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Tuesday, September 11, 2018
77% off ‘Floppytron Synth’ by Sampleso - Limited Time!
Sampleso are proud to present their unique take on the classic musical floppy drive, FLOPPYTRON.
Inspired by YouTube videos featuring floppy drives playing classic tunes from movies and video games, this basic yet complicated concept creates an instrument unlike anything else!
A Unique Take On The Famous Musical Floppy Drive!
This instrument is a true testament to Sampleso’s dedication to give their users the most unique and special instruments, so you can stand out and get a unique sound for your productions.
The Floppytron was inspired by YouTube videos featuring floppy drives playing classic tunes from movies and video games.
This basic yet complicated concept lead Sampleso to create an instrument unlike anything else ever seen before, including some features that are guaranteed to upgrade your productions, and spark your creativity.
A Brief History Of The Musical Floppy Drive
While the true origin of floppy drive music is uncertain, we do know that one of the first videos on YouTube of a “singing” floppy drive was posted on September 16th, 2007. The video features a Commodore 64 floppy playing “Daisy Bell” from a pre-programmed midi sequence.In June 2008, a video of a floppy disk playing the Imperial March from “Star Wars” was featured on Hack A Day, Today & Tomorrow, Think Artificial, Buzzfeed and Make Magazine. The following year, artist Mike Kohn launched a section on his personal site to exhibit his floppy drive music work, featuring Bach’s Invention 13.
Since then, hundreds of different videos and tutorials have been posted all over the internet showing their floppy drive music creations and sharing coding tutorials to create your own playable floppy drive.
100+ Inspiring Presets & Total Control In One Stylish Package!
DESIGNSampleso has custom built and programmed the circuit that converts MIDI information from a keyboard controller to the necessary information for the floppy drive to play a musical note. This circuit was based on an Arduino Uno and was coded specifically for this project.
The drive was carefully sampled using state of the art equipment, using acoustic techniques to give the instrument a bigger, fuller sound.
After which Sampleso implemented the samples onto their signature custom Kontakt engine, and added some exclusive features to compliment the floppy drive sound, resulting in a one of a kind instrument that will definitely keep your creativity flowing.
All the controls in the main interface can be assigned a MIDI CC with a simple right-click.
PRESETS
Select a preset from the 100+ that Sampleso designed or create and save your own presets.
Filter your preset search by sections, tags, and category.
The preset menu also lets you preview each preset while loading it.
BEATS
This exclusive feature lets you sync the floppy engine cycles to your host’s tempo.
This gives the instrument such an amazing rhythmic effect, you won’t want to turn it off!
“Floppytron Synth”?
With “Floppytron”, Sampleso have excelled themselves by taking a simple idea that started life as a YouTube curio, stretching to it’s absolute limits through modern sampling technology.The sheer amount of shaping and FX combinations that are possible within this Kontakt based library lend it to many interesting and varied musical uses in such genres as:
- 8-bit chip tunes
- Pop
- Electronica
- Sound Design
Note: Requires FULL retail version of Kontakt 5.6.8 or later, NOT Compatible with the free Kontakt player.
Normally €44 – get it at 77% off before it’s gone!
- 77% off the normal price (normally €44)!
- Extra wide Interface.
- Flat & Intuitive design.
- Sampled with high-end equipment.
- Exclusive beat sync engine.
- Unique Kontakt engine interface.
- Sampleso exclusive and inspiring effects Morpher.
- 2 LFO’s and 2 advanced step sequencers.
- Advanced Key-switch function.
- More than 100 presets + presets easy tags navigation.
- 18 FX included.
- 300mb zip file.
- Note: Requires FULL retail version of Kontakt 5.6.8 or later, NOT Compatible with the free Kontakt player.
- Windows 7 or higher (latest Service Pack, 32/64 Bit), Intel Core Duo or AMD AthlonTM 64 X2, 4 GB RAM (6 GB RAM recommended).
- Mac: OS X 10.9 or higher, Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM.
- Perfect for Electronica, Pop, 8-bit chip tunes, Sound Design and much, much more!
