Puremagnetik has introduced Waveframe for Ableton Live 7 & Ableton Live 8.

Waveframe is designed to be a great tool for sound designers and programmers. The huge library of simple waveforms can be used to construct complex soundscapes and instruments.

Two and four-voice templates are included in the library as standalone Live Racks. Open the templates in a new track and drag your waveforms from the Waveframe Library into the voice chain. Then add effects and modulations to tailor your sound.

Waveframe Features:

• Over 1700 waveform samples
• Over 30 waveform rack devices
• A selection of preset pads, leads, basses & more
• Tightly integrated native Ableton effects & controls
• Easy hot-swapping between waveform devices

System Requirements:

• Requires Ableton Live 7 or 8
• 500 MB of physical RAM
• 300 Megabytes (MB) of free hard disk space

Description:

Utilizing the same “Transwave” concept, Waveframe contains a collection of pre-programmed patches, over 30 waveform devices and over 1700 “frame” samples. Waveform frames can be modulated via retriggering within a patch. This gives a natural sounding progression over time as each waveform spectrum evolves through its phases.

By employing features only available within the Ableton Live environment, Puremagnetik has reconstructed the Fizmo architecture from scratch. From over 30 unique waveform groups, a generous selection of presets have been programmed that employ many of the same features as the original Fizmo. And just like on the original, each voice group is highly individualized giving patches a complex, evolving and rich tone.

via Puremagnetik:

Waveframe is a an advanced wavetable synthesizer designed exclusively for the features of Ableton Live. Based on the Ensoniq Fizmo, Waveframe contains over 1700 wavetable samples, over 30 waveform Live Racks and a generous selection of performance patches.

Tape 1 – Customized for Ableton Live, Kontakt and Logic

Microtron™ Tape 1 contains an expertly recorded Brass, 8 Voice Choir and String Section library. All of the original imperfections, vintage analog quality and performance nuances of the Mellotron M400 have been immaculately captured through a Neumann U47 Microphone and Reeves Custom 50 Amplifier.

The Ableton Live version contains 3 individual multisampled instruments and a full “tape” instrument that has similar sound blending functionality as found on the original M400. Microtron™ Tape 1 for Live also comes packed with 50 professionally performed Live Clips complete with Macro and effects integration.

Microtron™ Tape 1 for Kontakt includes all 3 multisampled instruments complete with effects and a custom KSP user interface. Logic and Kontakt versions both include a collection of 50 professionally performed Apple Loops in SIAL format.

Background:

Throughout the 1970s, the Mellotron had a major impact on rock music, particularly the 35 note (G-F) model M400.

The M400 version was released in 1970 and sold over 1800 units, becoming a trademark sound of the era’s progressive bands. Among the early Mellotron owners were Princess Margaret, Peter Sellers, King Hussein of Jordan and Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.

Mellotrons were normally pre-loaded with string instrument and orchestral sounds, although the model 400’s tape bank could be removed with relative ease by the owner and loaded with banks containing different sounds including percussion loops, sound effects, or synthesizer-generated sounds, to generate polyphonic electronically generated sounds in the days before polyphonic synthesizers. Beneath every key is a disengaged tape head and roller. Depressed key engages tape head and roller.

The unique sound of the Mellotron is produced by a combination of characteristics: Among these are tape replay artifacts such as wow and flutter, the result being that each time a note is played, it is slightly different from the previous time it was played (a bit like a conventional instrument). The notes also interact with each other so that chords or even just pairs of notes have an extremely powerful sound.
Another factor in the strangely haunting quality of the Mellotron’s most frequently-heard sounds is that the individual notes were recorded in isolation. For a musician accustomed to playing in an orchestral setting, this was unusual, and meant that he/she had nothing against which to intonate. Thus, the temperament of the Mellotron is always somewhat questionable when it is used in the context of other instruments. Perhaps for this reason, and perhaps also to allow easy transposition of the instrument’s limited range, the pitch control is placed closest to the keyboard on the M400 model.

Puremagnetik has created a custom sound set for you to download, warp, morph, mangle and destroy!

1) Login and Download the Selector Library Here.

2) The Selector Library comes packed with percussives. Use Ableton’s Sampler, Simpler or Impulse and any Audio or MIDI effect(s) from the Ableton Library to create 1-10 Drum Racks.

3) Make 4 Live Clips for each rack that you create.

