After the huge success of “lofi hip hop guitar”, Whitenoise is back with another release focusing on dream-like lofi hip hop guitar sounds. Expect to also find everything needed to create full lofi beats such as crunchy drum loops, chilled melodies, warm Rhodes, sampled vinyl’s, sp404 chopped drums, crispy snaps & claps, one shots and much more! Every included sound is carefully processed, mixed and mastered to deliver that remarkable lofi hip hop vibe. These sounds are also perfect for chillhop, soul, jazz music, downtempo and more. All samples are key labeled, loops are tempo labeled. 90 x LOOPS, 60 x ONESHOTS, 150 TOTAL SOUNDS @ WAV 44.1Khz, 24-bit.
150 Sounds
Whitenoise Records is the latest label founded by DJ Producer and Sounds Designer Chris Faux. Delivering fresh innovative 24 bit royalty-free sample libraries. From highly usable one-shots to cutting edge loops. using pure analog gear, high end digital processing as well as many years of experience.
Sonicycle proudly introduces Electronic India – Drums and Beats. This pack brings you an assortment of rhythms and grooves inspired by traditional Indian percussion. Producers can enjoy crisp modern drum beats paired with melodic Indian percussion, meticulously processed to be implemented into any production, a perfect addition to any produces sound library.
80 Sounds
Sonicycle is based in London with a presence in India, Israel, US and Canada. We are a team of sound designers and musicians with roots in music and film production. Sonicycle creates exquisite samples of rare and exotic instruments, meticulously crafted into breathtaking instruments, cinematic content, sound libraries and loops, for use by creative musicians and in consumer products.
BFractal Music presents ¨Melodic Happiness¨ an ultimate sample pack for producers and beatmakers who appreciate fine quality samples in today’s music production. ¨Melodic Happiness¨ is a huge collection of samples inspired by the modern wave of LoFi Hip-Hop. This is a solid and highly recommended sound bank for production of Rap Music, Chill, R&B, Soul, Trap, Pop Songs as well as a great tool for singers and songwriters. Packed full of high quality drums, melodic piano loops, soulful keys, warm bass lines, atmospheric effects and more. MIDI files are included, so you have full control over your project. The MIDI files give you the freedom to apply the melodies to any sound you choose. All loops come bpm and key-labelled and are recorded as 24bit Hi-quality WAV. 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!
140 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.
This is the one-stop package to help build the foundation of your tracks. Inspired by creativity, experimentation, and originality this pack features percussion and foley samples to give your sound a sleek atmospheric touch; all of it created from scratch with 100+ samples of one hits and loops Whether you’re looking to provide a background groove or add some texture to your track dive right in and find what you need in no time at all! Suitable for any genre. 4x Fx 16x Kicks 54x Percs 6x Textures 51x Drum Loops 3x Music Loops
136 Sounds
Toolbox Samples is a uk based company aimed on giving you all killer and no filler, with 100% royalty free samples. Our packs are small and streamlined, focused on high quality loops as Our team of experts and devoted artists will provide you with innovative Sounds. Whether you are looking at adding that extra touch to your tracks, or looking to spark creativity, toolbox samples will have a home in your sample library cupboard!
Watch & learn the insider secrets of how Martin Ikin crafts his unique and hugely popular sound that’s dominating the Tech House scene.
Martin Ikin has dominated the sound of Tech House over the past 18 months.
In this production tutorial, Martin outlines the secrets of his production process that have seen such huge success. Watch him build a track from start to finish, understanding how he crafts his unique and hugely popular sound.
Martin has a huge depth of experience in the scene. A DJ/producer since 1991, he has released music under a raft of different aliases, alongside building a career as a renowned studio engineer. A trained jazz pianist, his musicality sets him apart from many Tech House artists, as does his use of analogue synths throughout his music.
In recent times, his releases for the likes of Repopulate Mars, Catch & Release, Ultra, El Row, Sola and Toolroom have truly dominated Beatport. He was the best-selling artist on the platform in 2020, seeing DJ support from A-list artists across the board.
In this course, Martin covers everything from dynamic and tight percussion grooves, through to his iconic and legendary bass sound, to making genre-appropriate vocals in Tech House. You’ll learn insider knowledge and secrets as he builds a track from scratch. The final bonus chapter features an interview with Mark Knight, where Martin discusses his career journey in the scene.
How To Write Songs The Songwriting Process Start To Finish TUTORIAL
Turn your inspiration into beautiful songs with step-by-step guidance through two professional songwriting methods.
What you’ll learn:
Two completely different methods for writing songs: starting from lyrics, and starting from melody
How to write compelling lyrics that tell your story and captivate your listeners
How to create a meaningful relationship between your lyrics and music
How to make great chord choices to support your lyrics
Detailed breakdown of the two most common song forms
A stack of practical exercises and tools for finishing your songs, every time
Requirements:
No prior songwriting experience needed!
