Mike Sweeton has SirenAudio asked me to take a look at his products. He has three stand alone applications for Mac & PC. They are simply titled Feedback, Generative and Sampler. Mike created the apps using Max/MSP. What do you think? Have any of you tried these out?
“A folder of audio files or a single file can be used as the source of the 16 random samples. Each sample is given a random start time and can be triggered via MIDI from either a sequencer or an external device. The length, pitch, pan, and filter values can be set to randomise within specified ranges.” – sirenaudio.co.uk
For more info: sirenaudio.co.uk
This entry was written by , posted on September 1, 2011 at 9:34 am, filed under Uncategorized and tagged feedback, generative, sampler, sirenaudio. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
This morning I’ve been playing with the newly released RealBeat. It’s for iOS AND Mac. Upon launching the app it has sequence blocks set up. You hit record on a few sample slots and everything starts playing. There are a few effects on Kaosillator type pads. You can edit the samples and sequences. RealBeat is a slick and fun audio app. What you hear above took less than a minute with my own voice. Recommended.
“Record your voice, your fridge, your neighbour’s dog or let your iPhone or iPad speak and make rhythms out of the sounds immediately. RealBeat concentrates on simplicity and fast results. No steep learning curve or cluttered screens! Get creative in an instant!” – apps.piringer.net
For more info: apps.piringer.net/realbeat.php
This entry was written by , posted on August 31, 2011 at 6:04 am, filed under apple, drum machine, iPad, iPhone and tagged iOS, macintosh, RealBeat, sampler. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Anyone who spent years using an Akai S950 can appreciate the power and easy interface of SampleWiz. The video above shows some awesome tricks you can try with this app. Well done!
“In creating this instrument I wanted to create something that would appeal to the sonic explorer in all of us.” – Jordan Rudess
For more info: samplewiz.com
via Synthtopia
This entry was written by , posted on August 19, 2011 at 4:44 am, filed under iPad and tagged iPad, sampler, SampleWiz. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Jorden Rudess shows off a sneak peak of a new iOS app SampleWiz. We’ve come a long way since the Akai S-950.
“Decided to share with you a moment of our upcoming app. This will be the next release from Wizdom Music.” – JCRUDESS
For more info: wizdom-music.com
This entry was written by , posted on April 15, 2011 at 2:46 pm, filed under iPad, iPhone and tagged iOS, Jorden Rudess, sampler, SampleWiz, Wizdom Music. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
The original Fairlight CMI is heading to the iPad soon. In the past I’ve mentioned the great sounds which are definitely associated with the 1980s the CMI produces. My first sampler, a Roland S-50 had a very nice set heavily inspired by the CMI. You can read that blog post which also talks about my father buying me the S-50 here: My father and my Roland S-50 sampler. You can also get a faithfully recreated CMI Reason Refill from PowerFX. If you’re unsure of the type of sounds I am talking about the best example is the song Close to the Edit from Art of Noise (video above). Lastly, if you don’t actually want to make some noise but still want some black and green screen nostalgia there are some nice Fairlight CMI iPad cases, T-Shirts, coffee mugs and more on Cafepress: cafepress.com/fairlight. The iPad CMI should be in the App store soon with a price of 50 Australian dollars.