4) Send your Live Pack to selector@puremagnetik.com by February 16th.

Got questions? Selector discussion is available here.

Prizes:

• 1st Place —> $100 store credit at Halcyon Online, $100 Coupon from Percussa, Free 2 year subscription to Puremagnetik, Merchandise from the Ableton Web Shop.
• 2nd & 3rd Place —> $50 store credit at Halcyon Online, $50 Coupon from Percussa, $100 QuickBuy Coupon from Puremagnetik, Merchandise from the Ableton Web Shop.
• Twelve runner-ups will have their content included in the final Selector Micropak and will be awarded a $12 QuickBuy Coupon from Puremagnetik. All names will be credited on all Live Racks and Clips.

The list of all winners will be posted on PM’s home page on February 20th.

Here’s a look at just some of the sound sources used in the production of Modular Patterns:

• Livewire Audio Frequency Generator – An advanced sound generating device capable of producing 27 distinct waveforms including harmonic animation of various outputs.
• Livewire Dalek Modulator – Contains 2 linear VCOs and a ring modulator capable of cross modulation and horizontal symmetry control.
• Doepfer A-155 & 154 – A mighty duo of pure analog sequencing control, advanced step phrasing and dynamic control voltage modulation.
• Roland System 100 – A beautiful semi-modular monophonic synth consisting of 5 module components: the Synthesizer 101, Expander 102, Mixer 103, Sequencer 104, and Monitor Speakers 109.

Here are the details:

Customized for Ableton Live

Modular Patterns for Ableton Live includes over 300 Live Ready Clips complete with dynamic effect racks. Each phrase has been expertly tailored and categorized into Basses, Leads, Multivoice and Analog Data.

Customized for Kontakt and Logic

The Kontakt version of Modular Patterns includes six instant access menus of Leads, Basses, Multivoice and Analog Data. Each menu loads complete with a customized KSP GUI for easy effects editing and on-the-fly tweaking.

Apple Loops

Each raw phrase in Modular Patterns is available in Apple Loops format. Whether installing into Logic, GarageBand or another OSX based DAW, Modular Patterns will instantly load into the Apple Loops library.

System Requirements

• Requires Ableton Live 7, Kontakt 3 or OSX based DAW
• 400 MB free hard drive space
• 500 MB of physical RAM

BIG08 includes a collection of sampled instruments and effects specifically programmed to utilize Ableton Live 7’s unique features. 

Features

• Over 3GB of “Live Ready” Sounds
• Over 350 MIDI and Audio Clips
• Sophisticated Racks for Advanced Sound Sculpting
• Customized Macro Controls for Instant Parameter Tweaking
• Modular Design Allows for Mixing and Matching Between Racks
• BIG Collection of Sounds

It’s $98 for the library as a digital download. Details of the package below.

BIG08 includes the following “Live Ready” Micropaks from Puremagnetik’s 2008 catalog.

• Digital Beatboxes – Four famous old-school digital drum machines are at your fingertips with Digital Beatboxes. Included in this Micropak are models of the Korg DDD1, Alesis HR-16, Kawai R-50 and the rare Soviet “Sound” drum machine.
• Blip – Blip is a unique collection of instruments, kits and looped beats sourced from the original Atari 2600 sound chip. Lo-fi, gritty and nostalgically charming, Blip will instantly teleport you back to 1982!
• Big Bertha – Big Bertha is a full featured, high quality multisampled electric bass instrument and a collection of over 60 deep and funky looped clips.
• Guitar Rack Volume 2 – Guitar Rack Volume 2 contains an assortment of immaculately captured acoustic guitar chord menus, articulations and looped phrases.
• Metalsphere – Metalsphere is a powerful sound design toolbox of intense soundscapes, suspenseful textures and horrific environments.
• Vector – Vector instantly turns Ableton Live into a full blown production workstation that includes a huge library of wave sequences, attack transients and vector morphing.
• AmpPak – A collection of sophisticated amplifier and speaker effects. Includes 17 amp models and audio annihilating processors.
• Model C – Advanced multi-sampled Hohner Clavinet instrument. Includes a collection of Ableton Live Clips, Apple Loops and Beat Machine Loops for Kontakt.
• Analog Bass Volume 2 – A complete bass sound set focused entirely on the classic KORG MS-20 synthesizer.
• TeeBee – Puremagnetik has meticulously captured every nuance and style of the original Roland TB-303! Heavy acid bass lines, squelchy resonant leads and thick analog sounds can all be found in TeeBee.
• PM Mark One – A unique Fender Rhodes™ sound library complete with complex multisampled instruments, performance loops and effects.
• Technosphere – Puremagnetik’s Technosphere is a sound design toolbox of over 100 soundscapes, transition effects and ambiances.

