

(You can read the original SOS review of Symphobia at /sos/dec08/articles/sampleshop.htm) Contrary to rumour, it does not incorporate the original library (though it was recorded in the same concert hall): it's a new, separate, much larger, supplementary collection, which takes over where its predecessor left off. Add to that Symphobia's impressive array of hits, rips, clusters and glissandi and its large soundscapes section, and the net result is a powerful, impressionistic and easy‑to‑use orchestral collection that was well received across the board.īuilding on the principles established in the 2008 original, SAM have created a follow‑up, entitled (no doubt after much deliberation) Symphobia 2.

The success of ProjectSAM's Symphobia is founded on a simple fact: many users lack the time, patience or know‑how to painstakingly build sampled orchestral arrangements one instrument at a time, and so appreciate a library that features full, ready‑to‑play strings, brass and woodwind family sections as well as ensembles of different instruments playing together.

Symphobia's sequel probes deeper into the psyche of the sampled orchestra.
