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Prime Loops Dirty Bass Stabs Dubstep MULTIFORMAT

By | February 22, 2022

Prime Loops Dirty Bass Stabs Dubstep MULTIFORMAT

Prime Loops Dirty Bass Stabs Dubstep MULTIFORMAT

It’s time to feel the thrust of our Dirty Bass Stabs once again and this time we’re brining you the Dubstep edition! This incisive sample pack fresh from the Prime Loops cutting room has been professionally produced to swing some fresh slices of mammoth bass into your Dubstep mixes!

The second instalment in our razor-sharp Dirty Bass Stabs series, this Dubstep edition pushes that essential low-end element and twists it right into your mix, provoking a reaction of bittersweet bass vibes that will rupture the airwaves and render your productions positively imposing!

Featuring 15 pulverising patches, also delivered in deconstructed kit form, Dirty Bass Stabs: Dubstep arrives in formats for EXS24, HALION, Kontakt, Maschine, NN-XT and SFZ – all of your favourite software samplers! You also gain access to an incredible selection of over 120 bass one-shots! From the robotic bark of ‘Busy’ to acidic rip of ‘Chainsaw’ and the gyral grizzle of ‘Helio’ there’s over 28MB of lethal bass lacerations to skewer into your tunes! You can get your hands on these 24-bit samples via direct download and adding them to your favourite software only takes a simple drag and drop manoeuvre from your mouse! Sick of sample clearance hassle? There’s no need to worry with this pack as every single sound featured is completely royalty free!

So if your Dubstep productions are lacking a certain sharpness, get straight to the point and puncture them with the pulsating precision of Dirty Bass Stabs: Dubstep! This pack guarantees to penetrate even the toughest of productions!

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JTC Claudio Pietronik: Cinematic Soloing Masterclass TUTORIAL

By | February 22, 2022

JTC Claudio Pietronik: Cinematic Soloing Masterclass TUTORIAL

JTC Claudio Pietronik: Cinematic Soloing Masterclass TUTORIAL

Learn directly from Claudio how to use scales alongside melodic devices to create tension/release, sweeping guitar lines and epic cinematic solos in this soundtrack style masterclass !
The masterclass PDF lesson starts you off with 5 warm up licks. These will help to get your fingers warmed up and introduce you to a few of the techniques that will be covered throughout the masterclass including hybrid picking and arpeggios. Practising these first will really help you get started !

Next up comes 10 looped licks played at a faster and slower speed. These utilise a lot of the techniques and devices taught in the masterclass and are the main exercises for perfecting the concepts !
After this we have 5 slow licks that are extracts from the main solo. These are designed to allow you to practise 5 key moments from the main solo at a slow and isolated speed. This will let you really analyse Claudio’s approach and help you to see in detail how he plays these lines.

Lastly, comes the full solo which will combine everything you’ve learned into one epic cinematic solo! This blazing trail of creative and provoking guitar lines will use all of the techniques, melodic devices and tension building techniques that Claudio has spoken about in the masterclass. Mastering this, is the final task before you tackle the full jam tracks in order to create your own epic cinematic solos! The unconventional harmonic approach to the backing track in this package really forces you to find interesting and new melodic ideas for your solos.

For the theory in this pack there is a focus on not only scales, but a second approach utilising triads + intervals as a base for improvisation. You will find aeolian, natural minor, dorian, melodic minor, harmonic minor and lydian scales, alongside diminished fragments, lots of arpeggio ideas and chromatics.

For technique, Claudio will be covering lots of alternate picking, hybrid picking, tapping, large stretches, bending, slides, vibrato, legato lines and more!
If you’ve ever been interested in how to create those massive ‘in your face’ epic solos that often feature in cinematic soundtracks, then this is the package for you !

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Intertextuality in Music Dialogic Composition PDF

By | February 22, 2022

Intertextuality in Music Dialogic Composition PDF

Intertextuality in Music: Dialogic Composition PDF

The concept of intertextuality – namely, the meaning generated by interrelations between different texts – was coined in the 1960s among literary theorists and has been widely applied since then to many other disciplines, including music.  Intertextuality in Music: Dialogic Composition provides a systematic investigation of musical intertextuality not only as a general principle of musical creativity but also as a diverse set of devices and techniques that have been consciously developed and applied by many composers in the pursuit of various artistic and aesthetic goals.