System Requirements

• Requires Ableton Live 7 (Ableton Sampler is not required)
• 3.1 GB free hard drive space (4GB recommended)
• 500 MB of physical RAM

Customized for Ableton Live

The “Live Ready” version of Digital Beatboxes comes with over 60 drum loops and 18 individually customized drum kits. Each loop comes in Live Clip format facilitating maximum flexibility for beat production. All kits include customized Macros for easy editing along with unprocessed “classic” versions of each machine.

Customized for Kontakt & Logic

Digital Beatboxes for Kontakt and Logic comes with over 60 processed SIAL Apple Loops and a selection of customized kits. Drum programmers can also take advantage of the consolidated kit menus for individual sounds.

Digital Beatboxes Includes Models of the Following Machines:

• Korg DDD-1 A programmable drum machine from 1986. Includes 18 drum sounds with a famous 12-bit crunch.
• Alesis HR-16 One of Alesis’s first drum machines manufactured in 1987. Includes over 40 unique drum and percussion sounds.
• Kawai R50 Legendary 12-bit sound from 1988! Includes a selection of over 20 dirty drum and percussion sounds.
• Sound A very rare Soviet era drum machine manufactured by Zhitomir electronic factory in 1989. Includes sampled percussion sounds with a tightly compressed flavor.

System Requirements

Requires Ableton Live 7, Kontakt 3, Logic 8 or GarageBand 100 MB free hard drive space 500 MB of physical RAM

From glitchy snares to monstrous sub kicks and dark ominous basses, Kamoni’s Electronic Kits contains a uniquely dynamic and experimental palette of sounds.

Format: ALP
Size (uncompressed): ~50 MB
System Requirements: Ableton Live 7.0.1

Download link (registration required)

Vector includes a library of wave sequences, attack transients and vector morphing. Users can load up any of the 50 included patches and performances or create their own unique presets from the library of included waveforms.

Complete User Control

All Vector Racks have been programmed for easy editing and tweaking possibilities. Edit the most common parameters on the first layer of Macros or dig deeper into the rack for more fine tuned controls.

Features:

• Nearly 500 single cycle and complex waveforms
• Huge library of attack transients
• Library of “Vector Envelopes” as Ableton Live clips
• Modular structure for creating huge layered performance patches
• Collection of Wave Sequences

System Requirements

• Requires Ableton Live 7
• 500 MB of physical RAM

Pricing: Basic Monthly Subscription: $5.75/Month Basic Yearly Subscription: $60/Year All Access Pass – $198/Year

Puremagnetik has released Metalsphere, a sound design toolbox of intense soundscapes, suspenseful textures and horrific environments.

Description:

Metalsphere contains a huge array of sonic possiilities. With up to four individual distorted and layered sound sources, users can easily tailor their individual textures and signal levels. Sound designers, film composers and producers alike can each find something in this colorful palette of ambiences.

The Ableton Live and Kontakt versions contain easy sound shaping controls to morph between signal sources. The Kontakt version includes customized KSP menus for easy access to filters and amplitude envelopes. The Ableton Live version is preprogrammed with effect macros and advanced Live Rack controls.

Modular Components

Metalsphere for Ableton Live and Logic contains individual “modules” for layering sounds. Each module comes from a completely different sound source and can be layered together or individually. Load up only the needed modules or combine multiple modules for a huge sound.

System Requirements:

• Requires Ableton Live 7, Logic 8 or Kontakt 3
• ‘500 MB of physical RAM
• 1 GigaByte (GB) of free hard disk space

Vintage Collection, contains 7 of Puremagnetik’s old-school synthesizer libraries sourced directly from the classics of the 1970s and 80s:

• TeeBee – Roland® TB-303 instrument and loops.
• Circuit:30 – “Circuits” based on Moog® synthesizers and effects.
• Analog Bass Volume 1 – Assortment of deep analog bass instruments.
• P-50 Linear – Sounds from Roland’s® classic 1980’s D-50 synthesizer.
• String Machines – A collection of the great string synths from the 1970s.
• Eight Bit – Classic Commodore 64 SID chip sounds.
• Vintage 80’s Classics – assortment of great 1980s retro synths.

