Category Archives: Loops

ModernBeats Releases ‘Ethnic Music Chopz 2′ Samples

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Planet-Musician

Featuring over 840 24-bit samples of rare ethnic instruments from around the world, ModernBeats releases the “Ethnic Music Chopz 2″ soundset. The sample library includes hundreds of live performance samples of 10 rare ethnic instruments including hooks, riffs, and licks specially designed for modern urban and pop music production.

The ‘Ethnic Chopz 2′ Sample Library was recorded at 4 tempos (87 BPM, 92 BPM, 97 BPM, & 102 BPM) and in 4 key signatures (A minor, C minor, E minor, & G minor). A total of 40 software sampler presets are included that auto-load all ethnic samples into your software sampler of choice: Reason NN-XT (.SXT), EXS24 (.EXS), Kontakt (.NKI), Battery (.KIT), Halion (.FXP), Soundfont (.SF2), and WAV (.WAV).

A list of ethnic instruments included:

  • Arabian Rababah
  • Balinese Gobijen
  • Turkish Cumbus
  • Moroccan Gimbri
  • Greek Bouzouki
  • Arabian Mizmar
  • Aztec Slit-drum
  • Japanese Koto
  • Egyptian Ney
  • African Udu

Ethnic Music Chopz Volumes 1 & 2 are offered as a download and priced at just $39.95 each. For more information and audio demos, visit: www.modernbeats.com/soundsets.php.

Posted in Audio, Loops, Music, Samples

ModernBeats Releases ‘Urban Guitar Chopz’ Samples

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Planet-Musician

Featuring over 800 one-shot samples of urban guitar licks, chords, & melodies all recorded in Hollywood, ModernBeats releases the “Urban Guitar Chopz” soundsets. The sample library (Volumes 1 & 2) includes hundreds of live, acoustic, ambient guitar chops including hooks, riffs, and licks specially designed for modern urban and pop music production.

The Urban Guitar Chopz Sample Library was recorded at 4 tempos (87 BPM, 92 BPM, 97 BPM, & 102 BPM) and in 4 key signatures (A minor, C minor, E minor, & G minor). A total of 40 software sampler presets are included that auto-load all ethnic samples into your software sampler of choice: Reason NN-XT (.SXT), EXS24 (.EXS), Kontakt (.NKI), Battery (.KIT), Halion (.FXP), Soundfont (.SF2), and WAV (.WAV).

Both Urban Guitar Chopz Volumes 1 & 2 are offered as a download and priced at just $39.95 each. For more information and audio demos, please visit: www.modernbeats.com/soundsets.php.

Posted in Audio, Guitar, Loops, Samples

Motion Samples Releases Trance Melody Sessions vol. 2

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Planet-Musician

Trance Melody Sessions vol. 2 $50 Wav Files

Trance Melody Sessions vol2 is back with an all new series of even more expressive sounds and songs for producing melodic progressive trance music. Inside contains 350 quality loops of the latest trance sounds including big verby leads, stacked synths, digital bass lines, multi-effected plucks, side-chain pads, chord progressions, piano, guitar, fx and plenty more. All sounds are sorted into 25 session folders so it’s in key, on tempo and easy to create your own melodies just by layering loops together. If you’re a fan of volume 1 then you’re gonna’ love this one too!

Visit www.motionsamples.com for more information and audio demos.

Posted in Audio, Loops, Music, Samples

Motion Samples Releases SoulTown Samples vol.2

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Planet-Musician

SoulTown Samples vol.2 $40 Wav Files

SoulTown is back! A new series of classic 70’s soul and Motown samples dedicated to all you Hip Hop lovers diggin’ for those vintage melodies and sounds for your beat factory. Vol.2 now features even longer sample lengths and more instrumentation of live guitars, bass, rhodes, organs, pianos, vibraphone, bells, string ensembles and many more classic instruments. All samples are pre-chopped, arranged into multi-samples and mixed to replicate that classic sound. Consider this collection like finding an old crate of unreleased records and don’t forget it’s royalty-free!

