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Prince & Purple Rain: 40 Years PDF

By vsto | May 24, 2024

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Prince & Purple Rain: 40 Years PDF

Andrea Swensson, Maya Rudolph, “Prince and Purple Rain: 40 Years”

Authoritatively written and including rare photography and memorabilia, this stunningly illustrated book explores every aspect of Prince’s most iconic album and film, Purple Rain.

In 1984, Prince, along with his band, The Revolution, released what would become his best-selling album and a touchstone of 1980s pop culture. Purple Rain has gone on to sell 25 million copies and counting. In Prince and Purple Rain, Andrea Swensson, a Minneapolis-based journalist and host/co-producer of The Official Prince Podcast, takes a deep dive into the legendary musician’s most famous album on its 40th anniversary. Chapters cover

•Prince’s youth and early music career in Minneapolis, as well as each of the five studio albums that preceded Purple Rain
•Prince’s backing band, The Revolution, and the backgrounds of each of its individual members, with an emphasis on the Purple Rain studio and touring members: drummer Bobby Z, bassist Brown •Mark, guitarist Wendy Melvoin, keyboardist Lisa Coleman, and keyboardist Matt Fink
•Track-by-track analyses of each side
•A look at the groundbreaking film of the same name and its multiplatinum soundtrack
•Awards, accolades, and critical reception
•Prince’s legacy post–Purple Rain, up to his untimely death in 2016

Featuring a foreword by Prince superfan Maya Rudolph and iIlustrated with performance and off-stage photography as well as memorabilia from top collectors, Prince and Purple Rain is a definitive and beautifully produced tribute to a legendary album from a legendary performer and artist.

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Groove3 Mixing in Dolby Atmos with Headphones Explained [TUTORIAL]

By vsto | May 24, 2024

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Groove3 Mixing in Dolby Atmos with Headphones Explained [TUTORIAL]

In this extensive mixing video course, you’ll join veteran Groove3 instructor Gary Hiebner on a journey through the world of Dolby Atmos as he details for you how to create unforgettable audio experiences with headphones that surround your listeners and engage their senses like never before. Whether you’re creating gaming, audio, or video content (or all of the above), the world of Dolby Atmos opens the doors to immersive surround sound, placing your listeners in the heart of the action. These Dolby Amos mixing videos are designed for new Dolby Atmos users.

Gary begins with an overview of binaural mixing and what exactly Dolby Atmos is, along with some of the key components, such as the renderer, the bed, and objects. Then he goes into more detail about the renderer, including how to set it up, speaker location, and more terminology clarification with objects and beds. Learn how to properly prepare your mix for a Dolby Atmos mix, including the exporting of various stems.

Next, Gary shows you how to set up the platform in four different popular DAWs—Logic, Pro Tools, Studio One, and Cubase—including any special adjustments you need to make in each. Then it’s down to the nitty-gritty, and Gary demonstrates how to create a bed and pan the sounds of a drumset, creating a 3D audio space for the drums in relation to where a drummer would be. You’ll also learn how to use different binaural modes (near, mid, and far) to push objects closer or farther away, and Gary provides some recommendations on which modes to start with.

There’s much more to come in the rest of the course, such as various modes for orchestra (creating a 3D space for an orchestra recording), automating objects (moving the position of various objects within the 3D space), exporting a Dolby Atmos mix, trimming and downmixing (additional exporting options), LFE channel (creating an LFE bus for specific tracks), using reverbs (applying different amounts to certain speakers, etc.), and more! The course rounds out with a three-part demonstration of adding various sound effects to a video to create desired results.

Dolby Atmos is an exciting new frontier for audio production, and this course will show you how to create these effects for your listeners while working with headphones only. By the end, you’ll be ready to start implementing these practices right away! Check out the individual Dolby Atmos video tutorial descriptions for more information and ideas on how you can employ this technology in your own projects. Open the door to a new sonic experience… Watch “Mixing in Dolby Atmos with Headphones Explained®” now!

What You Will Learn:

General overview of surround sound, binaural mixing, and the Dolby Atmos platform
Detailed setup procedures in various DAWs to get you up and running quickly
How to create a 3D audio space and place various objects and instruments in specific locations – demonstrated with drums and an orchestra
How to automate the surround panning, level, and effect level of various objects in the 3D space
And much more!

