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Ableton Live 8 Grooves
This tutorial video looks at how to use grooves in Ableton Live 8.
This is a reformatted excerpt from the video training course Ableton Live 8 – Know It All! by digitalmusicdoctor.
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Filed under: Samples, Loops, Software Effects & Audio Processors, Software Synthesizers & Samplers
Ueberschall has released Groove Shadow Elastik, a set of FX Loops developed to help add uniqueness and body to standard grooves and motifs.
The Elements are derived from incidental sounds which occur in nature, electrical components, musical instruments and phrases, audio manipulation, machines and a variety of other sources.
The Groove Shadow Elastik library comes with:
- Over 3.5GB of brand new content
- Over 400 Groove Shadows split in 4 frequency parts = 1.600 totally new FX loops
- Over 4.000 single sound FX
- User and DAW friendly Elastik Audio Engine
The Groove Shadow Elastik library is a designed for:
- Club DJs
- Jingle Composers
- Broadcast DJs
- Animators
- Game-audio Specialists
- Film Music Producers
3.5GB, 400 Groove Shadows, 1,600 Loops, over 4,000 single sound FX Read more…
Asura – Lost Eden
Asura’s latest CD, Lost Eden, blends dance, trance, ambient and world music elements into a musical gumbo.
Asura is a French electronic group, made up of producer Charles Farewell, flutist Christopher Maze, and bassist/guitarist Alex Ackerman. There are echoes of artists like Peter Gabriel, Tangerine Dream and Banco de Gaia in Asura’s global groove style. The band builds many of their tracks around sampled vocals, including Turkish, African and Guinean vocalists, along with western choral and solo samples. This, along with the inventive synth work, helps give Lost Eden an epic sound.
On this creative collaboration, Japanese producer Hoppy Kamiyama joins avant-bassist Bill Laswell to create a groove-filled jazz electronic experiment. Bill Laswell works with percussionist Kiyohiko Semba to create some rock-solid jazz-funk grooves, while Kamiyama adds freeform electronic effects that seem to integrate tightly and react to the tight rhythm section. The result is true world fusion, combining jazz, world music and a dub sensibility to create something new.
Fans of improvised jazz electronica should check out this CD. It’s challenging and experimental, but has strong jazz-funk rhythm section that helps to propel the tracks along.
The production is excellent, especially on the drum set. It sounds almost like you’re looking over Semba’s shoulder as he plays.
Various – World Groove
World Groove, the latest release from Putumayo, features 10 tracks of electronic dance music from around the world. The CD is full of upbeat and fun songs that highlight how people everywhere are creating music that mixes traditional regional influences with electronic dance beats and synth grooves.
The CD is part of Putumayo’s Global Groove series. If you’re not familiar with these compilations, World Groove is a perfect introduction. The tracks feature artists many listeners won’t know, but will probably want to, after listening to the CD. The package includes a detailed booklet, with a two-page spread for each track, telling you a little about each artist and their music.