“In early 1983, two of Trevor Horn’s production team, programmer JJ Jeczalik and engineer Gary Langan were working on a scrapped drum riff from a session from Yes’s 90125. They sampled it into a Fairlight CMI, using the then new Page R sequencer. This was the first time an entire drum pattern had been sampled into the machine. They then added non-musical sounds on top of it, before playing the track to producer Trevor Horn… The technological impetus for the Art of Noise was the advent of the Fairlight CMI sampler, an electronic musical instrument invented in Australia that Horn was reportedly among the first to purchase.” – Wikipedia (Art of Noise)
For more info: http://au.fairlight.com.au
This entry was written by , posted on February 2, 2011 at 5:31 am, filed under hardware, iPad, synthesizer and tagged Art of Noise, Close to the Edit, CMI130A, Fairlight, Fairlight CMI, iPad, sampler, sequencer, synthesizer. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Stuck at your desk today at lunch? Need to get your Electrohouse on for a few minutes? I’m not sure if director Ron Winter created this “bangin” browser sample player or it’s from someone else. Nevertheless it’s a good five minute time waster. To try it out: click here
“In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song. The wide spread use of sampling in popular music originated with the birth of hip hop music in New York in the 1970s. This is typically done with a sampler, which can be a piece of hardware or a computer program. Sampling is also possible with tape loops or with vinyl records on a phonograph. Often “samples” consist of one part of a song, such as a break, used in another, for instance the use of the drum introduction from Led Zeppelin’s “When the Levee Breaks” in songs by the Beastie Boys, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mike Oldfield, Rob Dougan, Coldcut, Depeche Mode and Erasure, and the guitar riffs from Foreigner’s “Hot Blooded” in Tone L?c’s “Funky Cold Medina”. – wikipedia.org/Sample
For more info: wikipedia.org/Electro_house
This entry was written by , posted on December 9, 2010 at 4:11 am, filed under drum machine, promotion and tagged drum machine, online, Ron Winter, sampler. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
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If your a hardware sampler guy or let’s say someone who likes the idea of Ableton but hates computers the forthcoming Octatrack from Elektron is for you. I’ve never been an Elektron guy but there’s a certain group of synth geeks that swear by these things.
“The Octatrack is an elegant sampler. Recording of sounds is a breeze thanks to the intuitive user interface, but the fun really starts once the samples are inside the machine. Loops are now completely elastic. They will always stay in sync no matter if they are pitch shifted or if the tempo of the sequencer is changed. Single sounds can be molded into any shape or form. The static nature of samples are finally a thing of the past.” – elektron.se
For more info: www.elektron.se/products/octatrack
This entry was written by , posted on March 25, 2010 at 4:52 am, filed under hardware and tagged Elektron, Musikmesse, Octatrack, sampler. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
DopplerPad version 1.05 Feature Tour from Retronyms on Vimeo.
I can’t stop fiddling with the Sampler in DopplerPad (iTunes link). The new upgrade adds some very nice features to one of the best music making applications for the iPhone. Some of what’s new includes Gate Dynamics, Gate Shuffle, Beat Shift, New Samplers and Wifi Sync Loop download.
For more info: www.dopplerpad.com
This entry was written by , posted on September 9, 2009 at 4:20 am, filed under iPhone and tagged DopplerPad, iPhone, sampler. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
I’ve owned a few hardware Samplers. When I was in high school my father bought me a Roland S-50. Later, I had an Akai S950 and further down the road a S3000XL. I’ve always thought sampled sounds cut through a mix in a strong interesting way. The best part of a sampler is that if you actually use it to Sample sounds you have audio that’s unique all to you. Make a song out of your kitchen pots and pans rattling? No problem.
I’m thrilled to see Korg is going to release a new hardware Sampler keyboard. The microSampler is the right size, has some effects, mic input, software control and it can apparently attach to an iPhone. I have no idea if all this will add up to yum but milk, sugar, eggs and chocolate usually equals awesome.
For the first few posts about the microSAMPLER on Matrixsynth: click here
This entry was written by , posted on September 5, 2009 at 5:55 am, filed under hardware, iPhone and tagged iPhone, Korg, microSAMPLER, sampler, sampling. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Here’s a no brainer download for musicians. Native Instruments has released a free playback only version of their Sampler Kontakt with two free sample packs. The motivation is to get you into the NI world and buying new packs but that shouldn’t stop you from grabbing the freebie. I always think sample based sounds cut through a mix a little better than pure computer based synthesizers and drums. If you do end up with a collection of Kontakt “Player libraries” you can browse them from inside the plug-in and each library has a cover image and scrolls in a rack ala Reason. Kontakt Player also will operate stand alone so if your somewhere sans sequencer and bored you set to go.
“Building on the success of its predecessor, the free KONTAKT PLAYER allows for innovative, highly playable instruments that leave existing technological and musical limitations behind. The virtually unlimited flexibility of Kontakt Script Processing allows for instruments with unprecedented functionality and musicality.” – Native Instruments
Native Instruments are based in Berlin and also have an office in Los Angeles. My personal favorite piece of kit from NI is their Massive synthesizer. For more info: www.native-instruments.com
This entry was written by , posted on August 7, 2009 at 4:42 am, filed under sounds and tagged free, Kontakt, native instruments, sampler. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
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