What's the buzz on Stings & Things? Simply put, this royalty free imaging elements CD took well over a year to complete and it was the result of many discussions with imaging producers about their wants and needs. After all the talking was done, the musicians got down to business and created some of the hippest, hottest sounding imaging tracks available anywhere.Executive Producer Doug Thompson is a multi-award winning writer and director who has won over 150 awards for his creative efforts. Doug's talent has taken him around the world to work with some of the biggest names in show business, including Ringo Starr, David Foster, Graham Nash and the late John Candy.It's becoming rare that production element packages come usable right out of the box. It's even more rare that they sound this good! Stings & Things brings a swift kick in the attitude to imaging. And no more "hunting and pecking" through piles of filler! - a few works from John Masacar - Production Manager, Standard Radio Toronto.

Here's a sample of this collection's contents:Category Title Description Stings And We're Back Acoustic Blend of Contentment Stings Blast Off Digital Interruption Looped Fade Out Stings Brewing News Fluttery Filtered Synth Stings Check this Out Club Beat to Filtered Fade Out Stings Current Affair Intriguing Broadcast with Filtered Noise Stings Damaged DJ Scratching to Pad Then Dropout Stings Dance Club Touch Down Needle Drop Dance Club Anthem Stings Dark Pad Dark Depths Explosion Pad Stings Feedback Dive Bomb Rock God Stadium Feedback Stings Final Answer Eerie Discontent Times Up Stings Freakin Laser Beam Digital Laser Synth Noise Stings Pacific Memory Trilly Piano over Asian Shimmer Stings Plasma Blast Build Up to Metallic Impact Stings Pre Game Warmup Energy Building Intensity with Synth Impacts Stings Retro Rewind Impact to Time Rewind with Retro Feel Stings Takeoff Explosive Thrilling Escape Stings Techno Splash Bounce Round Pad to Sharp Sting Ending Things 2am Rave Rave Synth Groove with Fade Out Things Call in Now Synth Drum Fill to Progress with Piano Things Club Life R&B Night on the Town Wah Funk Things Cool Clown Cars Intense High Speed Bouncing Rhythm Things Cruising City Lights Light Jazzy Bouncing Thought Provoking Groove Things Digital Metal Metal Distortion Chugging Driven Rhythm Things Dr. Dogg Pound West Side Gangsta Hip Hop Mysterious Things Easy Get Away Dark Night Glistening Beats Things Hard Facts Meaningful Undercurrent Affair Things Industrial State Radio Frequency Impact with Fade Out Things Its Happening Now Eruption to Bubbly Pad Things Lapd on the Case West Side Symphonic Hip Hop Groove Things Night Drivin Chilled Out Night Driving Things Pinball Game Intense Industrial Driving Rhythm Things Rain-Forest Cafe Air Blast to Tropical Tech Rhythm & Pad Things Soul Searching Rock Anthem Drum Intro to Thought Provoking Sustain Things Space Movement Dive Bomb Rock Stadium Feedback

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"Stings & Things" is just the right thing for you if you are into sound imaging. Brought out by Sound Ideas, this single CD carries 99 handpicked sound elements. After the idea to bring out such a special edition CD was conceived, more than a year was spent discussing the project and developing new ideas with imaging producers on business. Their needs and advice were given the utmost priority and the result is some of the most sensational contemporary music elements you can think of.

The elements are simply categorized as either sting or thing. All of them has a duration under two minutes. The experienced sailor at the helm is venerated music producer Doug Thompson who has an astounding 150 plus awards under his belt for his work as writer and director. His profile boasts of work with some of the greatest names in all of music history like Ringo Starr, Graham Nash, David Foster among others. There are production elements suitable for all kinds of moods in this sound effects library. Some of the titles are pretty self-explanatory i.e. Sportz, Damaged DJ, Wailing Metal, Electro New etc. Effects called Time's up, Dramatic Impact, Plasma Beast are there to suit the mood. THe mastering is just perfect and they are usable right out of the box as practically any other Sound Ideas release is. There are pretty interesting filler works designed by the Standard Radio Toronto production manager, John Masacar. You must have this must have!