Silicon beats releases ska drum loops

Ska Drums V1 offers a superb selection of expertly performed live ska drum loops with tonnes of variations and fills.60s_ludwig_ocean_pearl_smaller We’ve got side stick grooves, up tempo rhythms and lots of snare fills.

Ska Drums V1 is our second drum loop pack to feature the spectacular vintage Ludwig Ocean Pearl drum kit with a Supraphonic snare drum. This kit was made in 1963 and offers a richness of tone that can only be found in classic vintage drums.

We fed the kick and snare mic’s through the Focusrite Liquid Channel mic pre-amp and chose our sound proofed mixing room as a live room in order to achieve a dry ‘close-mic ‘d’ sound that emulates classic ska recordings of the 1970′s.

We added zero room ambience to the mix so that the tight, dry sound gives you all the space you need to drop a thick plate reverb on those snare fills for that cool ska vibe. We also included 31 single hit multi samples of the Ludwig Ocean Pearl drum kit which have been expertly edited and match the sound you hear in the loops. Load these into your sampler and create your own grooves and fills to compliment these essential ska drum loops. The kit includes a 12″ tom, 13″ tom, 14″ supraphonic snare, 16″ floor tom, 22″ Kick, 18″ Vintage Sabian ride, 16″ Zildjian Avedis Medium Thin Crash, 15″ Zildjian Vintage Crash, 14″ Zildjian Vintage New-Beat hats. Check out the picture of the best sounding kit we’ve ever recorded. Tempos range from 110 to 142 bpm.

Price: USD 39.95

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Yellowtools Independence FREE 2.0

Independence Free 2.0 comes with all the powerful features of the independenceIndependence Sampler version 2.0 – apart from the ability to import audio files. The intuitive user interface, the powerful file management, an ultra fast streaming integration, the Auto-RAM-Cleaner, the unique browser page with information batch tool and drag’n'drop support and Multi-Core support allow you to load an unlimited number of instruments in seconds.

Independence Free 2.0 comes with a 2 GB sound library of selected premium instruments from the Independence 2.0 Core Library, including Acoustic & Electronic Drum Kits, Acoustic & Electric Basses, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Electric Pianos, Synthesizers, Ethno & Tonal Percussion, World Percussion, Pipe Organ, Arpeggiator, Groove Instruments, Arranger and Step Sequencer patches.

Here are some of the Independence Free 2.0 features and improvements that will also be available in Independence 2.0:

  • Completely re-designed and improved audio engine.
  • “Multi Core support” for up to 8 cores.
  • New standalone versions for Mac OS X (PPC and Intel-Macs), Windows XP and Windows Vista with multi audio interface support for up to 64 mono and 64 stereo outputs.
  • New “Browser” page including sophisticated search functions for Projects, Layer Sets, Layers, Sections, MIDI files and Audio files. Search options for attributes like name, date, category, keywords, last modified, user notes, author name, notes, bars, BPM, meter, path, size, channels, bit rate, sample rate, type. Customizable file display with scalable columns and information batch option.
  • Extended surround support with new formats up to 8.1.
  • Redesigned and improved Origami Impulse Response processor engine incl. surround support up to 8.1.
  • New impulse response content incl. surround impulse response files.
  • Sharing of user interface graphics and computer RAM usage for multiple Independence instances that are used simultaneously.
  • Improved Arranger with “auto chord harmonizer” option.
  • New Modifier module “Time Modulator” for unique note-off management.
  • Drag’n'drop support for MIDI files.
  • Extended sync modes.
  • Extended surround panner (radius parameter, new panner display, surround balancer).
  • LFE Creator option for LFE filter.
  • Extended Layer searcher.
  • Scroll bar support via mouse wheel.
  • New alpha channel view for controller x-blend option.
  • Separate editing option for groups in the mixer.
  • Improved workflow, performance and stability.
  • 2 GB premium sound library.
  • Windows Vista compatible.
  • Over 40 other new features, fixes and improvements.

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