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Zero-G has introduced Rhythm Organism – a sample library of  electronic didgeridoo sounds, played by Charlie McMahon.

Description:

Charlie McMahon has been a master of the didgeridoo from an early age and is one of Australia’s most acclaimed players of this instrument.

From traditional style didjs through to Seismic Face Bass and the newly launched Didjeribone (Sliding Didj). Charlie has always pushed the barriers of musical sounds, blending driving rhythms with an outback ambience.

Charlie has played on soundtracks for the films; Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Mad Max and The Bear. He has recorded and performed with Snakefinger, Janes Addiction, Def Fx, Carlos Peron, Condo Ima, Keith Urban, Midnight Oil, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and many others.

Formats supported include:

• Acid WAV
• Apple Loops
• Stylus RMX
• Rex2
• Reason Refill

Features:

• 600 REX2 files
• 800 Acidized WAV files
• 800 Apple Loops
• Seismic Face Bass Groove
• Wood Grooves
• Slide Grooves
• One Shots for effects and drums
• Special Combinator effects

Zero-G has released 5 new titles in its SoundSense Series sample libraries:

• Street Beatz contains 1 Gb of brand new professional NYC hiphop at a bargain price. Full of Earth Shaking Beats, Dope Grooves, Cool Vibes and Full Phat Construction Kits from the streets of NYC.
• LA Drums for Songwriters – Top LA session player, engineer and programmer Jeremy Janeczko who has toured with many top stars including Sheryl Crow, Cypress Hill, The Eagles, Alanis Morissette and Michael Jackson brings you a collection of acoustic drumloops for use in all genres of music.
• Grime Scene contains 500Mb of loops, growling basses, raw beats, and big clash sounds and a generous portion of grimey strings, percussion and atmospheres, incorporating Ragga, Grime, Reggae, Dubstep and many other influences.
• Old Skool House – a collection of old skool house samples – folders packed full of construction kits, beats, basses, pianos, organs, percussion loops, drum kits, stabs, riffs and more.
• Elektroytic is the second sample library by Ian Boddy in the Zero-G SoundSense series. Best known for his love of all things analogue and his weird and wonderful atmospheres, he has taken this sense of exploration and discovery into the realms of beats & loops. But these aren’t “normal” rhythms rather they are beats that have been twisted and mangled using a huge arsenal of cutting edge digital techniques. The resultant loops and one-shots provide a unique library of sonic inspiration for beat driven music, especially dance music.

Each of these SoundSense Series products is available for a recommended retail price of $59.95 / 49 EUR / £29.95 GBP.

Zero-G has introduced Urban Ammunition, a new sample library designed for urban production.

Description:

Urban Ammunition features beats, keys, basses, guitars, synths, strings, licks, fills, percussion, scratches and other samples guaranteed to create an R&B or Hip Hop track that is bullet-proof. The sample collection features 128 full construction kits with loops and single hits. To allow users to create a truly customized mix, Urban Ammunition also offers 400 individual drumloops, 100 live drumloops, 300 percussion loops, 40 scratch loops and 100 special MPC tool loops

The sample collection has an MSRP of $139.95 and is available as a double DVD set in Akai MPC compatible, Acid WAV and AIFF Apple

Zero-G has introduced a nicely-named new virtual instrument, Phaedra. It’s powered by Native Instruments Kontakt Player2 and features over 4 gigabytes of sounds, 20,000 samples and 800 patches.

Description:

Unhappy with the lack of raw sonic power in virtual emulations of VSTi analog synths, producer Sam Spacey set out on a three year journey to make the ultimate synth and ended up creating a monster in Phaedra..

Constructed with the same attention to detail as a huge orchestral sample library, each of the 20,000 samples has been edited and looped by hand, with loops being very long so as to extract that lovely analog randomness magic. Nearly every single preset has each separate note sampled so as to eliminate aliasing within the instrument’s range. With Kontakt 2’s engine being pushed totally to the limits we have produced a library that is a full synthesizer in its own right. PHAEDRA is suitable for all types of music and would enhance any producer’s sonic armoury. Read more…

Eastwest has announced the debut of Zero-G and Xfonic’s SoundSense Series. The series features four sample libraries: Ambiosis, Trance Inducer, Technomatik, and Chilled Grooves.

Descriptions:

Ambiosis is a great resource for producers who need to apply texture, mood, and ambience across a wide variety of genres. Ambiosis was created by highly acclaimed electronic musician and samplist Ian Boddy and consists of a fantastic array of atmospherics and soundscapes The library is exceptionally useful for ambient, dance, film soundtrack and trance composers where the sounds can often provide the creative momentum for a new track or to add the finishing touches to an existing composition. It is available in Multiformat, Apple Loops, AIFF, ACID, and .WAV versions. Ambiosis retails for $59.95. Read more…