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Samples, sound effects, loops, MIDI, SF, Akai
Sample Tools by Cr2 Purple Disco Machine Vol.4 WAV MiDi-ARCADiA screenshot
Team ARCADiA | 01 November 2024 | 97 MB
The wait is finally over… Complete your full Purple Disco Machine sample pack collection with the fourth and final edition of his artist series. Exclusive to Sample Tools by Cr2.

Purple Disco Machine Vol.4 includes more of his thick, analogue bass loops, raw dancefloor destroying drum grooves, scintillating synth patterns and of course PDM has added in one more songstarter construction kit for good measure!
Samples » presets, patches, impulses
Amazound K-Series Vol 5 Soundfonts-FANTASTiC screenshot
FANTASTiC | 01 November 2024 | 1.32 GB
Based on the K5000, a digital synthesizer renowned for its unique additive synthesis engine, offering rich and complex sound capabilities. With its extensive modulation options, multi-mode filters, and wave shaping capabilities it's the ideal synth to create evolving textures and atmospheric ambient pads, intricate and dynamic electronic sounds. Fits very well to creating cinematic soundtracks and film scores, adding depth and character to compositions. While the K5000 may not be the first choice for trap and hip hop music, its versatile sound design capabilities offer opportunities for producers to explore new sonic territories and push the boundaries of these genres. By incorporating its unique sound into their productions, producers can create tracks that are both innovative and memorable.
Samples » presets, patches, impulses
Amazound K-Series Vol 4 Soundfonts-FANTASTiC screenshot
FANTASTiC | 01 November 2024 | 1 GB
Based on the K4, a fat sample based synth with great filters. Despite its digital nature it is capable to emulate the warmest and thickest analog sounds. A true unique palette. This collection includes a useful set of samples specially programmed for any software or hardware device capable to load Soundfonts. All instruments are multi-sample and multi-layer at 24-bit/44.1 stereo quality. Every sample was smoothly looped to save sample memory and loading time. More than 1.8GB of audio data including a selection of the best output sampled from the K4 popular synth.
Samples » presets, patches, impulses
Amazound K-Series Vol 3 Soundfonts-FANTASTiC screenshot
FANTASTiC | 01 November 2024 | 1 GB
Based on the K3 from Kawai, a rare vintage synth featuring two digital oscillators passed through a true analog filter. A fairly underrated hybrid synth capable to cover a wide palette of sounds with a strong identity, covering the gap between the digital and the analog world . A quality sample pack specially programmed for any software or hardware device capable to load Soundfonts. All instruments are multi-sample and multi-layer at 16-bit/44.1 stereo quality. Every sample was smoothly looped to save sample memory and loading time. More than 2GB of audio data including a selection of 311 patches sampled to get the most from this rare synth.
Samples » presets, patches, impulses
Amazound K-Series Vol 1-2 Soundfonts-FANTASTiC screenshot
FANTASTiC | 01 November 2024 | 489 MB
Based on the K1 and K1II synths, digital wavetable, peculiar and unique sounds. These were budget synths but still interesting. A broad range of colors similar to the D-50, a bit noisy at times but this is what makes it special. This collection includes a nice set of samples suitable for any software or hardware device capable to load Soundfonts. All instruments are multi-sample and multi-layer at 16-bit/44.1 stereo quality. Every sample was smoothly looped to save sample memory and loading time. More than 1GB of audio data including the best patches sampled from the K1 and K1II popular synths.
Samples » presets, patches, impulses
Amazound KRZ-Series Vol 2 Soundfont-FANTASTiC screenshot
FANTASTiC | 01 November 2024 | 1.5 GB
Based on the PC3 a highly versatile digital synthesizer known for its powerful variable architecture synthesis technology engine. It offers a rich array of sounds, including realistic acoustic instruments alongside lush pads, fat synth leads, and deep basses. This synth excels in creating both organic and synthetic tones with high expressiveness, making it popular for film scoring, orchestral music, jazz, fusion, pop and electronic music. Its flexibility, deep programming and high-quality sound make it a go-to for musicians looking to blend acoustic and electronic textures.
