Ableton has released a free Live Pack, Solid Sounds, created in collaboration with content provider Loopmasters. This free download includes over 400 MB of content, featuring 400 loops, 128 Simpler presets and 12 creative instrument Racks in a variety of musical styles. Note: Solid Sounds is free for all registered Live/Live LE users. You will… Read More 400 MB Of Free Content For Ableton Live
Recently we highlighted the work of sound designer and composer Diego Stocco, who has created a collection of amazing promo videos, like The Burning Piano, that offer audio/visual explorations of his work. If you’re into sound design, you’ll want to check out his new composition, Music From A Stapler, that was created entirely created by sound designing the noise… Read More Music From A Stapler
GearWire takes a look at the new Sony Acid Pro 7.
Nucleus Sound Labs has released Digital Keys, a new retro keyboard sample library. Description: Bring the 80s keyboard sound to your productions with this faithful sampling of Roland’s MKS-20 keyboard synthesizer. MK Digital Keys is available in three format packages: Reason Refill, WusikEngine, and Kontakt/EXS/SFZ. Back in 1986, there weren’t many good ways to take a… Read More New Retro Keyboard Sample Library
Puremagnetik has released Digital Beatboxes – a collection of four old-school digital drum machines that helped define an era in hip-hop, rock and electronica. Included in this Micropak are models of the Korg DDD1, Alesis HR-16, Kawai R-50 and the rare Soviet “Sound” drum machine. Customized for Ableton Live The “Live Ready” version of Digital… Read More Puremagnetik Releases Digital Beatboxes for Ableton Live, Kontakt and Logic
AudioWarrior has released AudioWarrior Morphine L7 for Reason 4, a collection of stereo 24-bit cutting edge Looped Phrases, Looped Kicks, Looped Snares, Looped Percussion, Looped Bass sounds. Plus 24-bit NN-XT Advanced Sampler Instruments : Grand Pianos, Hammond B3, Rhodes Stage MKII, Vintage Analog Synths, Vintage Acoustic Drum Kits and Classic Electronic 707/808/909 Drum Kits, plus 12 World Percussion… Read More A Short Of Morphine For Reason 4
This video, The Burning Piano, captures a sound design session of sound designer and composer Diego Stocco, who wins the Synthtopia Shiva Award for Awesomely Destructive Creation. Stocco explains: I sampled sounds and noises while the piano was burning. Since I only had one take I recorded as much material as possible. Initially I was pointing the… Read More The Sound Of A Burning Piano
Impact Soundworks has released a new ethnic instrument sample library in Kontakt format: Sitar Nation: Classical Instruments of India. “Sitar Nation” was designed to address the lack of sample collections focusing exclusively on Indian instruments with a level of depth normally reserved for violins and pianos. Priced at $119 as a digital download, the library enables… Read More New Sound Library: Sitar Nation: Classical Instruments of India
Prime Loops, a new sample library site, has officially gone live with a selection of downloadable sound suites, remix competitions and free music production tutorials. Available formats include: Wav, Rmx/Rex2 Loops, Akai MPC, Acid, Ableton Live Packs, Apple Loops, Reason Refills, and presets for Kontakt, EXS24, MPC, Battery, Halion, Mach Five, Emu X2, Ableton, Reason,… Read More Prime Loops Goes Live
Samplebase has released two new Soundblocks: Bionic Beats and Asian Beat Companion. Descriptions: Bionic Beats is a unique collection of gritty, glitchy and mangled synthesized breakbeats created by KiloWatts. Each drum loop is provided with a full mix as well as the individual “stems”, so users can mix and match over 130 kick, snare, hat,… Read More New Soundblocks From Samplebase
