Hybrid Instrument
Review of Equinox: Hybrid Action Tools – Modern Cinematic Pulses by 8Dio
2025
Equinox: Hybrid Action Tools Review
8Dio’s latest Equinox: Hybrid Action Tools is one of the latest Hybrid Kontakt libraries published and produced by 8Dio. 8Dio has been releasing over the past years many Kontakt Libraries that have been used on countless trailers and movie underscore by professional composers around the world. As mentioned in the past the Hybrid Trailer Wosh and Bang market are congested with many outstanding libraries 8Dio’s Equinox is standing out.
Hybrid Tools Equinox, is a modern cinematic pulse library produced for professionals in the industry. Anyone who needs rhythmic patterns for a trailer, Ad, or part of a movie score should take a look at this library. 8Dio did send a review copy with no strings attached.
8DIO products are featured in the majority of current blockbusters (ex. Avatar, Hunger Games, Dark Knight Trilogy, Transformers Series, Saving Mr. Banks, District 9, Thor, Elysium), TV-shows (ex. Game of Thrones, Vikings, Dexter, , Grimm, CSI, NCIS, The Following) and video games (ex. World of Warcraft series, Diablo 3, Madden series, COD Series, Starcraft 2, Halo Series, Mass Effect series, Silent Hill series, Need For Speed series, Tomb Raider series, DOTA, Destiny etc) and used by many of the highest-profile artists, composers and top 40 producers in the industry (ex. Massive Attack, James Blunt, Britney Spears, Blake Shelton, Stargate (Rihanna, Beyonce, Ne-Yo), Daftpunk, Trentemoeller)
Sound
From my point of view 8Dio Equinox: Hybrid Action Tools is a fabulous Kontakt library to generate touching, driving and rhythmic hybrid pattern. There are many hybrid libraries in the market. 8Dio always takes it a step further as with Equinox which is an excellent illustration of how you can design a new hybrid rhythm scoring instrument and be different. Besides the patterns which are really the reason, you want this library 8Dio included new fully playable Giga-Horns (a.k.a Mega-horns), Hits, Bend-Basses, Cinematic Clocks, and 808 based patterns.
Content
From a content point of view, all the required elements are included to produce moving aggressive patterns. Equinox includes so-called 20 Hybrid Super Kits with support both Velocity and Round-Robin, customizable tonal Giga-Horns, and our new groove generator. 8Dio included a pulse generator that produces tonal (BPM-synced) pulses. Troels Folmann guides yous in the video below how you can use Equinox to produce pulsing layers with the library.
This Kontakt library adds value to anyone who needs to produce a score or underscore an Ad or trailer. Composer and Filmmakers who need to add energy and push to an action scene will find many uses in this tool. To be different add some of your own unique sounds. You can produce that uniqueness by using additional third-party effects tools and stack them with several layers of the included Kontakt Instruments.
Probability Engine
8Dio is ejecting their Probability Engine into this library. The Probability Engine allows and guides you to immediately randomize all layers within an instrument. This new engine is a refreshing approach where you use instead of preset or snapshots the complex randomization that generates useful results for you.
Technical Features
- Full Retail version of Kontakt 5.8+ required / Not compatible with free Kontakt Player
- Minimum: Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU. 8 GB of RAM or more is highly recommended. For TMPro Patches, i7 or equivalent is highly recommended.
- Requires 12.28 GB of Hard Drive Space
- Sample resolution: 44.1Khz / 24Bit stereo .wav format
Meta-Data Included
Equinox supports Meta-Data tagging. 8Dio has tagged the included WAV files, you can use additional tools like AudioFinder or SoundMiner to search for specific sounds across all your sounds.
Look and Feel
The UI is similar to other libraries from 8Dio. Easy to use and gets you to results quickly. AS I do see so many libraries these days I appreciate that 8Dio groups their libraries by more or less fixed design guidance which makes them overall easier to use.
Lionel Schmitt – The Beauty Of Destruction
I want to point out Lionel and his composition The Beauty Of Destruction which uses heavy different components of Equinox to showcase who well this library integrates into a track. Lionel is a composer of cinematic music, living in Germany. Lionel composed the track in Cubase totally over 300 tracks.