Intertextual techniques, as this collection reveals, have borne a wide range of results, such as parody, paraphrase, collage and dialogues with and between the past and present. In the age of sampling and remix culture, the very notion of intertextuality seems to have gained increased momentum and visibility, even though the principle of creating new music on the basis of pre-existing music has a long history both inside and outside the Western tradition. The book provides a general survey of musical intertextuality, with a special focus on music from the second half of the twentieth century, but also including examples ranging from the nineteenth century to the second decade of the twenty-first century. The volume is intended to inspire and stimulate new work in intertextual studies in music.

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Prime Loops Big Room Bass WAV

By | February 22, 2022

Prime Loops Big Room Bass WAV

Prime Loops Big Room Bass WAV

Shake the foundation with those mighty bass reverberations of “Big Room Bass”, the phattest main room bass samples collection currently on the market! We’ve been testing this one in our secret HQ bunker, and we’re pleased to announce – we’ve tipped the Richter scale right over the edge!

Push the low frequencies to the limit and tear up any crowd with ripping saw tooth riffs, powerful bass sweeps, cutting phaser frequencies, swarming saturators and vaporizing subs! This main floor cutting selection of electro bass eccentricity is primed and ready for any genre! Whether you’re working in the realms of electro, dubstep or drum n bass or looking to merge the boundaries, these main room bass samples guarantee to shake up the scene!

Spanning 215MB+ these vast vibrations are available on easy access instant download and you can keep your workflow fluid by dragging and dropping any sample straight into your mix! Compatible with all major software, you can simply stretch and squeeze each sample to any tempo without diluting any of the original 24-bit quality! This unique bass sound collection even allows you to bypass any sample clearance hassle as every single loop is 100% royalty free!

So if you’re looking to rock the foundations with some ultra low frequencies, then embrace “Big Room Bass”, the ground breaking, sound quaking sample pack that guarantees to agitate the airwaves big time!

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JUNO-60 Cyber City v1.0.0 EXPANSION

By | February 22, 2022

 JUNO-60 Cyber City v1.0.0 EXPANSION

JUNO-60 Cyber City v1.0.0 EXPANSION

METROPOLITAN SOUNDS FOR THE JUNO-60 SOFTWARE SYNTHESIZER BY ALIN DIMITRIU
Write the next synth anthem with JUNO-60 Cyber City by sound designer Alin Dimitriu, a poppy patch collection for Roland’s ACB recreation of the legendary JUNO-60.

About JUNO-60 Cyber City
Use the distinctive synth engine of the JUNO-60 to create new synth-pop classics with this city-flavored patch collection. Beautifully crafted by sound designer Alin Dimitriu, the trippy arps, buoyant basses, and unique pads in this offering bring the municipal cadence of downtown living right into your DAW.

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JUNO-60 Synthwave v1.0.0 EXPANSION

By | February 22, 2022

JUNO-60 Synthwave v1.0.0 EXPANSION

JUNO-60 Synthwave v1.0.0 EXPANSION

SYNTHWAVE SOUNDS FOR THE JUNO-60 SOFTWARE SYNTHESIZER BY VAN DERAND
Conjure futuristic panoramas with JUNO-60 Synthwave by sound designer Van Derand, a surreal patch collection for Roland’s ACB recreation of the legendary JUNO-60.

About JUNO-60 Synthwave
Synthesizer wizard Van Derand blurs the edges of reality with this compelling collection that showcases the dynamism of the classic JUNO-60. Speed toward a magenta horizon and imbue your tracks with sonic alchemy using one of the criterion synths in Roland’s catalog.

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JUNO-60 Chillwave v1.0.0 EXPANSION

By | February 22, 2022

JUNO-60 Chillwave v1.0.0 EXPANSION

JUNO-60 Chillwave v1.0.0 EXPANSION

CHILLWAVE SOUNDS FOR THE JUNO-60 SOFTWARE SYNTHESIZER BY JONNY STRINATI
Keep it cool with JUNO-60 Chillwave, a nostalgic patch collection for Roland’s ACB recreation of the classic JUNO-60

About JUNO-60 Chillwave
Melody meets memory with this glowing collection of tones by sound designer Jonny Strinati. Wash out your tracks with fuzzed-out pads, spectrum-filling basses, and twinkling keys that fully embrace the revered sonic palette of the iconic JUNO-60.

