March 3, 2013
Samplefest...
by Chris Randall
I spent most of the week in L.A. on a business trip (and also: Karting, the which I have the bruises to prove), which will account for my relative silence the last few days. The next few months are going to be very exciting for people that like it when Audio Damage releases weird shit, I'll say that much.
While I was out of the loop, my two favorite sample companies both released new products, the which I will now proceed to pimp:
First up is Standard Beat Company's Black Surface Volume One. As is usual for SBC products, you get a slew of hits and loops in various formats. For the first time, Wade jammed Maschine kits in there, which makes me happy. Black Surface is a bit less roomy than the last two SBC products, more digital and tight-sounding. Recommended, of course.
Next up is Goldbaby's Urban Cookbook Vol. 2, which expands on the original Urban Cookbook collection, and contains roughly one quintillion samples and loops, in every format under the sun, for US$49.00. This, like the previous Urban Cookbook, is a more general collection than the typical Goldbaby stuff, and is a great starter pack to get you a nice, well-recorded multi-purpose electronic drum toolkit for a reasonable price.
While I was out of the loop, my two favorite sample companies both released new products, the which I will now proceed to pimp:
First up is Standard Beat Company's Black Surface Volume One. As is usual for SBC products, you get a slew of hits and loops in various formats. For the first time, Wade jammed Maschine kits in there, which makes me happy. Black Surface is a bit less roomy than the last two SBC products, more digital and tight-sounding. Recommended, of course.
Next up is Goldbaby's Urban Cookbook Vol. 2, which expands on the original Urban Cookbook collection, and contains roughly one quintillion samples and loops, in every format under the sun, for US$49.00. This, like the previous Urban Cookbook, is a more general collection than the typical Goldbaby stuff, and is a great starter pack to get you a nice, well-recorded multi-purpose electronic drum toolkit for a reasonable price.
14 comments:
I used to do a lot of amateur, personal field recording. I have good memories of walking around on Sunday afternoons with a microphone and a mini DAT recorder recording random stuff. It was super nerdy, but you can't do anything cool if you're worried about appearing nerdy.
I never seem to have the time to do that now. Sometimes I still get lucky with the iPhone though.
link [soundcloud.com]
And for a while I got a whole library of sounds from my dog Lucy's waterbowl.
However this kinda thing is extremely modest and, frankly, not very good by comparison to Goldbaby, Standard Beat, Sonic Couture, etc. People have taken this idea to a super-refined, artisinal place.
I'm glad they exist.
It's interesting how personality is expressed purely through texture, isn't it?
I'm psyched on both these soundsets. Good time to be alive.
- c
I never seem to have the time to do that now. Sometimes I still get lucky with the iPhone though.
link [soundcloud.com]
And for a while I got a whole library of sounds from my dog Lucy's waterbowl.
However this kinda thing is extremely modest and, frankly, not very good by comparison to Goldbaby, Standard Beat, Sonic Couture, etc. People have taken this idea to a super-refined, artisinal place.
I'm glad they exist.
It's interesting how personality is expressed purely through texture, isn't it?
I'm psyched on both these soundsets. Good time to be alive.
- c
I was going to mention the two new Sonic Couture packs, as well, but I haven't actually downloaded them yet, and as this isn't a press release site, I don't feel comfortable talking about something I don't actually have, unless it's to bitch about it.
But suffice to say, their Grand Marimba set looks great, and they re-packaged Konkrete, as well.
-CR
But suffice to say, their Grand Marimba set looks great, and they re-packaged Konkrete, as well.
-CR
Yes!!! RT60!!! Just hi def into FLAC and put it on Bandcamp. I'll buy it right now. I'll continue to repeat... I don't care about tradition, fads, ritual, mystique... vinyl sucks for accurately reproducing sound and music. I wanna hear it like it sounded when you made it. I don't think that included vinyl playback. I'm ready for some freaky, psychedlic, electronic head tunes.
On topic... the new Beat Company set is awesome! Took me awhile to warm up to it, as I liked all the "roominess" and dubbed out vibe of some of the previous sets. But this is just as great... albeit in a different way.
On topic... the new Beat Company set is awesome! Took me awhile to warm up to it, as I liked all the "roominess" and dubbed out vibe of some of the previous sets. But this is just as great... albeit in a different way.
It's already been uploaded to Bandcamp. Just waiting on artwork, because some members of the band who aren't me had a Concept or something. ;-)
-CR
-CR
Stating that one likes weird shit may come across as slightly ...weird, but I do. Any hints as to what to expect? Secondly, thanks for the heads-up on the new SC instrument, I love their stuff and I love marimbas. I feel a rattle in my wallet.
j,
j,
The RT60 album doesn't really sound like anything else that I'm personally aware of. It is _very_ thick and "analog" sounding, which makes sense given its origins, but these mixes have hair on 'em, I'll say that much.
Musically, if I had to put a pin on it, I'd say Eno's "Another Day On Earth" crossed with early Boards Of Canada, with the latter supposing that they knew shit about fuck about recording and mixing, which is the opposite of the actuality, and maybe cut back on the weed a bit.
-CR
Musically, if I had to put a pin on it, I'd say Eno's "Another Day On Earth" crossed with early Boards Of Canada, with the latter supposing that they knew shit about fuck about recording and mixing, which is the opposite of the actuality, and maybe cut back on the weed a bit.
-CR
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