Free Music Friday: The Hybiscus Journals, who brought you a switched-on rendition of the Arabian Dance from Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic, The Nutcracker, last year, have been at it again. Now available for free download are two more installments from the suite – the March and the Chinese Dance. All sounds were produced on either Sequential… Read More More Switched-On Nutcracker Tracks
AfroDJMac is back with a rack – this week he’s got a Live Rack based on Paul Stretch. Paul Stretch is a free app the lets you do extreme time stretching of audio. Here’s what he has to say about this week’s Ableton freebie: Greetings and Happy December! I hope all is well. I am… Read More Paul Stretch Rack and Tutorial
Reader POL sent in this demo of the ‘Tupperware Orchestra’, and demonstrates how it locks in fresh sounds – a million and two fresh sounds. via Otaku
Sunday Synth Jam: Experimental art rockers Russel White & Cameron Chiles, aka Crayons and Antidotes, get their jam on, with the help of a Tenori On, Kaossilator Pro & a Korg MicroX.
AfroDJMac is back this week with something for Synthtopia readers – an 808 rack for Ableton Live: This week I have a rack that is made from an 808 Kick drum sample. It allows you to play the 808 bass drum as a pitched instrument, so that it stays in tune with your tracks. It… Read More Tuned 808 Bass Drum Rack For Ableton Live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPFz4U_gLRc This is a preview of Xenos Soundworks Tweaked Out Techno – preset library for Native Instruments Massive synthesizer. Here’s what they have to say about Tweaked Out Techno: Tweaked Out Techno contains 50 extremely powerful presets for Native Instruments Massive, targeting electro house/complextro, tech-house and minimal techno, taking inspiration from such artists as Dirtyloud,… Read More Tweaked Out Techno for NI Massive
Lopp Based Kunstruktor is a new loop library from sound designer Andrey Gladkov that features a collection of ‘massive drum loops and ambiences’, spread across 60 construction loop kits. Gladkov says that the library is intended for House, Tech-House, Techno, Hip Hop, Breaks, Dubstep, Ambient and IDM. Kunstruktor is completely loop-based and comes with a total… Read More Kunstruktor Features Massive Drum Loops & Ambiences
Looks like AfroDJMac has been up to his usual shenanigans again – sharing freebies for Ableton Live, while we were binging on turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy. HIs latest freebie features Yamaha PSR-190 drum sounds: I’m here to share Free Weekly Ableton Live Rack #35: Yamaha PSR-190 Drums. This is a drum rack made up… Read More Yamaha PSR-190 Drums For Ableton Live (Free Download)
Sunday Synth Jam: Reader Carlo Castellano send word of his multi-instrumental prog jam on the Final Fantasy VII Boss Theme, which features Nord Electro 3, his Eurorack modular synth (Doepfer, MFB, Tiptop), a Novation Xio and M-Audio Axiom Pro as master keyboards….and other things.
Here’s a quick review, via reader Tim Webb, of Beat Shuffler – a new iPad beat-mangling app. Features: 6 tracks for loops. Ability to import WAV and MP3 files. iOS File Sharing import for exchanging files with the app. A mixer. A master channel with effects. A separate channel for each of the tracks, with… Read More Beat Shuffler for iPad Review
