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Experimentations: John Cage in Music, Art & Architecture PDF

By vsto | February 9, 2022

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Experimentations: John Cage in Music, Art & Architecture PDF

Experimentations provides a detailed historical and theoretical analysis of the first three decades of experimental composer John Cage’s aesthetic production (ca. 1940-1972).

Paying particular attention to Cage’s inter- and cross-disciplinary engagements with the visual arts and architecture during this period, the book sheds new light on some of Cage’s most controversial and influential innovations, such as the use of noise, chance techniques, indeterminacy, electronic technologies, and computerization, as well as upon lesser known but important ideas and strategies such as transparency, multiplicity, virtuality, and actualization.

Ultimately, it traces the development of Cage’s avant-garde aesthetic and political project as it transformed from the emulation of historical avant-garde precedents such as futurism and the Bauhaus, to the development of important precedents for the post-World War II movements of happenings and Fluxus, to its ultimate abandonment in the aftermath of problems encountered in the vast, multimedia composition HPSCHD (1967-69).

Theory & Practice in the Music of the Islamic World: Essays in Honour of Owen Wright PDF

By vsto | February 9, 2022

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Theory & Practice in the Music of the Islamic World: Essays in Honour of Owen Wright PDF

This volume of original essays is dedicated to Owen Wright in recognition of his formative contribution to the study of music in the Islamic Middle East. Wright’s work, which comprises, at the time of writing, six field-defining volumes and countless articles, has reconfigured the relationship between historical musicology and ethnomusicology. No account of the transformation of these fields in recent years can afford to ignore his work. Ranging across the Middle East, Central Asia and North India, this volume brings together historical, philological and ethnographic approaches.

The contributors focus on collections of musical notation and song texts, on commercial and ethnographic recordings, on travellers’ reports and descriptions of instruments, on musical institutions and other spaces of musical performance. An introduction provides an overview and critical discussion of Wright’s major publications. The central chapters cover the geographical regions and historical periods addressed in Wright’s publications, with particular emphasis on Ottoman and Timurid legacies. Others discuss music in Greece, Iraq and Iran. Each explores historical continuities and discontinuities, and the constantly changing relationships between music theory and practice. An edited interview with Owen Wright concludes the book and provides a personal assessment of his scholarship and his approach to the history of the music of the Islamic Middle East. Extending the implications of Wright’s own work, this volume argues for an ethnomusicology of the Islamic Middle East in which past and present, text and performance are systematically in dialogue.

Music Video After MTV: Audiovisual Studies, New Media & Popular Music PDF

By vsto | February 9, 2022

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Music Video After MTV: Audiovisual Studies, New Media & Popular Music PDF

Since the 1980s, music videos have been everywhere, and today almost all of the most-viewed clips on YouTube are music videos. However, in academia, music videos do not currently share this popularity. Music Video After MTV gives music video its due academic credit by exploring the changing landscapes surrounding post-millennial music video. Across seven chapters, the book addresses core issues relating to the study of music videos, including the history, analysis, and audiovisual aesthetics of music videos.

Moreover, the book is the first of its kind to truly address the recent changes following the digitization of music video, including its changing cycles of production, distribution and reception, the influence of music videos on other media, and the rise of new types of online music video. Approaching music videos from a composite theoretical framework, brings music video research up to speed in several areas: it offers the first account of the research history of music videos, the first truly audiovisual approach to music video studies and it presents numerous inspiring case studies, ranging from classics by Michel Gondry and Chris Cunningham to recent experimental and interactive videos that interrogate the very limits of music video.

HOOKSHOW Gumbo Soul Sauce 3 WAV

By vsto | February 9, 2022

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HOOKSHOW Gumbo Soul Sauce 3 WAV

‘Gumbo Soul Sauce 3’ from Hookshow is a huge bubbling pot of Gumbo mixed with some of the most Soulful, RnB & Gospel music you will ever hear. You’ll find versatile and amazing sounds in this pack. You will never know what you will find in this pack, that’s why its called Gumbo Soul Lol.

41 Sounds

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Quicklessons Piano Course Learn to Play Piano by Ear! TUTORIAL

By vsto | February 9, 2022

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Quicklessons Piano Course Learn to Play Piano by Ear! TUTORIAL

Imagine playing piano by ear. How would that improve your music? Understand the theory and improvise your own songs.

With over 8 hours of high-quality piano lessons, Quicklessons is one of the most exhaustive piano courses on Udemy. Perfect for beginner and intermediate students, this course is taught by award-winning composer/pianist Ozie Cargile.

