SoundCells are back with Simple Sampling
At first Soundcells started working on a fun ReFill based on a Stylophone only, which was recorded for sampling purposes. Besides programming a patch that matches the real thing, the NNXT sampler in Reason was tweaked to go some extra steps and some fat funky clavinet-style patches caught by surprise. While producing the Stylofunk mini track (apart from the loop it’s entirely based on stylophone samples) some extra cool stuff was added to this ReFill: a “single-sample-rhodes”, a “single-sample-piano”, a “single-sample-kalimba” and a lot of other nifty stuff… “Simple Sampling” gradually turned into a product full of “simple samples” coming from different sound sources.
If you are looking for sampling like it was done in the old days instead of patches with hundreds of individual samples, you will love this ReFill. Super quick loading patches, very cpu-friendly and most of all full of character and very charming…
Simple Sampling Contents:
– 101 combinator patches for many different styles of music, subdivided in 6 folders: Bass, Drum Machines, FX & Atmo, Keys, Leads, Pads.
– A note by note (a2 – e4) sampled and looped Stylophone including it´s typical release click.
– “Simple Samples” coming from the Rhodes Mark 1, Doepfer MS404, Supernova 2, microKORG, G2, VL1…
– The modules folder contains the basic NNXT patches which are used for the combinator sounds
– 10 Rex loops, 5 Redrum kits
A web address to link to for more info and many “Simple Sampling” only MP3s:
Offering price is 14,90 ,- EUR per Unit (normally 19,90 ,- EUR)
World Percussion ReFill For Reason 5
The Loop Loft has introduced World Percussion Vol 1, a new ReFill created specifically for Reason 5.
Here’s what The Loop Loft has to say about their new ReFill:
With pristinely recorded loops and samples (24-bit, 48 khz audio) ranging from West African udu drums and shakers, to North Indian frame drums, to Afro-Peruvian cajóns, the World Percussion collection provides an eclectic library of highly authentic sounds and grooves from all over the world.
Containing custom patches for The Dr Octo Rex player and Kong, this ReFill leverages the latest and greatest features found in Reason 5, putting the loops and samples at your fingertips in a way that was never before possible. Watch the video below to see (and hear) what the World Percussion ReFill can add to your Reason library.
ReFill Specs:
- 102 REX2 Loops
- 14 Dr Octo Rex Patches
- 4 Kong Patches
- High Quality, 24-bit 48 khz Audio
REX2 Sets included:
- 102_Groove_Cajon
- 140_SixEight_Cajon
- 107_Rumble_Framedrum
- 125_Simmer_Framedrum
- 132_Shaker
- 117_Hall_Udu
- 132_Intense_Udu
- 98_Hypnotic_Udu
Pricing and Availability
World Percussion Vol 1 is available now for US $29.
Link:
New Reason Refill from Bitley
Bitley has introduced a new Reason ReFill, Fairlight CMI Legacy MKII, that captures the classic sounds of the Fairlight synthesizer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58HcrkNcDD4&feature=player_embedded
Features:
- About 2,000 sound patches;
- 1,000+ NNXT patches;
- 450+ Combinator patches;
- New Signature patches, Subtractors, Malströms and Thors; and
- Over 150 ReDrum drum kits.
The giant Fairlight sound library is available now for $149 from the Bitley site.
Here’s what they have to say about the Fairlight CMI Legacy MKII ReFill:
First projected as “Bitley Supersonic”, the all-new Fairlight CMI Legacy MKII refill (Reason sound bank) marks our biggest release to date.
The new refill contains all the data from all the previous refills. It’s all here. Fairlight CMI Legacy, Fairlight CMI Supremacy 1.4, The Prophet, Orlando JX10, DaBeat – as well as a good portion of supplementary material.
The ReFill is compatible with both Reason 4 and Reason 5.
