NATIVE INSTRUMENTS – SESSION STRINGS PRO
NATIVE INSTRUMENTS – SESSION STRINGS PRO — an inspiring, detailed instrument for contemporary studio strings, and the sequel to the popular SESSION STRINGS.
20 times bigger than the original, SESSION STRINGS PRO provides a much wider sonic range, with separate instrument groups, a choice of instrument placements, 22 articulations and a fully-programmable Animator. An 11-piece ensemble, recorded in four different settings for impeccable, flexible sound — ideal for pop, RnB or commercial use.
Way larger than the original Session Strings and with a significantly more robust string section, Session Strings Pro provides an 11-piece ensemble that was recorded in four different settings to produce flexible, versatile sounds for modern pop and R&B tracks. According to Native Instruments, the Session Strings Pro’s fluid, uniquely musical workflow makes Session Strings Pro a truly playable instrument, and much more than just a string library.
A detailed instrument for contemporary studio strings, Session Strings Pro lets you combine up to 4 ensembles — each with 4 violins, 3 violas, 2 cellos, and 2 basses — as well as play up to 4 full 11-piece ensembles or individual instrument groups, create rhythmic phrases, and more.
Main features and ways to use Session Strings Pro:
- Combine up to 4 ensembles, each with 4 violins, 3 violas, 2 cellos, and 2 basses
- Play up to 4 full 11-piece ensembles or individual instrument groups
- Choose between contemporary and classical instrument placement
- Create instant rhythmical phrases with the fully-customizable Animator
- Musical workflows, streamlined for performance and production
- 22 Articulations, 4 Velocity layers, all within a single interface
- Additional presets for the sound of vintage soul and disco
- Unique Bow Noise control
- 48 GB of string samples (32 GB compressed)
Session Strings Pro requires that you have the free Kontakt 4 Player or the full version of Kontakt 4, version 4.2 or higher. Native Instruments plans on making Session Strings Pro available on June 1, 2011 at local dealers and at the NI Online Shop. Until then, you can pre-order the full version for $339 or pre-order an upgrade from the original Session Strings for $229.
Kirnu’s controls and how to create simple prog house riff
Kirnu is very easy to use MIDI arpeggiator VST created with real-time tweaking in mind. This video briefly shows some of the Kirnu’s controls and how to create simple prog house riff.
Arto Vaarala’s Kirnu is a free MIDI arpeggiator for Mac & Windows, designed with real-time tweaking in mind.
Features:
- Easy realtime tweaking
- User friendly pattern view
- MIDI learn for every major control
- Two independent CC controls with ‘teach’ functionality
- Numerous of different scales
- Hold mode
The video demonstrates some of the Kirnu controls and how to create variations on a simple prog house riff.
Download at the Kirnuarp site.
Daft Punk on the tb-303
A small cover of Daft Punk on the tb-303. I decided to just try and program the pattern on the 303, not spot on, but close enough hopefully.
New single by skweee master Rigas den Andre
Rigas den Andre – Dead Ponies by florafauna
Rigas den Andre will release a new album in May 2011 called Speed Run. The album will be released in digital formats and on vinyl.
Pulse Gameplay Footage
Pulse is a new music iPad game from Cipher Prime Studios.
“Enter an absorbing world where players become part conductor, part note-captor, part multi-touch master. Tap speeding notes as they cross the radiant pulse to conduct gorgeous original melodies.” – cipherprime.com
Download: itunes.apple.com/us/app/pulse-volume-one
The makers of Auditorium and Fractal have created an inviting atmosphere of melodic immersion, turning the player into both an active gamer and composer. The multi-touch experience is an elegant ode to rhythm, where music harmoniously ties the user to gameplay.
The game begins with a pulse that radiates over a series of concentric circles. Players tap notes as they are crossed by the pulse as it expands in time with the music. Beautiful graphics blossom and float outwards with each successfully timed hit. Missed notes, on the other hand, temporarily bump the game environment out of sync.
Pulse is propelled by its original soundtrack. Each level showcases a different song, and the game features eight original tracks from the Cipher Prime team. By changing the number of rings in every level, the player can play music in a variety of time signatures — a unique phenomenon in the rhythm game arena.
