Ronny Pries has released a free sample pack: The pack contains 60 chords/stabs and loops between ~110 and ~130 bpm. Most can roughly be classified as minimal, detroit, dubtechno orientated material. You’re invited to cut/slice/mash/torture/mix/whatever and use them for your own tracks. Details and download here.
Beatmatch is offering five collections of high quality loops for free download for non-commercial use: Beatmatch.info is a new project aiming to provide fresh and original electro loops and dj tools for producers looking for fresh and cool sounds. Beatmatch.info soundlibraries and loop packs are great tools for modern music producers who want to explore… Read More Free Loop Libraries From Beatmatch
There’s a been a lot of interesting synth and electronic music news this week, but it’s always hard to predict what people are going to find interesting. Here are the stories that got people talking this week, along with some of the most interesting comments: What do you think of Holy Fuck? – a lot… Read More What People Are Talking About This Week At Synthtopia
The One Laptop Per Child project has made a collection of free audio samples available for download: This huge and continuously expanding collection of new and original samples have been donated to Dr. Richard Boulanger @ cSounds.com specifically to support the OLPC developers, students and XO users. They are free and will be available under… Read More 8.5GB of Free Audio Samples
DSK Music has released Asian DreamZ, a freeware rompler featuring 7 Asian instruments. Asian DreamZ features 7 Asian Instruments: Pipa, Pipa tremolo, Luan, Guzhen, Erhu & Ban di + 1 percussion kit. Velocity response. Amp. envelope and micro-detuner. HP/LP Filter. Midi automation.
If you’re looking for a acappella to remix, andiamnotlying has a craptacular for you: Smashmouth is the music version of the bet t-shirt at Hot Topic, the best of a rotten lot when choice is utterly not an option.But this track, it’s something else entirely. It’s the singer’s isolated vocal track from the song “Days… Read More Smashmouth “Days Like These” Isolated Vocal Track
Looking for some vocals to try your remix skills? Here’s an acapella for David Lee Roth’s vocal take from Running with The Devil. As legend has it: Diamond Dave wasn’t feeling his first couple takes, so at his producer’s request he took a break. After going outside, chowing down a greasy burger, and smoking a… Read More Van Halen Running With The Devil Acapella
Space is the place with the bass. The Kronos Quartet and Bay Area composer and “father” of the minimalist movement Terry Riley, will bring the sights and sounds of space to vivid life in a performance presented by Stanford Lively Arts on Friday January 18, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. at Memorial Auditorium. Sun Rings, co-commissioned… Read More Download Free Audio Samples From Space
