New stuff from Soundcells – Digital Genome
‘Digital Genome‘ has been released!
Soundcells started working on this ReFill late 2008. “Digital Genome” slowly matured towards the final form in which it is now:
In modern molecular biology, the genome is the entirety of an organism´s hereditary information. It is encoded either in DNA or in case of this fine ReFill it´s the AMIGA1200 encoded in Reason´s NNXT samples. The AMIGA1200 (code-named ‘Channel Z‘) with it´s 8-bit Paula chip was extremely popular among producers all over the world in the early nineties. Using a specific trick it was possible to make recordings at 14-bit. “Digital Genome” picks up the thread where Soundcells left with “bitBUMPER deluxe” with it´s funky, housy and spacy lo-fi character! Warm, gritty, sleezy, dangerous and nostalgic are the keywords. This ReFill can be used as a full workstation since everything the old Amiga had to offer is in there: basses, keys, lead synths, warm pads and enough drums and percussion to eat your heart out. And do not forget the wonderful FX section – check the mp3 demos to convince yourself. The 150+ Genome combinators are conveniently built up with the right button functionality.
‘Digital Genome‘ Contents:
– 153 combinator patches, great for many different styles of music.
– 6 different folders: Bass, FX, Keys, Leads, Miscellaneous, Pads.
– 171 NNXT patches containing the basic sounds which were used for the combinators.
– 230 original AMIGA1200 samples, 178 MB uncompressed.
– 21 fresh and great useable rex loops.
A web address to link to for more info and many “Digital Genome” only MP3s:
Offering price is 24,90 ,- EUR until July 15 (normally 34,90,- EUR).
Synth Bass Analogy
Prime Loops have released Synth Bass Analogy, a collection of 80 analogue bass sounds formatted for Kontakt, Halion, NN-XT and EXS24. Here’s what they have to say about it…
For adding pure organic soul and sonic temperament to electronic music, there’s nothing better than analogue synths. Producers dream of owning classic kit like the Roland Juno 106, Roland MKS-30, Korg Mono/Poly, Polyvox and Novation’s Super Bass Station, and engineers spend years tweaking the settings to create perfect, powerful vibrations.
Dmitry Vasilyev is one of those sonic freaks who has dedicated his musical life to discovering new sounds by pushing real hardware to the limit. As the producer of best selling Prime Loops sample packs such as “Synth Addict”, “Ambient Illusions” amongst others, he’s making his vast knowledge and huge range of equipment available to a wider audience, giving fellow producers the tools they need to get that authentic analogue vibe without a huge, expensive rack.
“Synth Bass Analogy” is Prime Loops’ latest collection of professional sample patches, delivering over 80 deep and versatile analogue bass sounds, all ready-formatted for Kontakt, Halion, NN-XT and EXS24, fine-tuned for use in deep and groovy electronica, house, ambient, garage, disco and minimal techno.
Each of these patches contains several note references to maintain integrity as you play across a wide pitch range, and Dmitry has set it all up to drift and detune just like the real thing. Everything has been captured with high-quality recording equipment and the cleanest signal path possible, to give you serious samples suitable for professional projects. And, as with all our products, this pack is triple quality-checked for drag-n-drop reliability, so there’s no interruption to your workflow.
Music lovers always appreciate the complex combination of sines, squares and saws flowing through real hardware, and analogue synths really shine when you give them a bassline, triggering deep, warm sounds that fill the room and add colour to your productions. So, whenever the mood strikes, just throw these lovingly prepared patches into your sampler, and hear your midi patterns come alive with the classic sounds of “Synth Bass Analogy”.
Pricing and Availability:
£12.95 GBP
More information:
For ambient and chill out composers…
Big Chill Bundle’ combines the 3 most popular Equinox Sounds Ambient & Chill Out collections into one big bundle making this an invaluable tool for all the Ambient, Chill Out, Downtempo producers and Soundtrack composers.
Big Chill Bundle features
- Ambient Chill, 1.9 GB of quality loops and samples suitable for ambient, chill, downtempo, dub, atmospheric avant garde, lounge, dark and whatever else you chill with. Includes ACID/WAV, Apple Loops and REX2 formats.
- Downtempo Chill, 20 laid-back construction kits for creating downtempo, trip-hop, smooth electronica, ambient and chill out music. You’ll get a total of 300 loops and phrases containing basslines, synthlines, pads, soundscapes plus drum loops and their isolated parts (snares, kicks, hi-hats, rides…). The kits are available in ACID/WAV and Apple Loops formats.
- Future Chill, euphoric ambient & chill out loops and phrases that you can use to create mellow ambient, chillout and downtempo music. There is an assortment of elements included and loads of “musical” inspiration to use as a starting point for the creation of new tracks. Includes 434 ACIDized WAV Loops and 300 REX2 Loops.
Price: USD 49.95
Visit: Equinox Sounds
XDrum for Reaktor – free download
Xdrum2 is a sample based rhythm composer for reaktor 5.
it has more than 860 audio samples (80MB) from 49 vintage rhythm composers, and then 15 aditional soundsets.
