Kid Nepro releases Vintage Synths Volume 2 for WAV, Reason and Kontakt
Kid Nepro says that, without having to shell out all that cash for a vintage synth, you can now get the next best thing – new samples from five of the best analog instruments ever produced.
Vintage Synthesizers Volume 2 includes a collection of new sounds from the ARP2600, Super Jupiter, Prophet-5, Prophet VS and Moog Modular Synths. Kid Nepro tells us that there are lots of cool basses, leads, pads, strings and analog synth sounds.
Vintage Synthesizers Volume 2 is available in WAV, Native Instruments Kontakt and Reason’s NN-XT sample player formats. Reason and Kontakt instruments are all set up for you. Just load and play. (Includes 1.1 GB Samples and 100 instruments)
Pricing and Availability:
Available On CD-ROM as a digital download – $40. USD.
More information:
Three new cool samples and loop packs has been released
Three reliable suppliers of loops and sample packs has been busy lately, here are their latest editions:
Beatmatch: Dub Techno vol.2 – Loop Pack
http://vimeo.com/31738766
Nu Hardstyle & Hardcore Kicks is a new sample pack including distorted and filtered kicks. With 119 heavy kick drums, this powerful sound library is suitable for styles such as Gabber, Hardstyle, Hardcore, Hardtek, Techno, Rave and Drum n Bass. Every sound has been sculpted with a combination of high-end outboard pre-amps, EQ, compression and distortion. This Cutting Edge Bluezone Corporation sample pack will increase and optimise your future best sellers.
Designed for use in all Hard music productions, Nu Hardstyle & Hardcore Kicks is the hardest and loudest downloadable kick sample pack currently available. This sample pack has been created with synthesizers such as Alesis Andromeda, Waldorf Blofeld, Novation Ultranova and processed with digital filters, lofi and distortion. Nu Hardstyle & Hardcore Kicks is available for instant download and ready to use royalty free after purchase. Available in WAV format.
Suitable for styles such as: Hardstyle, Hardcore, Hard Techno, Schranz, Hardteck, Frenchcore, Speedcore, Techno and more.
Technical Specifications:
• 48 MB Data / 128 files
• Format : WAV
• Instant Download
• Requires Winzip or similar utility to unpack
• Suitable for use in all major sequencers
• Royalty-Free with no extra cost
• Ready to use in commercial production
Loopbased releases “Minimal Techno”, a sample pack from Beatluxe
Beatluxe “Minimal Techno” offers essential tech tools to instantly create pulsing rhythms for Tech-House, Deep House and Minimal-Techno productions. It is the ultimate sound collection for all producers looking for a versatile sample pack that offers authentic minimal grooves and maximum flexibility.
With a large number of inspirational kick-free top loops it has never been easier to mix and match to create your own rhythmic combinations and variations. Also included, the selection of kick drum, hihat and clap loops is a superb addition to the inspirational, tech-twisted top grooves and will get you started right away.
Features:
– 100 kick-free top grooves
– 35 kick drum loops
– 25 hihat loops
– 25 clap loops
– 528 MB unpacked
– tempo-synced at 128 bpm
– all sounds are 100% royalty-free
Formats:
– 24-bit WAV and REX2
Price: 15 Euro
http://www.loopbased.com/techno-minimal-loops/minimal-techno.html
Sunrizer on iPad – Sinevibes bank update
A few sound examples from the updated Sinevibes bank for Sunrizer, which now comes with 40 patches. To get this bank, make sure you got the latest update of this app, and you’ll find it in the “web library”. Oh yes, make sure to check out Sinevibes products too: http://www.sinevibes.com/
Short info on the Sunrizer:
Sunrizer synth (previously known as ‘Horizon synth’) is a virtual analog synthesizer that takes the definition of iOs synthesizer to the next level. Thanks to carefully designed architecture and heavy usage of coprocessor it blurs the boundaries between iOs and hardware synthesizers. Sunrizer was built to perform and works perfectly with any MIDI keyboard or sequencer. A lot of research has been done in order to achieve unheard warmth and clarity.
Highlights
- True SuperSaw sound emulation, first found in the legendary Roland JP-8000 synthesizer. SuperSaw is a layered waveform consisting of multiple saw waves which are detuned to create an extremely full and epic sound. It’s possible to use 2 supersaw oscillators per voice * 7 polyphony = 98 saw oscillators playing the same time!
- Two independent filters per voice with configurable routing. You can select between various filter types including classic resonant LP,HP,BP,Notch and less common like Comb and Formant.