These tutorials will focus on the skills needed to write and improvise your own music. Each lesson is clear and concise, shown from an up-close point of view so that you can easily see everything the instructor is doing.

With daily practice, you’ll learn all the scales and chords for every key, and the music theory behind them so that you can quickly put great melodies and harmonies together.

You’ll even learn to read charts while studying a variety of chord progressions from popular music genres including Rock, Pop, RnB, Hip Hop, Classical, Gospel and Jazz. This combined with ear-training sessions and tips for singer/songwriters makes Quicklessons the best online course for learning how to play like a pro in no time.

Sign-up today and learn to play!

What you’ll learn

The basics of music theory on piano
How to play all major and minor scales and chords for every key
Chord progressions for a wide range of songs and music genres
How to put melodies and harmonies together
Improvisation and music expansion techniques
Solfege and ear-training sessions
How to read chord charts and sheet music
Great tips for singers and songwriters

Lupulo Records Into The Minimal WAV

By vsto | February 9, 2022

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Lupulo Records Into The Minimal WAV

Lupulo Records are proud to present Into The Minimal, a special collection with contemporary Minimal sound. 243 samples and loops ready to be used in your next Minimal hit and its variants.

The collection contains:

25 Bass Loops
98 Drum Hits
60 Drum Loops
27 Groove Loops
10 Sounds & Effects
23 Synth Loops 175Mb of WAV file!!! 24bit/44.1Khz

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Get Down Samples House & Tech Vol.1 WAV MIDI

By vsto | February 9, 2022

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Get Down Samples House & Tech Vol.1 WAV MIDI

Get Down Samples presents House & Tech Vol.1, representing the new wave of underground house music with inspiring grooves and loops designed to add an extra dimension to your productions.

House & Tech Vol.1 contains over 300 MB of content with 146 individual 24-bit WAV files, 6 construction kits and loops, 10 house & tech bass loops (with MIDI included), as well as 10 full drum loops with kick and top loop stems to match.

House & Tech Vol.1 samples come in at 125 BPM and in a variety of keys, making them easy to use amongst each other for endless inspiration.
We strive to give you the best up to date sounds with professional samples and song starter groove kits to help kick start your career or simply give an inspiring new perspective

Contains:

146 24-Bit WAV Files
6 Construction Kits
10 House & Tech Bass Loops +
MIDI10 Drum Loops +
Stems (Kick/Tops/Full)

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Unison Drum & Bass MIDI Drum Collection

By vsto | February 8, 2022

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Unison Drum & Bass MIDI Drum Collection

Drum & Bass patterns are powerful, complex, and are one of the fastest BPM genres to create… That makes them a unique challenge.

The fast pace creates complex kick drum patterns, snares that can jump on-and-off beat, and hi-hats that are dynamic, unique, and move the entire track forward.

These Drum & Bass patterns will allow you to create the tracks you’ve always imagined yourself making.

We’ve included all the top proven, hit drum patterns for you in the Unison Drum & Bass MIDI Drum Collection.

With the Unison Drum & Bass MIDI Drum Collection you’ll be able to:

Make professional-quality music with 50 unique MIDI drum kits (250+ total patterns)
Make your music connect with people on a deep primal level and get them dancing.
Master your workflow by using plug-and-play, pro-level drum patterns
Release radio-worthy music consistently to get the plays and recognition you deserve
Create addictive tracks that make people want to listen on repeat
Make your music instantly stand out from the rest by using hit drum patterns
It’s the easiest and most effective way for you to create high-quality Drum & Bass drum patterns and boost your chances of making a hit song.

You’ll quickly select from over 250 drum patterns available at your fingertips…

Drag & drop them into your projects and create professional-sounding drum grooves instantly.

To get your copy, simple click the “Add To Cart” button below now.

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Ableton Drum Booth 2.0 ALP

By vsto | February 8, 2022

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Ableton Drum Booth 2.0 ALP

Drum Booth contains carefully curated samples of acoustic kits recorded in a tight, dry room. Perfect on their own or as reinforcement for electronic drums, Drum Booth also offers a selection of unique experimental recordings not heard in standard acoustic libraries.

Hi-end acoustics

The sounds in Drum Booth were recorded with a very dry sound, to allow for most flexible post processing options. This Pack includes 64-pad multisampled kits as well as 16-pad one-shot kits. Choose a multisampled kit if you need the expression of a real drummer, or load a single shot kit to create hard-hitting, straight-forward grooves that are equally at home in both electronic genres, as well as those with more traditional instrumentation.

The acoustic effect sounds go far beyond what you might expect from an acoustic drum kit, adding another dimension that lives somewhere between acoustic and electronic and giving you a wealth of sound design possibilities.

