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by Unknown
SINEfactory is Orchestral Tools’ growing collection of free original instruments for the SINE Player. New titles have been added since the January 2021 launch, and all of them stay free forever. Unlike Layers (which is a curated orchestral library), SINEfactory is a mixed bag of instruments that happens to include some useful orchestral content. The current roster includes Ratio (Steinway B grand piano recorded at Sunset Sound), Gearbox (studio percussion), Helix (a string ensemble with sustains and spiccatos from the Berlin Series), Crucible (a Baroque-style church pipe organ from a Gothic church in southern Germany), Spindle (a felt piano), and several others like Strand (nylon guitar), Formby (ukulele), Dynamo (udu percussion), and Crux (a J-Bass).
Helix and Crucible are the two instruments I reach for in an orchestral context. Helix sits nicely underneath a polished string library when you want an extra octave of ensemble sustain, and Crucible works great for solo cathedral-style organ lines. If you’re already running SINE Player for Layers, SINEfactory is free extra content with zero additional setup.
Links to bedroomproducersblog.com — the article includes the official download links.
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