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Waves Crate Analog Tools 3: Multi-Key Madness [WAV Analog Lab Bank]

By vsto | May 24, 2024

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Waves Crate Analog Tools 3: Multi-Key Madness [WAV Analog Lab Bank]

Analog Tools 3, where do I begin? Firstly, you seriously won’t find these presets anywhere on the internet.

That’s because they were created with the real intention of innovating.

Forget all the recycled Analog Lab presets, this bank is an instant power-up to your sound.

Listen to the demos and tell me I’m lying, this is our best Analog Lab Bank yet.

MULTI-KEY PRESETS
Created by an ambassador at Waves Crate, @prodkeyon wanted to find a new generational sound within the VST. I’m proud to say that he figured it out! Multi-Key presets are multiple presets in one.

Expanding your true creativity with 3+ tones & moving textures you won’t hear in a regular Analog Lab preset (3 sounds in one note).

Heard enough? We’re just getting started.

VELOCITY-KEY PRESETS
“It needs more innovation” says Keyon.

Upgrading the Multi-Key concept, he curated a new inspiring preset category that gives you more of an hands on approach to shape your sounds when using these Velocity-Keys.

Deriving from word “velocity” it’s pretty simple to explain, the higher/lower velocities you go, the sound changes. This will give you full control when shaping a melody.

Analog Tools 3 puts the main spotlight on the presets in Analog Lab V.
However, it also comes with bonuses when investing in this pack. Once again, previews are available to listen, bless your ears.

EXCLUSIVE FREE BONUSES INCLUDED

ANALOG TEXTURES
Includes 40+ phrases, accents, and textures to use as building blocks to inspire an idea, or add to the one you were already making. Trust in the analog sound.

ANALOG RUNS
Includes 20+ chord runs made using the multi-keys and other synths to design a great ambiance to fit in the background. Using these makes the little things in your samples matter.

PEDAL CONSTRUCTS
Using some of the newest guitar pedals and custom VSTs, the pedal constructs offer you a bizarre world of textural delays, weird guitar chops, distorted reverbs, damaged looping patterns, and way more.

These are meant to challenge your process and use them to the best of their ability.

VOCAL STASH
Vocal Tapes (Vocal Stash) includes 25+ vocal runs, vocal textures, & hooks to add a crazy twist within your music. Shoutout to @keymajorbeatz for being a huge help on these.

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Denovaire Robofriends [KONTAKT]

By vsto | May 24, 2024

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Denovaire Robofriends [KONTAKT]

Out of the depths of planet earth’s junkyards come the ROBOFRIENDS. Used, destroyed, worn out, rusty, itchy and scratchy, they tell stories of a retro-futuristic age, when steam-powered rockets landed on Mars. ROBOFRIENDS is a compilation of robotic synthesizer sounds. It can be used for film post production, game audio or music production suiting special needs. Creating Glitch tracks, pimping up a Hiphop track or finding the right ambiences for game or movie can be done creatively and quick. Not to speak of experimental live sets built of robots! From deep, aggressive and angry robots to playful funny characters: everyone is a ROBOFRIEND.

ROBOFRIENDS has been carefully crafted on analogue outboard. For each character, we tried to provide many samples with different articulations. The differences are small sometimes, but the variety is rich. So, via a MIDI keyboard, an authentic performance is possible. Summing up with the FX section and the genuine Impulse Responses, the ROBOFRIENDS guarantee vintage electric dreams come true.

Requires the full version of Kontakt 5.8.1+ (does NOT work with the Kontakt Player)

This collection contains:

6 NKI instruments
651 synthesizer samples, clean and and reamped versions
7 genuine impulse responses recorded from vintage gear
24 additional long samples to use in your DAW
Extensive pdf documentation

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Sample Logic Key Fury [KONTAKT]

By vsto | May 24, 2024

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Sample Logic Key Fury [KONTAKT]

A refreshing world of keyboards & pianos
The dramatic saga continues with a world of multi-sampled cinematic keyboards and pianos, crafted into synthetic and organic presets to bring out the intensity and emotion in your next music productions. Developed in the Kontakt engine, this mammoth 12 GB virtual instrument contains 190 multi-sampled instruments / presets, over 10,400 samples, all meticulously programmed to provide incredibly inspiring sonic material and musical ideas. Whether you need a pristine grand piano, or a mutated keyboards, you will find it within KEY FURY. From this massive virtual instrument arises a straight to the point user driven musical tool designed with a fresh and modern easy-to-use interface.

