Peace Love Productions has released a free 1GB collection of loops & samples in multiple genres, the PLP Taster.

Here’s what they have to say about the free audio loop & sample collection:

This is our effort to give you a “Try Before You Buy” option.

The PLP taster is a sampling of the many different genres we have to offer. Sign up and verify your email address. A download link will be sent IMMEDIATELY after to your verified address. This is a two part download containing two zips each being quite large so make sure your internet connection allows for it.

Genres include Hip Hop, Rock, Trance, Electro House, Deep House, Chillout, Trance, Techno, Dj Scratches, Industrial, Ambient, and more.

Note: Email registration is required to get the free collection. Details here.

[via www.synthtopia.com]

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In light of the World Cup 2010 in South Africa, Sample Logic has released a Vuvuzela sample library. With this South African stadium horn, the Sample Logic team was able to create and deliver a wide range of sounds – from traditional staccato, sustain, and flutter patches, to morphed war calls, impacts, and ethnic rhythms.
This $9.99 mini sample library contains 40 instruments and multis for Kontakt that will conjure up the spirit of the World Cup 2010 while adding a new ethnic twist to your collection.
Offered as a direct download for $9.99, Vuvuzela will only be available for a limited time before it goes away into the Sample Logic vault. Kontakt 3.5 or higher is required (This will not work with the free Kontakt Player).

get it here www.samplelogic.com

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Heavy metal drum samples: click to download

Heavy metal drum samples (123MB)

Heavy metal guitar samples: click to download

Heavy metal guitar samples (568MB)

now you just need to see those Metal video tutorials

Modern metal guitar with Pin from SikTh

Opeth show you how to play Heir Apparent

Wes Borland from Limp Bizkit on two-handed tapping

A monster riff from Limp Bizkit’s Wes Borland

Marty Friedman on breaking out of a rut

John 5 on combining sweeping with tapping

Paul Gilbert on trying new pentatonic positions

How to play Killing In The Name by Rage Against The Machine

[via www.musicradar.com ]

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Thanks to the addition of SampleRadar’s 316 Parisian-style samples, they’re pleased to be able to report that they now have more than 10,000 samples for you to download – and all for free.

In fact, there are now precisely 10,198 loops, hits and multisamples in the database. For a full breakdown of what’s on offer, check out the list below, then catch up on any collections that you might have missed.

1. 342 dubstep samples

2. 503 techno samples

3. 360 abstract samples

4. 281 dub samples

5. 357 Prodigy-style samples

6. 328 drum ‘n’ bass samples

7. 355 breakbeat samples

8. 293 trance samples

9. 462 atmospheric samples

10. 976 classic synth samples

[via musicradar.com news]

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“Justin graciously let me borrow his Roland TR-808 and when trying to program some patterns I noticed a few problems. A) I’m clearly too stupid to work this machine – I eventually figured it out but off the bat, both the Pattern knob the Auto Fill In knob were double teaming my brain and left me staring at shifting patterns that mocked me with changing tempos. B) The sequencing buttons themselves have been accumulating grime over the years which makes it difficult to activate a note. I would gladly take this thing apart and clean it but it’s not mine. C) It’s outdated. While the interface is preferred for many people, I’d rather do this on a computer or something more flexible like a Machinedrum. Long story short, I decided to sample it and save people the hassle of finding/buying one. Oh yeah and it’s free.”

The Process
“All the audio came out of the Hi Level Master Output of the TR-808 into a Focusrite Platinum Voicemaster Preamp then hit a RME Fireface UC and was recorded at 24 bit 48 kHz in Logic and saved as AIFF files. I used AudioFinder to create fade in and outs manually on every sample, batch normalize and rename. I tried to keep the signal chain as short as possible as I’ve heard TR-808 sample banks that sound like processed garbage. I have two versions of this sample pack – the first one being a dynamic version that includes one shots of the samples as they hit my interface, with the different parameters on the Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Cymbals, etc. the volume changes dramatically. Additionally there is an alternate version where all the samples are normalized to 0 dB. I see reasons to have both as an option but if you’re in doubt, grab the normalized version. I made this for myself and was going to share it with a few close friends but figured the world might find some use for it. ”

- Roland TR-808

via trashaudio

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