Samples » presets, patches, impulses
Amazound KRZ-Series Vol 1 Soundfont-FANTASTiC screenshot
FANTASTiC | 01 November 2024 | 1.35 GB
Based on the K2500. Realistic acoustic sounds plus many other useful instruments with astonishing precision, an elegant choice. This library includes a clean set of samples specially programmed for any software or hardware device capable to load Soundfonts. All instruments are multi-sample and multi-layer at 24-bit/44.1 stereo quality. Every sample was smoothly looped to save sample memory and loading time. More than 2.5 GB of audio data including the best patches and drum kits sampled from the K2500 legendary synth.
Samples » presets, patches, impulses
Amazound KRZ Pianos Vol 2 Soundfont-FANTASTiC screenshot
FANTASTiC | 01 November 2024 | 478 MB
Based on the PC88 classic stage keyboard with its outstanding Acoustic and Electric Pianos, sampled with 6 velocity layers. This library includes a selection of patches specially programmed for any software or hardware device capable to load Soundfonts. All instruments are multi-sample and multi-layer at 16-bit/44.1 stereo quality. Every sample was smoothly looped to save sample memory and loading time. Each piano patch was carefully edited to take the most expressive touch possible. More than 1 GB of audio data including the best pianos sampled from the PC88 legendary keyboard.
Samples » presets, patches, impulses
Amazound DXJD-Synths Vol 1 Huge Pads Soundfonts-FANTASTiC screenshot
FANTASTiC | 01 November 2024 | 1.7 GB
Based on the JD800. A must have for any serious producer, an arsenal of astonishing colors, textures and soundscapes that will surpass your expectations. The library that takes maximum advantage of this sonic creature including a superb set of patches for any software or hardware device capable to load Soundfonts. All instruments are multi-sample and multi-layer at 24-bit/44.1 stereo quality. Every sample was smoothly looped to save sample memory and loading time. More than 4GB of audio data (2.7GB packed) including a new set of the best Pads ever sampled from the JD-800 legendary synth.
Samples » presets, patches, impulses
Amazound DX-TX Vol 3 Soundfonts-FANTASTiC screenshot
FANTASTiC | 01 November 2024 | 1.62 GB
Based on the TX81Z synthesizer module released in the late 1980s, producing sounds that range from bright and metallic to warm and lush, thanks to its FM synthesis engine. It excels at creating complex and evolving textures, including punchy synths, crystalline bells, glassy pads, and sharp metallic leads. The sound can be described as dynamic, with rich harmonic content and a wide frequency range, making it a staple in electronic and synthwave. Its vintage character also lends itself well to chiptune and game music, while its versatility makes it a valuable tool for composers creating film and TV scores.
Software, Mobile, iOS
Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve for iPad v19.0.300 [iOS] screenshot
31 October 2024 | 3.03 GB
DaVinci Resolve for iPad is the world’s only solution that combines editing and color correction in one software tool! Its elegant, modern interface is fast to learn and easy for new users, yet powerful for professionals. DaVinci Resolve lets you work faster and at a higher quality because you don’t have to learn multiple apps or switch software for different tasks. That means you can work with camera original quality images throughout the entire process. It’s like having your own post production studio in a single app! Best of all, by learning DaVinci Resolve, you’re learning how to use the exact same tools used by Hollywood professionals in high end post production studios!
Software, Mac OSX
Tracktion Software Dawesome Myth v1.16 U2B Mac [MORiA] screenshot
MORiA | AUi | VST3i | 137.8 MB
MYTH was built to create the joy and inspiration we feel when playing with hardware. Instead of “programming” sounds you create sounds by exploration and tweaking. The sound is rich and organic, and the entire system acts like one organism. Re-synthesis. In classical synthesis, oscillator waves are mostly static and you add filters and modulators to "program" all the variations to make the sound organic and interesting. MYTH offers a paradigm shift: drag and drop audio and it will be re-synthesised as an IRIS. The inherent variations and richness of the sample can now be exploited with the TRANSFORMER dials. Of course - you can also add classical LFOs, envelopes or filters as much as you want. Just...you will rarely feel the need!