Wrap-up
For a producer, you can enhance your EDM track with modern rhythms produced. Overall this one is a comprehensive collection for Ads, Trailer, Cinematic sounds, Cinematic Score, Dance, and EDM.
Rating: Five Out of Five Stars
Equinox: Hybrid Action Tools is a leading pattern generator, immediately useful for any composer that works on a Trailer, Ad or needs to provide underscore to a movie scene. Equinox offers you a comprehensive variety of rhythmic components to allow you to produce quickly excellent pulse-driven segments.
The Hybrid Elements CORE pack by Master Sampling contains 4GB+ of content and more than 1400 high-quality samples.
Scoring Collection
This is the ultimate collection for scoring with a wide variety of Hits, Swipes, Effects, Soundscapes, Percussion Pads Drones, and more! With this pack, you will be able to create your own unique soundscape that will take your productions to the next level!
Wanna hear something really cool?
This library has got the deepest, most thunderous drums around! Check out all those impacts and drones. You’ll be in awe when they’re panned at high volumes on your speakers or headphones – just don’t tell anyone else because they might think you get off on violence (even if it is artificial).
Soundscapes
The Hybrid Elements CORE pack by Master Sampling also includes a wide variety of Soundscapes, perfect for adding emotion and tension to your music. Whether you need pulsing pads to build up the energy or dark and brooding soundscapes to create a tense atmosphere, this pack has you covered!
The soundscapes range from dark to textured with some risers here too- but not very many downers this time around which will make things less dreary than usual during those rough days…
Modern Sound Design Toolkit
The Hybrid Elements CORE library is a modern sound design toolkit specifically designed for the needs of movie music. It’s perfect if you’re looking to create action-packed themes or liner notes in minutes instead of hours!
These are some of the many types and styles that you can find in this library. From hits to swipes, percussion to tonal sounds, there is something for everyone!
World of Sound Design
In the world of sound design, a library is an important tool. A collection with all your favorite sounds at hand and ready to go whenever you need them typically saves time in production because it reduces waiting around for samples or having too many instruments open while working on other projects.
Not to mention how much more enjoyable creativity can be when exploring new sonic territory with familiar sounds you love.
The Hybrid Elements CORE library is something that I feel anyone who loves sound design will benefit from! The wide variety of samples means there’s always something new to discover and the quality is simply top-notch. Whether it be for music or movies, this collection can do wonders in enhancing your projects exponentially!
What is Cinematic Underscore?
Cinematic Underscore is high-quality Cinematic music designed for composition for trailer productions, film, television, media, and more.
Cinematic Underscore features original compositions that are flexible and adaptable to any kind of production.
Each piece starts with an attention-grabbing intro that draws the listener in before progressing into the body of the track which contains illustrative elements like piano, percussion, drums, and sound design elements.
What are Epic Trailers?
Epic Trailers are flexible and adaptable to any kind of production. Each piece starts with an attention-grabbing intro that draws the listener in before progressing into the body of the track which contains illustrative elements like piano, percussion, drums, and sound design elements.
What is Sound Design?
Sound design is the process of shaping sound for a particular purpose. This might include adding effects to make it more interesting or altering the pitch or tone to create a specific mood. Sound design is often used in movies and video games, where the soundtrack can be just as important as the visuals.
Kontakt Instrument
This Kontakt instrument pack has over 100 unique patches that cover most genres so there will always be something fresh sounding close by should any musical ideas strike us suddenly during practice sessions.
Hybrid Elements CORE has everything you need for Epic Trailers, Cinematic Underscore, and Video Games.
With an extensive range of royalty-free music sounds that span across the genres from orchestral to modern rock beats, this pack is perfect if you looking to build up suspense or add some tension in tense scenes within any video game!
Virtual Instrument Library
Elysion 1.1 – New Instruments & Themes, and Over 1.6 GB of New Sample Content
2025
Elysion 1.1 Available
Elysion is produced to expand the range of Sonuscore & Best Service library The Orchestra with hybrid sounds and the well-known Orchestra engine. “Elysion” was developed for Best Service by Sonuscore / Dynamedion, the makers of The Orchestra, Trinity Drums, and NI Action Strings, Action Strikes, and Emotive Strings. Elysion 1.1 update includes improvements and user-requested features as well as brand new samples and presets.
