ModernBeats

ModernBeats has released a new sample library, Vox Chantz 1: Long Cuts – vocal samples for hip-hop.

Below is a list of vocal chants included:

Aaay!, Ahhh!, Bitch!, Beeyatch!, Damn!, Deee-amm!, Ehhh!, Fool!, Go!, Hahh!, Hell!, Hey!, Ho!, Hott!, Nah!, Nooo!, Ohhh!, Oooo!, Ouch!, Owww!, Run!, Scream!, Sheee-it!, Sh*t!, Ssss!, Uhhh!, Whaa!, Wham!, Whaatt!, Woa!, Yaayuhhs!, Yah-ow!, Yeah!, Yeah-aah!, Yepp!, plus extras including evil laughs, groans, and short phrases.

You gotta love a sample library that not only has hip-hop “Beeyatch!” samples, but evil laughs, groans, and short phrases.

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ModernBeats has announced the 4 winners and 6 runner-ups of its third Hip Hop Beat Contest.

In addition to receiving a total of $2,000 in cash prizes, the Top 10 winning music producers had their contest music forwarded to both MTV Networks and UK’s Active Music to be featured on worldwide shows, films, and commericals for MTV, BBC, Virgin Media, and more.

The grand prize ($1,000 USD) went to music producer Enton Mushi of Windsor, Ontario. Second place ($500 USD) goes to urban producer Stuart MacQuarrie out of Calgary, Alberta. Third place ($300 USD) goes to hip hop producer Lez ‘Da Beast’ Lemon from Belleville, NJ. Fourth place ($200 USD) goes to Jerren Spruill of Raleigh, NC.

All music producers competing in the Hip Hop Beat Contest used at least one ModernBeats sound or loop library in their contest beat productions. Odds of winning were based on the best sounding, most original, most professionally produced hip hop beat out of all contest beats received.
Contest song genres accepted included Hip Hop, Urban, Bounce, Crunk, Dirty South, R&B, Pop, and Dance with a hip hop edge.

Beat Contest#4 starts 1/15/2008 and is open to music producers worldwide

ModernBeats has launched a Beat Contest which offers $2,000 in cash prizes, plus $875 in music gear prizes for its winners:

ModernBeats sound library users get a chance to show the Hip Hop music world what they’re made of. The best sounding, most original, most professionally produced hip hop beat/song wins. All you have to do is submit one of your original songs created using 1 or more of your ModernBeats Soundset/Loopset libraries and you’re in.

The Top 10 Contestants will be posted on ModernBeats.com, gaining recognition and industry exposure. Contest song genres accepted include: Hip Hop, Urban, Bounce, Crunk, Dirty South, R&B, and Pop with a hip hop edge.

Prizes:

• GRAND PRIZE (1 winner): $1,000 USD, Beyerdynamic DT250-80 Headphones, Total AirHead Headphone Amp, $200 Off Akai/Numark/Alesis Coupon
• 2ND PLACE PRIZE (1 winner): $500 USD, Sennheiser HD280 Headphones, Total AirHead Headphone Amp
• 3RD PLACE PRIZE (1 winner): $300 USD
• 4TH PLACE PRIZE (1 winner): $200 USD

Last day to enter the contest is July 1, 2007.

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Modern Beats has introduced its first electric bass sample library, Tru Bass 1 – Electric Six. The entire bass library is 425MB in size and contains over 500 unique, bass guitar samples. ‘Tru Bass 1′ comes in 6 auto-loading software sampler formats plus WAV file format. This sample-packed, multi-velocity layered soundset features a rich, smooth, and flexible sound only found in classic 6-string electric bass guitars.

The bass set is divided into two bass styles: Classic Bass and Sub Bass. Contained within each style are the main instrument presets featuring fully sustained and naturally decaying notes. Plus, the set also features full ranges of bass guitar mutes, full ranges of bass guitar harmonics, as well as, a plethora of descending bass guitar octave slides and pitch bends.

The ‘Tru Bass 1 – Electric Six’ bass library is offered as a Download and is priced at $39.95.

Native Formats Include: Halion (.FXP), EXS24 (.EXS), Kontakt (.NKI), Battery (.KIT), Reason (.SXT), Soundfont (.SF2), Plus WAV format (.WAV). Compatible with Fruity Loops, Acid Pro, Cubase, Sonar, ProTools.

ModernBeats.com has introduced its first guitar loop library, entitled Urban Guitar Loops, covering a variety of modern Hip Hop, Urban, and Pop musical styles. The Loop library features over 350 sample accurate acidized WAV loops, compatible with all major software and hardware samplers.

Urban Guitar Loops contains a wide collection of original live recordings, plus urban guitar styles from some of Hip Hop’s and Hollywood’s most renowned urban guitarists. The guitar loop library contains many styles including guitar styles of the Neptunes, Kanye
West, Swizz Beats, Dr. Dre, Timbaland, DJ Premier, and more.

Urban Guitar Loops is organized into 4 popular hip hop industry tempos: 87bpm, 92bpm, 97bpm, and 102bpm. Each of the tempo groups contains up to 30 original loop themes including up to 4 variation loops within each theme: “Hook1″, “Verse1″, “Verse2″, “Verse3″, “Verse4″. Urban Guitar Loops works in combination with all other existing ModernBeats drum loops sets by utilizing same group and tempo layouts. This allows users to build full productions within minutes by layering instrument loops and drum loops from a variety of ModernBeats loopsets together.

The Urban Guitar Loops library is offered on CD-ROM or for Download. Prices start at $59.95. Universal Format Compatibility: Sample Accurate Acidized WAV, Stereo