Free nice sampled based drum machine
Designers Ola Wistedt and Mats Lindfors have released TheDrumSource v1.0, a new sample based drum machine instrument for Windows.
Features:
- Built in sample browser suited for a easy workflow when working with samples. And almost all of TheDrumSource’s functions is still available while browsing.
- Built in sequencer that has 24 sequences for your patterns. The patterns are of the 16-step bar type
- Support for many sample formats (including 24 bit samples): WAV, AIFF, AIFC, AU, SND, RAW, PAF, IFF, SVX, SF, VOC, W64, MAT4, MAT5, PVF, XI, HTK, CAF, SD2, FLAC, OGG.
- A GUI that can be resized to suit you screen.
- A quick button to change the next and previous sample in current directory of the selected sample.
- A stereo output channel for each drum. And a mode to mix down all channels temporary into one stereo channel for quick tests to get you up and running a little bit faster on some hosts.
- The SYNC mode. The sequencer is synced by the host (DAW) and you control which of the 24 track to be played with MIDI (octave 2 and 3).
- The MIDI mode. The samples can be played through midi keyboard (octave 1) with the sequencer turned off.
- The RUN mode. Lets you play around with the TheDrumsource sequencer when your host (DAW) is not running.
- Clean interface so you don’t get distracted in your creative work. TheDrumsource uses context menus to make this possible.
TheDrumSource is a free download.
Simplosive returns with another hit-making construction kit
Simplosive returns with another hit-making construction kit. Dubstep Dimension brings you 5 massive kits influenced by today’s major Dubstep and Dub-Tech producers. Dubstep Dimension consists of 16 bar loops with all tracks separately exported and ready to be re-arranged to create endless combinations. Simply drag and drop, mix and match. In addition, the one-shot drum hits of each kit are included as well.
All loops are key and tempo labelled and provided in each 24-bit WAV and REX2 formats.
Features:
* 5 construction kits with all individual loops all one-shot drum hits of each kit
* 24-bit WAV and REX formats
* 99 loops and sounds in 400+ MB
The sounds of ‘Dubstep Dimension’ are licensed to you as royalty free, meaning you can use them in personal or commercial compositions at no extra cost.
Bluezone brings ambience to your music
Cinematic Ambient Samples Bundle is such a fascinating collection and an impressive arsenal with 6 of Bluezone Corporataion’s best sellers. This new serie offers you some finely crafted and high quality elements to take you on a musical journey.
Inside this inspiring bundle, you have infinite possibilities with over 1080 loops and samples as sound FX, atmospheric sounds, Ambient loops, drums & percussion samples, and many more.
Ambient Breaks : 502 MB Data with 515 Files
Artificial FX : 189 MB Data with 131 Files
Dark Atmospheres & SFX 01 : 342 MB Data with 169 Files
Dark Atmospheres & SFX 02 : 312 MB Data with 169 Files
Ethno & Tribal Ambient : 395 MB Data with 534 Files
Filtered Keys : 139 MD Data with 112 Files
Need the real sound of bells in your music?
Then this might be something right up your alley.
Bronze, Brass, Chrome, Gold, Stainless Steel, and Steel are just some of the materials that forged this library. We spent a day at one of the few remaining bell foundries in the United States and we rang bells until our ears nearly fell off. We hit them with mallets, clappers, and shook them with our bare hands. We also spent time on an old barge and percussion rental facility for rare and unusual bells.
Each bell was recorded from multiple perspectives . . . if you need a heavy attack or just a warm roomy bell toll . . . we’ve got it.
Toy Piano – new sample library for Native Instruments Kontakt
AudioThing has released Toy Piano, a sample library for Native Instruments Kontakt.
I always wanted a Toy Piano like Schroeder’s, from Peanuts. I finally got this lovely 2-octaves upright toy piano and I could not resist to sample it and start making sound design. The sound of the piano is produced by metal bars stroke by plastic hammers, almost like a glockenspiel but more deep and warm. The Toy Piano was sampled with the lid both closed and open and percussions samples have been recorded playing the wood case of the Toy Piano with hands, nylon brushes and rubber mallets. There are also two ambient/pad/drone instruments created using samples start/loop tricks and a bunch of effects, both with a custom, tweakable, GUI.
Toy Piano features
- 3 Round Robin samples for each key.
- 6 Random release samples.
- Two sample sets (closed or open lid).
- Size: 108 MB installed.
- Formats: Kontakt and .wav.
- Sample resolution: 44.1Khz / 24Bit.
- Custom performance view.
- Bonus percussion samples and sound designed instruments.
- Native Instruments Kontakt 3.5 full retail version is required.
AudioThing Toy Piano is available to purchase for $5 USD.
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
Electro-Harmonix Effectology – World Sounds By Bill Ruppert
Electro-Harmonix Effectology, Vol.18 World Sounds
By Bill Ruppert
Welcome to Electro-Harmonix’s “Effectology” series, in which we create a remarkable collection of impossible sounds using just a regular guitar and EHX effect pedals!