AT A GLANCE:

190 Instrument Presets
12 GB Sample Content (using lossless compression)
Made entirely from multi-sampled keyboard instruments
Dynamic meta-tag browsing system
Hot-swappable effects chain technology
Randomization refined for instant and creative inspiration
Streamlined User Interface for stress free music production

KEYBOARDS SAMPLED
Sample Logic has deeply sampled a wide variety of Grand Pianos, Upright Pianos, Prepared & Bowed Pianos, Toy Pianos, Harpsichords, Accordions, Organs, Digital Classics, Synthetic Keys, Vintage Keyboards, Wavetable Synths and much more. If it has keys, there’s a good chance it’s in Key Fury! From there, choose any combination of instruments to create organic, synthetic, and hybrid music productions and bring your music to life. You can never have enough keyboards in your toolbox and KEY FURY showcases the inventive world of Keyboards through Sample Logic creative lens. From the powerful cinematic to funktafied electronics, you will surely find the multi-sampled instrument of your dreams for any musical production.

VERSATILITY AND PERFORMANCE
KEY FURY combines performance and efficiency with exceptional content resulting in streamlined creativity. The idea was to create interface controls around simplicity yet packed with the power tools to instantly shape the sound to your liking. With the intuitive user interface the connection between you and your guitars has never been more direct. This streamlined approach puts the user experience at the forefront for fast and easy performance. Produce your sound without losing your way in the interface. Tailored sound shaping effects and parameters within the main window provide total control for broad-stroke composition while smart pop-up menus allow for deep sound sculpting effects, LFOs and effect animators! Start producing music without excessive clicking.

MAXIMUM UTILITY
Time is money and deadlines have never been tighter, thus Sample Logic has gone to great lengths to save you time and frustration with KEY FURY. Finding the perfect sound quickly and easily is vital, so efficiency defines every step of the interface. Locating sounds and presets is a breeze using the multi-tag browser system. Each instrument preset is tagged with descriptive genre driven tags. From there, favorite presets to save them for future use – even when you close and reopen the instrument! The browser is a one-stop solution for choosing, customizing and performing dynamic instrument presets.

SAVE TIME RANDOMIZE
In a hurry? Sample Logic has equipped the KEY FURY interface with streamlined randomization, allowing you to rapidly generate a multitude of new presets. Simply set your parameters and click the random button to unlock unleash inspiration. The interface’s intelligent randomization technology will generate creative results on the spot, every time!

Technical Specifications
KEY FURY includes 190 sampled instruments / presets, including a 12 GB sample library (over 10,400 audio samples) using Kontakt’s lossless sample storage compression. All samples are delivered at 44.1kHz/24-bit.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Full paid version of Kontakt, version 6.7.1 or higher. Will not work in the free Kontakt Player!
Mac OS 10.14, or higher, i5, 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended)
Windows 10, or higher, Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU, 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended)
12 GB free disk space for KEY FURY sample content

COMPATIBILITY (64-bit only)
Stand-alone • VST (AU) Audio Units • AAX •

Requires full version of Kontakt, version 6.7.1 or higher.

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Renegade Audio Retro Funk WAV

By vsto | May 24, 2024

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Renegade Audio Retro Funk WAV

The sounds of Bootsy & P-Funk, The O’Jays, Shaft’s orchestral stylings, JB Funk grooves, Stevie Wonder dirty clavinet, Gap Band & Tom Tom Club grooves along with classic early Hip-hop breaks to open the vibes up to a wide array of genres – all in here. Retro Funk takes inspiration from the legends who created and pushed the envelope – bringing Funk to the higher ground each year. This pack is full of funky drumming, heaps of percussion, lush analog synths, wah-wah guitar and bass lines, Phaser shifting electric keys and layered combos, all ready to drop into your music for that added pinch of hot sauce groove.

What makes this collection stand apart from other packs, there are loops within recorded in the ’70s originating from 40-year-old 2″ tapes crafted by Bill King (Pianist, composer, and arranger who studied with Oscar Peterson, worked with Janis Joplin, Pointer Sisters, Martha Reeves, Chaka Khan).

These vintage sounds include drums, electric keyboard, clavinet, ’70s analog synths, horns and percussion, and are from recording sessions conducted in Atlanta, Georgia, at Axis Sounds in the late ’70s. We chose several old reels of 2″ tape and baked at 130 degrees – digitized after a single pass and transferred to ProTools. From there, we cut up and picked the finest, most relevant sounds from the sessions.