Urban Groove – featuring over 1.2 GB of high quality construction kits
New 500 patches strong free Reason Refill
Tweakazound is an instrument Refill which has been made with Propellerhead Reason synths and effects. Overall 500 patches that are ready for you to use in your music. Reason can sound awesome if you know how to use it, which is probably not anything new for most of you.
You can preview Tweakazound ReFill below. It’s available for download at the Reflection X site.
This Refill is a donationware.
REVIEW: Filter Research 2 from Nucleus Soundlab
Nucleus Soundlab is in my mind a solid provider of highly crafted refills for the Propellerhead Reason suite. With refills like Pantheon I and II and Synthetic Kits in their portfolio, as well as with my experience with their predecessor Filter Research I, I was pretty intrigued to see how it had evolved.
To start of I would like to remind you that FR 1 and 2 are not by any means your traditional refill with predefined loops, pads, keys, bass and lead sounds – it is actually quite empty of any sounds, instead you are provided with the tools to uniquely tailor your sounds with effects hardly imaginable for the “standard” Reason user. Basically what Nucleus are doing is that they are cramming every inch out of the Reason rack to give you an amazing toolbox of high quality sequenced effects with inbuilt patterns.
Something that triggered me the most and is probably one of the main reasons I would strongly recommend this refill is the way Nucleus has been able to add delays that are far richer than what most skilled Reason users what be able to produce themselves as well as the envelope-followed distortion, and spectral processors.
In my work I have come across a number of excellent VSTs focused on adding that specific touch to your music, let it be reverbs, filters, delays, distortion devices etc, and pretty much optimized towards that one objective. With FR 2 you will definitely get a short cut to adding that extra dimension to your music and with the added MIDI support you are free to experiment. I can say that FR 2 is a strength indicator of Nucleus, but equally well an indicator of Reason as a key software in your music production. I am really looking forward to see what Nucleus will come up with for Reason 5.
Details:
Filter Research 2 features
- 200+ Combinators included.
- PDF manual describing each Combinator.
- New more detailed manual format.
- 5 Epic Combinators – including video documentation.
- All Combinators created from scratch.
- Each Combinator has all 4 rotaries/buttons uniquely assigned.
- Requires Reason 4+ either standalone or together with Record.
Filter Research 2 is available to purchase as a download for $59 USD. For 30 days, Nucleus SoundLab customers and newsletter subscribers can purchase for only $49 USD.
More information: Nucleus SoundLab / Filter Research 2
KORG 808 on Reason 5
“First and foremost, this is an attempt to create a usable Roland TR-808 sample set for the Kong Drum Designer in Propellerhead Software Reason 5 / Record 1.5. From there, it’s become a sound design experiment to see how the original sounds can be manipulated using the various effects in the Kong Drum Designer device. This is a preview of some of the patch sets for the refill.
The sampling of the TR-808 is fairly extensive with over 500 individual samples. 250 variations of the dry tones and their corresponding accent tones. Multiple samples of Hand Clap and Hi Hats reveal the analog nature of the 808 as no two samples of the same tone are identical.
Some tones are processed through some hardware and DSP to create special effect palettes, but the source of all the sounds is based on the 808 hardware.
More information will be posted shortly on my website: http://www.peff.com/journal/
you can follow along with the progress on my facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Peff/65…or twitter:
http://twitter.com/peff“
Soundcells has released Afterglow v2, an updated version of the atmospheric ReFill for trance producers
Soundcells has released Afterglow v2, an updated version of the atmospheric ReFill for trance producers, jungle heads and ambient artists.
It’s analog, it’s digital, it’s tender and raw, glitchy at times but above this all: Extremely Atmospheric!