Pack contents:

20 Kits with 16 Pads using one-shot samples
3 Kits with 32 Pads using multisampled drum hits
3 Kits with 64 Pads using multisampled drum hits, laid out for finger drumming
2 Finger Snare Kits using 64 one-shot samples; these were recorded with the snares off and played by finger, each sample representing a different region on the skin
103 multisampled Drum Hits you can use to create your own drum kits
Samples provided by Stephan Rühl

Requirements

Live 11 Suite (version 11.0 or higher)

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M3G Moguls Backwoods Bangers Red SerieS WAV

By vsto | February 8, 2022

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M3G Moguls Backwoods Bangers Red SerieS WAV

Red from our ‘Backwoods Bangers Red SerieS’ has a Country Hip Hop fusion vibe produced with Live Guitars, and provides melodic sounds with crazy chord progressions accommodated. These 5 Construction Kits are inspired by the sounds of Lil Nas X, Florida Georgia Line, Sam Hunt and many more, you can just drop these sounds into your DAW and enjoy manipulating them to suit your style.

46 Sounds

Midi Moguls Music Group is one of the leading American production companies producing professional sample packs and Construction Kits, specializing in Live Guitar, Live Horns, Hip Hop, TrapSoul, Trap, and RnB, offering a wide range of diversity of genre. With many radio and club chart hits under their belt, and three top recording studios for recording, mixing and mastering, M3G aims to provide music producers and beat makers with the highest quality of samples and loops possible.

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The Sounds Of blanc 2 (Sample Pack) WAV

By vsto | February 8, 2022

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The Sounds Of blanc 2 (Sample Pack) WAV

The sounds of blanc is back and this time its bigger than ever with even more variations of bass and beats than before. From the brand that has showcased some of the worlds most exciting new talent; Cloonee, John Summit, Dimmish, Marco Strous and many more but also standardly known for showcasing the freshest tracks worldwide.

TSOB2 features all the essentials to make that true tech house sound of today with over 600 sounds at nearly 1gb in file size. Through the rhythmic top loops to the club leading synths, this pack gives your sample library a complete refresh with the sound of tech house, the sound of blanc. Cycle through the Drum One Shots or utilise the vocal loops to add variety to your existing tracks, the possibilities are endless in a studio session as shown in our demo track mix.

Supported by the leaders in the genre and crafted with the raw club shows in mind, TSOB2 is certainly the 2021 tool for making the next cutting edge tech house groove.

WHAT’S IN THE SAMPLE PACK:

DRUM SHOTS
Need new heavy Kicks, Snares, Percussion and more? TSOB2 features the complete library to refresh your drum sample kit.

SYNTHS AND LEADS
Inside the Synth folder features a huge array of one shots & loops ready to take your productions melodies and anthems to the next level.

FX AND TEXTURES
Add depth and width to both the introductions and drops of your next track with the FX Samples, Loops & Textures inside the pack.

VOCALS
Get a taste of the true blanc audio Tech House sound with exclusive vocals made and mastered ready to drag and drop in your next tech house track.

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Aypebeatz VHS Vol.2 + STEMS WAV

By vsto | February 8, 2022

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Aypebeatz VHS Vol.2 + STEMS WAV

High-Quality Soul/RnB Samples created & flipped by AYPE x KWINK

16 Loops + Stems in the style of: Drake, Tory Lanez, Bryson Tiller and More!

BPM AND KEY ON THE SAMPLES + STEMS!

You own 100% profit by selling beats on your website with these samples.

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Producergrind TB Digital RETRO DIGITAL Sample Pack Vol.1 WAV

By vsto | February 8, 2022

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Producergrind TB Digital RETRO DIGITAL Sample Pack Vol.1 WAV

PYREX WHIPPA TO ROD WAVE AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
The first (and timeless) Hip Hop melody release from TB Digital. RETRO DIGITAL contains twenty melody loops exploring a wide variety of vibes. A perfect selection for crafting placement-ready beats.

Chop them. Flip them. Reverse them. Transpose them. There are endless ways to make these unique samples your own. Tap into your inner sampler and see what you can do.

THIS 100% ROYALTY-FREE PREMIUM PACK CONTAINS:

20 Full Melody Compositions for Making Dope Beats
Accurate Key and BPM Labels for Quick Workflow

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Big Band Essentials 2 v1.1 For Ableton Live 11 [ALP]

By vsto | February 8, 2022

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Big Band Essentials 2 v1.1 For Ableton Live 11 [ALP]

We return to the world of big band and jazz with Big Band Essentials 2. Focusing on characterful solo instruments and a powerful new rhythm section, this new Pack captures the distinctive characteristics of a wide range of string, wind and percussion instruments.