We constructed the additional loops using vintage gear emulations, such as EMT Plate, Capital Records Chambers, Eventide Harmonizer, Phase Shifters, Echos, and more. We aim the bulk of the drum loops towards a funk-hip-hop groove that blends into different musical styles, including Funk, Hip-hop, Reggae, Dub, House, Trip-hop, and many more. Retro Funk is a practical and flexible loop pack.

Product Details:

Tempo Ranges: 73-140 bpm
88 Bass Loops
146 Drum Loops
63 Guitar Loops
26 Horn Loops
97 Key Loops
33 Misc Loops
107 Perc Loops
24 Synth Loops
181 Bass Hits
282 Drum Hits
150 Guitar Hits
65 Horn Hits
247 Key Hits
41 Misc Hits
173 Perc Hits
39 Synth Hits

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Disciple Samples Sharks Color Bass Vol.1 WAV

By vsto | May 24, 2024

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Disciple Samples Sharks Color Bass Vol.1 WAV

“Sharks debuts his first sample pack, a massive collection of aquatic and colourful twinkly sounds based around the rising genre of Colour Bass. After helping the melodic dubstep scene evolve in a new direction alongside artists like Chime and Ace Aura, Sharks is releasing a special set of his unique watery and hard hitting colourful styles for producers to experiment with.

If you are looking on improving your creativity, making your music more colourful but still heavy or simply looking for very well crafted drums no matter the genre, this pack has everything you need.

This pack has a lot of variety, it includes melodic watery sound design that you probably never heard before, clean and crisp drums, heavy and crunchy basses, all kinds of melodic loops! You will find it very useful for genres like Dubstep, Tearout, Trap, Hyperpop, LoFi and more.”

800 Samples

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Soul Surplus Strat Pack WAV

By vsto | May 24, 2024

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Soul Surplus Strat Pack WAV

The Strat Pack by Soul Surplus, is chock full of guitar loops to add to your next production. With over 50 loop samples to choose from, this pack was created to easily drag and drop into your DAW and/or sampler. Using a simple setup, (a Fender Stratocaster into a few pedals, then into a tube amp) and staying in the soulful vibe that Soul Surplus is known for, this pack is full of chords, lines, and leads that will drive you to create your next favorite beat.

Instruments & Gear Used:

Guitar: Fender Stratocaster HSS
Amp: Fender Hot Rod Deville 40w
Pedals: EHX Soul Food, Biyang Time Machine, T-Rex Tap Tone, TC Electronics Nova Repeater
Outboard: Dizengoff D4, Warm Audio EPQ-WA, Warm Audio WA76

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The Rucker Collective 061: Continuum (Compositions & Stems) [WAV]

By vsto | May 24, 2024

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The Rucker Collective 061: Continuum (Compositions & Stems) [WAV]

The Rucker Collective is a sound design/production company formed with the intention of delivering original sounds for producers to sample that are hassle-free on the clearance side & to fill the void for fans of library music. The sixty-first volume “Continuum” consists of 10 samples composed by KP.

This multi-platinum collective’s work has been grammy nominated & used by artists: Drake, J Cole, Moneybagg Yo, Rod Wave, Rick Ross, Don Toliver, Fabolous, Tory Lanez, The Lox, Fat Joe, Snoop Dogg, YBN, Westside Gunn/Griselda, NLE Choppa, K Camp, Yella Beezy, Dave East, Lloyd Banks and producers ranging from Timbaland to 808 Mafia to araabMUZIK.

This pack has 10 compositions all BPM/Key labeled and can be purchased in composition or stems format. This is a digital download. All sounds included are compatible with any DAW or sampler (44.1k).

100% Original. Nothing Recycled.

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One Stop Shop Merges World Vol.001 WAV

By vsto | May 24, 2024

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One Stop Shop Merges World Vol.001 WAV

Introducing the captivating world of Merges, a singer/songwriter whose journey through the vibrant music scenes of Nashville and Los Angeles has shaped her into a dynamic force in alternative Rand;B, pop, indie, and more.

Renowned not only for her artistry but also her songwriting prowess, her collaborative track record includes the likes of EXO, Blxst, Joony, Elley Duhe, and many more. Now, she invites you to immerse yourself in her sonic universe.

