Monthly Archives: August 2022

DAVID WRENCH AUDIOBOOKS FRIENDS IN THE BUBBLE BATH Inside The Track 19 TUTORIAL

By vsto | August 25, 2022

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DAVID WRENCH AUDIOBOOKS FRIENDS IN THE BUBBLE BATH Inside The Track 19 TUTORIAL

Enter the studio of wildly creative musician, songwriter, producer and mixer David Wrench! In this six-part series, Wrench takes you through the process of crafting a record by his electronic duo ‘Audiobooks’. The song is called ‘Friends In the Bubble Bath’, and it is exemplary of the band’s quirky, old-school aesthetic. Learn about the unusual approach to songwriting taken by Evangeline Ling and David Wrench, with drummer Stella Mozgawa (of the band ‘Warpaint’) performing on the record. With a multi-track session, Wrench explores the song’s arrangement and reveals his mixing techniques with simple yet effective plug-in chains. He also explains his methods of creating samples and discusses why he has moved to mixing fully ‘in the box’ while opting for analog synthesis over MIDI. He elaborates on why he avoids parallel processing, mixes with a limiter, and handling the issue of dynamic range with clients requesting more apparent loudness.

PART 1
Project introduction, songwriting methods, improvisation, beat and synth programming

PART 2
Vocal recording process, analog synthesis vs. MIDI, effects, EQ, multi-band compression

PART 3
Blending live and electronic drums, performance style, recording, track and buss processing

PART 4
Male and female vocal treatment, level automation, snare and synth effects, mix buss chain

PART 5
Drum sample creation, filtering, ADSR curve manipulation, analog tape, mix compression

PART 6
ITB workflow rationale, signal chain philosophy, parallel processing, limiting, loudness

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ATTICUS ROSS Nine Inch Nails “GOD BREAK DOWN THE DOOR” Inside The Track 16 TUTORIAL

By vsto | August 25, 2022

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ATTICUS ROSS Nine Inch Nails “GOD BREAK DOWN THE DOOR” Inside The Track 16 TUTORIAL

Join Grammy and Academy award-winning producer, composer and musician Atticus Ross as he takes you through the record-making process of the Nine Inch Nails song ‘God Break Down the Door’. With a multi-track session at Church Studios, he recounts the unorthodox journey taken for the piece. From its musical conception, inspiration and influences, to Trent Reznor’s studio performance, recording, arranging and production, Ross gives an insight to the magic behind Nine Inch Nails’ abrasive, dynamic and evocative sound.

PART 1
Atticus describes the record’s concept, foundations, instrumentation and recording setup.

PART 2
Ross elaborates on musical influences, gear used, and experimental audio processing.

PART 3
Atticus details Trent’s vocal chains and discusses the evolution of their workflow as a team.

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Peter Katis “The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness” Inside The Track 14 TUTORIAL

By vsto | August 25, 2022

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Peter Katis “The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness” Inside The Track 14 TUTORIAL

Join us at Tarquin Studios with record producer and engineer Peter Katis! In this series of ‘Inside the Track’, we trawl through the mix session of eclectic hit song ‘The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness’ by alternative rock band The National. Katis shares his experience of mixing the album in the box at the band’s studio, spending most of the time on this song in particular, facing challenges on musical agreement, and dealing with many changes of content. He gives you an exclusive listen to unreleased alternate versions of the song, as well as a number of recorded parts that were not used in the final mix. He also reveals his processing on individual tracks, groups and the mix buss, while discussing a variety of topics including sibilance, printing analog reverb, mastering, band politics, monitoring, stereo placement, and imaging.

ABOUT PETER KATIS
Peter Katis is well known for his engineering, mixing, and producing alternative and indie rock acts, such as The National, Interpol, Frightened Rabbit, Jonsi Birgisson (of Sigur Ros), Local Natives, Augustines, The Head and the Heart, Trey Anastasio, The Swell Season, Mercury Rev, The Twilight Sad, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Shearwater, Mates Of State, Tokyo Police Club, The Kissaway Trail and many more Katis’ credits page at Allmusic.

