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THE LEGACY CONTINUES......
The completely new adventure in sonic dementia from producer Eric Persing
is here at last! DR2 is an audible feast of colors created with the very
latest in sonic sculpturing technology. After three years of intense development,
you can be sure that fresh inspiration is in abundance. Spinning metallic
textures, singing oceans, vast amounts of unique loops (50-480 BPM!),
crushing impacts, glorious pads, crystalline galaxies, subsonic low-end
and the many joys of feedback only begin to describe the wonderful noises
in this collection. Sound Design techniques include: neural network processing,
Meta synthesis, physical modeling, transform multiplication, enharmonic
and cellular morphing, sonic dispersion, additive, convolution, Hyperprism™,
transwave cycling, phase vocoding, harmonic stretching, and Virtual Analog
synthesis.
If you've never used DR, you have no idea what you're missing. If you
are a fan of volume 1, your sonic arsenal is simply incomplete without
"Darkness & Light".
"...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. Heaven thanks to the lush pads,
beds, and ambient textures that abound throughout; hell because of the
killer twisted grooves, drones, and sweeper patches. Almost every patch
on DR2 stimulated my creative process. 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.
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. Great for transitions between verses and choruses...love
those gnarly sci-fi pads and effects in the Fuzz section. 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. 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. Spectrasonics had
a lot to live up to with DR2, and they didn't disappoint."
-KEYBOARD 10 of 10 and awarded KEY BUY
award
"Distorted Reality II must be one of the most anticipated sample
CD ROM sequels of all time, but I can tell you now it really was worth
waiting for. Distorted Reality II makes use of sound mangling toys that
weren't even available when Volume 1 was made, many of which are software
based...the rich textural pads, drones and backgrounds are the real stars...weird
pads and drones in abundance, some pulsating, some shimmering, but unlike
so many computer generated samples, many of these are quite beautiful
with an evolving, changing character reminiscent of a Wavestation on acid...the
spectrum of sounds goes far beyond mere dance music - this is serious
film/TV/ambient/sci-fi fodder of the highest quality...don't get the idea
that all the sounds are lush and cuddly because we also have Discordant
ambience, Gothic Towers, Mutant SFX and Nastee Fuzz to name but a tiny
slice of what's available...The only reason I'm giving this set five stars
is because the art department refuse to create new graphics for five and
a half stars!"
-SOUND ON SOUND 5 star review
"This is one of those rare instances where the sequel surpasses the
original, and considering how good DR1 is, that's saying a lot...I can't
recommend this CD highly enough if you're looking for evocative, innovative
textures and loops."
-Craig Anderton - EQ magazine review
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Distorted Reality 2 Demo (1.5 mb)
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