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Out Now! ALCHEMIST 2 - Cinematic Impacts by STRING AUDIO
ALCHEMIST 2 - Cinematic Impacts is available in two packages.
FULL VERSION (download size 6.3GB)
FULL VERSION (download size 6.3GB)
- A total of 6+GB of original sample material (Full Quality WAV files).
- 3.8+GB of brand new samples plus all samples included in the first version of Alchemist Cinematic Impacts Vers.1 (2.4+GB)
- Two Instruments:
- Alchemist 2 Cinematic Impacts 2: 2.4GB of brand new sample material and 300 of new snapshots powered by the new ALCHEMIST 2 engine.
- Alchemist 2 Cinematic Impacts 1: All samples (1.6GB) and snapshots (195) of the first version of Alchemist Impacts powered by the new ALCHEMIST 2 engine.
- 900+ high-quality WAV total samples.
- 6 layers.
- 495 pre-programmed Snapshots.
- Main Engine: Individual layer controls for pitch, volume, pan, solo, mute, effects bypass, layer lock, adsr, layer boost and cut, pan and amp LFO send.
- Powerful randomize function.
- Dedicated Motion Engine: Arpeggiator, Pan and Amp LFO.
- Dedicated Color Engine: 200 convolution Impulse Responses, Randomize function.
- Dedicated Effect Engine: skreamer, lo-fi, chorus, tape saturation, delay, and distortion (controlled by the modulation wheel).
- Dedicated Eq Engine
- TouchOSC compatibility and custom template
UPGRADE VERSION (download size 2.46GB)
(only for owners of Alchemist Cinematic Impacts Vers.1)
(only for owners of Alchemist Cinematic Impacts Vers.1)
- Brand new ALCHEMIST 2 engine, a lot more powerful and more efficient
- 2.4GB of brand new sample material (Full Quality WAV files).
- Two Instruments:
- Alchemist 2 Cinematic Impacts 2: 2.4GB of brand new sample material and 300 of new snapshots powered by the new ALCHEMIST 2 engine.
- Alchemist 2 Cinematic Impacts 1: All samples (1.6GB) and snapshots (300+) of the first version of Alchemist Impacts powered by the new ALCHEMIST 2 engine.
- 900+ high-quality WAV total samples.
- 6 layers.
- 495 pre-programmed Snapshots.
- Main Engine: Individual layer controls for pitch, volume, pan, solo, mute, effects bypass, layer lock, adsr, layer boost and cut, pan and amp LFO send.
- Powerful randomize function.
- Dedicated Motion Engine: Arpeggiator, Pan and Amp LFO.
- Dedicated Color Engine: 200 convolution Impulse Responses, Randomize function.
- Dedicated Effect Engine: skreamer, lo-fi, chorus, tape saturation, delay, and distortion (controlled by the modulation wheel).
- Dedicated Eq Engine
- TouchOSC compatibility and custom template
PRICE:
Full Version:
Special Intro Price 99$ (Regular price $129)
Upgrade Version: (only for owners of Alchemist Cinematic Textures Vers.1)
Special Intro Price 69$ (Regular price $89)
Discounted intro price ends soon. DON'T MISS OUT
Full Version:
Special Intro Price 99$ (Regular price $129)
Upgrade Version: (only for owners of Alchemist Cinematic Textures Vers.1)
Special Intro Price 69$ (Regular price $89)
Discounted intro price ends soon. DON'T MISS OUT
For owners of ALCHEMIST 2 Cinematic Textures
BUY ALCHEMIST 2 Cinematic Impacts during the intro promo period and you will receive in advance the new updated ALCHEMIST 2 engine also for ALCHEMIST 2 Cinematic Textures that will be only officially released in the next future!
Friday, July 14, 2017
63% off “Project Alpha & Bravo” Bundle by HybridTwo - SAMPLE LIBRARY DEAL!
“Project Alpha & Bravo” are intuitive and powerful hybrid musical sound design sample libraries aimed primarily at Film, TV, Video Game composers and Sound Designers.