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JUNO-60 Basses Pads & Arpeggios v1.0.0 EXPANSION

By | February 22, 2022

JUNO-60 Basses Pads & Arpeggios v1.0.0 EXPANSION

JUNO-60 Basses Pads & Arpeggios v1.0.0 EXPANSION

QUINTESSENTIAL SOUNDS FOR THE JUNO-60 SOFTWARE SYNTHESIZER BY ALIN DIMITRIU
Explore classic synth architecture with JUNO-60 Basses, Pads, and Arpeggios by Alin Dimitriu, a dynamic and versatile patch collection for Roland’s ACB recreation of the classic JUNO-60.

About JUNO-60 Basses, Pads, and Arpeggios
Esteemed sound designer Alin Dimitriu doesn’t disappoint with this encyclopedic collection of tones for the JUNO-60 plug-in. Both contemporary and classic, the sounds of these growling basses, heaving pads, and heavenly arpeggios will bring life and color to songs in any genre.

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Back To The 90s Rave Remake Sounds For Spire

By | February 22, 2022

Back To The 90s Rave Remake Sounds For Spire

Back To The 90s Rave Remake Sounds For Spire

We are pleased to release ‘Back To The 90s Rave Remake Sounds For Spire’ featuring 128 x Spire Presets covering a wide spectrum of rave dance club remake sounds from the 1990s.

This Back to the 90s Rave sound set brings nostalgia back to the current day with remakes from:
Prodigy – Out Of Space, Altern8 – Evapor8, Altern8 – Infilt8, Altern8 – Acivt8, Bizarre Inc – Playing With Knives, Felix – Don’t You Want Me, 808 State – In Yer Face, Technotronic – Pump Up The Jam, KLF – What Time Is Love, Shades Of Rhythm – Sound Of Eden, Prodigy – Funky Shit, Prodigy – Narayan, Bassheads – Is There Anybody Out There?, Babdy D – Let Me Be Your Fantasy, Liquid – Sweet Harmony, N-Joi – Anthem, Utah Saints – Something Good, Shamen – Move Any Mountain, Shamen – Boss Drum, Scooter – Hyper Hyper, N-Trance – Set You Free, Terrorize – Its Just A Feeling, Bouncer – Kicks Like A Mule.

What Is In The Pack:

  • 28 x Spire Presets (Bank) From Pads, Plucks, Gates, Glides, Strings, Chords, Hoovers, Seq, Basses, FX, Arps, Organs and More
  • Presets in bank are abbreviated to see what the preset is. (No Long Preset Names)
  • Back To The 90s Remake Sounds Presets List – Txt File
  • Demo MP3

Please Note – Content & Copyright
There are no MIDI files or Vocals included in this pack, this pack only includes sounds remade from the 90s Rave list above, all melodies used in the demo are protected by copyright and belong to their respective owners and was used for demonstration purposes only.

* Please Use Spire Version 1.1.16 – Please Keep Your Version Legal When Loading Your New Presets.

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Samplephonics Nu-Wave EDM MULTIFORMAT

By | February 22, 2022

Samplephonics Nu-Wave EDM MULTIFORMAT

Samplephonics Nu-Wave EDM MULTIFORMAT

Wow! Nu-Wave EDM is a sensational slice of blissed out dance music heaven that beautifully combines ultra modern synths with live guitars and heavy beats. This uplifting collection of floor filling EDM loops & samples is packed full of glittering musical sounds, anthemic melodies and epic breakdowns that will give you all the tools to create gorgeous Dream Pop infused dance music.

After the success of their first Sample pack Tearout EDM, awesome production outfit Subvibe are back for another bite of the cherry, this time delivering a more heady offering of melodic and euphoric loops and samples.

Inside this huge sounding sample library you will find an extensive and eclectic mix of catchy leads, squelchy bass lines, thundering drums, synth bleeps, twinkling arpeggios, live instruments, reversed EDM vocal samples and euphoric chord sequences that will inject melody, emotion and energy right into your productions.

The sounds in this expertly produced sample pack are 100% royalty free and available to download as 24 Bit Wav, Acidized Wav files, ready formatted as sampler instruments for Maschine, Halion, Reason NNXT, Ableton Sampler, Motu MachFive and Kontakt.

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Matthew Weiss Mixing EDM Bundle TUTORIAL

By | February 22, 2022

Matthew Weiss Mixing EDM Bundle TUTORIAL

Matthew Weiss Mixing EDM Bundle TUTORIAL

Take your mixes and productions to the next level
Drums, synths, bass, vocals, transitions, drops and more, mix engineer Matthew Weiss shows you how to get the best sound out of all your EDM mixes and productions.

