Heavyocity Media enters the virtual instrument arena with Evolve, which hopes to succeed on the Darwinian principles of "survival of the fittest." It's a virtual instrument powered by KONTAKT 2, aimed towards composers and sound designers.

The creators behind Evolve are TV and video game composers themselves -- their clientele include NFL, Sony, GE, Gillette, Atari, Obsidian Entertainment, NBC, Discovery Channel. Dave Fraser of Heavyocity puts it best:

"Evolve is the creative tool we've always wanted. It's going to make people realize there's are different way to do things."

Heavyocity did not want to pack Evolve with the foundational sounds common to most compositional setups. Instead, they try to accentuate generally preexisting sounds with a diverse range of percussion, huge strings and transitions and interesting tonalities.

Fast features:

• 600+ beat-sliced loops strategically key-mapped into 7 genre-specific suites
• 60 sequenced and arpeggiated percussive and tonal instruments
• 75+ modern percussion kits and instruments
• 45+ sting and transitional instruments
• 250+ tonal instruments and FX
• Three custom scripted interfaces
• Nearly 6 GB containing 3,900+ 24- / 16-bit samples
• Powerful user control features
• Intuitive key-mapping systems
• Enhanced creativity and productivity