This is a unique bundle that brings you an enormous range of Impacts, Booms, Whooshbangs, Risers, Downers, Drones, Reverse FX and much more and are available in both Kontakt & WAV format!
The library has been designed to effortlessly layer in with your workflow, allowing you to load in a few Kontakt patches or drag the open WAV files into your DAW to give your tracks that modern hybrid sound.
Based around a custom Native Instruments Kontakt 5 script, Project Alpha allows for quick and easy customization of any of the library’s patches.
You have the ability to add and manipulate a range of FX at the click of a button, as well as the option to easily EQ out unwanted frequencies or adjust the amp and filter ADSR. All of this is laid out on a single synth-like front panel, making it very fast to pick up and start tweaking.
Also built into the custom GUI is a flexible ostinato-style step sequencer and gate sequencer allowing you to easily turn any of the library’s sounds into a rhythmic sequence.
Sound categories include:
Features include a custom ostninato-style step sequencer and gate sequencer, as well as an all new Dual Control sequencer, which allows you to transform any sound into a kinetic, pulsing rhythm.
Also included is an incredibly useful MIDI drag feature, which allows you to turn step sequencer notes into a MIDI file that you can drag to your host DAW, right from the front panel! This is great for very quickly layering Project Bravo sequences with other libraries.
A range of FX, EQ and Compressor are all accessible on the front panel. The one-page philosophy returns with Project Bravo, making the library very fast to pick up and start creating.
Sound categories include:
THIS IS AN AWESOME SAMPLE LIBRARY DEAL !!
This is a unique bundle that brings you an enormous range of Impacts, Booms, Whooshbangs, Risers, Downers, Drones, Reverse FX and much more and are available in both Kontakt & WAV format!
5GB of Powerful Hybrid Sound Design for Epic Impact!
The “Project Alpha & Bravo” Bundle is a stellar combination of the following stunning sample libraries:- Project Alpha ($149)
- Project Bravo ($149)
- Impacts
- Booms
- Whooshbangs
- Risers
- Downers
- Brams
- Drones
- Reverse FX
- Multisamples (Percussive and Melodic)
- Tempo Synced Rhythms
- Synth Arp, Pads and Basses
- Signature Sounds
Project Alpha – 2GB+ of Musical Cinematic Sound Design
“Project Alpha” is an intuitive and powerful hybrid musical sound design sample library aimed primarily at Film, TV, Video Game and Media composers.The library has been designed to effortlessly layer in with your workflow, allowing you to load in a few Kontakt patches or drag the open WAV files into your DAW to give your tracks that modern hybrid sound.
Based around a custom Native Instruments Kontakt 5 script, Project Alpha allows for quick and easy customization of any of the library’s patches.
You have the ability to add and manipulate a range of FX at the click of a button, as well as the option to easily EQ out unwanted frequencies or adjust the amp and filter ADSR. All of this is laid out on a single synth-like front panel, making it very fast to pick up and start tweaking.
Also built into the custom GUI is a flexible ostinato-style step sequencer and gate sequencer allowing you to easily turn any of the library’s sounds into a rhythmic sequence.
Sound categories include:
- Impacts
- Booms
- Whooshbangs
- Risers
- Downers
- Brams
- Drones
- Reverse FX
- Multisamples (Percussive and Melodic)
- Tempo Synced Rhthyms
- Synth Arps
- Synth Pads
- Synth Basses
Project Bravo – 2GB+ of Modern Kinetic Sound Design
“Project Bravo” is the follow up to the critically acclaimed “Project Alpha”. Like it’s predecessor, Project Bravo features an intuitive and highly flexible custom-scripted User Interface.Features include a custom ostninato-style step sequencer and gate sequencer, as well as an all new Dual Control sequencer, which allows you to transform any sound into a kinetic, pulsing rhythm.
Also included is an incredibly useful MIDI drag feature, which allows you to turn step sequencer notes into a MIDI file that you can drag to your host DAW, right from the front panel! This is great for very quickly layering Project Bravo sequences with other libraries.
