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Rap, Hip Hop - 3201 (20.23%)
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Jazz, Classical - 570 (3.6%)
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World, New Age - 150 (0.95%)
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Avant-Garde - 167 (1.06%)
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Folk, Country - 131 (0.83%)
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Ska - 36 (0.23%)
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- Ambient, Lounge - 316 (2%)
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- House - 1337 (8.45%)
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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.
Education, Video Tutorials
Groove3 Producing in Different Time Signatures Explained TUTORiAL-HiDERA screenshot
HiDERA | 1 November 2024 | 514 MB
Are you getting tired of good ol' 4/4 meter? Well, you've come to the right place. In this music meter video course, veteran Groove3 instructor Gary Hiebner presents a master class in time signatures and how to produce songs that step off the beaten path. Not only will you grasp the concepts of rhythmic theory, such as "4/4," "7/8," and so on, but you'll also discover the diverse ways in which you can employ these time signatures to create sophisticated rhythms and keep the listener engaged. By the end of the course, you'll have mastered all things meter and will be ready to start incorporating your newfound knowledge in your very next production.
Samples, multi-libraries
 Sonus Paradisi Litomysl V.2 Vladimir Grygar 2001 (HAUPTWERK) screenshot
P2P | 1 November 2024 | 8.85 GB
Litomysl is a beautiful town in Eastern Bohemia, practically on the border with Moravia. It is widely known as the birthplace of one of the most outstanding Czech composers: Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884). Although he was celebrated as a pianist and composer of opera and orchestral music, he also left several smaller works for organ (6 preludes, 1 fugue, 1 chorale).
Education » Literary
The Chronicles of DOOM: Unraveling Rap's Masked Iconoclast screenshot
S.H. Fernando, Jr. | 2024 | ISBN: 1662602170 | English | 352 pages | ePUB | 4 MB
The definitive biography of MF DOOM, charting the reclusive and revered hip-hop artist’s life, career, and eventual immortality.

"Fernando provides a comprehensive look at DOOM's life and career, meticulously researched through interviews with the rapper’s many collaborators and those closest to the man behind the mask.
Software » Mac OSX
FliFlik Voice Changer 4.2.0 macOS TNT screenshot
TNT | Nov 2024 | 102 MB
Precise, simple and efficient - these are the three rules implemented in our Professional Recorder! This app offers you only the most essential features which are quite enough for good editing! Elegant interface and powerful effects will help you open the new horizons of sound!
Software » Mac OSX
Professional Recorder & Editor 7.0.2 macOS TNT screenshot
TNT | Nov 2024 | 112 MB
Precise, simple and efficient - these are the three rules implemented in our Professional Recorder! This app offers you only the most essential features which are quite enough for good editing! Elegant interface and powerful effects will help you open the new horizons of sound!
Education » Literary
Etudes on the Philosophy of Music 2024th Edition screenshot
Juozas Rimas, Juozas Rimas Jr. | 2024 | ISBN: 3031639642 | English | 323 pages | True ePUB, PDF | 5 MB
Drawing on the author's four decades of experience as a concert oboist, this open access book studies a number of foundational issues in the philosophy of music, such as musical meaning and expression, musical ontology and the existence of the musical work, the relation between music and language, and the phenomenology of music.
Samples » presets, patches, impulses
Amazound KRZ Pianos Vol 1 Soundfont-FANTASTiC  screenshot
FANTASTiC | 01 November 2024 | 391 MB
Based on the K2500 & K2600 extremely playable acoustic and electric pianos plus more. This library includes an outstanding set of Acoustic Pianos and Piano Pads 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. 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 K2500 & K2600 legendary keyboards.
Samples » loops
Streamline Samples Retro Sketches WAV-Keyo screenshot
Keyo | 01 November 2024 | 535.60 MB
Step back in time with Streamline Samples' latest offering, the "Retro Sketches" sample pack. This unique collection takes you on a nostalgic journey through the golden age of Armenia, spanning from the 1930s to the 1980s. Immerse yourself in the rich atmosphere of vintage Yerevan, with its sun-drenched streets, iconic moustachioed gentlemen, and the vibrant fusion of Armenian Jazz and Eastern flavors.

