Monthly Archives: November 2020

Notes on the Piano: A Series of Essays on the Playing & Teaching of the Piano

By | November 2, 2020

Notes on the Piano: A Series of Essays on the Playing & Teaching of the Piano

Notes on the Piano: A Series of Essays on the Playing & Teaching of the Piano

“I wish I had known of a book like this when I was learning the piano” is the sort of reaction to his book that Christopher Russell encounters because we all want to understand what we are learning as much as possible. Christopher regards this book as his life’s work in providing people with something that is enjoyable and useful to read to supplement their piano lessons, or to simply add to their knowledge if they play or teach the piano but no longer have lessons, or are about to start the adventure of learning so fascinating an instrument with a teacher.

Christopher Russell is a qualified piano teacher who has taught the piano for the last twenty-seven years. He was a concert pianist but discovered in his late twenties that he enjoyed teaching the piano the most. Christopher writes, “This book is an encouraging companion to someone’s piano lessons in the exciting journey of discovery that learning the piano is all about”.

Writing in Piano Professional, Murray McLachlan (editor and head of keyboard at Chetham’s School of Music) reviewed Notes on the Piano…

“Christopher Russell is an experienced piano teacher and former student of Phyllis Sellick”. He refers to “his invaluable and inspiring book Notes on the Piano”. “Christopher’s book has been already praised by Jeremy Siepmann, and touches on vital issues that are of constant relevance to all piano students, teachers and players”.

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Future Bass & Chill Trap WAV MIDI PRESETS

By | November 1, 2020

Future Bass & Chill Trap WAV MIDI PRESETS

Future Bass & Chill Trap WAV MIDI PRESETS

This new pack called ”Future Bass & Chill Trap” takes the Future Bass genre to a whole new level: from jazzy chord progressions to atmospheric synth lines, luscious leads to new age synths, pads to chubbing chords, retro plucks to dark futuristic keys and much more.

It’s all here, your new Future Bass production tool at your finger tips!

The pack is filled with 7 FULL Construction Kits, Midis, Presets, Sidechained and Non Sidechained loops, Synthloops, Bassloops, One Shots and a FULL map with specialized Future Bass Drumsounds!

Suitable for styles like Future Bass, Chill Trap, Hip Hop, Dubstep, Deep House and Bass House or any other genre that needs some inspirational melodies, chords and new basslines.

”Future Bass & Chill Trap” Contains:

• 7 FULL Construction Kits
• 320 Total Wav Files
• 44 Midi
• 52 Drumsounds (kicks,snare,808 drums,hiats etc)
• 30 Presets for Serum,spire and Sylenth
• 35 One Shot Wavs (special sounds used in the kits / demos
• 39 No Sidechained Wavs

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Future Bass Super Pack WAV MIDI FXP

By | November 1, 2020

Future Bass Super Pack WAV MIDI FXP

Future Bass Super Pack WAV MIDI FXP

Future Bass Super Pack is a huge pack with 85 Midis, 7 FULL Construction Kits, 30 Presets, 140 One Shot Drumsounds.

We have made a super pack with the newest and coolest super Future Bass sounds,the new genre which is HUGE right now.

We give you 7 full construction kits with that famous Future Bass feel with all the midis,one shots and presets included. Inspired by artists such as Flume, San Holo, Wave Racer, Casmhere Cat and more.

‘Super Bass Super Pack’ delivers you the newest Future Bass and Chillstep sounds, with 7 Construction Kits, 140 Kicks, Percussion, HiHats, Wide Claps & Snares and Presets for Serum. Also all the Midis + One Shot Wavs of some of the sounds.. you have never been so flexible.

But we didn’t stop there,we also included a BONUS map with 28 fresh new Midis, written and produced by a famous Beatport top 20 producer,so grab these hit potential midi melodies!

Super Bass Super Packs Contains:

– 7 Full Future Bass Construction Kits
– 85 Midis
– 30 Kicks
– 30 Claps
– 10 Wide Claps
– 30 Snares
– 40 Hiats
-20 Serum Presets
-10 One Shot Wavs
– Total 400 files (wav + midi)

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MAGIX SOUND FORGE Audio Cleaning Lab 2 v24.0.2.19

By | November 1, 2020

MAGIX SOUND FORGE Audio Cleaning Lab 2 v24.0.2.19

MAGIX SOUND FORGE Audio Cleaning Lab 2 v24.0.2.19

SOUND FORGE Audio Cleaning Lab 2 The easiest way to clean and restore audio. It’s never been this easy to digitize, clean and restore your audio: SOUND FORGE Audio Cleaning Lab 2 is the perfect tool for enhancing audio from records, tapes, recordings and audio files. Hundreds of presents, smart 1-click solutions and intuitive controls make it possible. With its expansive selection of features and tools, this digital “Swiss Army knife” – now in its second generation – is a must-have for any audio enthusiast’s toolbox.

