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XLN Audio has launched Black Velvet, a new ADpak for the Addictive Drummer virtual drum instrument for Windows and Mac.

The Black Velvet ADpak is the sound you always wished you could afford! A modern classic dressed in black captured with a large, epic sound. Created with the grunge/post-grunge era in mind, with roots in alternative rock transcending to an expensive arena rock-band sound, this takes you on a journey from Seattle to LA. This ADpak is made with the highest demands on everything throughout the whole recording chain, capturing the unmistakable raw attitude in a luxurious package.

The included presets covers different clean setups to gritty alternative rock and grunge to slick, expensive and larger-than-life grandness. Black Velvet offers an almost unreal diversity – go from a tight, fat and controlled sound to unleashing some kind of monster by just pushing the room fader! Simply put, it’s epic!

XLN Audio has also released the Loud Beats & Songs MIDI Pak, a collection of MIDI songs and beats made as a compliment to the Black Velvet ADpak.

This MIDI Pak is not only “Loud, Large and Luxurious” like the Black Velvet ADpak, it’s sophisticated, hard-hitting and detailed – cut-through beats and songs played hard in different grooves and variations.

Loud Beats & Songs covers many different styles from alternative rock, grunge, post-grunge to modern rock and experimental pop. Songs divided in parts (e.g. intro, verses, choruses, bridges) and beats with different variations, tempos and grooves (e.g. hihat, ride, crash, tom, fills) in 4/4 and 6/8. Mix and match beats, fills and grooves – arrange a complete song in minutes!

The Black Velvet ADpak costs 59.95 USD/EUR, Loud Beats & Songs is 19.95 USD/EUR, and a bundle of both is available to purchase for 69.95 USD/EUR.

More information: XLN Audio

Zenhiser has announced the release of 1989 Drum Beats, a collection of 296 drum loops from the 80′s.

Every year in the 80′s delivers a wealth of drum beat style and 1989 was the year the 80′s went out with a bang! Capturing the essence and style of all the main pop & clubbing hits from 1989 this eighties drum beats packs is an outstanding archive of what was great in the music of the 80′s.

Ranging from slow sublime beats through to rapid clubbing floor fillers makes the 1980′s series a must for any producer looking to inject some retro flavour into their productions. Honestly it doesn’t get any better than these 80s drum beats and no one delivers such a massive array of 80′s sounds as Zenhiser. We love all you 80′s freaks!

The sample pack costs $25 AUD.

More information: Zenhiser / 1989 Drum Beats

Ninja tune has launched Ninja Jamm, a free mixing and jamming app for iOS that lets anyone instantly remix music from the Ninja Tune label using touch control, state of the art effects and killer music from Ninja artists.

The app is a revolutionary fusion of music and software for the iPhone brought to you by the musical innovators at Ninja Tune and the design wizards at seeper.

Combining aspects of DJing, remixing and producing, the app lets anyone experience the excitement of playing with electronic music. Ninja artists such as Bonobo, Amon Tobin, Mr Scruff and Coldcut, provide the tunes for you to jamm with.

As each tune plays, you can switch seamlessly between the original licks and bonus clips, created by highly trained remix Ninjas, whilst glitching and effecting each channel and firing oneshot samples over the top.

Unlike many other music apps, the Jamm experience is very hands-on and immediate- your human feel is their key to enjoying freestyle mix possibilities. You can touch, tilt, shake and use multiple fingers and thumbs to Jamm and record, create a killer version of a favourite Ninja Tune and instantly share it with the world through Soundcloud, Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr.

The Ninja Jamm app comes bundled with a free Tunepack, Beats and Pieces3 from Coldcut, the cut’n'paste classic from the DJ duo who helped define both the modern remix with Paid in Full and mashup with Journeys By DJ. More Tunepacks from Ninja artists are available for in-app purchase.

More information: Ninja Jamm

London based record producer and recording artist Chemo is back with the second volume of Hip Hop Instrumentals, a collection of 10 construction kits.

Each construction kit has everything you need to build inspirational Hip Hop productions including stems of each drum part, Bass Loop, Hook and Atmosphere along with its own separate drum kit for those who want to roll their own breaks.

With tempos varying between 70-114 BPM this dynamic pack is also perfect for Chill Out, Urban, Triphop, Downtempo and all worldwide hip hop genres.

The collection offers 109 loops and 126 single shot sounds, neatly organized in construction kit folders and labeled with bpm and key info where applicable.

Loops include complete drum beats and breaks, melodic instrument loops, atmospheric background sounds, and more. The single shot sounds feature the individual drum sounds of the construction kits so you can create variations or new parts. A collection of bonus drum loops and kit samples is also included.

Additionally, 27 sampler patches for the drum kits, bonus kits and atmos are available in popular formats, including 14 kits for Native Instruments Maschine.

Here’s what Chemo has to say:

“With this pack, I have made a conscious effort to concentrate on the drum kits and organic atmospheres and textures. I often find that the atmospheric sounds lying behind the main elements in a song can really give a dynamic texture upon which to base the rest of the composition. You will hear quite a variety of subtle vinyl crackle layers, ambient nature recordings, distant trains and even a sound layer recorded at a supermarket checkout”

So what do I think?

Chemo lays down some amazing vibes in this second volume of Hip Hop Instrumentals. The construction kits have a mellow feel, and are incredibly musical and well thought out. The drums and melodic elements of the kits are perfectly matched.

And then you have the steam train whistle, chirping of birds, water bubbling, vinyl crackles, random background noises, etc… The atmospheric sounds Chemo speaks about really set the tone, and make the kits truly original.

All kits have a distinct flavor, and the pack as a whole offers a consistent, high quality sound. Check it out!

More information: Loopmasters / Hip Hop Instrumentals 2

The Loop Loft has announced the release of Slice Machine 002 // Loop Loft Beats, a custom beat slicing machine for Kontakt 5 containing 225 of drum breaks from The Loop Loft.

Teaming up with our friends at Samplephonics, we developed the first Kontakt instrument to allow users to easily add, move around and effect loop slices directly inside the program. With just a few clicks, you can subtly change a beat, or totally glitch it out beyond recognition.

From the ambient acoustic sounds of Portishead and Massive Attack, to full in your face breaks from the likes of The Prodigy and Roni Size, this sample library contains a huge range of drum sounds that will bring excitement and attitude to any genre of music.

Loop Loft Beats features

• Kontakt 5 Slice Machine.
• 225 Loop Loft Drum Breaks.
• 24 Bit, 48 kHz Audio.
• 20 Custom Presets.
• 269 MB Download.

The sound library costs $49 USD.

More information: The Loop Loft / Slice Machine 002

The Producers Choice has introduced Pablo Beats Drum Kit Volume 2, a sample library featuring 2.4GB of hand crafted sounds by master beatmaker Pablo Beats.

Making beats just got EASY with this extensive collection of Drums, Leads, Basses, Synth Patches, Mixer Presets, FX and much much more – all ready for you to make smoking hot hit records.

This kit is JAM PACKED with over 2.4GB of industry quality HEAT! You’ll find a huge collection of drums and synth patches – all precision engineered by a top hitmaker.

We teamed up with Pablo Beats to offer this mammoth kit for just $37 – to our customers only. That’s 50% off the RRP! Don’t wait around until this deal is over. Grab it while it’s hot!

The Pablo Beats Drum Kit Vol 2 is available from The Producers Choice for $37 USD.

More information: The Producers Choice