“Elysion” was developed for Best Service by Sonuscore / Dynamedion, the makers of THE ORCHESTRA, Strings of Winter, Trinity Drums, Horns of Hell, and NI Action Strings, Action Strikes, and Emotive Strings. Best Service and Sonuscore are dedicated to constantly improving their products and bringing new features and content to you. This time its Elysion turn, the Ensemble Engine-based scoring tool, which now has been updated with new sample content, additional instruments, brand new themes, and enhanced technical features.
The Elysion 1.1 free update adds over 1.6GB of new sample content (1.05GB in compressed), 12 new instruments, and 26 new presets (10 spheres, 6 pulses, 10 animated). Also Sustain Pedal Support, an INIT button and new Content Highlighting have been added.
You don’t know Elysion yet?
Learn more about this exceptional library for Kontakt in our Review of Elysion a Scoring Tool by Sonuscore & Best Service.
Elysion is a huge and incredibly fast scoring tool, perfectionated to fill the space with inspiration. It was built on handcrafted processed and synthesized sounds, treated like acoustic instruments. Integrated into the pathbreaking Ensemble Engine, Elysion is the massive hybrid twin to THE ORCHESTRA COMPLETE 2.
- Experience the simplicity of 154 instantly playable hybrid organic instruments.
- Experience the infinite depth of over 13.700 samples, all carefully recorded, handcrafted, and layered with up to 5 velocity layers.
- Experience the flexibility of over 250 complex animated and fully customizable themes.
Pricing and Availability
Discover the new sounds and features today by downloading the update for free. The update is available as a complete download in your Best Service user account or via our Update Installer.
STRIIIINGS Evokes Emotions
UJAM releases Symphonic Elements STRIIIINGS – Modern String Ensemble Textures with a Sound Design Twist.
A must buy for Film, Trailer and Ad Composer
I did have the opportunity for some days to practice with Symphonic Elements STRIIIINGS and it is a charming library packed with absolutely perfectly recorded phrases, textures, and sound beds that drive the desired emotion of a track or scene on the big screen. The possible themes span from more traditional orchestral film scores to multiple hybrid instruments making Symphonic Elements STRIIIINGS also perfect for a score for a trailer or an ad. Did I mention that you also get fitting percussive sounds? Symphonic Elements STRIIIINGS is wonderful and extensively versatile for your next score.
With this release, UJAM upholds its mission to let composers write and produce with instruments that they don’t play – by inventing instrument concepts that make them easy to use, without sacrificing the professional result. Since Hans Zimmer, one of the world’s greatest film composers is a co-founder of UJAM, the team had exclusive access to Hans’ studio and his multi-million-dollar library of string recordings honed and expanded for over a decade.
Joining up with Boris Salchow, UJAM won the perfect producer – a person who both recognizes the “everyman” and – being an acclaimed film and game composer himself – is absolutely competent of taming a super-complex system like Hans Zimmer. In Boris’ words: “Yes, it’s been a herculean task of many years to take something as complex and precious as the Hans Zimmer string library and make it accessible in a workflow that does not require a multitude of computers as well as a studio environment like it is normally used in. That was the main thrill – to turn it into an instrument that allows everyone now to enjoy such musical super powers”
Symphonic Elements STRIIIINGS a collection of actual recordings of a leading symphonic orchestra that follow your musical lead through proprietary UJAM technology.
Symphonic Elements STRIIIINGS was built by musicians for musicians. UJAM is a pretty diverse bunch – from DJ to weekend producer to Oscar-awarded Hollywood composer. UJAM builds every product for ourselves, and, like you, we’re all users of Symphonic Elements STRIIIINGS too. Every Symphonic Elements product is optimized by UJAM for one clear, powerful purpose: To produce great-sounding strings tracks without distracting you from the complex endeavor that producing a song is.
Symphonic Elements STRIIIINGS by UJAM & Boris Salchow is out now! 
Pricing and Availability
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