Vir2 Instruments Mojo horn section plugin review

Vir2 Instruments Mojo horn section plugin review

Today I’m checking out another instrument Big Fish sent over, from Vir2. Ever since I got it I’ve been playing with it, it’s a dedicated horn instrument called Mojo. Every time I used to buy a new keyboard workstation, I would always checkout the brass/horns.  Some of them had great sounding brass sections, and others were okay. In [...]

Native Instruments Urban Arsenal 2 Kore Soundpack review

Native Instruments Urban Arsenal 2 Kore Soundpack review

Today I want to checkout Urban Arsenal 2 from Native Instruments, one of their Kore soundpacks they sent over for review. You may wonder why I chose to go with part 2 first instead of part 1…well I figured part 2 was the newest and probably improved on a lot of things they received feedback on [...]

FatLoud Black and Gold sample pack raises the bar for sample companies

FatLoud Black and Gold sample pack raises the bar for sample companies

Aight, so…we love fatloud around here, they are definitely one of the companies I respect, and enjoy. A majority of their collections where either singular sound packs or construction kits…..and yall know how I do my construction kits. I like stuff to be in it’s own folder based on sound…not construction kits. Fatlout put out “After Hours” a [...]

Poise is the BEST mpc style drum sampling software available

Poise is the BEST mpc style drum sampling software available

You know I’m always looking for the best tools, that get out of the way and let you work. One of my gripes with the current choice of drum sampling software is their inability to understand how simply we want to layer sounds. Many folks just want to drag a sound to a pad, then another, and [...]

Rockwilder making a beat on the Beat Thang virtual

Rockwilder making a beat on the Beat Thang virtual

Just wanted to show you this video, producer Rockwilder making a beat on the beat kangz beat thang virtual He comes up with some pretty sick stuff…just goes to show it’s not what you use but how you use it, he makes me look like a rookie on this thang lol Yeah, lemme know what you think… I [...]


IK Multimedia’s Groovemaker iPhone app is pretty dope

IK Multimedia’s Groovemaker iPhone app is pretty dope

Okay, I will admit I had dismissed this little groove making application from IK Multimedia. For one, it was only available for an iphone/ipod and though I had plans to purchase an iPod touch specifically to test and use the various music applications, I don’t have one yet.  I could “borrow” my son’s but you know…that [...]

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Chopping samples manually in Ableton Live and assign to drum rack

Chopping samples manually in Ableton Live and assign to drum rack

This is just a quick video showing how to chop samples manually in Ableton Live then assigning them to a drum rack. It’s a quick way to slice samples and still have control over your sections.  I showed how to automate chopping in the video how to use ableton live to chop samples like an mpc. This [...]

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Big Fish Audio Plush RnB Sample Library review

Big Fish Audio Plush RnB Sample Library review

Oh did you think I forgot about ya! Did you think it wasn’t time for Big Fish Friday! Oh yessssssssssssssssssssssss This week we checking out a collection they sent over called Plush! What is Plush? Plush is a smooth sexy gumbo of Sade meets Maxwell while listening to D’Angelo and Musiq Soulchild battle it out! Yes, it’s RnB, yes it’s [...]

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SONiVOX Hip Hop Strings instrument

SONiVOX Hip Hop Strings instrument

Going to NAMM one doesn’t know what to expect. This was my first year so I tried to take in as much as possible. Walking through the show floor I came up on the SONiVOX booth. I had heard of them before, and actually had been trying to setup a review on their Sampla product. So I stopped [...]

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Way Out Ware timewARP 2600 the realest sounding virtual ARP 2600

Way Out Ware timewARP 2600 the realest sounding virtual ARP 2600

Time to review another plugin, yet ANOTHER virtual version of an analog classic. Jim Heintz over at Way Out Ware did some secret ninja circuit modeling/creation to come up with the ONLY ARP 2600 plugin to be endorsed by Alan R Pearlman… Yes, he created the actual ARP 2600 synthesizer Must be some plugin right? I mean, if the [...]

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Update on the LinnDrum II from Roger Linn-no Dave Smith?

Update on the LinnDrum II from Roger Linn-no Dave Smith?

If you’re like me, you’ve been salivating over the LinnDrum II/BoomChick or whatever it’s called, since the announcement from Dave Smith and Roger Linn. Well, it looks like a bit of the economy set in and they realized that both of their customers wanted something totally different, which would create a super expensive monster machine if [...]

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