Learn how to:

  • Mix drops for maximum impact on the dance floor
  • Use tonal and dynamic contrast to your advantage
  • Automate for more exciting songs and mixes
  • Make your synth leads and basses sound huge
  • Mix a hard-hitting kick drum that cuts through the mix
  • Mix a lush sounding lead vocal that sits perfectly in the pocket
  • Manipulate the perceived width, depth and height of a mix
  • Prepare your mix for getting the best results from mastering

Mix Walkthroughs:

  • Pitch-correcting vocals
  • Getting a faders up mix
  • Making initial notes
  • Mixing kick drums
  • Mixing the bass
  • Mixing build ups
  • Mixing verses + vocals
  • Mixing peripheral elements
  • Mixing two different drops

Mix Workshops:

  • Manipulating contrast
  • Enhancing stereo width
  • Getting better transitions
  • Mixing kick drums (in-depth)
  • Mixing Drum ‘n’ Bass

Mastering and more:

  • Interview with Chris Athens
  • Multitracks for practice
  • Mastered versions of all three songs

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Matthew Weiss Mixing Home Recordings TUTORIAL

By | February 22, 2022

Matthew Weiss Mixing Home Recordings TUTORIAL

Matthew Weiss Mixing Home Recordings TUTORIAL

Professional engineer Matthew Weiss reveals his best mixing tips, tricks and techniques for getting the best possible sound out of your home recordings no matter what gear, circumstances or tracks you’re working with.

Mixing Home Recordings teaches you:

Huge Electric Guitars
Learn how to evaluate and mix multiple guitar captures to get a huge sound that adds impact and power to a mix while complimenting the bass guitar.

Powerful Low End
Learn how to get a clear, defined separation between kick, bass and other elements to get a powerful low end that moves the listener and translates well across various playback systems.

Problematic Recordings
Learn to identify and fix common critical issues found in home studio recordings so you can achieve the best possible sound regardless of “limiting” circumstances.

Great Sounding Vocals
Learn a variety of techniques for dynamic, EQ and time-based processing to ensure your vocal is the memorable star of a song. Demonstrated on four drastically different vocal captures.

Master Buss Processing
Matthew takes the mystery out of mix buss processing, teaching you tips, techniques and approaches for adding loudness and increasing cohesion within your mix.

Multiple Genres
We teach you how to mix your song for vibe with the characteristics of various genres in mind, including Hard Rock, Indie-Pop, Indie-Rock and Hip-Hop.

Hard-Hitting Drums
Learn tips, tricks and techniques for getting a massive hard-hitting drum sound by manipulating phase, tone, shape and dynamics.

Effective Stereo Imaging
Use various plugins to improve the phase alignment, dynamics, imaging and tone to create a full and balanced stereo image within your mix.

Preparing for Mastering
Learn how to evaluate your mix, achieve competitive loudness without destroying dynamics, and set yourself up to get the most out of mastering, whether with a professional or a robot.

Shaping Dynamics
Use tools like transient designers and compressors to shape your drum sound and add punch, impact and excitement into your mix.

Ambience and Vibe
Use reverb, delay, distortion and other fun effects in non-traditional ways to create the perfect vibe and ambience for your song.

Whether you’re a home studio musician mixing your own songs, or a professional mix engineer mixing for a client, we’ll teach you tips, tricks and techniques for getting the best possible sound out of your home studio recordings.

We’ll teach you techniques to improve the quality of your mixes, including how to effectively use EQ, Compression, Distortion, Reverb, Delay & more to manipulate shape, tone and dynamics, so you can bring your music to life.

The course dives into three genres: Hard Rock, Indie-Pop & Hip-Hop. You’ll also get a FREE bonus start-to-finish Indie-Rock Mixthru featuring a song recorded in a living room that Matthew mixes in real time using mostly stock plugins.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Identify and fix issues wrecking havoc on your home recordings
  • Tips and techniques to drastically improve your drum mixes
  • Enhance vocals with EQ, compression, effects and more
  • Create vibey ambience with reverb, delay, distortion & more
  • Use compression, EQ & more to get a hard-hitting drum sound
  • How to check and fix various phase cancellation issues
  • Tips and techniques for effective master buss processing
  • Compression techniques to manipulate shape, tone & dynamics
  • Use automation to breathe life and excitement into your mix
  • Learn how to evaluate and mix vocals in four different genres
  • Get the best sound out of multi-mic electric guitar captures
  • Tips for using EQ to fix problems and enhance the overall mix
  • A quick trick that will instantly make your chorus sound huge
  • Tips for effectively blending electric guitar and bass guitar
  • Effectively differentiate and mix powerful background vocals
  • Manipulate mic bleed without using a noise gate or strip silence
  • A fun trick for using transient designers on electric guitar
  • Utilize strategic clipping to enhance the energy of a snare drum
  • Create a rhythmic push-pull energy to add excitement to drums
  • Effectively manipulate the stereo image of your room captures
  • Tips and Techniques for getting a huge bass guitar sound
  • Compression ear training to help you hear attack times
  • Use transient designers to add impact and punch to a mix
  • A quick trick for figuring out the best drum panning placement
  • Tips for balancing drum overheads for a better stereo image
  • Multitracks included so you can practice alongside the course

