Delay and double tracking effects also provide genuinely useful options, while the basic low-pass filter and envelope controls make things even more flexible. The convolution reverb is particularly good, with a broad range of presets that cover pretty much ever base. The Dark Side's sonic options are useful, but focus on effects rather than more advanced resynthesis of the samples. If you're looking for tweakability, a synth would probably be a better way of achieving similar sounds. However, a lot of the sounds could be created with relative ease using soft synths and a couple of distortion plug-ins. With a total of 144 instrument presets included, The Dark Side represents reasonable value for money. The 28 drum patches offer the expected variety of monstrously heavy clean and processed samples but we can't help but think anyone who's serious about ROMpler drums should probably turn to a more versatile and dedicated drum plug-in. The heavily distorted bass and guitar sounds take on synth-like tones, while the strings and choirs are processed and distinctive but still very usable without completely dominating mixes. It's easy to imagine most of the sounds being used to beef up productions of guitar bands or add an extra dirty element to synth-based tracks. Skipping through the instrument presets, it's immediately apparent that Dark Side lives up to its name, offering dozens of nasty, heavily processed and distorted drums, bass, guitars, keys, strings, choirs and FX.

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