158 Results for "sampling"

Kraftwerk win sampling lawsuit – what next for European copyright law?

In a case filled in the late 90s, the European Court of Justice ruled in favor of Kraftwerk, deeming the sampling of the band's 1977 tune "Metall auf Metall" unlawful.

ORBIS: The World Synthesizer from Spitfire and David Fanshawe

ORBIS is the latest instrument from sampling supremos Spitfire delving into the extraordinary archive recordings of global sonic explorer David Fanshawe.

OP-Z gets sampling mode in new update

Teenage Engineering has released version 1.2.5 of the OP-Z operating system which includes the impatiently waited for sampling mode and a bunch of other fixes.

MODO Drum: physically modelled percussion from IK Multimedia

IK Multimedia's MODO Drum pulls out all the stops to model the physical attributes of both the drums and the player in a remarkably detailed study of the humble drum kit.

Best free plug-ins this week: A chorus, soundscapes and four free synths

Chief among the freebies is a pack of four full-fledged software synths from developer TrapDoor Audio. It will load you up with synth sounds for days and weeks to come!

Pulse Synthesizers Load Runner Granular Synthesizer for Eurorack

Load Runner pulls grains off your 16bit wav files and chases them about. Lots of CV control over all parameters, nice big waveform display and very hands-on.

Best free plug-ins this week: Dulcimer, Loopcloud 4, FiltR, ToneZ

Over the last 7 or so days, we got top-notch stuff like the exotic Dulcimer instrument, a mammoth update to Loopnasters' Loopcloud sample slicer/manager...

Twisted Electrons Deton8 is an explosive 8-bit drum machine

Twisted Electrons is bringing us Deton8, a little drum machine that uses a mix of 8-bit samples and wavetable synthesis - and it packs quite a punch as well as some clever ideas.

Tracklib courts controversy with “Impeach The President” beat contest

Tracklib has invited rapper/producer Drumma Boy to judge a beat contest titled “Impeach The President”, one of the most sampled tracks of all time originally penned by The Honey Drippers.

Erica Synths Sample Drum module from the Techno System finally arrives

Quite a while after the release of the Techno System Erica Synths cool looking Sample Drum two channel sample player is almost ready for release. Will it be worth the wait?

NAMM 2019: Official – “Model: Samples” is Elektron’s new Sampling Production Workstation

Elektron's mysterious beatbox is revealed to be the oddly named and uninspired looking Model: Samples 6 track sampling workstation that doesn't actually sample. Updated with video!

NAMM 2019: Force from Akai Pro is a computer-free clip-launching groove box

Akai Pro takes on the standalone groove box market with a sampling, clip launching, sequencing, effecting, pitch shifting, time stretching, audio recording Force to be reckoned with.

NAMM 2019: Phase Plant hybrid modular with synthesis, sampling and “Snapins”

Kilohearts has expanded their Snapin system of effect chain modules into a completely modular hybrid virtual synthesizer. Use sound sources as Generators, add Modulators and load on the Snapin modules

Leaked Akai APC Live images: Is this thing for real? (updated)

Slightly dodgy looking images have appeared on the internet of what appears to be a mash-up between the Akai MPC Live sampler and APC controller. It's filed for FCC testing as the APC Live so it must be real ...

Alesis Strike Multipad: hit it, beat it, sample it, loop it

The performance pad controller is back with a sampling audio engine, on-screen editing, triggers, 9 velocity sensitive pads and audio looping in a device that you beat with sticks.

Percussa mSSP: a Super Signal Processor in a sensibly sized Eurorack module

Percussa has made a much smaller and cheaper version of their Super Signal Processor module. The mSSP has the same engine and the same awesome versatility as a multi-function sound source and processor.

Sequential Prophet XL slightly larger samples-plus-synthesis fusion machine

Sequential officially announce the Prophet XL which is slightly larger than the Prophet X and contains all the same features but brings with it a 32 voice mode.

The 7-year wait is over: NI Kontakt 6 has landed with new instruments and effects

Kontakt 6 brings the world's favorite sampler up to scratch and has enough new content to warrant an upgrade from the almost 7-year old Kontakt 5 engine.

Get Hooked with Output’s new vocal mangling instrument for Arcade

Hooked is a novel vocal sample player and mangler where you play various vocal recordings on a virtual keyboard. Some have been recorded dry, while others have been processed with God knows what...

SampleRobot 6: fully automated recording and sample instrument building

SampleRobot 6 sucks in sounds and spits out sample library. Connect up any hardware synth, or loopback any virtual one to automatically generate multisampled instruments. Now available on MacOS and Windows.

Native Instruments updates industry standard sampler platform Kontakt 6

Kontakt 6 brings new sounds, new effects, a wavetable synthesis engine and the ability to design, build and script your own instruments. Does the upgrade tick enough boxes for your Kontakt wish list?

Crusher-X Granular Synthesizer gets overly familiar with MPE

Developed with ROLI, makers of the Seaboard MPE controllers, Crusher-X is embracing all 5 dimensions of this expressive technology so you can push your grains in many directions at once.

Atlas maps out your drum samples using a novel AI engine

Atlas is an AI-powered tool which maps out your drum samples, analyzes them, categorizes them, and constructs makeshift drum kits that are ready to go inside your DAW. It looks like an useful tool for ...

Output takes us to the Arcade for a coin-operated loop synthesizer

Arcade is subscription based, looks fabulous, sounds awesome and has a wonderfully intuitive synthesizer engine to manipulate loops. You'll get new content every day, forever provided you keep paying your $10.