- The Morph Group function lets you continuously morph of up to 30 parameters in a sound (including effects), using only the modulation wheel.
Yamaha CS-80 Sound Sampler
Here’s some nice sound samples by Gavin Curtis featuring the CS-80. “My CS-80 restoration project about 1/3 completed and the instrument’s health bar is finally in the green. Most of the systems are working. Enough to present to you what a properly functioning CS-80 should sound like. Definitely resides in the category “most complex production electronic musical instrument”. Over 200 lbs of printed circuit board and wiring. Less than 800 CS-80s were made due to high cost and complexity. Serial numbers started at 1000 and ended before 1800. My CS-80 is serial number 1306, the 306th unit off the assembly line.”
Signal path is the CS-80 —- Lexicon 224XL digital reverberator —- direct line audio feed into Sony HDR-XR520V HD camera.
About the CS-80:
A very old and very huge (over 200 lbs.) classic synthesizer. Considered Japans first great synthesizer. It had some pretty amazing features for its time such as eight voice polyphony, patch memory storage and polyphonic aftertouch. It can generate great analog strings, brass, drones and pads with that instantly recognizable classic polysynth sound. No synth sounds greater. Some examples of its extremely fat sound can be heard in “Blade Runner” and “Mutiny on the Bounty” by Vangelis as well as “Dune” by Toto. The thing that really made this synth sound so powerful was its “natural” detuning….thus its brass and string sounds were unparalleled not only for authenticity, but for pure width! Unfortunately for the CS-80, it was released the same year as the more programmable and cheaper Prophet 5.
With two analog oscillators per voice, the CS-80 has the potential for some really fat sounds! A great VCF filter with independent hi pass and low pass resonant filters, a powerful ring modulator and plenty of modulation controls further enhance the CS-80’s sonic potential. There are 22 preset sounds (6 user) selected from bright and ugly colored buttons above the keyboard. The keyboard is weighted and has a full 61 keys with performance controllers for vibrato, pitch, brightness and volume. Surprisingly there’s also a long ribbon controller for the pitch-bending, located above the keyboard. There is no MIDI or cv/gate control. The only way to MIDI it is via a rather complex retrofit receive-only kit from Kenton.
All about Electricity from eXode
eXode has announced the release of Electricity, a soundset featuring for the ACE virtual modular synthesizer instrument by u-he.
eXode presents Electricity for u-he ACE! Spice up your production with the latest offering from eXode!
130 inspiring patches spanning bass, lead and pads, these sounds are not genre specific, just high quality synth sounds!
eXode Electricity for ACE is available to purchase for 13 EUR.
ACE in action:
ACE belongs to a new generation of synthesizers developed with the latest, fastest computers in mind. ACE offers classic modular synthesis and more at a fraction of the cost of dedicated hardware. But like its hardware forebears, you can patch any output into any input: the number of different ways to connect modules together is practically infinite. Needless to say, you will never run out of cables!
Really nice free sound bank for the Sunrizer synth
Beep Street has released a free sound bank for Sunrizer synth, featuring sounds by Artemiy Pavlov .
To install it:
- Open Sunrizer on your iPad;
- Open Safari on your iPad;
- Click this link (or browse to http://www.beepstreet.com/Sinevibes.srb);
- Select ‘Open in Sunrizer’ & click yes when you see the install prompt; and
- Enjoy the goodness.
About the synth:
Sunrizer synth (previously known as ‘Horizon synth’) is a virtual analog synthesizer that takes the definition of iOs synthesizer to the next level. Thanks to carefully designed architecture and heavy usage of coprocessor it blurs the boundaries between iOs and hardware synthesizers. Sunrizer was built to perform and works perfectly with any MIDI keyboard or sequencer. A lot of research has been done in order to achieve unheard warmth and clarity.
Highlights
True SuperSaw sound emulation, first found in the legendary Roland JP-8000 synthesizer. SuperSaw is a layered waveform consisting of multiple saw waves which are detuned to create an extremely full and epic sound. It’s possible to use 2 supersaw oscillators per voice * 7 polyphony = 98 saw oscillators playing the same time!
Two independent filters per voice with configurable routing. You can select between various filter types including classic resonant LP,HP,BP,Notch and less common like Comb and Formant. The Morph Group function lets you continuously morph of up to 30 parameters in a sound (including effects), using only the modulation wheel.