Producer Bundle, a collection of acoustic and electric instruments:

• Purple Kit – Custom built multi-mic maple drum kit and drum loops.
• PM Mark One – Fender Rhodes electronic piano.
• Technosphere – Sound design toolkit for composing and scoring.
• Guitar Rack Volume 1 – Stratocaster instrument and loops.
• Guitar Rack Volume 2 – Acoustic guitar instruments and loops.
• M-200 – Wurlitzer electronic piano multisample instrument.

Designer Bundle, a collection of Live Packs created exclusively for Ableton Live. It includes 6 of Puremagnetik’s unique Micropaks that utilize many of the new and innovative features of the Ableton Live environment:

• Retroputer – Modular instrument and sequencer based on the Elektron® Monomachine.
• Wavebase – Modular “Wavetable” instrument and Live Clips.
• Microdrum – Classic electronic and acoustic drum sounds with built in step-sequencer.
• RackPak – Over 100 sophisticated effects racks for Ableton Live.
• Juice – 60 fresh and new Operator presets.
• Elektrodrum – Versatile soundset modeled after the Elektron® Machinedrum.

The bundles are available for $60 USD each, or $90 USD for 2 bundles.

Programmed by some of Ableton’s own sound designers exclusively for Puremagnetik, Mutations fully explores the sonic possibilities of Ableton’s Rack format and FM synthesis. Best of all…. it’s free!

Over 60 included Live Clips come complete with customized Macro controls that emphasize the charm of these classic digital sounds. Retroputer also contains over 140 waveforms conveniently sorted into individual rack menus for easy selection and modular pattern building. Users can create their own sequences using the included template and Machine library.

Driving the Retroputer sample playback section is the Magnetik Step16 sequencer which allows rhythmic and pitch transposition for up to 16 individual steps. Each sequencing instance utilizes only one MIDI track in Ableton Live 6 but is capable of playing back 4 separate machines simultaneously.

Retroputer includes:

• Over 140 Unique Waveforms
• Over 60 Live Clip Patterns
• Easy “Modular” Configuration for Pattern Building
• Standalone Simpler Waveform Menus
• Extensive Macro Control Mapping

Puremagnetik has released Analog Bass Volume 1 for Live 6, Kontakt 2 and EXS24. Analog Bass is a large collection of over 50 multisampled analog bass instruments, recorded directly from classic monosynths. Among the sound sources are TB-303, Minimoog, Doepfer Modular and ARP 2600. Puremagnetik has captured the classic character of these instruments and customized them for use in Live 6, Kontakt 2 and EXS24.

The Ableton Live 6 version of Analog Bass contains over 50 Sampler Racks and over 50 Simpler Racks. The Kontakt 2 version includes extensive KSP mappings for control of filters, time-based effects LFOs and envelopes.

Features Include:

• Over 50 Analog Bass Instruments
• Over 270 MB of 24-bit Content
• Ableton Live Simpler and Sampler Racks with Macro Controls
• Customized Kontakt 2 KSP Panels
• Easy Edit of Synth Controls and Effects

Puremagnetik has released BUNDLE-K for Native Instruments Kontakt 2. BUNDLE-K contains over 1GB of downloadable content from 4 of Puremagnetik’s best selling libraries: Eight Bit, Guitar Rack, String Machines & Vintage 80s Classics.

BUNDLE-K has been programmed specifically for Kontakt 2. Each of the four included libraries have a custom GUI offering instant hands-on control via Kontakt’s KSP scripting technology. BUNDLE-K subscribers will also get a free 2 month subscription to Puremagnetik along with their purchase.

Features:

• Over 1GB of Professional Sounds for Immediate Download
• Free 2 Month Subscription to Puremagnetik
• Four Complete Puremagnetik Micropacks
• Custom KSP User Interfaces for Instant Editing
• Extensive Effects and Modulations for Each Instrument

Test Run contains a collection of the best sounds from past Puremagnetik packs and is available for immediate download. Test Run is compatible with Ableton Live 6.0.5 and higher.

Puremagnetik is a subscription service for Ableton Live 6 users. Developed by Ableton sound designer Micah Frank, Puremagnetik delivers high-quality, Live-ready “Micropacks” to its subscribers on a monthly basis.