Education, Video Tutorials
Groove3 Creative Mixing with Adaptive Plugins Explained TUTORiAL-HiDERA screenshot
HiDERA | 1 November 2024 | 342 MB
If you're looking to take full advantage of newer mixing tools like dynamic EQ, frequency-based compression, and the like, this is the course for you! Mixing guru Thomas Cochran will teach you several techniques for handling problem areas, layering sounds, shaping transients, achieving balance, and more with adaptive plugins like Soothe2, Trackspacer, and Pro-Q 3, to name a few. By the end of the course, you'll have a new appreciation of everything these plugins can accomplish, along with the skills to exploit them in your own productions. These videos are designed for users that are new to these types of plugins.

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Education
Music and Coexistence: A Journey across the World in Search of Musicians Making a Difference by Osseily Hanna EPUB screenshot
2014 | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | ISBN: 9781442237537 | 3 MB | 229 Pages | EPUB
Music and Coexistence: A Journey across the World in Search of Musicians Making a Difference is both study and travelogue, as author Osseily Hanna explores the courageous work of musicians who compose and perform with their ostensible enemies or in extraordinary social situations. He documents the political and economic constraints faced by musicians, from the wall that encloses a refugee camp in Jerusalem, to the tensions among KFOR and Carabinieri peacekeepers who keep Serbs and Kosovar Albanians apart, to the cultural and linguistic suppression that afflicts minority communities in Turkey.
Education » Literary » Songbooks, Sheets
Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music [Audiobook] screenshot
English | ASIN: B09K4MMZLL | 2021 | 22 hours and 24 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 614 MB
Grunge Is Dead weaves together the definitive story of the Seattle music scene through a series of interviews with the people who were there. Taking the form of an “oral” history, this books contains more than 130 interviews, along with essential background information from acclaimed music writer Greg Prato. The early ’90s grunge movement may have last only a few years, but it spawned some of the greatest rock music of all time: Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden.
Software, Windows, Mac OSX
Initial Audio Initial Clipper v1.0.0 x64 VST AU WiN MAC [FREE] screenshot
FREE | 07 November 2021 | 46.7 MB
Free Soft Clipper
Initial Clipper is a free soft clipper plugin which prevents your audio signal from going above zero decibels. It does this by smoothing the peaks with soft clipping starting from the threshold. The faster and higher the peaks the more you need to bring down the threshold to get a pleasing sound. Initial Clipper comes with a very handy (and cool looking) peak display. Any peaks that enter the threshold area will have soft clipping applied, hence smoothing them out and taming the loudness.
Education » Literary
Musicians and their Audiences: Performance, Speech and Mediation screenshot
English | ISBN: 1472456939 | 2016 | 242 pages | PDF | 1 MB
How do musicians play and talk to audiences? Why do audiences listen and what happens when they talk back? How do new (and old) technologies affect this interplay? This book presents a long overdue examination of the turbulent relationship between musicians and audiences. Focusing on a range of areas as diverse as Ireland, Greece, India, Malta, the US, and China, the contributors bring musicological, sociological, psychological, and anthropological approaches to the interaction between performers, fans, and the industry that mediates them. The four parts of the book each address a different stage of the relationship between musicians and audiences, showing its processual nature: from conceptualisation to performance, and through mediation to off-stage discourses. The musician/audience conceptual division is shown, throughout the book, to be as problematic as it is persistent.
Samples
HQSoundz The Lilith Drum Kit WAV FREE screenshot
WAV | 38.77 MB
The “Lilith” drum kit in the genre hard trap has been prepared for you for free, this drum kit is in the style of artists such as Southside, Pyrex, Wheezy, Metro Boomin and has been prepared with the highest possible quality. You can see the contents of this drum kit in below. This collection is free, if you like this collection, you can make us happy with your support.
Education
Electronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music, and Culture [5th Edition] by Thom Holmes EPUB screenshot
2015 | Routledge | ISBN: 9781138792739 | 14 MB | 672 Pages | EPUB
Electronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music, and Culture provides a comprehensive history of electronic music, covering key composers, genres, and techniques used in analog and digital synthesis. This textbook has been extensively revised with the needs of students and instructors in mind. The reader-friendly style, logical organization, and pedagogical features of the fifth edition allow easy access to key ideas, milestones, and concepts.
