Yedey has released LoopDrive, a freeware loop slicer and rearranger for Windows. Description: Loopdrive is a Loop slicer and rearranger with some weird FX. Load in a drum loop wave, set the tempo, and LoopDrive slices it into beats. Now you can use the build-in sequencer grid to rearrange the beats. There is also a… Read More Freeware Loop Slicer And Rearranger For Windows
Ronny Pries has released a free sample pack: The pack contains 60 chords/stabs and loops between ~110 and ~130 bpm. Most can roughly be classified as minimal, detroit, dubtechno orientated material. You’re invited to cut/slice/mash/torture/mix/whatever and use them for your own tracks. Details and download here.
Equinox Sounds and BeatHive have released Binary Code, a downloadable loop pack from electronic composer and sound designer Stuart Sweeney (Node), containing 250 loops and phrases for creating Experimental Electronica, Glitch, Industrial and IDM music. The collection features melodic elements, beats, rhythmic pulsating textures and atmospheres, all presented in ACID / WAV format. You can… Read More Binary Code Loop Library Features Glitch & IDM Sounds
Cakewalk is shipping Martin Atkins’ Beat Fetish Volume 1. Beat Fetish provides actual drums and grooves that were programmed, designed, and recorded during recording sessions spanning over 25 years with some of the biggest names in Industrial and Post Punk music using some of world’s most highly-regarded engineers. Description: Produced by Martin Atkins, Beat Fetish… Read More Satisfying Your Beat Fetish A Cakewalk
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… Read More Secrets Of The Amen Break
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… Read More Loopmasters Releases Jazz Sessions DVD
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… Read More Groove Monkee Releases Progressive Beats Library For EZDrummer
BandmateLoops has introduced three new Sounds Like Drums Universal Virtual Instruments. SLD DW Hip Hop RnB Kit, SLD Rogers Brush Kit and SLD Rogers Reggae Kit are designed to capture the subtleties and power of live drumming. Each kit utilizes a one-hundred percent analog recording process. Instrument formats include Mac and PC versions of Kontakt… Read More BandmateLoops Intros Sounds Like Drums Hip-Hop RnB, Brush and Reggae Sample Libraries
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… Read More Loopmasters Intro Scratch Loops Collection
Drums On Demand has released another volume of its My Co-Writer series. Rockin’ Blues Jam – yep, that’s what they called it – provides a back up band for blues and rock guitar jamming, plus some classic blues and rock chord progressions and song structures to write to. Choose one of three formats for three… Read More Drums On Demand Releases My Co-Writer 3: Rockin’ Blues Jam