No keyboards, samplers or midi pickups were used.
Electro-Harmonix Effectology, Vol.18 World Sounds
In this episode I explore exotic sounds of the world using a guitar and effect pedals.
I also show all the individual pedal settings at the EHX forum listed below.
http://www.ehx.com/forums/viewthread/3798/
Sinori is a one of a kind percussion derived from a sheet of steel
Virtuasonic has released Sinori Live, a sample library for Kontakt 4, based on a brand new musical instrument, called Sinori.
Sinori is a one of a kind percussion derived from a sheet of steel, capable of producing a wide range of interesting sounds thanks to its unorthodox design and shape that allows unique playing techniques, as well as the most traditional ones. If you want more information about the Sinori Percussion, you can visit www.sinoripercussion.com
Throughout the last year, Virtuasonic has recorded two Sinori models in collaboration with its creator: a standard version (named Sinori Studio, not yet released) and a special prototype (Sinori Live). This sample library features the Live model.
Thanks to the high resolution samples recorded at 24 bit / 96 KHz and the mapping capabilities of KONTAKT, the instrument’s range has been extended to produce a wide palette of sounds that can rival other metallic percussions and bring new flavours to your compositions at the same time.
Sinori Live features
- 9 instruments for KONTAKT 4.2.
- 517 samples (recorded Dry).
- Sampled at 24 bit / 96 KHz.
- Size: 1,6 GB (compressed).
- Up to 10 Dynamics and 8 Round robins.
- Playing techniques: Mallets (hits, crescendos, rolls, trills), Superball Mallets, Harmonics (bamboo and woodsticks), Body-playing (flexion: center, knee, hand/top), Muted hits (woodsticks).
- Requirements: Native Instrument KONTAKT 4.2 or later (Full version).
Sinori Live is available to purchase as a download for the the introductory price of 24.95 EUR (excl. VAT) until May 8th, 2011 (regular price 29.95 EUR excl. VAT).
Virtuasonic has also launched a special sale on other products, offering 20% off on each single sample library and 40% on bundles. This offer ends on May 8th.
More information: Virtuasonic / Sinori Live
Redtron_400 VST plug-in featuring the Taijiguy’s Mellotron samples
Redtron_SE is a Special Edition of the Redtron_400. This VST plug-in uses the Taijiguy’s Mellotron samples (taken from a 1973 Mellotron M400S – Serial #500). The samples have been cleaned (not too much) by removing an annoying 60Hz hum and some unwanted “clicks” and “pops” here and there.
Features :
– Nine sound types : MKII Flute, MKII 3 Violins, M400 Cello, MKII Brass, M400 Combined Choir, M400 String Section, M400 Woodwinds, M300A Violins, M300B Violin
– No loops : as the original Mellotron, each sound is eight seconds long with, in many cases, “the bad endings”.
– Exclusive “Mellotronic Click” switch. On real Mellotrons, “Click” can be heard at the beginning of a note, when the tape comes in contact with the replay head. These “clicks” are here randomly generated, so you don’t hear twice the same and they can appear on any key ; A rotary knob allows you to control the effect intensity (of course, you can also completely disable it ). Note : this function is inactive when the attack parameter is set to any value different from zero.
– Layer (two sounds A & B) and split possibilities (octave shift).
– Independent parameters for sound A & B :
– Volume, Tone, Pan, Tune, Reverb, Delay, Attack & Release, Octave & Note parameters.
– Delay effect (Amount, Time, Feedback & Pan parameters).
– Reverb effect (Mix, Width, Size & Damp parameters).
– Global Volume control.
– Global Tone control.
– Global Pitch control.
– Freeware.
Redtron_SE is probably the most faithful and authentic Mellotron’s emulation of all Redtron Plug-ins. Many thanks to Taijiguy and his Mellotron samples. Link : http://leisureland.us/audio/…
You can download REDTRON_SE v1.0 free legally from the official Artfake_Labs product site at http://sites.google.com/site…
Alive Machine has released Knife Kit and Tunnel Kit
Alive Machine has released Knife Kit and Tunnel Kit two free sound fx sample kits.
Two new sample kits are available for download at AliveMachine.com. Each kit is based on a series of field recordings which were transformed into a range of synthetic SFX.
Knife Kit features
- 25 individual sounds in 16-bit, 44.1k wav format.
- Wide range of metallic percussive, electrical, and drone timbres.
- Includes both original field recordings and processed sounds.
Tunnel Kit features
- 58 individual sounds in 16-bit, 44.1k wav format.
- Unique tunnel percussion kit including 26 sounds.
- Two impulse responses for recreating the tunnel reverb.
Both kits are available as a free download from Alive Machine.
More information: Alive Machine
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