Packed with emotionally stirring vocals, textured melodic samples, drum loops, and one shots that embody her signature style and vision, “Merges World Vol.001” was designed to help you explore new realms of musical expression.

315 Samples

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Class A Samples Afro House Vol.2 WAV

By vsto | May 24, 2024

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Class A Samples Afro House Vol.2 WAV

Class A Samples are proud to present Vol 2 of one of their bestselling sample packs – Afro House Vol. 2.

This 388 MB sample pack contains all the elements you may need to produce your next Afro House, Deep House, Tribal, Iberican or Tech House super hit!

Inspired by music from labels like Toolroom, Defected, Stereo Production, Global Underground, SKINT, Strictly Rhythm, Tsuba and more!

Check out this groovy sample pack and grab your copy of Afro House Vol 2 today

388 Mb
24 bit samples
125 BPM
50 Drum Loops
30 Shaker Loops
20 Bass & Tom Loops
70 One Shots
30 Shaker Loops
40 Sound FX
40 Top Loops
30 Synth Loops

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PastToFutureReverbs Motown Piano Vol.2! [KONTAKT]

By vsto | May 24, 2024

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PastToFutureReverbs Motown Piano Vol.2! [KONTAKT]

After the big success of our Motown Piano Vol. 1 here is Vol. 2!

We love the sound of this one even more.

Vol. 1 was more about the vintage upright piano sound & Vol. 2 is all about the vintage Grand Piano sound that we love from the old vinyl records.

This piano will take you at least 50-60 years back in time.

Just imagine you play the piano that sounds like an original vintage piano with all their analog flavors of tape, console, vinyl, and all their soulful imperfections of the 50s and 60s similar to a lot of music productions of the Motown era. Then you should have a look at this instrument.

We recorded a vintage Steinway Grand Piano and put a lot of analog magic spice in the postproduction so that we can now say with great conviction, this is a real gem for all piano players and vintage lovers.

Here are the main features:

MOTOWN PIANO VOL. 2 .nkm for Kontakt 5.5.2
easy to use interface
„RoundRobin-behaviour“ and „physical modeling velocity technique“ for more playing realism
mix-ready analog stereo sound
Inclusive release samples & pedal noise

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Eyezer Viper Soundbank Vol.2

By vsto | May 24, 2024

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Eyezer Viper Soundbank Vol.2

Eyezer Productionz Presents: Viper Soundbank Volume.2! This soundbank was created to fit various different genres, such as Trance, House, Big Room House, Oldschool EDM, Hardstyle, Hardcore and more! This great soundbank has 124 mixed presets of high quality.

Supersaws, plucks, pads, arps, fx sounds, atmospheric sounds, famous sounds (inspired by artists such as Darude, Deadmau5, Martin Garrix, Lady Gaga and more) are contained in this soundbank! This soundbank is a great bank to have in your collection!

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Brainworx-Plugin Alliance Suhr Bundle 2024 [WIN]

By vsto | May 24, 2024

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Brainworx-Plugin Alliance Suhr Bundle 2024 [WIN]

The Suhr PT-100 is a stunningly refined and flexible take on the classic Plexi-style amp head, designed by master guitar builder John Suhr, along with influential guitarist and tone expert Pete Thorn. This exacting plugin emulation offers a huge variety of guitar tones from pristine clean, to delightfully crunchy, to screaming high gain.

Own the sound of the legendary SE 3+ pre mod preamp for vintage Marshalls that shaped the sounds of rock, pop and country royalty including Eddie Van Halen, Steve Lukather (Toto and Michael Jackson), Michael Landau (Joni Mitchell and Tim McGraw), Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake, DIO, Dead Daisies).

Included:

Suhr PT100 v1.2.1
Suhr SE100 v1.2.1

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Class A Samples Afro House WAV

By vsto | May 24, 2024

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Class A Samples Afro House WAV

Class A Samples are proud to present this groovy collection of Afro House samples.

A huge 480 MB sample pack contains everything you may need to produce your next Tech, Deep House, Tribal, Iberican or Classic House power tune.

Inspired by Toolroom, Defected, Stereo Production, Global Underground, SKINT, Strictly Rhythm, Tsuba and more!

Check out this sample pack and grab it ASAP.

480 Mb
24 bit samples
126 BPM
74 Drum Loops
40 Percussion Loops
25 Bass Loops
45 Drum Hits
30 Shaker Loops
33 Sound FX
22 Synth Loops
20 Tom Loops

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