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Every one of us has an origin story about how we ended up here, whether you’re a pro, semi-pro, former pro, or a hobbyist. Do you remember the first time you thought, “I want to be a musician, songwriter, or composer?” How old were you? Where were you, and what were you doing? I’d love to hear your “origin story”—no matter how big or small the…Read More
While I wish this was playable with single notes, instead of being loop-based, it’s cool enough that I really want to play around with it.
We’re enhancing Member Profiles. The goal is to have your member profile feature SoundCloud, Spotify, and BandCamp players so you can easily embed a playlist of your/your band’s/your clients’ music. Right now you can do that by making posts on your wall, but it’s a clunky user experience.
There is a tutorial on how to do everything on the…Read More
I realize this is really small stuff, but I thought it would be fun.
What do you think: Should we keep the standard thumbs up we have or change it to something a little more fun and rock and roll (I realize that our members produce many different styles of music, but I’m thinking of rock and roll in the sense of attitude, fun, and non-conformity).
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Forums › DEALS › Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals › Sound Dust Black Friday Sale – EVERYTHING is 40% OFF w/Code
I’ve shared a number of times that Sound Dust is on my list of favorite sample developers. I was sharing that since their early days when I was active at KVR and Pendle often posted there. If you’re not familiar with them, the developer makes sample libraries for Kontakt that require the full version. Their libraries are quirky, sometimes weird and wonderful sample libraries that have won over some very well-known musicians, composers and fellow developers (Trent Reznor is a big fan, using their libraries on soundtracks, the Spitfire co-founders are big fans, and so are many others). Just check them out.Use the code CAPITALISM to get 40% off anything in their store.
The sale lasts until November 21, 2025.
At this time, it doesn’t appear that this sale is being carried on their Loot Audio pages. I’ll update the thread if that changes. But in any event, check them out. I love their work.
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Any particular favorites, @peter? Browsing the website feels like going through a mad scientist’s junk drawer.
Absolutely, I LOVE Ship’s Piano and their Dulcitone libraries. There’s a eerie, wonderful quality to those instruments. A vibe. I’m finding that @wrongtools is the one other developer that comes to mind that just has a vibe to what they do. These developers have found a way to injet their artistry into their sample libraries and I find it extremely compelling. I write that in contrast to developers who excel at creating excellent libraries — like Orange Tree Samples libraries or Toontrack drum libraries (plugins), they’re all about amazing realism and the tone is incredible. But there’s something to these two developers, Sound Dust and WrongTools that isn’t merely just about realism. I can’t describe it fully beyond saying that they know how to inject a vibe into sounds and it makes playing their instruments have a kind of magic to them that I find inspiring and it’s really hard to put into words (clearly, because I’m probably not doing a good job of it!). But I very much feel that these developers are more fairly called artists than most developers, which I would consider craftsmen or more like engineers.
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TOOLS: Mixing Problem Solver, Songwriter's Toolbox, , QuickGuides, Gear Reviews, Mags & Podcasts