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 [...]

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! [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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? [...]

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 [...]

I’m ready! It starts tomorrow and I can’t wait to see what’s new. Anything you expecting? I’m looking forward to see what Roland has, they always come with something sexy, Yamaha, Korg of course. I’ll be getting some exclusive in the lab footage with Nova Loops…try to rush up in their studio or something, you [...]

Mo drums man, today I’m checkin out the drums from SoundsInHD.com I found out about them maybe a few weeks ago, and their site impressed me. I listened to the demo kit and liked what I heard so I hit them up to see if I could review their sounds. They have 3 different collections, [...]

it’s Friday, time for some big fish! Today we checking out a downtempo collection they sent over called Chill 2. I know I haven’t reviewed  part 1 but it’s all good lol. let’s check it out. You ready to chill? If you’re like me, you like to make and listen to music that’s a little [...]

I know it’s weird, but….primeloops, a sample loop provider, has created a nice collection of fat analog synth samples. Not loops, multisamples that you can load up in your favorite sampler to create your own crazy synth lines and riffs. They sent these over for review before the holiday…but uhhh, yeah lol, the holiday got [...]

I know it’s been a few days, holidays got me busy! But we back to start the new year off right with a brand new Big Fish Friday! Today we are checking out a new hip hop/rnb sample collection they sent over called G Suite What is G Suite? Well, it’s a collection of up [...]