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Matthew Weiss Mixing with EQ TUTORIAL

By | February 22, 2022

Matthew Weiss Mixing with EQ TUTORIAL

Matthew Weiss Mixing with EQ TUTORIAL

Use basic and advanced EQ controls. We break down all the basic and advanced controls of various types of equalizers, as well as the technical concepts and theory behind their origin and purpose.

Identify and fix problem areas in a mix
Learn to evaluate a mix and identify problematic areas of frequency buildup. We’ll show you how to stylistically blend elements together or gain clarity and separation.

Enhance lead and background vocals
Learn techniques for making lead vocals cut through a mix without sounding harsh or unbalanced while ensuring the background vocals stay effectively impactful in a supporting roll.

Use compression and saturation for tone
Multiband compression and tape saturation are powerful tools for manipulating tone. We’ll show you what to listen for and teach you various techniques for using them in a mix.

Understand minimal vs linear phase EQ
Linear phase EQ can seem complicated, but we break it all down and teach you what it is, what it sounds like and the best applications for using it.

Negotiate mixing a kick drum with an 808
Sometimes two instruments occupy the same harmonic space in a mix. We’ll teach you how to embrace or resolve this to get a well-defined mix.

Identify and resolve frequency masking
Frequency masking can have a subtle or extreme effect on a mix. We’ll teach you how to identify it and what to do if you want to clean it up and increase clarity.

Master various types of EQs and filters
We’ll teach you the technical concepts and theory behind various types of EQ filters and designs and why it matters.

Use EQ filters as a special effect
EQ isn’t just a utility, it can also be used to great effect for creating special moments in a mix. We’ll show you tips, tricks and ideas for using EQ filters as a special effect in a mix.

Understand bells, filters and notches
Besides various types of equalizer designs, there are tons of applications for the different functions and controls. We’ll cover the best tools to use depending on the mix scenario at hand.

Create effective contrast in a mix
Bright, dark, close, distant – these are all vital aspects of creating an interesting and effective mix that serve the song. We’ll show you how different EQ moves can achieve this and yield a memorable and exciting mix.

Manipulate a drum mix with just an EQ
There are multiple directions you could go with any given mix. In our 40 minutes drum workshop, we’ll break down some of the places you can take a multitrack drum recording using just a basic EQ.

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Matthew Weiss Workshop 2 Managing Low End TUTORIAL

By | February 22, 2022

Matthew Weiss Workshop 2 Managing Low End TUTORIAL

Matthew Weiss Workshop 2 Managing Low End TUTORIAL

Learn tips, tricks and techniques for creating a powerful and well-defined low end in your mix.

  • Enhance the clarity of an 808 with pitch manipulation tricks
  • Manage phase relationships to get a punchier low end
  • Align multiple kick drum samples to retain transient attack
  • Utilize upper-harmonics to increase perceived low end presence
  • Subtractive EQ tips to get a cleaner and more powerful low end
  • Utilize stereo widening techniques on a bass track for a bigger low end
  • Use sidechain compression to create space for competing bass elements
  • Ideal compression release settings for separation between instruments

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Matthew Weiss Workshop 4 Working with Drum Loops TUTORIAL

By | February 22, 2022

Matthew Weiss Workshop 4 Working with Drum Loops TUTORIAL

Matthew Weiss Workshop 4 Working with Drum Loops TUTORIAL

Learn how to transform a static drum loop into an exciting, dynamic and evocative groove.

  • Create subtle grooves out of a dynamically static drum loop
  • Learn different ways to analyze the intended feel
  • Use volume automation to completely change the feel
  • Utilize automated delays to add excitement to a groove
  • Use distortion to create contrast and tension in a loop
  • Duck reverb for retaining punch and enhancing a drum loop
  • Manipulate the feel using different types of compression

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