Besides that it has around 99 preset classic and electronica preset patterns.
Enjoy…
Glitch for free
Here’s a free sample pack of glitches from Dennis Harms at Bronto Scorpio Music. To download: click here
“Don’t expect pseudo analog stuff here! You get 120 weird, digital noises with this pack! These sounds are perfect for Autechre, Richard Devine, Aphex Twin like tracks, but can also add some special elements to other tracks. I designed these sounds over the last few months and thought it would be cool to share them with you. The pack contains 120 24Bit/44Khz wave files and a simple Kontakt (3.5 or higher) instrument where the samples are mapped across the keyboard. Mod- and pitchwheel do some crazy things in this instrument too!” – brontoscorpiomusic
Free Glitches Vol.01 Demo by Bronto Scorpio
Toontrack releases Songwriters Fillpack
Are you a songwriter, do you program your own MIDI or do you use one or more of the amazing packs in the Toontrack MIDI Collection? Are you short on some pro-played fills or need a creative booster? If so, look no further! Session veteran and drummer behind the Songwriters Drumpack, Ricard “Huxflux” Nettermalm, is back – this time with a fantastically useful and well-played collection of more than 500 1-2 bar fills in different tempos and styles!
· More than 500 individually played fills
· Swing/straight in 4/4 and/or 6/8
· Short fills with lead-ins
· Long fills with lead-ins
· Single fills
Works with EZdrummer®, Superior Drummer® (optimized for 1 kick, 1 snare, 2 toms, 1 floor-tom, 2 crash-cymbals, 1 ride-cymbal)
Visit this link to get it now: http://www.toontrack.com/products.asp?item=79
New free sample pack – the Metallophone
Metallophone – Free sample pack – Microphone Neumann km 184 and ART tube MP microphone preamp. Sampling card Digidesign Digi 001.
Sound format: Wav, 16 bit samples and 44.000 hertz.
Download here!
The 1989 AKAI XR10
Free sample pack
Watch the video if you are keen on listening on 45 seconds of one off shots 
Akai XR10 – Made in 1989
Download here!
Joe Barresi’s Evil Drums SDX® Expansion Pack for Superior Drummer® 2.0
Joe Barresi’s Evil Drums SDX® Expansion Pack for Superior Drummer® 2.0
Platinum Samples is proud to announce the release of Joe Barresi’s Evil Drums SDXTM Expansion Pack for Toontrack Music’s Superior Drummer® 2.0 software – after all, it only seems fitting to release Evil Drums for the flagship product from the company that gave us Drumkit From Hell. Joe Barresi is one of the busiest producer/engineers working today with an impressive list of credits including albums by Tool, Wolfmother, Queens Of The Stone Age, Weezer, Clutch, Pennywise, Turbonegro, Bad Religion, and many more.
Featuring 6 full drum kits, 6 kick drums and 6 snares the Evil Drums Expansion Pack is unlike any other expansion pack available. Recorded to analog tape at two legendary rock studios using compression and EQ, Joe Barresi has captured a diverse ensemble of drum sounds with unprecedented detail and full bleed to create a unique and exquisitely evil expansion pack. Evil Drums also includes MIDI grooves performed by Pat Wilson (Weezer, The Special Goodness).
Platinum Samples is the first third party company to release Expansion Packs for Toontrack Music’s best selling Superior Drummer® 2.0 software. The expansion pack requires that Superior Drummer® 2.0 be installed and is both Mac OS X and Windows compatible. Superior Drummer® 2.0 supports Digidesign’s RTAS format, as well as VSTi and Audio Units technologies.
Please visit the www.platinumsamples.com web site for additional information.
Winter sales at Prime Loops – 25% off
Prime Loops Announce Winter Sale: 25% off All Sample Packs
As a big thank you to all their friends and fans, Prime Loops (ww.primeloops.com) have announced their biggest sale yet, you can get 25% off all their sample packs for a limited time only!
Prime Loops have reportedly had a great year, with their sounds featured on releases (such as Will Bailey’s Beatport no.1 smash hit ‘Big Bad Bass’) adverts ( most recently for O2 Mobile Phones) games (the huge ‘Assassin’s creed 2’ from Ubisoft) among many others.
Prime Loops said:
”You can expect some very exiting updates coming your way in the new year (top secret!) We feel we really have the power and artillery more than ever before to push the boundaries of sound, and deliver higher quality sounds with every new release. We will be moving forward in 2010 with our tasty array of world-class musicians, DJ’s and engineers to provide even more releases weekly with the very best audio possible today, and of course, continue to provide our much-loved music production articles, tips and tricks every week.!”
”You will also see some major changes to the website (you may have noticed a few small ones already) coming over the next few months, these are designed to make your browsing experience easier, quicker and more fun! If you have any suggestions, do get in touch!”
The Prime Loops Winter Sale is now live, so get grab yourself a bargain!
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