The next-gen virtual choir
This impressive demo showcases extended sustain types for female and male vocals, solo vocals, consonants and FX for the virtual choir library, Requiem, by Tonehammer. REQUIEM is the next-generation virtual choir developed for professional composers. The library is exclusively on pre-order until 20th of May upon its release date.
Tonehammer is owned by academy award winning composer, Troels Folmann and TEC award winning sound designer, Mike Peaslee.
Out of the box synth
Perhaps the ultimate Xmas gift if you are short on cash 
It’s not especially versatile or attractive – but this cardboard synth will at least make some interesting noises:
“A little and cheap amplifier i built using chewing gum paper as touchpads. The LEDs are synched with the beat. the harder you press on the touchpads, the less resistance your fingers have. this way you can control the beat (left side) or make queer noises (right side).”
Enjoy your holidays
Reggae goes electronic
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Going to the website lets you download a free cut down demo version. The demo is standalone, a single track can be loaded and no reverb or semi parametric E.Q.. It has the delay, the dub siren, the graphic EQ and the kills.
Download the free demo here >>
New Refill from Nucleus with free demo refill
Here’s what they are saying about it:
Pantheon takes Refill quality to a whole new level. There are no compromises. Each one of the 164 Combinators inside Pantheon is unique, with a widely varied signal path. Further, all Combinator rotaries and buttons are assigned to unique destinations. And finally, each Thor patch *inside* each Combinator has its rotaries and buttons fully mapped! We have even saved all Thor patches separately so you can more easily build them into your own Combinators. There has never before been a Refill with this many powerful, creative modulation possibilities at your fingertips.
Some of the patches you’ll find inside Pantheon range from physically-modelled drumkits; dirty filter FM basses; majestic pads; heavily sequenced chord patterns; pristine belltone layers; futuristic lead arpeggios and much more. Electronic musicians of all stripes will find Pantheon instantly inspiring, and infinitely tweakable. Details:
- 164 unique Combinators.
- 235 Thor patches.
- 28 Subtractor and Malstrom patches
- 9 .rps demo songs.
- All Combinator and Thor rotaries/buttons uniquely mapped.
- Detailed design documentation for each patch.
Demo refill can be found here >>
Taiko Japanese Drums Refill
Nine Volt Audio releases: Action Drums: Taiko Edition in several formats
+ Don´t miss to get the free demo refill from their homepage >>
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Nine Volt Audio say that Action Drums: Taiko Edition brings the power, thunder and excitement of Japanese taiko drums to the REX, Stylus RMX, ACID wav and Apple Loop formats.
Here’s the details in their own words…
Recorded in a concert hall with microphones from stage to balcony, Action Drums: Taiko Edition captures the energy resonating from every strike, boom and cinematic blow. With suite names like Alley Sprinter, War Elephants and Lost Temple, Action Drums matches big sounds with grand imagery.
Action Drums focuses on a tempo range of 120-200 BPM. But as with all of Nine Volt Audio’s BPM Flex Series libraries, every REX-based loop can be used at virtually any tempo without artificial stretching or unwanted audio artifacts!
Whether setting the mood for an epic clash, scoring an adrenalin-charged chase scene or creating a conqueror’s anthem, Action Drums: Taiko Edition provides the sonic impact necessary for a wide range of compositional needs.
Demo: old school reunion
old school reunion
Web site/MySpace : oldschoolreunion.blogspot.com / myspace.com/oldschoolreunion Contact info: banthedrummer@hotmail.co.uk Music production tool/s:Logic pro, garage band
old school reunion is really what I would call old school electro hip hop and to my best judgment they are doing a good job doing so as well
I think it is very refreshing to here how “osr” so successfully incorporate the traditional sounds of the 80’s and 90’s into their songs, which is not very common in today´s hip hop sounds. However, what disturbs me a little is that the drums does not really stand out in the mix – you do not get that really juicy damped sound of the bass drums, they feel a little to sterile
Conclusively, I like the vocals and the overall sound scape that “osr” has put into their mix, but I would give a little more love to the drum loops, both in terms of choice of sounds and its variation over the mix, some sounds does not feel as they belong their.
Worth listening to: Definitly, if you’re into hip hop
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