Cipher Prime will also regularly release free tracks written for Pulse by independent local Philadelphia musical artists. These songs will be available specifically for individual levels. This provides an eclectic soundtrack for the game, incorporating genres from chip-tune to nerdcore to death metal all while supporting the burgeoning Philadelphia music scene. Released tracks will be showcased at www.cipherprime.com, drawing attention to the local music community.
Glitchy sample pack by Twisted Tools
Twisted Tools has released a new sample pack, Elements.
ELEMENTS is a collection of massive analogue oneshots, heavily processed foley and designed sounds by legendary circuit bender Ivo Ivanov of Glitchmachines.
Ivo has built custom instruments for some of the biggest names in the business, including Trent Reznor, Derrick Carter, Kero, Otto Von Schirach, Men Without Hats, Richard Devine and Justin Meldal-Johnsen to name a few…
The Elements sample pack comes coupled with sampler presets for most major sample formats as well as 128 royalty free original loops, all of which were made using the oneshot sounds included in the pack. To top it off, the package comes with a new Twisted Tools sampler, MP16b, which works with all versions of *Native Instruments Reaktor 5.
Samplepack Features:
1.12 gigabytes of analogue modular, digital and processed foley sounds in 24bit .WAV format
1126 oneshots and 128 royalty free loops (built using the oneshots included in the pack).
22 grouped kits for a variety of popular *samplers
1254 single mapped instruments for a variety of popular **samplers
A brand new loop based version of Twisted Tools’ MP16, called MP16b
Kore and Maschine Templates for MP16b
*Grouped Kits: Ableton Simpler, Battery 3, EXS24 MKII, Kontakt, Maschine , Reaktor, Reason NNXT**Single Mapped Instruments: Ableton Simpler, EXS24, Kontakt, Reason NNXT
Toro Mini Synth with 90 Instruments
TORO mini synthesizer; with a 4-octave keyboard is one of the most innovative keyboards around making the synth truly playable. Record your masterpieces, export them through your computer web browser and include them to your DAW projects. Each instrument patch can be radically manipulated by the eight knobs controllers. For rhythmic instruments for example, the pattern of the rhythm can be altered. For other instruments filters, the LFO and the oscillator waves can be adjusted in real time.
Features:
– Over 90 adjustable instruments patches including electric pianos, 80’s synths, game music instruments, heavy industrial synths and loads of sound effects
– 5 oscillator waves
– 5 voices polyphony
– Low- and hi-pass filters
– LFO and Mod parameters
– Real-time parameter adjustment making it a joy to bend filters, the LFO and other values
– One of the most innovative 4-octave keyboards around: resizable, scrollable, slideable and with the Sticky Keys feature
– Recording Console: Record to wav, listen to recordings and export the files through computer web browser
– Built-in user manual
– Exchangeable skins
Get Toro Mini for just 99 cents on iTunes now at http://itunes.apple.com/us/a…
Sound Cells demo – generative music iPhone app
Sound Cells is an Universal iOS app, that creates generative music, inspired by the “Otomata” web app.
By touching the matrix, cells are created and start interacting with each other. If they collide (or land on the same square) they will change directions. If a cell touches the wall, it will generate a sound.
The rest of the app mechanics are left to the user for experimentation.
The app can be found in here:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sound-cells/id434171433
New video: Moby ‘The Day’ Official video featuring Heather Graham
Official video for the first single to be taken from Moby’s forthcoming album (and photo book) ‘Destroyed’. The video features Heather Graham alongside Moby and was directed by Evan Bernard and eyeball.
More info on ‘The Day’ and ‘Destroyed’ here: http://moby.com
Buy ‘The Day’ on iTunes: http://itunes.com/moby
Video Director: Evan Bernard and eyeball: http://www.eyeballnyc.com
Video Producer: Kerri Kleiner
Production Company: Hello And Company
Audiolung Bruno-6 Sampled Synthesizer Demo
On-the-fly demo of the Audioung Bruno-6 Sample-based Synthesizer. More at audiolung.blogspot.com
This sample-based synth for NI Kontakt (player or full version) uses lossless .WAV samples taken from a vintage analog synthesizer of a similar name (the Roland Juno-6) and uses them as it’s oscillators. Very flexible, from sensible to crazy sounds, some of which you’ll hear in this demo.
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