Digitization

Record sound from tapes and records

A few clicks is all it takes to transfer individual songs and entire albums from records and tapes to your PC. Record spoken language in studio quality for podcasts (up to 96 kHz/24-bit resolution)

Import sound from CDs and videos

Quickly and easily import CDs onto your computer and automatically grab title info and CD covers from the web for original CDs. Starting editing the sound in your video files right after you import them.

Export

Once you’ve got the audio from your records, tapes or CDs on your PC, you can easily export it in any standard format, including MP3, WAV, OGG and FLAC.

Cleaning & restoration

Sound you can see: Spectral Cleaning

Spectral display lets you see the sound in your videos by generating a visual representation of all the different frequencies so you can quickly identify noise and remove it.

Automatic cleaning

The Auto Cleaning feature handles most of the cleaning work for you. It automatically scans and analyzes your audio material, and suggest a range of optimization settings you can use to enhance the sound in your video.

Optimize video sound

Perfect, noise-free video sound in a few easy steps – thanks to a wide range of presets and the video sound optimizer. A single click is all it takes to apply exactly the settings you need to enhance the music and spoken parts in your videos.

Quick & easy

Program wizards & presets

Automatic cleaning and sound characteristics with a single click: Let the program wizards and over 360 presets help you get the most out of your material.

Tips & tricks

Toss out the user’s manual: the Infobox provides valuable tips and tricks for all aspects of the program, helping you get the answers you need, when you need them.

Simple search

One keyword is all you need to find the templates, help articles, tools and effects you’re looking for – thanks to the program’s sophisticated search feature.

SOUND FORGE Audio Cleaning Lab 2 highlights:

  • NEW! iZotope RX 7 Elements
  • NEW! iZotope Ozone 9 Elements
  • NEW! WaveColor waveform display
  • Powerful 64-bit technology
  • VST3 interface for seamless integration of external plug-ins
    Easily find and remove noise with spectral display
  • Audio & video converter for all standard formats
    Professional tools for precision audio editing
  • Over 360 optimization presets
System Requirements:

– Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 (x64)
– Processor: 1 GHz
– RAM: 2 GB
– Graphics card: Onboard, minimum resolution 1024 x 768
– Hard drive space: 1 GB for program installation
– Sound card: Onboard Onboard
– Optical drive: DVD
– Optional: CD/DVD burner

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MAGIX ACID Pro 10 Suite 10.0.4.29 [WIN]

By | November 1, 2020

MAGIX ACID Pro 10 Suite 10.0.4.29 [WIN]

MAGIX ACID Pro 10 Suite 10.0.4.29 [WIN]

Sampling is just the beginning. Get animated by ACID Pro. ACID’s many features include the Beatmapper and Chopper tools which make sampling and remixing easy. The Beatmapper helps you identify tempo and time signature information from external audio files. Analyze any sample and set up new projects to match its tempo. Chop up audio samples with the MIDI Playable Chopper and create impressive drum fills, stutters and DJ effects. The combination of MIDI Playable Chopper and Beatmapper make ACID Pro 10 a powerful DAW for everyone who enjoys sample-based music production.

Sampling is just the beginning. Get animated by ACID Pro. ACID’s many features include the Beatmapper and Chopper tools which make sampling and remixing easy. The Beatmapper helps you identify tempo and time signature information from external audio files. Analyze any sample and set up new projects to match its tempo. Chop up audio samples with the MIDI Playable Chopper and create impressive drum fills, stutters and DJ effects. The combination of MIDI Playable Chopper and Beatmapper make ACID Pro 10 a powerful DAW for everyone who enjoys sample-based music production.

MIDI Playable Chopper

The all-new MIDI Playable Chopper brings MPC-style performance sampling and Hip Hop beat creation to ACID Pro 10. Play samples from loops, beats and from drum kits – perform and record the results as audio events for instant remixing. Packed with the new time-saving Auto Slice function, the MIDI Playable Chopper also features a brand-new transient detection for Automated Marker Placement. It is a perfect way to play around with drum loops and mark them with 8th, 16th or 32th notes. Play, record, jam – ACID is your new performance instrument!

Chopper

Chopper is a tool that allows you to slice and dice an audio file so you can re-order, remix, change its groove and replay it. It creates amazing rhythmic variations of the original audio and you can create many of your own customized samples from one original loop. Chopped events will play in sync with your ACID Pro 10 projects, and you can even use keyboard commands to drop events from the Chopper onto the timeline in real time.

