Inspiration Sounds has released Funked Up Bass Guitars and Funked Up Horns, two downloadable sample packs.

Funked Up Bass Guitars

Funked Up Bass Guitars features over 640 loops and riffs performed exclusively by one of the UK’s finest bass guitarists.

Funked Up Bass Guitars features

• 240MB Download Pack (Compressed into a .ZIP File)
• Includes two Basses (5-string Bass and P63 Bass)
• 641 Loops and Riffs (426 5-string / 215 P63)
• Loops are BPM Synced for use with Acid/Ableton/Garageband, etc.
• File names indicate tempo and key
• Keys are in C, D, E, F, G, A & B
• WAV Format, PC/Mac Compatible

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Loopmasters has released two titles in their Artist Series sample libraries: Aquasky - Electro House and Breaks, and Trafik - Progressive House and Electronica.

The Artist Series feature exclusive collections of royalty free samples from some of the best known producers worldwide.

Aquasky - Electro House and Breaks

Aquasky is an established name in Drum and Bass with many releases on labels like Moving Shadow Records. In more recent years they have become known for their awesome Bass-lines and Electro Breaks productions.

Whether you are looking for tearing Breakbeats, minimal 4/4 beats, Full flavoured drum kit samples, heavy Bass samples, or inspiring musical loops, filters and chords – you will find a truly unique and highly useable set of royalty free electro house and breaks samples contained in this package.

Aquasky - Electro House and Breaks features

• 1.5GB DVD including:
  • over 1360 Acidised Wav Samples
  • 557 RMX friendly Rex2 Loops
  • 579 Apple Loops
  • full Reason Refill
  • plus 147 patches ready for Reason, Kontakt, Halion, EXS24, Emulator X2, Ableton Live
• A full remix pack for their latest ‘Have a Good Time’ release which includes 4 drum loops, 1 Fx loops, 3 bass Loops and 2 bass Multisamples.

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BandmateLoops.com has released Classic Jazz Drums, an acoustic drum collection for igniting your jazz compositions.

Classic jazz rhythms and motifs offer a rock-solid foundation for serious groove making. All loops feature a rich stereo image and extremely high versatility.

Features

• Four classic jazz-style loop sets featuring multiple rhythms and techniques.
• Each set contains instrumentation for faithful recreation of authentic jazz drumming.
• Over 180 inspiring loops spanning four complete tempo groups; including 80, 95, 120 and 140bpm.

Classic Jazz Drums is available as a Universal Download (AIFF Apple Loops/Acidized .wav/Rex2 Loops), and costs $24.95.

Visit BandmateLoops.com for more information and audio demos.

Zero-G has released Classic Disco, a 1.6GB sample library featuring over 700 samples of the most authentic disco & funk sounds from the 70s and 80s dancefloor, all in pristine 24bit audio.

Welcome to the most creative decade of dance music 1977-1987, when disco went underground and became black dance music - the foundation for house and R’n'B. For the first time ever you’ll be able to get hold of the tracks as if someone gave you multi-track tapes from late 70’s and early 80’s disco underground dance tunes.

Classic Disco features

• 35 Full Construction Kits
• Bass & Guitar Loops Matched Pairs
• Eighties Machine Drumloops
• Piano Loops
• Electric Piano Loops
• Vocal Chants
• Percussion Loops

The library is available as a Multiformat Version (REX2/NNXT (for REASON)/NI Kontakt/EXS 24/Apple Loops/AIFF/ACID/.WAV) and retail for $159.95 USD / 119 EUR.

Visit Zero-G for more information and audio samples.