Visit www.motionsamples.com for more information and audio demos.

Posted in Audio, Loops, Music, Samples

Motion Samples Releases Galactic Atmosphere

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Planet-Musician

Galactic Atmosphere. $35 Wav Files

Motion Samples presents the sounds of Galactic Atmosphere featuring 36 scores of synthesizer strings and pads created for film scoring projects in the themes of space, mystery, psychedelic, science, technology, electronic and other enigmatic themes. The scores are arranged by tempo from 60-100 bpm and duration times from 40 sec to 2 min, providing a wide selection of ideas to fit you scene. This collection is also great for creating electronic and world music.

Visit www.motionsamples.com for more information and audio demos.

Posted in Audio, Loops, Music, Samples

Soniccouture Release Abstrakt Breaks : Glitch + IDM Loop Library

Posted on September 16, 2006 by Planet-Musician

Soniccouture have released Abstrakt Breaks : Glitch + IDM, a collection of hi-tech drum and percussion loops aimed at producers of IDM, Electronica, Glitch, Film Music, Industrial etc.

Each of the 200 Loops are sorted into one of 43 grooves. Kicks, snares, percussion, hats, glitches – all are available as a separate loop allowing you to break down a loop within your track, or to mix and match different elements of different grooves to form original combinations.

Abstrakt Breaks has been fully processed into Rex Files and Apple Loops as well as WAV format, giving full drag and drop compatibility with all major sequencing packages and samplers.

Features:

  • WAV, Rex, Apple Loops formats
  • 200 24-bit 44.1 Loops
  • 350 MB Library
  • Grooves spilt into ‘stackable’ component parts
  • Down Tempo 80-120 BPM and Up Tempo 125-195 BPM Categories
  • Sample Accurate Precision Looping
  • Fully Produced and Mastered at 24-bit Resolution
  • License free Loops

For more information, visit their web site at www.soniccouture.com.

Soniccouture Abstrakt Breaks : Glitch + IDM Loop Library

Posted in Loops, Samples

BandmateLoops.com Releases Enfusion Loop Library

Posted on September 15, 2006 by Planet-Musician

BandmateLoops.com is proud to unveil a new multi-instrument style loop collection. Bandmates Enfusion features a powerful blend of signature breakbeat rhythms and hypnotic trance synth and effects. The beats are complemented by rich synthetic bass, leads, pads and effects. Enfusion serves as a solid foundation for creating authentic club mixes.

Bandmates Enfusion includes:

  • 78 Signature Breakbeat Style loops
  • 38 Synth Pads, Leads and Arpeggios
  • 15 Effects and Percussion

Bandmates Enfusion is available in Apple Loop, Acidized Wave, Rex2 and ReFill formats for compatibility with most major music packages.

BMT-031 Bandmates Enfusion is available 24/7 via electronic delivery for $21.95 USD. Audio demonstrations and sample loops available.

For more information, visit their web site at www.bandmateloops.com.

Posted in Loops, Samples

Equinox Sounds Releases After Hours Loop/Phrase Collection

Posted on September 15, 2006 by Planet-Musician

Equinox Sounds has released After Hours, a collection of melodic and rythmic loops and phrases for creating Melodic, Deep and Ambient Trance music. The collection contains a selection of beats, synth lines, bass lines and arpeggios in ACID and REX2 formats, plus a folder containing melodies and chord lines in Standard MIDI File format.

Features:

  • 30 Melodic MIDI Loops
  • 61 Arpeggios (ranging from 120-145 BPM)
  • 119 Bass Lines (ranging from 120-145 BPM)
  • 121 Synth Lines (ranging from 120-145 BPM)
  • 52 Trance Percussion Loops
  • 300 Drum Loops (ranging from 120-145 BPM)
  • 200 Single Drum Sounds

Format:
30 MIDI loops/phrases + 650 ACIDized.wav loops/music phrases + 560 Rex2 loops + 200 single drum sounds in wav format.

After Hours is currently available for 60 Euros on CD-ROM or as a download.

