Drum Machines & Groove Boxes
Articles about Drum Machines & Groove Boxes:
The Atari 2600 Percussive Sample Pack by Sebastian Tomczak, is a free download, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License.
This sample pack features 28 short percussive samples recorded from an Atari 260 Jr PAL console.
Download it here.
Cluster Sound Minus Morph
Cluster Sound has released Minus Morph, a massive sound tool designed for Minimal music productions and based on morphing techniques.
Description:
Minus Morph is a massive sound tool designed for Minimal music productions and based on morphing techniques. The library consists of 930 Mb of worldclass construction loops, incisive basslines, compact percussive loops, dark and mysterious pads, sparkling hi-frequencies, crispy glitches and much much more.
In addition to the 1000 Wav loops and samples you will get also 450 Rex2 loops, 790 instruments for Kontakt and Rason and 1500 Live Devices and Clips. Minus Morph elements can be combined to create every kind of Minimal styles with the best audio quality and in the simplest way. Just select few loops and you are ready to build hypnotic, gloomy, genuine Minimal tracks.
Minus Morph is available for download now for 39.95 EUR. Download the Free Pack (Loops + MP3 + PDF) for a preview.
Happy 808 Day!
It’s 8/8/08 – so Experimentalists Anonymist has pointed out that it’s 808 day – a day to celebrate one of the two most important drum machines in electronic music, the Roland TR-808 Computer Controlled Rhythm Composer.
The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer was one of the first programmable drum machines. Introduced by the Roland Corporation in late 1980, it was originally manufactured for use as a tool for studio musicians to create demos.
When it was initially introduced, musicians were not generally impressed by its sound; a 1982 Keyboard Magazine review of the Linn Drum indirectly referred to the TR-808 as sounding like marching anteaters.
Like the TB-303, though, the TR-808 found it’s true call when it was accepted on its own merits and it became one of the foundations of electronic dance music.
Here’s an example of the 808 sound:
The TR-808 cost US$1,000 upon its release, and it’s kept it’s value pretty well, with used 808’s going for close to that price.
Here’s a great intro to the Roland 808 from the documentary The Shape Of Things That Hum:
If you need some 808 samples, you can download EA’s free 808 sample pack. (zip)
Update: Tom Whitwell has a nice roundup of 808 links to help you celebrate the day!
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