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BFractal Music Dark & Gritty WAV

By vsto | August 25, 2022

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BFractal Music Dark & Gritty WAV

BFractal Music presents ¨Dark And Gritty¨. This laidback collection of dark and gritty sounds combines the calming spirit and introspective tone of lo-fi hip hop with the more forward and clean production techniques of contemporary hip-hop for something totally distinct & royalty free. Fat drum breaks and loops bring golden-era vibes into the 21st century, with a polished sheen that allows them to stand up in contemporary mixdowns and arrangements. In this pack you find out all ingredients for creation modern hip hop and trap beats from solid song starters and melodic loops to fat one shot drums. If you are looking for maximum authenticity to get your beats flowing and spitters hyped up, you’re in the right place! All loops come bpm and key-labelled and are recorded as 24bit Hi-quality WAV. The perfect pack to push the envelope of your creativity during your next studio session! Don’t forget that all samples are 100% royalty free and you can use these in your own tracks and release on labels, use for commercials, youtube, TV, radio and more!

137 Sounds

BFractal Music delivers only high quality sounds recorded exclusively with analog gear. Our samples are well processed with the top audio equipment to build professional tracks and deliver the best result on a big sound system.

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Zero-G Classical Vocal MULTIFORMAT

By vsto | August 25, 2022

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Zero-G Classical Vocal MULTIFORMAT

‘Classical Vocal’ from Zero-G is a brand new library bringing you tragedy, triumph, desperation and heartbreak in these fantastic vocal performances. With 1.2 GB of male and female operatic vocal phrases recorded in pristine 24-Bit audio, 48kHz, obtaining top-drawer classical vocal performances is no longer an arduous undertaking.

Zero-G took two classically trained opera singers, both graduates of the world renowned Royal Northern College of Music (UK) with bucket-loads of concert experience between them and let them loose in a world class studio with some great microphones and state-of-the-art pre-amps!

‘Classical Vocal’ contains vocal lines from many renowned operas together with a wealth of improvised melodies. Phrases with and without lyrics are included. As well as over 600 phrases there are also multi-sampled single notes that have been mapped across the keyboard of your favourite sampler so you can make up your own melodies.

Voice ranges include baritone, tenor, soprano and mezzo soprano and languages used include Italian, French, German, Latin and even Russian.

The vocal performances are all sung with great power and passion and have been recorded completely dry, without any effects or compression, so that you do not lose any of the fine subtleties and inflections of the voice (Note: the demo phrases in the MP3 have had reverb added, just for the demo).

‘Classical Vocal’ gives you a gateway into Opera’s grand world of soaring sopranos and breathtaking baritones.

As usual, all the samples in this Zero-G library are 100% royalty-free for your musical use without any additional licensing fees.

Product Includes:

667 ACIDized WAV files
Kontakt Instruments
EXS24 Instruments
NN-XT Instruments

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Vanilla Groove Studios Mandolin Magic Vol.1 WAV

By vsto | August 25, 2022

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Vanilla Groove Studios Mandolin Magic Vol.1 WAV

‘Mandolin Magic Vol 1’ kicks off this series of real authentic Mandolin loops designed to bring some sharp mountain magic to your tracks. Featuring 84 blistering riffs, rhythms and melodies arranged into 7 loop sets, you’ll find a range of phrases recorded on a steel string mandolin in both finger and plectrum style.

Nothing adds warmth and spritz to a track like the sound of a Mandolin and with both finger and plectrum styles included these loops are perfect for stereo layering to provide a full, rich sound.

These loops are provided dry allowing you to create your own FX mix in your DAW. All phrases have been recorded in the key of G major allowing effortless mixing and matching between each set. Please note that drum loops and effects heard in the demo are not included with this pack.