A range of FX, EQ and Compressor are all accessible on the front panel. The one-page philosophy returns with Project Bravo, making the library very fast to pick up and start creating.
Sound categories include:
- Impacts
- Booms
- Whooshbangs
- Risers
- Downers
- Signature Sounds
- Drones
- Reverse FX
- Tempo Synced Rhythms
- Synth Arps
- Synth Pads
- Synth Basses.
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Alchemist Bundle by String Audio - Review
In the video below, Sample Sound Review will Explore this mighty sample library bundle by auditioning a lot of the sounds and give the latest review. Read more about this instrument bundle below.
"Once in a while you
get immersed in a world of Soundscapes that transport your creativity to
a whole new level, Alchemist is it." - GARETH PROSSER - Composer,
Guitarist and Member of the BLUE MAN GROUP
---"From great percussive pulses to amazing pads and textures Alchemist is my perfect solution for a fast but advanced creation of dynamic and modern sounding score. I highly recommend!" - INON ZUR - 3 Times BAFTA nominated and multi award-winning composer (Fallout, Crysis, Syberia 3)
ALCHEMIST Cinematic Textures and Impacts are two powerful tools for Kontakt to create deep and complex cinematic sounds.
Each instrument is composed of six layers.
The libraries feature several GB of sample material, giving you a lot of combinations and sound colors.
Alchemist Engine is divided into four sections: Main, Color, Motion and Effects.
Alchemist Cinematic Textures:
18+GB of original sample material (7GB using Kontakt's lossless sample storage compression). 3000+ high-quality samples. 6 layers. 250 pre-programmed Snapshots. Dedicated Main Engine: Individual layer controls for pitch, volume, pan, solo, mute, effects bypass, layer lock, envelope, layer boost and cut, pan and amp LFO send. Powerful randomize function. Dedicated Motion Engine: Arpeggiator, Pan and Amp LFO. Dedicated Color Engine: 65 convolution Impulse Responses, Randomize function. Dedicated Effect Engine: skreamer, lo-fi, chorus, tape saturation, delay, chorus and distortion (controlled by the modulation wheel.
Alchemist Cinematic Impacts: 1.6GB of original sample material (full quality Wav files). 300+ high-quality samples. 6 layers. 151 pre-programmed Snapshots. Dedicated Main Engine: Individual layer controls for pitch, volume, pan, solo, mute, effects bypass, layer lock, envelope, layer boost and cut, pan and amp LFO send. Powerful randomize function. Dedicated Motion Engine: Arpeggiator, Pan and Amp LFO. Dedicated Color Engine: 65 convolution Impulse Responses, Randomize function. Dedicated Effect Engine: skreamer, lo-fi, chorus, tape saturation, delay, chorus and distortion (controlled by the modulation wheel.
Minimum System Requirements Requires FULL retail version (sold separately) of Kontakt 5.5.1.
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Limited Time Deal! Get 70% off “The Morpheus” by Xclusive-Audio
Get 70% off “The Morpheus” by Xclusive-Audio - 9GB+ of Dark, Epic Cinematic Sounds for Kontakt
Get it here
“The Morpheus” is a dark, epic cinematic Kontakt library filled to the brim with unique and powerful sounds, from Epic Guitars to Dramatic Strings, Lush Morphing Pads to Monstrous Bass and much more!
This library provides a huge sound palette and is absolutely perfect for film, TV and game composers in all genres of music!
“The Morpheus” is a dark, epic cinematic Kontakt library filled to the brim with unique and powerful sounds, from Epic Guitars to Dramatic Strings, Lush Morphing Pads to Monstrous Bass and much more!
This library provides a huge sound palette and is absolutely perfect for film, TV and game composers in all genres of music!
Saturday, January 7, 2017
Sample Logic 'Arpology' (Sample Sound Review) Part 3: 'Percussive Impacts' Walkthrough
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Sample Logic 'Arpology' (Sample Sound Review) Part 2: 'Instrument Stacks' Walkthrough
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