An initial song idea, or unfinished songs you want to finish.
The ability to play basic chords on the guitar or piano (or the willingness to learn)
Or familiarity with a DAW to create chord-based tracks
The burning desire to write some songs!
A good sense of humor, and the willingness to try
This course is not for people who believe that you either ‘have it’ or you don’t. It is for people who understand that you can get better at anything, if you have the right tools, and are willing to practice
Description
Songwriting is like anything else: YOU CAN GET BETTER AT IT – with deliberate practice, practical tools and repeatable methods.Got great ideas, but don’t know how to turn them into songs?Bingeing YouTube videos on songwriting, but wish there was a step-by-step guide to follow?Struggling to bring music and lyrics together?Want to create beautiful melodies and interesting chord progressions?Want to write your BEST lyrics and express your ideas with clarity and conviction?This course has got you covered!Even if you’ve never written a song before, this course is all about revealing to you the step-by-step methods that professional songwriters use to write a complete song, every time. Your teachers, Keppie Coutts and Ben Romalis, are both professional artist and songwriters who have collectively over 40 years of experience writing, performing and teaching at Universities and Colleges around the world.No matter where you start a song idea—with lyrics or music first—there is a step-by-step process you can follow to turn it into a finished song. This songwriting course is radically practical!Our singular aim with this course is to show you how to take your initial inspiration and turn it into a finished song – every time.We take you step by step through not one—but two!—different songwriting processes:starting with lyrics first, andstarting with music firstAt every point along the way, we reveal the thought processes and creative decisions essential to the songwriting process, demonstrate how to do it, and how to fill your tool belt with techniques, methods, strategies, and processes that you can apply to your songwriting every time.By the end of this course, not only will your tool belt will be stocked; you’ll have a plan and a method for finishing your songs – all of them.Why Take This Course?Structured to take you deep inside not one, but two, different songwriting processes, in a methodical, comprehensive, and step-by-step way.Designed and created by two professional songwriters with diverse careers across multiple genres, not just pop and country – we write for major enterprises and organisations, cable TV, international publishing companies, video games, musical theatre, and more.Your teachers are both professional educators in Higher Education, with over a decade’s experience in world-class course design and delivery.Your teachers teach at world class contemporary songwriting institutions.Demonstrates through example, and always extracts the tools, techniques, and methods that can be applied to any songwriting process.Addresses head-on the most common question people have: lyrics first or melody first?Gives you a behind-the-scenes breakdown of the songwriting process, from the actual creators of the songs.Carefully curated playlists of over 50 song examples that demonstrate key concepts.Your Teachers – Industry ExpertsKeppie and Benny are working professional songwriters, and both teach contemporary songwriting in some of the world’s most renowned colleges and universities. They are also the founders of the popular ‘How to Write Songs’ YouTube Channel, with a hell-bent mission to help people become better songwriters.Keppie has taught songwriting at the Berklee College of Music, for Berklee Online, the Australian College of the Arts, the Open Academy at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, as well as at the Songwriting School of Los Angeles. Ben has taught for the JMC Academy and the Australian Institute of Music.As working songwriters, Keppie has written and co-written songs that have had over 10 million streams in the past 2 years with bands and artists as diverse as ARIA-nominated Twelve Foot Ninja (heavy metal) and Universal Music songwriter Skye. Keppie’s songs appear in major network television shows, and most recently, Keppie was commissioned by Penguin Random House to write one of the first full albums of original work to appear in a major audiobook release (Mothertongues, 2022).Keppie’s “voice is beautiful, just gorgeous. She’s like a contemporary female Nick Drake…and her guitar playing is so beautiful, so raw…” —John Mayer“Coutts’ songs marry soul and folk so gorgeously, you’ll cheer when they get stuck on endless repeat on the jukebox in your brain.” —The Boston GlobeBen Romalis has composed music for large companies such as Adobe and Cathay Pacific, and also composes music for games, televisions and advertising. As a songwriter, he is a founding member of the internationally touring alt-country band, The Green Mohair Suits, which has released 4 studio albums to date. Ben is the founder and head producer at Silamor Studios, a boutique studio specializing in video and audio production. “Green Mohair Suits make music for pleasure. Our pleasure. If you don’t find yourself smiling, tapping or joining in on one of those harmonies, you’re leading a very sad life.” —Sydney Morning HeraldBen lectures across a range of subjects including Songwriting, Production and Composition for Screen. He has vast experience designing and delivering workshops on creativity and innovation, as well as mentoring and coaching other industry professionals to help them realise their potential.Kind Words From Students“Keppie and Ben offer invaluable insights into the construction of melodies, each contributing their own unique observations. I experienced many ‘light bulb’ moments…I highly recommend this to anyone interested in furthering their songwriting and expanding their musical palette.” —Stephen Varhegyi“I thought I had song mapping down packed, but Keppie showed me ways to take further steps to get even clearer about the direction the lyrics can go. Keppie really shed light on verse development and I’ll be applying this to my songs in progress to finally finish them!” —Chevy van Dorssen“Keppie has the ability to seamlessly combine solid musical theory with a practicality that would suit any songwriter. A unique opportunity to work with a highly polished professional.” —Mark L.