Included Loop Sets:

Chordwork 1 – 80 BPM
Chordwork 2 – 140 BPM
Grey Skies – 80 BPM
Leaving Rona – 80 BPM
Let it Hang – 80 BPM
Rapid Fire Mandolin – 80 BPM
Mandolin Rhythms 1 – 140 BPM

Format:

24-Bit WAV

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Urbanistic EDM Trap Vol.2 WAV MIDI

By vsto | August 25, 2022

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Urbanistic EDM Trap Vol.2 WAV MIDI

EDM Trap Vol 2′ is the follow-up to the best-selling first volume and it features five amazing EDM/Trap Construction Kits. This multi-format edition brings you close to 1.33 GB of the finest modern EDM/Trap music. These high quality Kits have everything from massive kicks to addictive Urban melodies and stunning drum combinations.

This must-have pack contains separately rendered drum tracks for perfect drum loop mixing, as well as individual drum hits and other must-have elements to build a Modern Trap banger.

Urbanistic’s ‘EDM Trap Vol 2’ is available in multi-format with 24-Bit files and is compatible with all modern software and hardware samplers.

Product Contents:

5 Construction Kits
120 HQ loops
Tempo available
Drum samples

Available Formats:

ACID WAV
MIDI

Royalty-Free
The sounds, samples and loops in all Urbanistic’s products are 100% royalty-free. As soon as you have purchased a Urbanistic product, you own an exclusive license to use the sounds that are included in this product.

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Trance Euphoria Trance Leviathan WAV MIDI

By vsto | August 25, 2022

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Trance Euphoria Trance Leviathan WAV MIDI

‘Trance Leviathan’ from Trance Euphoria is a new hybrid Trance Construction Kit series featuring 20 Kits with 24-Bit WAV Loops, Stems, One-Shots and MIDI files for ultimate flexibility in each Kit. This pack will surely spark your next Trance hit.

‘Trance Leviathan’ are hybrid Kits with a fusion of Melodic Trance and Psy Trance,inspired by top trance events and top trance artists around the world.

Product Contents:

20 Hybrid Trance Construction Kits
725 Total Kit Files
128 Total MIDI Files
2.67 GB Zipped & 4.35 GB Unzipped
24-Bit WAV Loops
24-Bit WAV Stems
24-Bit One-Shots
MIDI Files

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Jksound 110 Psytrance Kicks WAV

By vsto | August 25, 2022

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Jksound 110 Psytrance Kicks WAV

Psytrance Kicks’ contains 110 professionally produced (from scratch) kick samples, ready to use in commercial and private productions. This pack is a must-have for all your Psytrance and Trance productions and will give your rhythm section the power it needs to cut through the mix.

These kicks can also be used in EDM, House and Dance tracks.

Product Details:

110 Kick Samples

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King Loops Soul Food Vol.2 WAV

By vsto | August 25, 2022

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King Loops Soul Food Vol.2 WAV

‘Soul Food Vol 2’ is finally here. Are you looking for the finest RnB loops inspired by artists such as Trey Songz, Chris Brown, The Weekend, and many others? This top-notch sample pack comes with five Construction Kits, giving you everything you need in order to produce the next Billboard hit.

Inspired by the latest trends in the Pop, RnB, Soul and Urban genre, this loop pack is everything you will need in order to produce that Soul Food.

Original chord progressions, addictive hooklines, vintage leads, various FX sounds, deep RnB drums, and much much more comes with this incredible sample pack.

Just drag the WAV files into your favourite DAW and you’re good to go! All files come royalty-free.

Product Includes:

5 Mastered & Mixed Demos
5 Construction Kits
97 Single WAV files
24-Bit/44.1kHz quality
538 MB Content

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Master Your Voice Beginners (For Contemporary Singers) TUTORIAL

By vsto | August 25, 2022

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Master Your Voice Beginners (For Contemporary Singers) TUTORIAL

Beginner overview of all exercises + technique you need to know as a contemporary singer.

