AudioWarrior has introduced a new Mellotron sample library.
Unlike the original Mellotron, though, these 8 -econd samples have been looped for the modern world. The loops may be turned off to recapture the vintage effect of certain voices ending at variable times.
The Mellotron followed its direct ancestor the Chamberlin which was, in effect, the world’s first [...]

 

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For more than 50 years the shortwave radio spectrum has been used by for unknown purposes - perhaps by the world’s intelligence agencies - to transmit secret messages.
The Numbers Stations transmit in many different languages, employing male and female voices repeating strings of numbers or phonetic letters day and night, all year round.
The voices are [...]

 

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If you want to start making house music, there are probably a lot worse places that you could start than Loopmasters’ House Generation, a library taken from Godfather Of House Marshall Jefferson’s personal sample collection.
Description:
For the making of House Generation Marshall recruited the services of luminaries such as Byron Stingily and Paris Brightledge to record [...]

PowerFX has introduced a couple of new sample libraries that just may save a few old toys from molestation.
Here are the descriptions:
Burning Circuits - ACID/WAV FORMAT
AudioAndroid, the UK producer/confessed toy molester has tweaked his way into the new circuit bending scene with the digital release of “Burning Circuits” . This download contains over 420 MB [...]

This minimal 20-minute video by Nate Harrison looks at the history of the “Amen Break,” arguably the most important sample in history. Along the way, it touches on the art of sampling and genres from jungle to f’d-up beats.
The six-second drum sample came from the b-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. The sample [...]

Remix Toolkit has released West Coast Vol.1, a collection of radio-ready drum samples designed for remixers, DJs, and producers, covering the sound of today’s Hip Hop & RnB.
Released in 16 bit/44.1 stereo wav format, the West Coast V.1 Drum Sample Library is compatible with all major software and hardware samplers including Kontakt, Halion, EXS24, [...]

Oxide Kits Volume One was included as bonus content in the original release of Bitword’s WaveFront Library. Now in Ableton Live 6 Impulse, NI Battery 3, Reason ReDrum, and .WAV format, the funky space station junkyard vibe is available to all.
Each format is pre-mapped using all of the sample content. For those interested [...]

Loopmasters has introduced with a new collection of jazz samples. Containing a massive 3GB of original samples, all played by seasoned professionals, Jazz Sessions is designed add authentic swing, soul and jazz attitude to your productions.
While the idea of sequencing jazz seems a little ass-backwards, the collection sounds like it would be right at [...]

 

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Groove Monkee has announced the release of their 9th library of MIDI beats. Groove Monkee Progressive contains over 1900 beats for modern progressive music. The beats are formatted for GM, EZDrummer and the EZDrummer DFH add-on pack.
Features:

1900+ MIDI beats and fills
Meters: 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 5/8, 6/4, 6/8, 7/4, 7/8 and 9/8
600 additional Drum Fills
6 variations [...]

Scratch Loops 1 is the latest download collection from Loopmasters, featuring over 150 scratch loops from New York’s DJ Shiftee.
The youngest ever DMC Mix champion at the age of 17, DJ Shiftee has placed in the world famous finals on two other occasions. He also spins with the Lo-Lives crew alongside members of the X-ecutioners [...]

Scarbee has released Black Bass, a sample library made for N.I. Kontakt 2.2.
Black Bass is produced and recorded by Scarbee director Thomas Hansen Skarbye himself and developed together with Kontakt script wizard Nils Liberg to create a highly playable instrument for musicians, composers, and producers looking for a unique bass sound.
“I wanted to record [...]

Sinevibes has introduced a new sample library called Beat Constructor, a large collection of distinct and highly inspiring sounds for professional rhythm composition.
The library features over 500 samples which include everything the most demanding music-making lover needs: loads of kicks, snares, hats, drums, percussion, as well as a wide range of effects, hits, scratches, lo-fi [...]

Jayzen Sound Design has introduced Jayzen Acoustic Bass, a sample library, in Soundfont format, that captures that “old time sound” from a large, 1950’s era stand-up acoustic bass. According to Jayzen, it can be used to recreate those Bass sounds heard on Country and Rock albums of the late 1950’s, or for modern Acid Jazz [...]

Perimeter Sound Arts has released a best-of loop sample collection—The Best of PERIMETER - Volume 1. The sample library is available as a downloadable pack or on CD.
The collection spans 7 loop sample CD collections, and contains 535MB (418 loops) of content. Both Acidized PC format and Garageband Mac format are available. The collection is [...]

We don’t talk much about country music at Synthtopia. Maybe it’s because we still have bad memories about Switched-On Buck.
If you need country music drum loops, though, Beta Monkey Music has released Pure Country IVa new drum loop library recorded in Nashville that features brushes in 3/4 and 6/8 time. There are 340+ brushed [...]