“Keppie’s teaching style is fantastic – no frills, cuts straight to the point, enough practice time, and loads of fantastic examples.” —Chris“I have a whole new songwriting toolkit to bring out the emotion in my songs and help with the creative process. Ben and Keppie were both incredibly knowledgeable and really down to earth. Thanks so much :)” —Melissa M.“I have been able to apply what I have learnt straight away!!” —Jessie Che
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction to your teachers
Lecture 2 What you will learn in this course
Section 2: WRITING A SONG FROM LYRICS FIRST
Lecture 3 Song Seed: Starting with a Lyric Idea
Lecture 4 Sense Writing: Generating Lyrics
Lecture 5 Core Concept: Finding the Title
Section 3: Structuring Your Ideas
Lecture 6 Song Mapping
Lecture 7 Writing the Verse and Choosing Chords
Lecture 8 Deciding on Song Form: Without a Chorus
Section 4: Finishing the Song
Lecture 9 Creating Contrast: Writing the Bridge
Lecture 10 Creating Variation: The Final Verse-Refrain
Lecture 11 Key Takeaways from Song 1
Lecture 12 LAST CALL – Full Song with Lyrics
Section 5: WRITING A SONG FROM MUSIC FIRST
Lecture 13 Song Seed: Starting with a Melodic Idea
Lecture 14 Moving Forward: Developing the Idea
Lecture 15 Words and Music: Finding a Lyric Theme
Section 6: Structuring the Song
Lecture 16 Developing the Lyrics
Lecture 17 Deciding on Song Form: With a Chorus
Lecture 18 Writing the Chorus
Section 7: Finishing the Song
Lecture 19 Writing the Next Verse
Lecture 20 Creating Contrast: The Bridge
Lecture 21 Creating Variation: The Final Chorus
Lecture 22 TIMEBOMB – Full Song with Lyrics & Chords
Lecture 23 Key Takeaways from Song 2 + Wrap-up
People looking for a structured, comprehensive, step-by-step guide, instead of random YouTube videos.,People who have a song idea but don’t know where to start.,People with lots of half-written (and unfinished!) songs.,People who want to learn from working songwriters who are also expert teachers.,Band members and instrumentalists who have always wanted to write songs, but are not quite sure how.,Songwriters of any level looking for new exercises, techniques, and processes to freshen up their practice.,Musicians who are keen to develop their songwriting skills.
Learn music theory today with the simplest, fastest and most effective method available. With this comprehensive course, you will master the essentials of music theory in a fraction of the time it would take using traditional methods.
Learn music theory in the easiest and fastest way possible! Avoid the long, boring hours of practice and lessons with thousands of exercises. This course is a short and sweet way to learn about music theory. At the end of this course, you will have learned everything there is to know about melody and rhythm, chords, scales and intervals to start making your music.
Forget about memorising thousands of chords or using chord sheets. Learn with a method that is easy to apply, practical and effective, allowing you to build any scale or chord on the spot like a pro!
We show you all the secrets and tricks, so you can learn to produce and compose music in no time!
We make music theory interesting, enjoyable and practical! Just days from now, you will be able to read and write music accurately and have your library of scales, chords and progressions that you can use in your songs!
OUTSTANDING INSPIRATION
MARBLE 2 is a modern creative inspiration source that is super easy to use.
With all its patterns and sequences – about 400- it provides building blocks for your musical ideas and lets you compose quickly. But of course, every one of its many parameters can be changed manually and in real-time.
A lot has changed with the upgrade. Besides 63 completely new sounds, Marble 2 has many new features like Sample Start Point Shift, Repetitions, Micro Tuning and many more. (see list below)
The successful Marble 2 concept goes into the 2nd round after six years – and it’s worth it 🙂
WHAT IS MARBLE 2?
MARBLE 2 is a creative music tool to help you quickly compose and implement your music ideas. MARBLE 2 is technically a two-track 16-step sequencer with the ability to edit every single step in terms of volume, pan, filter, tune, drive, reverb etc. To summarise, you have eleven parameters from which you can choose! To feed these two tracks, MARBLE 2 provides 63 different sound sources; some of them come in up to six times round robin with several dynamic layers.
But if that was not enough, MARBLE 2 allows you to shape the entire sound in real time. You have 13 manually and individually adjustable effects at your fingertips for each of the 127 steps on the table. To recall these effect settings, use the mod wheel – which runs through all 127 steps. You can now shape your sound in real time according to your requirements.