Oscillators
2 warm-sounding analog modelled oscillators per voice + 2 sub-oscillators (except SuperSaw). Available waveforms: Saw, PWM pulse,Triangle, SuperSaw.
Oscillator 2 hard-sync and configurable routing. Osc-mix, ring modulator. White noise oscillator.
Flexible multi filters
Two independent filters per voice with configurable routing. You can select between various filter types including: resonant LP,HP,BP,Notch, Comb and Formant. Configurable routing: serial or parallel with bypass option. ADSR envelope, keyboard tracking and full LFO control.
Modulation
Two LFOs per voice. It’s possible to assing each LFO to almost any parameter. 3 LFO running modes: trigger, 1 shot, global. 6 waveforms, phase and fade-in knobs. The Morph Group function lets you continuously morph of up to 30 parameters in a sound (including effects), using only the modulation wheel. Two Modulation ADSR Envelopes for amplitude and filters cutoff. Pitch and modulation wheels.
Effects
A number of effects are built in: distortion, chorus, equalizer, stereo delay. All parameters can be modulated using mod-wheel.
Tech Blips for Native’s Massive
Quick overview of the Synth Pack Massive Tech Blips.
Meyer Musicmedia has released a new Synth Pack for Native Instruments MASSIVE Synthesizer.
A Meyer Musicmedia spokesman told us, “This time it’s a creative Tech Blip macro preset collection of 32 presets. It’s designed to produce this modern driving Tech House and Minimal blip loops.”
- 32 Tech Blip Presets for Tech House and Minimal.
- Requires: Version 1.2.1 of the NI MASSIVE Synthesizer.
- Macro Control optimized
Pricing and Availability:
$9.50
More information:
S4K Monster Pack on waldorf Blofeld
The new “monster pack” for Waldorf Blofeld is a great collection of classic analog sounds, new samples (mellotron-like samples, piano samples, strings and so on) and experimental sounds.
With this collection you’ll be able to play different musical styles, from very ambient and electronic pads to extreme metal leads.
The KS team has developed 64 professional patches, using the best samples from our database and all the S4K experience in lead sculpting, sound textures and keyboard feeling with patches
download
http://www.space4keys.com/new-monster-pack/item/137-monster-pack-v1-waldorf-b…
Alexander Hacke (Einstuerzende Neubauten) releases Zebra soundset
Alexander Hacke (Einstuerzende Neubauten) has released a sound-set for Urs Heckmanns virtual synthesizer-software Zebra which is called “New York City”. The set consists of 150 sounds ranging from weird one shot effects to slow evolving cinematic soundscapes and complete multi layered backing tracks.
The sound set is a 100% copyright free collection of individually programmed artistic patches which can used for film-scores, industrial music , electro dance beats and general experimentation. Caution, you must own the software synthesizer in order to work with the sound set. More info at http://www.u-he.com/cms/zebra .
Zero-G Perception Sample LIbrary for Film, TV and Video Games
This latest release from Zero-G is from the same producer as last year’s cinematic success – Deep Impact – and features a vast collection of construction kits, atmospheres, drones, evolutive moods, beat loops, whooshes, hits, impacts, explosions, and lots more. Available as a DVD or download exclusively from Time+Space.
From cinemascapes of staggering beauty to impacts of shocking horror and violence and everything in between this sample library is full of musical ideas which can be used as building blocks to add a third dimension to your musical compositions.
Perception contains 35 construction kits plus over 650 instruments in EXS24, Kontakt and NN-XT format as well as Acidized Wav files and Apple Loops.
Hear some of the sounds for yourself with the free taster pack!
Perception is a vast collection of construction kits, atmospheres, drones, evolutive moods, beat loops, whooshes, hits, impacts, explosions, and lots more. It can be used in many different film genres as well as for TV soundtracks, advertising, games and dance music.
Perception contains over 650 instruments in EXS24, Kontakt and NN-XT format as well as Acidized Wav files and Apple Loops all recorded in stunning 24bit by one of the world´s leading soundtrack producers using high fidelity source materials and a large-soundstage production approach. These stunning sounds will help you create highly charged emotional mood narratives that generate the perspective of a certain time and space.
In addition, the 35 construction kits contain all their individual components which can be combined to create your own unique arrangements and compositions.
Perception will give you the power to create the unimaginable!
All of the samples have been pre-cleared and are 100% original & royalty-free for your musical use without any additional licensing fees.
Includes:
600 Acidized WAV files
600 AIFF Apple Loops
650 Kontakt Instruments
650 EXS24 Instruments
650 NN-XT Instruments.
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