Puremagnetik has released Microdrum, a unique groove sequencing pack for Ableton Live 6. Microdrum comes loaded with 5 banks of drum kits, over 50 preset Groovetracks and 30 percussion menus.

Based on the Magnetik Step16 rack, Microdrum employs 16 steps of rhythmic phrasing in individual sequencers for each drum voice. Any Live 6 user can easily load any of Microdrum’s instruments and begin creating complex beats. Puremagnetik has extensively programmed Macro controls for each bank, allowing on-the-fly editing of drum timbre and tone. Also included, are detailed quick start lesson files to help users get up and running quickly.

Microdrum’s kit banks include Studio 1 & 2 (Acoustic Drums), MoxBox (Analog 909 type kit), Percussao (world percussion) and Elektrodrum Kits (sample set from Puremagnetik’s Elektrodrum).

Features:

• 5 Unique Drum Kit Banks for Ableton Live 6
• Over 50 Preset Groovetracks
• 30 Percussion Menus for Ableton’s Impulse
• Over 230 24-bit Samples
• Easy Drum Editing and Sequencing with Extensive Ableton Macro Controls
• Quickstart lesson files

Puremagnetik has just added Guitar Rack to their catalog of sound libraries.

Guitar Rack is a comprehensive selection of loops and instruments for Ableton Live 6, Logic and Garage Band. It contains multiple options for Ableton users by providing “modular” instruments, Live Clips, and amplifier models. Apple product users can also take advantage of the EXS instruments and Apple Loops available in the Guitar Rack library.

Features:

• 60 Live Clips With Effects and Rack Macros
• Over 20 Amp Models and Effects for Ableton Live 6
• Multiple Guitar Styles and Articulations
• Apple Loops for Logic, Soundtrack, Garageband and Final Cut
• Standalone Stratocaster Instruments for Ableton Sampler and EXS24

Guitar Rack for Ableton

Guitar Rack is conveniently divided into different categories for Instruments, Clips and Amp Models. Ableton Live 6 users can use any combination of these categories to tweak their sound to perfection. With over 20 new amp and effects models to choose from, users can customize their guitar tone extensively. Included in this release are also plenty of ready-to-go Ableton Live Clips complete with effects and Macro programming. Ableton Sampler owners can also take advantage of the many multisample Stratocaster instruments available.

Guitar Rack for EXS24

Guitar Rack can load directly into EXS24 or any EXS24 translatable instrument. Guitar Rack’s multi-sampled instrument library contains many popular chord articulations with mod-wheel assignments for easy playability. Puremagnetik has also packed in al library of guitar riff Apple Loops for Logic, GarageBand, Soundtrack and Final Cut users.

Recorded directly from an original 6581 SID chip (as manufactured in the Commodore 64 home computer), the Eight Bit library includes a unique palette of basses, leads and pads. Puremagnetik has captured the sonic qualities of the SID and reprogrammed them into the Ableton Live and EXS environments.

Features:

• Comprehensive Library of 6581 SID Sounds for Ableton & EXS
• Expressive Macro Control Mapping for Ableton Live 6
• Standalone “Pure SID” Waveforms
• Extensive Voice Layering and EFX
• Over 260MB of Sounds

Eight Bit for Ableton

Ableton Live 6 users can benefit from Eight Bit’s extensive Macro mapping and multi-rack layering of sounds (creating more depth than the original 6581 chip ever could). There are numerous presets for both Ableton Sampler and Ableton Simpler instruments.

Puremagnetik has also included a Pure SID section for easy user instrument building. Pure SID contains simple constructions of the raw SID waveforms, without any effects or sample processing.

Eight Bit for EXS

Eight Bit can also load directly into EXS or any EXS translatable instrument. Eight Bit has been optimized using the latest keymap and sample construction technology for expressive modulation, realistic sustains and group crossfades within the EXS environment.

String Machines includes programs from the Roland VP-330, Roland RS-09, ARP Solina String Ensemble and Crumar Orchestrator.

Features:

• Over 250 MB of Sounds for Ableton’s Sampler, Kontakt & EXS
• Over 25 Multisampled Programs
• Complete Effects and Modulation Routing
• Extensive Macro Mapping for Ableton Live 6
• Complete Palette of Strings, Horns, Organ and Choir

Puremagnetik is a sound library subscription service for Music Producers, Live Performers and DJs. Each month, Puremagnetik produces new “micropacks” for subscriber download.