Beatmapper

Beatmapper offers a super fast and slick process to remix music in ACID Pro 10. It identifies the tempo and time signature information in external audio files – including MP3s and complete songs – and allows you to label and edit the file with that information. You can then create Beatmap songs and when other clips are added, they all lock to the tempo of the imported file allowing quick and easy remixing. Beatmapped audio files can also have their tempos and pitches edited for maximum flexibility.

The next generation.

In sampling music. ACID has always used groundbreaking audio technology for producing music, seamlessly allowing you to mix and match sample pitches and tempos. Now ACID Pro 10 brings the next generation of sampling to the masses with an all-new audio file separation technology.

zynaptiq STEM MAKER 2

ACID Pro 10 is the only DAW which features an integrated audio separation powered by zynaptiq technology. STEM MAKER 2 uses deep learning and patent-pending DSP algorithms to split your tracks into beats, vocals and music. Use the resulting stems in your own tunes and to remix. Powered by an improved separation technology, STEM MAKER 2 introduces a new era of sampling and remixing.

ACID Morph Pads

Enter unknown spheres of sound design. Experience a whole new way of applying effects to your productions. Inspired by well-known analogue audio effects units, ACID Morph Pads let you morph between different effect parameters assigned to individual tracks or the master buss. Morph between a diverse range of presets for stunning results. You don’t need an effect buss – just switch the effect on or off with a simple mouse click. ACID’s new ACID Morph Pads can also be automated, helping you to become a world-class sound designer and remixer!

Xfer Serum

The new advanced wavetable synthesizer At one time it seemed that the dream synthesizer did not exist… But now it does! Exclusively for ACID Pro Suite, the Xfer Serum advanced wavetable synthesizer comes with a truly high-quality sound and a visual, workflow-oriented interface designed to make creating and editing sounds fun. Experience its ability to “go deep” when desired – to create / import / edit / morph wavetables, and manipulate these on playback in real time. Exclusively in Suite

ACID Pro 10 Suite features:

  • Incredible, brand-new zynaptiq STEM MAKER 2
  • NEW! ACID Morph Pads
  • Celemony Melodyne 5 essential (worth $99)
  • NEW! Sidechaining
  • NEW! Transient detection in the MIDI Playable Chopper Remix Tool
  • Exclusive Vita Solo Instruments
  • Vintage Effects Suite
  • NEW! Xfer Serum advanced wavetable synthesizer
  • VariVerb II plug-in
  • coreFX mastering effects

You require a 64-bit version of one the following operating systems, Windows 10 & Windows 8.

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Deep Urban Grooves Vol.1-3 Bundle WAV MIDI

By | November 1, 2020

Deep Urban Grooves Vol.1-3 Bundle WAV MIDI

Deep Urban Grooves Vol.1-3 Bundle WAV MIDI

‘Deep Urban Grooves Bundle (Vols 1-3)’ brings together the first three packs of this Toronto-inspired series into one multi-buy cost-saver. Inside these packs you will find tender pianos and pads, trunk-rumbling 808s and basslines, snappy drums and percussion and warped, chopped vocals.

All of this combines to create a deep contemporary sound, perfect for kick-starting your next Urban ballad. If you’re looking for 100% emotive Construction Kits with all of the professional Producer Loops features you know and love (key labelling, wet tail files, one-shots etc.), this bundle collection will not disappoint.

MIDI Files Included:

Like so many other Producer Loops products, ‘Deep Urban Grooves Bundle (Vols 1-3)’ includes MIDI files for the majority of musical phrases heard in each Kit, allowing you to seamlessly mix your favourite synths and samplers with the sounds contained in the pack.

Advantages of MIDI:

While the supplied ACID, Apple Loops and REX files are extremely flexible and powerful, MIDI has the added benefit of allowing you to go to extremes of pitch and tempo beyond which the loops were originally recorded, with no timestretching or pitchshifting artefacts. Furthermore, you can make tweaks to the riffs so they fit perfectly into your existing mixes.

One-Shot Samples:

This pack also includes one-shot samples, allowing you to create new beats, fills and loops to complement the existing material. Simply load them up into your sampler of choice and create an infinite number of new grooves and phrases.

Dry/Wet Loops:

For users looking to simply drag and drop, the wet files contain all of the effects processing heard in the audio demos. But for producers looking to create their own effects mix, dry loops are also included. Don’t like the wet loops? No problem, you can add your own effects.