Coming to prominence during the early 20th century, big band ensembles – usually consisting of 10 or more players and composed of saxophone, trumpet, trombone and rhythm sections – expanded the possibilities of jazz, creating an exciting hybrid of improvisation and structured, catchy arrangements.

Following the success of Big Band Essentials 1, Big Band Essentials 2 sees weexplore this sound palette even further. The instruments at its core are recorded and multi-sampled using numerous velocity-sensitive playing techniques, offering a breadth of versatile, adaptable timbres and precise control over tone and dynamics.

Exclusive to Big Band Essentials 2 are a unique pair of drum kits. The earthy, snappy sound of the Vintage Kit comes from a 1942 kit made entirely of wood (as all available steel was being used for the war effort at the time), while the Tight Kit uses a combination of vintage and new materials for a more modern tone. These two kits are complemented by a selection of bongos, congas and additional small percussion. Expressive MIDI clips in a number of rhythmic styles are imbued with the distinctive human swing and shuffle of classic jazz percussion, and serve as inspiration or the basis for creative experimentation.

Big Band Essentials 2 is as capable of providing the sounds for your next film, animation or ad score as it is augmenting that new big band arrangement, or bringing a real-life musicality to your latest club production. Providing the skill, dexterity and musicianship of seasoned jazz players right at your fingertips, this Pack brings the authentic flavor of big band instrumentation to everyone.

Pack Contents

Rhythm section featuring two vintage drum kits, plus bongos, congas and a small percussion kit
Solo piano, strings, celli basses (four articulations) and violins (two articulations)

Nylon string guitar, bass guitar and ukulele, each with two articulations

Wind instruments (variety of articulations):

Tuba
Clarinet
Trumpet
Trombone
Sax
Trumpet & Sax Trio
Harmonica
21 rhythmic MIDI clips
29 drum loops to quickly build a groove
2 Demo Live Sets

Requirements:

Live 11 Standard (version 11.0 or higher)

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Goldbaby Cookbook 1 v1.2 ALP

By vsto | February 8, 2022

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Goldbaby Cookbook 1 v1.2 For Ableton Live 11 [ALP]

An extensive toolkit of over 3000 drum samples, chords, MIDI clips, loops and Simpler instruments tailor-made for modern music styles.

Now available as a fully integrated Pack, Goldbaby’s Cookbook is a modern soundware classic that pulls together an endlessly plunderable treasure trove of drum kits, hits, chords, basses and assorted production tools – all made explicitly for use in dubstep, hip-hop, drum ’n’ bass, electro and related genre productions.

A diverse range of sources were carefully captured for inclusion in the Cookbook. Vintage drum machines including the Roland TR-606, 808 and 909, Akai MPC60, E-mu SP12, along with modern classics such as the DSI Tempest are at your disposal in the super-convenient Rack format. Also on board are vividly-sampled analog synths including the Roland SH-101 and Super Jupiter, acoustic instrumentation in the shape of a Pearl/Tama/Zildjian drum kit, as well as a shedload of hand percussion.

To achieve maximum analogue warmth, saturation and punch, Goldbaby utilized tape, vinyl dub plates, vintage samplers and a range of high-end outboard gear at the recording and processing stages. The mix-ready results include not only all the elements of a standard kit such as kicks, snares, claps, hi-hats, toms, crash and ride cymbals, but also congas, bongos, blocks, bells, claves, shakers, triangles, tambourines, and even pipes, tap shoes, and whistles. Many of the hits come in multiple versions, with different processing applied.

Beyond the samples themselves, the centerpiece of this Pack is the set of 52 mix-ready Drum Racks, each fully loaded with 16 sounds and accompanied by a showcase clip demonstrating its stylistic and rhythmic intent. There are many more samples in the Pack than just those used in the Drum Racks, so you can easily customize the preconfigured kits and construct entirely new ones.

It’s not all about the drums either. Cookbook 1 also features 36 bass, melodic, vocal and FX Simpler presets, and seven Instrument Racks, complete with effects and Macros. Again, these don’t use all of the sounds in the library by any means – explorers of the Samples folder will be richly rewarded.

Finally, the Layering Tools folder is packed with clicks, crackles, subs and noises for adding attack, sizzle and body to kicks and snares, and generally dirtying things up; while 200 audio grooves serve as the icing on the cake, providing a wealth of rhythms for augmenting and embellishing lacklustre beats.

Contents

110 Presets, 4 Live Sets, 52 Live Clips

Requirements

Live 11 Intro (version 11.0 or higher)

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