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Last week, I noticed the number of published posts in my dashboard was getting close to the 20,000 mark.

This blog officially launched June 28th, 2005, so in 10 days it will be 8 years old. It started with a single post in June, 2005, followed by 6 more in August of that year, and 19 the next month, all the way up to no less than 365 posts in May 2013!

And there you have it, you’re looking at post #20,000 right now. I know it doesn’t look very special, but to me it is!

I’d like to thank all readers, contributors, and sponsors, for making this blog a wonderful thing to do.

Cheers!
Ronnie

DJ, producer and sound designer Olivier Sonnenberg aka Fiea Rec has released Samplebank 001, a collection of free loops.

8 Folders – 389 DrumLines and Arrangments – Free Download

Like the Soul of Fiea Rec, crazy, dreamy, lovely and LOUD and made for Dancefloor Compatibility

The download (RAR archive) includes 389 wav files (24-bit), a total of 572 MB royalty free content.

Fiea Rec Samplebank 001 Download size: 295 MB

More free samples and loops are available here.

Trance Techno Soundbanks has announced the release of the Zebralette Freepack, a collection of free sounds for the Zebralette synthesizer instrument by u-he.

54 hi-quality presets + demos kits including flp files for fl studio and construction kits for other daws

Pack is fantastic for any kind of trance and hard trance music, a bit for techno and chillout/ambient. Good for other electronic music too.

The soundset is a free download.

Trance Techno Soundbanks has also announced a promotion in which a purchase of 1 soundset will include 3 additional soundsets of your choice, free of charge. The first 20 people who purchase a minimum of 1 soundset will get lifetime free (upcoming) soundsets.

The promotion ends April 21st, 2013, after which 10 customers who bought a minimum of 1 soundset are randomly picked to get all current soundsets free of charge.

More information: Trance Techno Soundbanks / Zebralette Freepack

Last week the sample remix contest deadline passed and all 58 contestants have had a week to check out the entries and submit their top 5 favorites.

The results are in and it’s time to distribute the prizes, kindly offered by our friends at Time+Space.

First place goes to Francis Red for the track “Tropology”, a quality production with a catchy melody. This was a clear win, with both the highest amount of votes and points, as well as the most #1 votes.

In second place is Noizefield with “Level Up”, demonstrating some next level sample processing skills.

Third place winner is “Alien Love” by SatYatunes, a beautiful downtempo atmospheric piece.

The 4th winner – picked by random.org – is Robert Fletcher with his entry Welcome Laughter.

Congratulations to the winners! It was a pretty close race for the top 10, which included the tracks by Marcin Chicy, Solidtrax, König, DavidF, Sayonara Gaia, Alex Nekita, Carbone and Crystal Craft.

All winners will soon receive details on how to get one of the available prizes: Toontrack’s Superior Drummer + 1 SDX expansion, a bundle of iZotope Ozone 5, Stutter Edit & Trash 2, UVI’s Vintage Legends, and Synthogy Ivory Pianos II Grand Pianos.

A big thank you to everybody who took part in the contest, hope to see you again next time!

Get your samplers ready, it’s time for another sample remix contest!

If you have previously participated in one of these contests you know the drill: Compose a track using the samples included in the download only, for a chance to win some great prizes.

You may process the samples any way you like, as long as you don’t use any additional instruments, samples, recordings, or other sound sources.

The download includes a total of 115 samples (24bit/44kHz WAV), including sounds contributed by Horatiu-Cristian Petrila of 3ee Sound Design.

The samples are basically all one-shot sounds, no loops this time. They are also deliberately without key information, the idea being that you explore the sounds and be inspired by what you find, rather than connecting the dots in a construction kit style approach.

Sample Remix Pack Download size: 48.3 MB

The deadline for submitting your entry is April 7th, 2013, 11:59pm CET.

So what can you win?

Our friends at Time+Space have generously donated a wonderful selection of prizes from its partners, a value of well over $2,000 USD in total!

The top 3 winners will be voted for by participating contestants. The 4th prize will be awarded to a random entry from the contestants that did not end up in the top 3, so everyone who submits a track has a chance of winning one of the prizes below.

• Toontrack: Superior Drummer + 1 SDX expansion of your choice.
• iZotope: Bundle of Ozone 5, Stutter Edit & Trash 2 effect plug-ins.
• UVI: Vintage Legends – Iconic Synth Collection.
• Synthogy: Ivory Pianos II Grand Pianos, next generation in virtual pianos.

Note: Contest winners pick their own prize from the pool, so the list above is in no particular order.

Contest rules

• You may only use the samples provided in the contest sample pack. No other sound sources are allowed. You may process and manipulate sounds any way you want.
• Submit your entry in mp3 format (minimum of 192kbit) per email to contest@rekkerd.org before April 7th, 2013, 11:59pm CET.
  One entry per person is allowed, you will receive a confirmation of your submission.
• Your entry should be composed specifically for this contest. By entering, you grant permission for your track to be published at the rekkerd.org website, through SoundCloud.
• In order to be eligible to win, contestants are required to vote for their top 5 within a week after the contest deadline. Contestants will be contacted to submit their votes. Note: you cannot vote for your own entry.
• Winners choose a prize from the prize pool in order of placement (1st place winner picks first, then 2nd, etc.). All prizes are granted at the discretion of rekkerd.org. Some prizes may be subject to specific conditions imposed by the sponsor (e.g. NFR licenses).

Contest rules subject to change. If you have any questions feel free to ask or comment on this post.

Good luck!
Ronnie

Contest entries

The submitted tracks are listed here, ordered by date of entry.

I just want to take the time to wish all rekkerd.org readers a happy new year and all the best for 2013.

It is my hope that this website has been useful resource for your music/audio projects.

Many thanks for visiting, writing comments and email, participating in contests and giveaways, and whatnot. This place wouldn’t be the same without you.

Cheers!
Ronnie