Unlooped Riffs/Tails:

This sample library also comes with unlooped/tail versions allowing you to end a phrase with the decay of the reverb/delay applied to the loop, another Producer Loops exclusive product feature.

Royalty-Free:

All of the loops in this product are 100% Royalty-Free (including the vocal loops), so once purchased, you can use these loops in your commercial releases without having to pay any hidden costs.

Details:

• 15 Construction Kits
• 750+ Audio Files
• Dry, Wet & Tails Included
• One-Shots Included
• Sub Basses, Pianos, Synth FX, Vocals & More
• ACIDized WAV Files
• Loops Tempo Synced
• PC/Mac Compatible
• 44.1 kHz/24-Bit Quality
• 100% Royalty-Free

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Pedro Paes Eternal Sample Chops WAV

By | November 1, 2020

Pedro Paes Eternal Sample Chops WAV

Pedro Paes Eternal Sample Chops WAV

”Eternal” Sample Chops comes with 30 BRAND NEW SAMPLES inspired by new Lil Uzi Vert albums ”Eternal Atake”,

”LUV vs. The World 2” and artists like:

Lil Tecca
Nick Mira
Trippie Redd
Rod Wave
NBA YoungBoy
& MORE

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Atze Ton Proper Techno Sample Pack 1 WAV

By | November 1, 2020

Atze Ton Proper Techno Sample Pack 1 WAV

Atze Ton Proper Techno Sample Pack 1 WAV

Currently considered as one of the rising stars on the global Techno scene, Atze Ton has rapidly gained fame and respect thanks to the incredible musical successes he has achieved through the years, becoming known for the gloomy and dark sensations that envelop his unique sound, created from a precise blending of powerful, rhythmic old- school beats with industrial percussion and heavy basslines.

Atze Ton presents his first sample pack called “Proper Techno Sample Pack Vol.1” features a lot of strong and proper sounds to start your own production.

Samples – WAV 16 bit 130 BPM -134 BPM

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Trance Melodic Kits [WAV MIDI PRESETS]

By | November 1, 2020

Trance Melodic Kits [WAV MIDI PRESETS]

Trance Melodic Kits [WAV MIDI PRESETS]

Trance Melodic Kits delivers great Trance MIDI and WAV melodies and synth presets for Trance producers who want to get instant inspiration for their music productions. This is a great trance sample pack that includes everything you need to start an idea.

The melodies are ready and can work out of the box, giving your track a professional melodic start point. You can edit the MIDI files and create brand new melodic ideas in minutes, assign your own favorite plugin instrument or hardware of your choice without any audio limitation.

If you are influenced by producers like Armin Van Buuren, Above and Beyond, Daniel Kandi and others, this trance sample pack will help you to take your track to the next professional level.

What’s more, everything you get is Royalty-Free! Buy once and use in any of your projects in as many combinations as you want.

Please note for synth presets you will need: Serum Serum v1.276 and Spire v1.1.14 or higher

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Pack details:

• 10 Trance Melodies Kits
• 34 Loops
• 34 MIDI Loops
• 2 Serum Presets
• 26 Spire Presets
• Key-Labelled
• 100% Royalty-Free

Works with all major music software.

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Antares AVOX v4.2 VST3 AAX [WIN]

By | November 1, 2020

Antares AVOX v4.2 VST3 AAX [WIN]

Antares AVOX v4.2 VST3 AAX [WIN]

The AVOX 4 Antares Vocal Toolkit combines 11 of our state-of-the-art vocal processing plug-ins to give you the power you need to create stunning vocal tracks in any musical style, as well as design unique vocal effects for audio post-production applications.

Included:

  • AVOX ARTICULATOR – Digital Talkbox
  • AVOX ASPIRE – Aspiration Noise Processor
  • AVOX CHOIR – Vocal Multiplier
  • AVOX DUO – Vocal Modeling Auto-Doubler
  • AVOX MUTATOR – Extreme Voice Designer
  • AVOX PUNCH – Vocal Impact Enhancer
  • AVOX SYBIL – Variable Frequency De-Esser
  • AVOX THROAT – Physical Modeling Vocal Designer
  • AVOX WARM – Tube Saturation Generator
  • Harmony Engine – Vocal Modeling Harmony Generator
  • Mic Mod – Classic Microphone Modeler

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Windows

AAX Native (64-bit only)
• Pro Tools 2018.1 or later.
• Windows 10

VST3 (64-bit only)
• A compatible DAW that supports the VST3 format.
• Windows 10

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VIDEOPRO PResets 1950+ Cinematic Sound Effects WAV

By | November 1, 2020

VIDEOPRO PResets 1950+ Cinematic Sound Effects WAV

VIDEOPRO PResets 1950+ Cinematic Sound Effects WAV

We’ve created this product as we’ve gone through the same issues as you did. Looking for the right high quality sound can be such a pain. Not only it is difficult, but it does take a lot of time. This is why you need this amazing product.