Education
DIY: The Rise of Lo-Fi Culture [2nd Edition] by Amy Spencer EPUB screenshot
2008 | Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd | ISBN: 0714531618 | 3 MB | EPUB
This exploration of lo-fi culture traces the origin of the DIY ethic to the skiffle movement of the 1950s, mail art, Black Mountain poetry, and avant-garde art in the 1950s. It follows the punk scene of the 1970s and 1980s to the current music scene. It charts the development of music outside of the publicity machine and examines the politics behind the production of “homemade” recordings and publications.
Education » Literary
The Nature of Nordic Music screenshot
English | ISBN: 1138207187 | 2019 | 272 pages | PDF | 4 MB
The Nature of Nordic Music explores two distinctive yet complementary understandings of the term ‘nature’: the inherent features, characters and qualities of contemporary Nordic music, and how the elemental forces of nature, the phenomena of the physical world (landscape, climate, environment), inspire and condition creativity here.
Education
The Psychophysical Ear: Musical Experiments, Experimental Sounds, 1840-1910 by Alexandra Hui PDF screenshot
| 2013 | The MIT Press | ISBN: 978-0-262-01838-8 |13 MB | PDF
In the middle of the nineteenth century, German and Austrian concertgoers began to hear new rhythms and harmonies as non-Western musical ensembles began to make their way to European cities and classical music introduced new compositional trends. At the same time, leading physicists, physiologists, and psychologists were preoccupied with understanding the sensory perception of sound from a psychophysical perspective, seeking a direct and measurable relationship between physical stimulation and physical sensation. These scientists incorporated specific sounds into their experiments--the musical sounds listened to by upper middle class, liberal Germans and Austrians.
Education » Literary
Blues Guitar Songs for Dummies screenshot
English | 2008 | ISBN: 1423426231 | EPUB | 272 pages | 12 MB
Clear instruction & performance notes to help you master 35 blues tunes: All Your Love * Boom Boom * Born Under a Bad Sign * Cross Road Blues * Everyday I Have the Blues * Got My Mo Jo Working * I Ain't Got You * I'm Tore Down * I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man * Killing Floor * Pride and Joy * Statesboro Blues * Sweet Home Chicago * The Thrill Is Gone * more!
Education
Being Time: Exploring Temporalities in Experimental Music by Richard Glover and Bryn Harrison EPUB screenshot
2018 | Bloomsbury Academic | ISBN: 9781623568955 | 825 KB | EPUB
There are few texts which delve beyond a superficial examination of how we experience temporality in experimental music, even though it is precisely this area of music which provides such radically unique temporal experiences for listeners. In a highly accesable format using case studies,Being Timeemploys an ongoing dialogue to examine in depth how various compositional concerns within experimental and minimal musics affect our sense of time and duration. Various theoretical viewpoints inform the dialogue, but the phenomenological lineage from Husserl, through Merleau-Ponty to Clifton infuses the discussion to provide experiential arguments, rather than abstracted hypotheses.
Education » Literary
Hal Leonard Classical Guitar Method (Tab Edition): A Beginner's Guide with Step-by-Step Instruction and Over 25 Pieces to Study and Play screenshot
English | ISBN: 1495012565 | 2015 | 120 pages | EPUB | 134 MB
Classical Guitar - Hal Leonard Guitar Method Series (Book/Online Audio) Tab Edition. The Hal Leonard Classical Guitar Method is designed for anyone just learning to play classical guitar. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide by renowned classical guitarist and techer Paul Henry uses the music of the master composers to teach you the basics of the classical style and technique. The book includes pieces by Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Schumann, Purcell and many more and includes lessons on: tuning proper playing technique notes in open position PIMA technique time signatures key signatures scales chords and more. Includes access to audio demo tracks online for download or streaming.
Education » Literary
Made in Italy: Studies in Popular Music screenshot
English | ISBN: 0415899761 | 2013 | 272 pages | PDF | 26 MB
Made in Italy serves as a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of contemporary Italian popular music. Each essay, written by a leading scholar of Italian music, covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of pop music in Italy and provides adequate context so readers understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting significance to Italian popular music. The book first presents a general description of the history and background of popular music, followed by essays organized into thematic sections: Themes; Singer-Songwriters; and Stories.

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