What you’ll learn:

Understand how to control your vocal muscles easily
Daily vocal routine for you to follow (done by professionals)
Learn the foundations of strong contemporary vocal technique
Learn HOW the voice works

Requirements
No experience needed.

Description
Build a super strong vocal foundation with this course that includes the strong singer daily routine for you to begin strengthening the RIGHT muscles, DISENGAGING the wrong ones, build your range, tone, power and UNDERSTAND how your voice works so you can control it. Lessons Covered: The Muscles of the Voice, Finding Your Vocal Registers, Build A Daily Routine, Achieve Proper Vocal Cord Closure, Learn to Apply to Songs, Importance of Stretching for Tight Muscles, and The Mind of the Singer. Includes Downloadable Audio Exercises. Includes A Course PDF with all content for you to follow. Train with a professional coach specialized in contemporary technique. Karli Purcell is a trained vocal coach who not only has a classical voice degree, but has trained with the worlds best pop, country, rock and christian vocal coaches. Learn as she shares her knowledge in these short videos designed for you to learn quickly and effectively. Karli is able to answer all of your questions as you complete the course – and encourages course participants to do the downloadable exercises daily (both male and female keys included) to get the most out of the course. Master Your Voice: For Contemporary Beginners Looking to Build A Strong Foundation! Sing from the outside in – and understand how to get that pop style without damaging your voice.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 The Muscles of the Voice

Section 2: Finding Your Registers

Lecture 2 Finding Your Registers

Section 3: Your Daily Routine To Strengthen Your Voice

Lecture 3 Your Daily Routine To Strengthen Your Voice

Section 4: Vocal Fold Precision

Lecture 4 Vocal Fold Precision

Section 5: Song Application

Lecture 5 Song Application

Section 6: Vocal Health Overview: Diet + Habits To Care For Your Voice

Lecture 6 Vocal Health Overview

Section 7: Stretch It Out: Eliminate Tension BEFORE You Sing

Lecture 7 Stretch It Out: Eliminate Tension

Section 8: Conclusion: The Mind of the Singer

Lecture 8 Conclusion: The Mind of the Singer

Designed for singers who have been singing, but never taken training. For those who want to learn how the voice works – and how they can control it to do what they want.

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Ownhammer BA 73 for Acustica Audio Nebula

By vsto | August 25, 2022

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Ownhammer BA 73 for Acustica Audio Nebula

The “BA-73” library contains Acustica Audio Nebula preamp/console style gain stage coloration programs based on the BAE 1073mp preamp.

Measurement data was acquired via Prism Orpheus conversion, Vovox cables, Avedis Audio adapters, Rothwell attenuators, and the Creative Audio Labs MW1 Studio Tool.

Feature Set

Drive Configuration
Each program has a dual gain control, one for adjusting input/output levels (and subsequently where in the dynamic convolution set the audio will pass through), and one for increasing or decreasing harmonic saturation at the assigned level.

Programs (8):

Instrument
Instrument level and impedance signal fed to the Direct Inject input.

Instrument Cranked
Instrument level and impedance signal fed to the Direct Inject input, with a 10 dB static attenuator placed on the output and the gain raised to compensate.

Line
Line level and impedance signal fed to the line input.

Line Cranked
Line level and impedance signal fed to the line input, with a 10 dB static attenuator placed on the output and the gain raised to compensate.

Mic 300
Microphone level and impedance signal fed the the microphone input at the 300 ohm setting.

Mic 300 Cranked
Microphone level and impedance signal fed the the microphone input at the 300 ohm setting, with a 10 dB static attenuator placed on the output and the gain raised to compensate.

Mic 1200
Microphone level and impedance signal fed the the microphone input at the 1200 ohm setting.

Mic 1200 Cranked
Microphone level and impedance signal fed the the microphone input at the 1200 ohm setting, with a 10 dB static attenuator placed on the output and the gain raised to compensate.