This sound pack will help to take your videos to the next level. All sounds come in high quality and have been carefully crafted, so that you can use them in any video your make:

This is what you will get:

  • 1950+ drag and drop sounds.
  • Atmospheres, Risers, Drones, Transitions, Explosions, Drops, Office, Kitchen, Footsteps and 24 other categories.
  • Royalty free
  • Can be used in any major Video editor*
  • 24/48bit WAV format (5.54 GB of pure sounds)
  • Mastered by PRO sound designers

Full list of categories:

  1. Atmospheres
  2. Atmospheres rhythmics
  3. Atmostheres extra pack
  4. Clapping
  5. Clothes
  6. Club music Risers
  7. Domestic
  8. Dramatic brass
  9. Drones
  10. Explosions
  11. Fly by
  12. Footsteps
  13. General Whooshes
  14. Heart
  15. Hit whooshes
  16. Human Whooshes
  17. Impacts
  18. Impacts cinematic
  19. Kitchen pack
  20. Low-hits
  21. Office pack
  22. Other whooshes
  23. Piano Reverb
  24. Positive event
  25. Quick sounds
  26. Rain
  27. Risers
  28. Risers whooshes
  29. Robo Body
  30. Space ambiences
  31. Thunder
  32. Trailer wooshes
  33. Transitions
  34. Wind
  35. Wood pack

5.19 GB of content for your next audio or video production!

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MyMixLab Waves Vocal Template with Reid Stefan TUTORIAL

By | November 1, 2020

MyMixLab Waves Vocal Template with Reid Stefan TUTORIAL

MyMixLab Waves Vocal Template with Reid Stefan TUTORIAL

Mix vocals with Waves StudioRack and Reid Stefan Realest Puppet in the Game as he creates a pop vocal template using Waves StudioRack v11 and other waves plugins. Create a perfect lead vocal chain for clarity and brightness in any pop vocal. Mix your doubles, harmonies, and adlibs instantly with Reid’s signal flow in Pro Tools.

WATCH TIME: 26:30
VIDEOS: 2
PRESET DOWNLOADS: 5
SUBTITLED

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MyMixLab Mixing Drums with Scott Banks TUTORIAL

By | November 1, 2020

MyMixLab Mixing Drums with Scott Banks TUTORIAL

MyMixLab Mixing Drums with Scott Banks TUTORIAL

2x Golden Melody Award-winning and 2x Diamond engineer Scott Banks has become one of the top engineers in the field through his dedication to upholding the artistic integrity of electronic music and imprinting with his signature style.

His experience as a live musician gives him the ability to utilize distinct techniques and ideas that aren’t commonly used by most pop/dance-focused engineers. In this course he shares his person plugin settings for mixing drums in electronic dance music.

Scott explains how he uses Saturation, Compression, Transient Shaping, and Clipping to achieve his signature drum sound.

WATCH TIME: 9:34
VIDEOS: 1
PRESET DOWNLOADS: 5
SUBTITLED

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Architekt presents Ammunition Vol.2 WAV FXP

By | November 1, 2020

Architekt presents Ammunition Vol.2 WAV FXP

Architekt presents Ammunition Vol.2 WAV FXP

ALL samples were made from scratch using Serum, Abletons Operator, or the melding and molding of other recorded sounds together. Many of the samples are taken directly from my past productions (they get the job done!) — BUT — for the ultimate experience, use the Serum Preset pack & Wave table bundle. this is where i get my best results creatively!

Enjoy and make something NASTY!

The pack includes:

· 7 Wavetables
· 27 Bass Loops & One Shots
· 32 Drum Loops & One Shots
· 20 FX
· 25 Serum Presets

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Architekt presents Ammunition Vol.1 [Massive Presets]

By | November 1, 2020

Architekt presents Ammunition Vol.1 [Massive Presets]

Architekt presents Ammunition Vol.1 [Massive Presets]

Thanks for Grabbing vol.1 – Massive is an old but honored way to create dubstep sounds. This pack in some ways pushes the limitations of what can be done with this particular VST while in other ways honors the classic ways digital synthesis is created (in order to teach you some of the things i learned along the way). Many of the sounds vary in application. but they all work right out of the box — Enjoy these ready made explosive sounds , i hope it stimulates your creativity!

Contains:

· 51 Massive Presets

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