For more information, visit their web site at www.equinoxsounds.com.

Equinox Sounds Releases After Hours Loop/Phrase Collection

Posted in Audio, Loops, MIDI, Samples

Beta Monkey Music Releases Double Bass Mania II: Extreme Metal Drum Loops And Samples

Posted on September 13, 2006 by Planet-Musician

Double Bass Mania II: The Return of the Beast takes it over the top with a relentless onslaught of fast and furious double bass grooves. With 800+ double bass grooves, groove variations, fills, one shots, and samples, Double Bass Mania II stands alone as the brutal choice for creating the heaviest of heavy metal tracks. Whether you need modern metal grooves in the vein of Lamb of God, Shadows Fall, and Children of Bodom or the old-school aggression of Slayer, Pantera, and early Metallica, Double Bass Mania II is designed for one thing: to pound out the relentless rhythms of your next metal track.

Double Bass Mania II is all about power and speed. With a cohesive collection of grooves spanning tempos from 75 BPM heavy rock to 300 BPM metal blasts, the disc will satiate any metalhead’s need for speed and brutality. If you’re a metal guitarist, bassist, or songwriter, Double Bass Mania II: The Return of the Beast will quickly become the weapon of choice in your arsenal. Metal drummers will also find the loops an invaluable source of inspiration and education as well. No matter what your goals are – writing demos, recording a future CD release, or expanding your metal chops – Double Bass Mania II opens the doors to all things metal.

Double Bass Mania II Features:

  • Multiple Styles of Metal, from Hard Rock to Blastbeats: Chug along with the mortal tempos or blast it out with insane speed
  • Wide Range of Tempos: 75, 90, 100, 110, 120, 140, 150, 180, 200, 220, 280, 300 and a supplemental 200+ folder
  • Rhythmic Pairings: Beta Monkey constructed DBM II to include complementary tempo sets. Grooves from the following pairings 75/150, 90/180, 100/200, 110/220, and 140/280 allow songwriters to cut or double time signatures at will
  • Superior Rhythmic Realism: 1, 2, 4, and 8 bar segments capture the full aggression of authentic metal phrasing
  • High-End Production and Gear: Big drums hit hard in a big room. It’s not all that complicated
  • Cohesive Groove Sets: All loops are taken from the same recording session (all grooves, fills, etc. are sonically-matched)
  • Fully-Sampled Drum and Cymbal Samples: The sample kit section includes multi-velocity samples of all the drums and cymbals recorded
  • Available in 16 or 24 bit “acidized” WAV, AIFF (Apple Loops), and REX2 formats

Visit Beta Monkey Music for free previews and to order Double Bass Mania II for only $29.99.

For more information, visit their web site at www.betamonkeymusic.com.

Posted in Loops, Samples

Drums On Demand Releases “More 4/4″ Drum Library

Posted on September 8, 2006 by Planet-Musician

In the same tradition as their popular workhorse volumes 1, 2, 4 & 5, Drums On Demand® is pleased to introduce “More 4/4.” This tasty collection of 30 straight-time Song Sets™ is sure to inspire the hit songwriter in you.

More 4/4 features a variety of crossover kits, styles and tempos suitable for rock, pop and country songs. Simply find the Master Loop™ that fits your project and use the other loops and segments in the Song Set™ to quickly build a drum track that feels and sounds like a live drummer playing a real song—with a veteran engineer at the console.

Volume 8 Highlights:

  • Suitable for contemporary rock, pop and country
  • All straight-time — no odd time
  • Variety of crossover kits, styles and sounds
  • Mostly stick on snare, but some sidestick on rim included
  • More than 1000 loops, segments and hits in 30 Song Sets
  • Tempos ranging from 64-165 BPM
  • Nearly 1 gig on 2 CDs (24-bit version)
  • Royalty-free
  • Patent-Pending organization system

Available in both stereo (24-bit Acidized WAV, 16-bit Acidized WAV, Apple Loops, and REX2) and multitrack formats.

For more information, visit their web site at www.drumsondemand.com.

Posted in Loops, Synth