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10CC I’m Not In Love Choir Sample Library

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In 1974 10CC recorded their third album, The Original Soundtrack. The album featured a song I’m Not In Love, written by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman, that was a production masterpiece, featuring amazing, ethereal choral parts.

Now Sampletekk has released INIL Choir, a new sample library based on the 10cc I’m Not In Love choir.

Here’s what they have to say about it:

These choirs are unique. There’s simply nothing else like them! The combination of voices and the way they where produced have given them a sound that’s truly one of a kind.

Now, SampleTekk, in cooperation with Eric Stewart of 10CC, are very proud to release of The INIL Choir, thus taking one of the most famous analogue samples into the digital era.

INIL Choir is available now for $49. See the site for audio demos and details.

Free Software Synth For Windows Based On JEN SX1000

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JEM SX1000 is a new VST plugin synthesizer for Windows, based on the original
JEN SX1000 hardware synthesizer from the 70′s.

Features:

  • One oscillator with pitch and tuning settings
  • Three waveforms + noise
  • Filter section with cutoff and resonance controls
  • Two Lfo – Filter & amp enveloppe
  • Delay and Chorus fx
  • 30 originals presets including 6 factory presets

JEM SX1000 is a free soft synth, available via PianoVintage.fr. If you give JEM SX1000 a try, let me know what you think of it!

New Discs For The Vako Orchestron – Flute, Cello & Vibraphone

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Back in the day, before sample libraries and before digital samplers, there were primitive sample playback keyboards like the Mellotron, the Optigan & the Vako Orchestron. Their lo fi characteristics make them interesting instruments, despite their multiple flaws.

For several years, Optigan.com has been creating new and updated discs for the Optigan and Orchestron. Their latest discs include three libraries for the Vako Orchestron: Flute, Cello & Vibraphone.

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Retrotech – The ‘Classic Sound Of Electronic Music’

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This video captures a live performance of Retrotech – an electronic music concert created e composed by Carlos Trilha, inspired by the classic synth music of the 70s.

Here’s what Trilha has to say about Retrotech:

A unique detail of this production is that they do not use loops or sound libraries. All the sounds are created from real instruments and are first generation, allowing RETROTECH to make a striking reinterpretation of the classic sound of electronic music.

The highlight of the live performances is the use of rare analog instruments, staged to show the public how these interesting devices work. In addition, RETROTECH also uses a special set of projection images from generative code (created in real time), synchronized by software written with MAX/MSP/JITTER by ALESSANDRA MARFISA specially for each performance.

RETROTECH is a work that recalls the “belle epoque” of electronic music; more than just an exciting audio-visual experience, it is “an inspiring journey through time for lovers of contemporary art.”

Part II and gear details below.

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The History Of The Moog Minimoog (Mini-Documentary)

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Moog Music updated its site today, and also released several interesting new videos, including this mini-documentary on the history of the Minimoog.

This is the first in a series of videos, and focuses on the 70′s. Of special interest are the comments of one of Moog Music’s earliest engineers, Bill Hemsath, who discusses the Minimoog’s birth and sheds some light on what sets the Moog synthesizer apart from other analog synths.

via MoogMusicInc