File Format

Compatible Platform: Nebula by Acustica Audio
Nebula Version Required: Nebula 2 & 3 (commercial version ONLY) v1.3.504 and above
File Inclusions: Program & Vector file pairs (.n2p, .n2v)
Sample Rate: 96 kHz (Nebula can re-sample internally to other rates)
10 Kernel harmonic depth
GDRIVE+DRIVE gain structure control

OwnHammer Nebula libraries were developed and released from 2011 to 2013 for the commercial Nebula 3 plugin, version 1.3.504. At the time of release, this library was tested extensively by a multi-faceted beta group, verified unanimously by the user community following public availability, and proven to operate with 100% functionality within its design specification. Due to the age of this content, it is now considered END-OF-LIFE and provided UNSUPPORTED by OwnHammer. Any ability or inability for the files to operate correctly is PURELY a function of (1) proper installation, configuration, and operation on the part of the user and (2) the Nebula version being used having backwards-compatibility for libraries generated with this version of the program compiler.

This content is offered at the risk of loss to the end-user, with NO refunds, exchanges, or store credit provided. Any direct or indirect requests made for such will result in the permanent banning of access to your OwnHammer account on the grounds of violation of the Terms and Conditions of sale, and the loss of further access to previous orders (Terms of Use of the OwnHammer website only guarantees access to purchased content for 72 hours).

As this content is UNSUPPORTED and provided AS-IS, under NO circumstances will OwnHammer engage in ANY form of pre-sales or post-sales communication regarding this library, pertaining to any conversation topic. To see if (1) you are able to follow the steps necessary to install 3rd party program/vector libraries and (2) the compiler version used for this library will function properly with the version of Nebula you have installed, first try the free ANALOGALIZER library.

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The44thfloor RC-20 Presets Vol.1

By vsto | August 25, 2022

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The44thfloor RC-20 Presets Vol.1

Introducing 30 original presets for one of the popular & useful audio plug-ins, RC-20 by XLN Audio. These presets carefully emulate wobbly tape machines, unique digital pedals, rare rack effects and analog consoles. Inspired by great hardware companies such as Teac, Ampex, Chase Bliss, Strymon, Cooper FX & many others.

These presets range from experimental to vintage, with modern usability to spark inspiration effortlessly.

Features:

30 Presets
Requires XLN Audio RC-20
Easy to load and ready to use

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Carma Studio Circuit Scanners Power Source WAV

By vsto | August 25, 2022

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Carma Studio Circuit Scanners Power Source WAV

We’ve dug deep into the circuit paths of electronic equipment using signal tracers to scan and record electronic noise and electromagnetic fields (EMF) emanating from electronic equipment.

This third installment in a series of three sound libraries focuses on the elements of power sources with noise drones of electrical power, 60Hz cycle hum, dirty ground buzz with static, glitch, pops, snaps, crackles & electronic interference including low-end & pulsing frequencies. Be careful with your ears, some of these are nasty sounding.

55 sound effects created as 10-second files that can be used to create an environment, whooshes or looped and layered to make atmospheres. Recordings were left as raw as possible keeping all the bits intact for designing new creations. Great for power & energy sources, technology, data transmission, and Sci-Fi.

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Innovative Samples Toronto Lanez 3 WAV

By vsto | August 25, 2022

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Innovative Samples Toronto Lanez 3 WAV

‘Toronto Lanez 3’ includes Trapsoul samples that will give you that Trapsoul & Hip Hop sound that is becoming very popular. All music is 100% Royalty-Free and offers you a fresh, modern Trapsoul, RnB & Hip-Hop sound. Inspired By Tory Lanez.

68 Sounds

Innovation Samples offers a large collection of sounds includeing: Urban, Trapsoul, Trap, Vocals, Vinyl, Hip Hop, Neo Soul, R&B, Pop, Indie, Country, Rock and much more! These high-quality loops will make your projects more effective and put you on the right course to making hits. Check out their range of sounds inspired by the Billboard chart’s most prominent artists and get a head start on creating the next big chart-topper.

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