All sounds have been meticulously designed to be combined with each other in the exact way the user would like it to be heard. Get great malstroem-, surprising subtractor- and fantastic thor patches, furthermore over 260 samples from analog and digital gear and also physical modeling synths. Version 2 adds 30 mind-blowing combinator patches mainly based on the field recordings which are included in this version. Further every original combinator patch has been reworked – same sound as before, but expanded button assignment…
The combinators are programmed in such a way that they behave like real instruments. Soundcells has taken special care of this aspect by assigning the knobs, wheels and buttons for total musical, atmospherical and emotional control. Not only the lead patches offer the possibility to perform with emotion but also the pads and textures will give the user the feel of being a virtuoso soloist!
Afterglow v2 features
- 254 combinator patches (30 new ones since version 2).
- 100+ NNXT patches, 65+ Malstroem patches, 50+ Thor patches and 15 Subtractor patches.
- Analog leads full of character, lots of atmo textures and pads, bleeps, glitches, strange effects and field recordings.
- Highly original and inspiring drum and percussion machines.
- Especially great for designing/composing game and film scores.
Afterglow v2 for Reason 4 and higher is available to purchase for the introductory price of 34.90 EUR until the end of September (regular 44.90 EUR).
More information: Soundcells / Afterglow
The excellent NES chip Reason Refill now for Ableton
The NES Chip Collection is now available as an Ableton Live Pack with SK1 Drums bonus!
Ableton Live NES Pack $20
Product Info:
Do you want to make chip tunes? Or integrate the sound of the Nintendo NES into your music? You do not have to buy the NES or mess around old gear and software that doesnt quite emulate that natural sound 8 bit sound. These are profesionally recorded samples at 24 bit 96khz bit rate directly from the NES output on the back of the machine. People will actually think you have an NES with midi. Every Square wave, Sine, Noise, and even 8-bit percussive samples.
8 Bit Drum WAVE sound files
Bonus SK1 Drums
NES Square Waves files
The NES Sine wave
Individual NES Noise WAVE files with integrated refill patch!
Custom NES FX WAVES Files
Ableton Live Project
**Once paypal checkout is complete you will be taken to the download link. This offer for Ableton Live is only availably by clicking the Buy It Now button above.
The NES pack is also available in other formats (Reason Refill, Multiformat sf2/gig) by entering our the download store.
Salad Bar’s keep getting bigger
Salad Bar from Soundcells showcases a magnificent collection of Reason patches brought together in this ever growing ReFill since many future patches in the upcoming ReFill range from Soundcells will be added to Salad Bar…
Every time when a new Soundcells ReFill will be released, Salad Bar will get its next update. And in this way Salad Bar versions 2, 3, 4 etc, will be created. Besides this, Soundcells will also be developing lots of unique ‘Salad Bar Only’ patches. With the coming of Digital Genome (http://www.soundcells.de/refill_genome.html) it was clear that it wouldn´t take very long for Soundcells´ evergrowing Salad Bar ReFill to get its latest update. So they put 16 mind blowing Digital Genome patches in there and they also added 10 exclusive Salad Bar patches (45 SB exclusives in total now). With its 190+ combinators this ReFill becomes more and more a fully-fledged workstation. Apart from that it´s a real bargain for the user and an excellent ambassador for Soundcells.
Soundcells’ Signature Sound:
Salad Bar’s patches will cover all kinds of music styles showing you the very best Soundcells has to offer. It’s a great ReFill to get to know Soundcells’ work, introducing you to their signature dimension in designing sound.
Salad Bar Contents:
• 192 combinator patches (currently 45 ‘Salad Bar Only’ ones).
• 8 different folders: Atmospheres & Textures, Bass, Keys, Leads, Miscellaneous, Pads, Rhythmic, SaladBar_exclusive.
• The modules folder contains the basic synth and NNXT patches which were used for the combinator sounds.
• 194 well balanced patches for Thor, Malstroem, Subtractor, NNXT and ReDrum.
• 45 rex loops
• 8 tracks in RNS format – inspiring with highl ‘tutorialesque’ value.
A web address to link to for more info and many “Salad Bar” only MP3s:
http://www.soundcells.de
Price per Unit is 9,90 ,- EUR
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