Astral Acoustics was recorded in more of a traditional sense using microphones and a couple of pre amps.There is a lot of hardware processing on this sample pack but the digital element is just as important,especially when editing and re sampling the recorded material.
My favourite combination for this type of work was the large diaphragm condenser microphone the Rode NT 1000 and the Joe Meek vc3 Channel strip.
The Joe Meek unit is superb for recording acoustic guitars and vocals and i like the large diaphragm condensers for recording acoustics
Getting the source recordings right means that the samples will be of optimum quality and there will be no undesirable artefacts when it comes to the more extreme processing techniques used in creating the abstract acoustic samples.
Here are some more pictures from the loft space i call a studio.

the full studio







The Akai APC 20 and Novation Nocturn
the controllers are great for processing sounds on the fly.I audition and test all of my samples in Ableton and also test how they work with other sample libraries out on the market.