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Education
The Boombox Project, The Machines, the Music, and the Urban Underground by Lyle Owerko EPUB screenshot
2014 | Abrams Books| ISBN: 9781613128107 | 19.3 MB | 160 Pages | EPUB
On the heels of the graffiti renaissance comes a vibrant look at an old-school icon that figured prominently in the hip-hop, rock & roll, and punk movements of the 1970s and 80s. The Boombox Project features contemporary fine art portraits of an array of vintage boomboxes, as well as scores of documentary photographs of the people who brought the boombox movement to life back in the day.
Education
Dust & Grooves, Adventures in Record Collecting by Eilon Paz EPUB screenshot
2014 | Dust & Grooves| ISBN: 978-0-9912248-3-8 | 24.8 MB | 436 Pages | EPUB
Eilon Paz’s 436-page coffee-table book illuminates over 130 vinyl collectors and their collections in the most intimate of environments—their record rooms. With a foreword by the RZA, compelling photographic essays are paired with in-depth interviews to illustrate what motivates record collectors to keep digging for more records.
Education
The Cambridge Companion to Hip-Hop by Justin A. Williams EPUB screenshot
2015 | Cambridge University Press | ISBN: 9781139775298 | 2.80 MB | 370 Pages | EPUB
It has been more than thirty-five years since the first commercial recordings of hip-hop music were made. This Companion, written by renowned scholars and industry professionals reflects the passion and scholarly activity occurring in the new generation of hip-hop studies. It covers a diverse range of case studies from Nerdcore hip-hop to instrumental hip-hop to the role of rappers in the Obama campaign and from countries including Senegal, Japan, Germany, Cuba, and the UK.
Education
Film Music, Classic FM by Rob Weinberg EPUB screenshot
2015 | Handy Guides-Elliott & Thompson| ISBN: 9781783960538 | 1.66 MB | 112 Pages | EPUB
Classical music plays a key role in film soundtracks, creating iconic moments and bringing classic tracks to a wide audience, from 2001: A Space Odyssey to Apocalypse Now. Packed full of essential information, this pocket-sized handbook explores the history of film music, the development of different styles, award-winning composers and the most popular pieces within the genre.
Classic FM’s Handy Guides are a fun and informative set of introductions to standout subjects within classical music, each of which can be read and digested in one sitting: a perfect collectible series whether you’re new to the world of classical music or an aficionado.
Education
An Encyclopedia of the Violin by Alberto Bachman EPUB screenshot
1925 | Dover Publications| ISBN: 9780486466187 | 739 KB | 496 Pages | EPUB
"No list of twentieth-century landmarks in music reference would be valid without Bachmann's Encyclopedia."—American Reference Book Annual
"If there were such an award as one for the best reprint of our day, surely this book by Alberto Bachmann would be way up front with the leaders."—American String Teacher
Of the many books written about the violin, none offers the breadth and scope of this renowned reference. First published in 1925, it remains unsurpassed as a source of essential information on all aspects of the instrument. It traces the evolution of technique from the 1800s onward, in addition to examining the violin's construction and manufacture, listing American and European makers, and offering a biographic section on chamber music ensembles.
Samples
My AD2 Dry Sample Pack WAV screenshot
WAV | 278.49 MB
For Producers looking to use a quick and easy one shot workflow for that sampled Drum sound with high quality samples that were made using AD2.

Not all kits are in here, this isn't meant to be a one shot rip off of AD2, it's just meant to be a nice one shot pack filled with great acoustic drum sounds.
Windows, Mac OSX
IMEA Studio Groove Drum Synth v1.5.0 WIN OSX-R2R screenshot
Team R2R | 4.9.2012 | WiN 37.40 MB | OSX 41.11 MB
VSTi plugin and Application, its architecture combines a sequencer, a sampler, a synthesizer and the randomization tool of Groove Drums that allows you to create easily and intuitively grooves and drums loops. The standalone version allows you to use the plugin without the need for a host sequencer and so be able to export drum loops independently. The difference with GROOVE DRUMS is to affect the channels to a sampler and a synthesizer that allows you to create synthetic percussions.
Education
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music Video Analysis by Lori A. Burns and Stan Hawkins EPUB screenshot
2019 | Bloomsbury Academic | ISBN: 9781501342332 | 4.79 MB | 464 Pages | EPUB
Music videos promote popular artists in cultural forms that circulate widely across social media networks. With the advent of YouTube in 2005 and the proliferation of handheld technologies and social networking sites, the music video has become available to millions worldwide, and continues to serve as a fertile platform for the debate of issues and themes in popular culture. This volume of essays serves as a foundational handbook for the study and interpretation of the popular music video, with the specific aim of examining the industry contexts, cultural concepts, and aesthetic materials that videos rely upon in order to be both intelligible and meaningful.
Education » Literary
Geographically Isolated and Peripheral Music Scenes screenshot
English | 2021 | ISBN: 978-981-16-4581-5 | 210 pages | PDF, EPUB | 4 MB
‘This welcome addition to the literature explores the connection between music and the social production of remote places. In a series of case studies from around the world, the book succinctly lays out the challenges of peripheral locales, but we also learn how musical activities emerge because they take place in the periphery, not just in spite of relative isolation. In a timely fashion, Christina Ballico and her co-authors effectively communicate these ideas in the context of a contemporary, inter-connected world.’
Education
Collaborative Intimacies in Music and Dance: Anthropologies of Sound and Movement Edited by Evangelos Chrysagis and Panas Karampampas EPUB screenshot
2017 | Berghahn Books | ISBN: 978-1-78920-838-2 | 6.16 MB | 282 Pages | EPUB
Across spatial, bodily, and ethical domains, music and dance both emerge from and give rise to intimate collaboration. This theoretically rich collection takes an ethnographic approach to understanding the collective dimension of sound and movement in everyday life, drawing on genres and practices in contexts as diverse as Japanese shakuhachi playing, Peruvian huayno, and the Greek goth scene. Highlighting the sheer physicality of the ethnographic encounter, as well as the forms of sociality that gradually emerge between self and other, each contribution demonstrates how dance and music open up pathways and give shape to life trajectories that are neither predetermined nor teleological, but generative.
Education » Literary
A Shostakovich Casebook (Russian Music Studies) screenshot
English | 424 pages | Indiana University Press 2005 | 0253218233 | EPUB | 5 MB
"The book . . . includes . . . valuable essays and interviews, which move beyond the scholarly controversy to sketch a nuanced picture of Shostakovich's life under a totalitarian regime. . . . The 'Casebook' contributors compellingly warn of replacing one mask with another, one black-and-white myth with its simple inversion." ―New York Times

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