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New Wave Alchemy site give you 250MB of ...

Posted by Tim Cant in Music Making on 10 28th, 2009 | No Comments

Sample library producers Wave Alchemy have launched their brand spanking new website. Users can sign up to download 250MB of free samples from the company's various libraries, so head on over if you’re short on sounds.

Compose a lullaby with raindrops!...

Posted by Tim Cant in Music Making on 10 22nd, 2009 | No Comments

We’ve seen our fair share of Flash-based music making apps, but Raindrop, a promotional tool from lullaby maestros Lullatone, is actually one of the most interesting despite its simple appearance. Rather than using a step-sequencer, Raindrop records your sequences in real time, providing...

Posted by Lee du-Caine in Music Making on 10 15th, 2009 | No Comments

Want some free samples? Sample vendors Clickproduce can help! Here's the blurb on their latest offer… "To announce the start of a 40% discount sale on Bluezone products, Clickproduce have teamed up with Bluezone to bring you free content in the shape of Electro Progressive House...

Posted by Tim Cant in Music Making on 08 24th, 2009 | No Comments

This superb video was made using a variety of iPhone software to create tracks which were then combined in video editing software Final Cut – more details from the creator’s blog here. Our best guess is that it took roughly a bazillion hours to make – check it out!

Posted by Tim Cant in Music Making on 08 21st, 2009 | No Comments

It’s been described as the music industry’s equivalent of a Turner Prize, and it’s back! The PRS Foundation for Music is once again providing £50,000 to encourage the creation of an imaginative and original piece of new British music. Here's the lowdown

Posted by Tim Cant in Music Making on 07 28th, 2009 | No Comments

Online music production has hit new heights with www.donkdj.com. This amazing, innovative site allows you to upload an mp3 and turn into a slammin’ Scouse House anthem in minutes. Is this the future of dance music? If not, what can top it?

Microsoft Surface: VectorForm DJ...

Posted by Qmuso in Music Making on 07 13th, 2009 | No Comments

The shape of the future? Or just a gimmick?

Posted by Lee du-Caine in Music Making on 05 21st, 2009 | No Comments

To the ardent computer musician, there's only one thing better than music made using computers and that's music made by computers. We're talkin' 'bout good old generative music software, of course, and lately we've been getting plenty of mileage out of ... Read More

Posted by Tim Cant in Music Making on 05 19th, 2009 | No Comments

Samplepack website SoundsOnDemand (or “SOD” as they curiously prefer to be known) has recently reached a whopping 500 titles in their library, and are celebrating by making available a free “Jubilee” samplepack containing WAV and Kontakt format sounds....Read More

Propellerhead Record announced!...

Posted by Ronan Macdonald in Music Making on 05 11th, 2009 | No Comments

We knew something big was coming from Sweden, and Propellerhead certainly haven't disappointed us with the announcement of Record, a brand new DAW aimed at musicians and bands looking for an intuitive way to turn their ideas into reality, rather than hardcore...Read More

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