Just Bob’s Reviews

  • Rich pad with a dash of mod wheel randomness

    I really like the basic pad but the magic happens with the additional sound layers shared with Dan from the community. Great fun.

    Isolation Collaboration

  • Character-rich family choir

    To me, this instrument represents one of the great things about Pianobook and the greater accessibility of sampling. A perfectly in tune choir this is not. Instead, it's a wonderfully real sound with a foundation of family and an underlying flavor of the bittersweetness of THAT particular moment with the whole family that will never quite be the same again. Love it!

  • Who doesn't love a rock on ice

    I actually find myself using the sound of the rock hitting the ice more than the choir pads but that's more because I really enjoy the rock on ice sound than anything else. It's useful as a marker or, in the right places, in lieu of a hit and can work in a spacey/sci-fi sort of way.

  • Upright bass percussion surprise

    A fun. off beat instrument with some sounds you might predict if you stopped to think about what kinds of percussive sounds you might get off an upright bass and a bunch you would not or, at least, a bunch I would not :-. Good tone and useful mixed in with other drums sometimes subtly and sometimes front and center.

    Upright Bass Drum

  • Sorta Kinda Thrumming Cello?

    This cello, with its weaved together cello notes, has aspects that remind me of the Dan's other thrumming instruments- pulse-y, somewhat unpredictable and totally lovely. Also fun with a bit of Paulstretch!

    Solo Cello Spurs