Samples, Loops

Reason Soul School was uploaded by: PropellerheadSW
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We do our best to avoid “cute kitty with music gear” photos at Synthtopia. You can only get so excited about another shot of somebody’s cat peaking out of their Buchla modular synth or sleeping on their Korg OASYS.
Jaded as we may be, though, this is the cutest kitty DJ in the world.
Ohhhh, kitteh so [...]

Hollow Sun has announced plans for a new virtual instrument based on the rare and amazing Hammond Novachord – a polyphonic analog synthesizer released in 1939!
The Novachord is sort of the B3 of synthesizers – a huge, unwieldy beast that sounds like nothing else.
Unlike the B3, though, the Hammond Novachord has largely been forgotten. They [...]

 

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use ableton live to chop samples like an mpc was uploaded by: SoundsAndGear
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Zenhiser is looking for some new sample producers, so it’s announced a new Professional Sample Producer Competition.
Here are the details:
Create your own samples, add them to an audio track in wav format and submit the track to this Soundcloud group Want To Be A Professional Sample Producer it’s that simple.
Even if you don’t enter the [...]

Tom at Waveformless has put together a free sample library of percussion noises created with a Sequential Circuits Pro One.
Here’s what he has to say about the samples:
It’s hard to believe another weekend is upon us, but it is, so here are some more free samples to get your weekend off to a good start.
This [...]

Native Instruments today introduced the BERLIN, NEW YORK and VIENNA CONCERT GRAND as well as UPRIGHT PIANO, four software instruments that offer detailed reproductions of some of the world’s most revered pianos.
Previously available within the acclaimed AKOUSTIK PIANO, these instruments can now be purchased individually to specifically accommodate a certain sound or musical genre, or [...]

You already know that sexy 3D ads for software synths are a pet peeve in Synthtopia.
You know what else raises the hackles around here?
Sample libraries with porn movie names.
You know you’ve seen them.
Ghetto Grooves, for example, is a pretty descriptive title. You can figure you’re going to get some solid hip hop and r ‘n’ [...]

iPhone Music Software: The Strange Agency has announced the launch of Slice (App Store link), a $.99 beat-juggling app.
Check out how it works in the demo video above.
If you’ve used Slice, leave a comment with your thoughts!

SampleRadar has released a collection of free trance samples, royalty free:
The samples are split intro instrumental categories: Basslines, Drums, Explosions, Leads, Pads and Trance Piano. The Drums folder features both loops and single hits.
All the samples are supplied as 24-bit WAV files so can be imported directly into your DAW of choice. Because they’re royalty-free, [...]