THIS IS WHAT YOU GET
An ‘open’ Sequencer
It is the core of Marble 2, 2 parallel sound slots, each equipped with an ‘open’ 16-step sequencer. ‘Open’ means it is possible to determine and define the values for 11 parameters for every step of both sequencers. You can change velocity, pan, length, distortion or bit depth, lowpass filter, tuning, micro tuning, chorus, repetition, reverb, and delay. Also, you can change the start point per step for all textures!
Chromatic
MARBLE 2 is fully chromatically playable and is not just a one-key trigger machine. You can play the sounds in every key or as chords, but it is also possible to “lock “the tuning, which lets you easier play drum beats or rhythmical patterns.
63 Sound Sources
For feeding the two sound slots, MARBLE 2 provides a lot of exciting synthetic and organic sound sources. There is a complex arsenal of synths and nice and various organic sounds. We have 16 great percussion sources, from deep, powerful, to exciting urban sounds. Finally, we have 16 field recording samples and textures (below, you will find the entire list). There are over 2,500 single sample sounds. (Full List in the downloadable manual below)
Real-time Sound Shaping
That is unique! MARBLE 2 provides the unique real-time sound shaping feature. After creating a sound in the sequencer area, the entire sound of MARBLE 2 finally passes a complex effect matrix. This effect matrix includes various effects such as low- and highpass filter, distortion, frequency rate, random generator and more. And now the addition of shaping the length and lp filter on top of the sequencer. Through the slightest changes in these effects, MARBLE 2 achieves impressive results and gives exciting vitality and complexity to all the sounds or patterns. And guess what? All of that works in real-time.
Clever Preset Menu
No more problem wading through long lists of presets. Marble 2 – like Rhytmik – has a dynamic preset menu with over 20 adjectives in 4 categories. And if you like a pattern, add it to your personal favorites list. A real innovation!
About 400 presets
Marble 2 comes with almost 400 presets. Almost everything you could wish for is there. Fat and deep hybrid percussion loops make a modern chase a breeze. Or beautiful atmospheric melodies that can be the starting point for something emotional. Or just some field recordings, very usable as snippets for your music.
Marble 2 includes an expansive list of new features:
A clever preset browser that allows you to filter through 23 categories
Favorites: Now, you can add presets to your favorites list for easier and quicker reach
Marble 2’s sequencer comes with 63 entirely new instruments divided into four categories: organic sounds, powerful synths, textures, and percussive instruments
The textures now come with a new function called Start Point, i.e., each step of the sequencer triggers the texture sample, which can start at different points. Start points, combined with the length functions, allow for a new and easy handling approach
Control the attack of the length function
Two different types of distortion
The adjustable low pass filter resonance
A new chorus with variable tempo
Micro tuning capability
Event repetition
Finally, and that’s great – you can now use the mod-wheel to control the sequencer slots’ length and low pass filter in real-time and relative to the track table steps
‘Paid In Full’ from is a collection of 5 Pain Trap Construction Kits Inspired by Young Bleu, NBA Youngboy, Lil Durk, Pooh Shiesty, Lil Tjay, Lil Uzi Vert, Rod Wave, Gunna, Young Thug and so many others.
44 Sounds
Dynasty Loops offer a large collection of loop packs suitable for producers of Piano Sounds, Melodic Sounds, Gospel, Soul, Hip Hop, R&B, Pop, Trap, and much, much more! These high quality loops will make your projects more effective and put you on the right course to making hits.
‘Flint Returns Vol.7’ Four Construction kits Old School Hip Hop & RnB. Inspired by Tee grizzley, Sada baby, Babyface Ray.
24 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.
‘King Of Memphis 7’ is bringing you nothing but the finest Hip Hop sounds with 5 radio ready construction kits hits filled with that modern mainstream Hip Hop sound. These four kits are inspired by artists such as Young Dolph, Drake, Pop Smoke, French Montana, Wiz Khalifa and more. All parts are separated including fat signature 808, bass, keys, lead, kicks, snares, claps, hats and much more. All sounds have been processed and edited using professional outboard gear to ensure authentic analogue warmth. Just Drag and Drop the files into your favorite DAW and you’re good to go.
Acid Music brings you the hardest trap vibes, containing five radio ready construction kits. From incredible bouncy drums to melodic melodies! This pack was inspired by major artist of today such as Dababy, Jack Harlow, Gunna, Don Toliver, Future, Drake, Dj Mustard, and many more! Each beat heard in this demo is included inside this kit. Exported in its highest quality, easy drag and drop, get straight to making hits! Drag and Drop the WAV files into your DAW of choice to get started on hits straight away. All melodies and vocals have been made from scratch.
