Sampleism has launched ToyBoy by Pluggotic, a rompler based on four sampled toy-keyboards with distinct sonics and soundsets.
64 PCM instruments can be played, and edited through two twin layers with multimode filtering, envelopes, retriggered lfos and fxs.ToyBoy features several pianos, brasses, strings and keyboards, tuned and detuned synths, percussives like celesta, kalimba, vibes, bells, music boxes, xilophones as well as choir, hawaiian guitar, telephone tones, distorted guitar and pizzicato strings.
All instruments can be played raw, edited, filtered, detuned, enhanced with five effects, layered to build different sounds.
ToyBoy features
- Rompler/s+s synth for Kontakt 4.2.3 or newer versions.
- 64 raw lo-fi instruments, 30 looped. 584 16bit44100 waves, 152Mb.
- Varied sampling range for each keyboard, all sounds uniformed to 5 octaves.
- 5 effects, from cabinet and modulations to 9 ir stereo reverbs.
- Arpeggiator and quick tweaks section.
- Host-automated controls & midi-learn.
- Presets, 64 naked/original and 64 categorized presets (arp/key/pad).
- Includes ToyBeat: All drums, percussions and soundeffects from the four toy-keyboards in one instrument.
ToyBoy for Kontakt costs £7 GBP. It is also available bundled with Artifunkt in the Pluggotic Synth Bundle, priced at £9 GBP.
More information: Sampleism
Pavel Vladykin has released Sweep Dreams, a collection of 128 sound fx patches for LennarDigital Sylenth1.
All noises you need is here: sweeps, drops, rises, magic sounds, sound of nature, swish noises, 8bit tones even screams and pad effects.
Number of full range noise sounds, combined with velocity, mod wheel and aftertouch controls truly rushes to infinity.
The soundset is available to purchase for £9.90 GBP at Sampleism.
More information: Sampleism
Mrthebigman has announced the release of the E|Loops X1 and A|Bass XL sample packs.
E|Loops X1 was born out of Native Instruments Reaktor and then schooled by Logic Pro.
I took all of the samples in the E|Drums : Kit Arsenal pack and created brand new samplemaps for the Reaktor platform. I then ran them through the following ensembles: What you are left with are 200 of the most random drum loops I have ever produced, usable in all genres of music.
The E|Loops X1 pack includes 200 loops at 120bpm, all 8 bars in length. It is a free download at Mrthebigman.
The A|Bass XL library includes a total of 1,250 samples (919 MB of individual sounds).
We have been giving away smallish bass packs for a while now and we felt it was time to fully update the series and make it bigger, bringing it into line with the new XL series we are planning over the next few months and years.
In this installment there are 50 seperate bass sounds fully multisampled from 10 of the best synth sources.
The A|Bass XL pack is available to purchase from Sampleism for £3 GBP.
More information: Mrthebigman
Sampleism has announced the release of Alive Cymbals, the first in the new series of ‘Alive’ instruments for Kontakt, developed by sound designer and composer Nicolas Signat.
Alive Cymbals has been created from a set of 8 cymbals recorded with Audio Technica mics and Nagra LB recorders and preamps in 88,2kHz 24 bit, edited in the same resolution and then down sampled into 44,1kHz 24 bit with Izotope SRC.
Recorded in a warm room in stereo (close position), the sound is raw, vibrant, accurate, and extremely musical.
Alive Cymbals features
- 8 high-end cymbals: Wuhan 27″ china, Zildjian 20″ K Custom Dark Ride, Meinl 18″ Byzance Extra Dry China, Paiste 16″ Twenty Crash, Meinl 14″ Byzance Thin Crash, Sabian 10″ Evolution Splash and a pair of Paiste 2002 Cup Chime (5″ and 5.5″), recorded closely with stick, brush, mallet and/or bow with full sustain.
- Several round robins and velocity layers (3-4 of each, average).
- Attack & Release controls for all patches
- Fx reverb for all the basic patches.
- 12 sound designed instruments with weird pianos, bells, pads, sci-fi fx with modwheel control.
- Custom GUIs with photos of the cymbals.
- 44,1kHz 24 bit stereo files, originally recorded in 88,2kHz with Nagra recorder and preamps.
- 388 files, 1,30GB uncompressed, (982MB zip file)
- For Kontakt 4 and above with all wav files available separately.
The Alive Cymbals library for Kontakt (full version required) is available for the introductory price of £10.99 GBP.
More information: Sampleism / Alive Cymbals
Pluggotic has released DeeDeeTee, an electronic drum module based on a sampled circuit-bent DD-7, pcm “Super Session Player” drumpad.
Trigger and edit 50 hits through 50 drum parts, every part can be controlled with amplitude, panning, tuning and decay. Plus, simply turning a knob any of the bending options can be activated to damage the sounds, indipendently for any of the 50 drum parts.
DeeDeeTee’s dark side hides behind a funky mask, the original kit. Urban kicks and snares, electro fxs, percussions, an addictive clap, scratch fxs, animals, the almighty orchestra hit, voicecounts and more. A huge kit that increments any respectable funk/electro/’80 drum-machines collection.
Pluggotic’s DeeDeeTeee instrument & sampled waveforms for Kontakt 4.2.3+DeeDeeTee features
- 637 24bit 96khz unlocked waves, 95MB.
- 50 sounds and parts, with avarage of 11 “bent” variations each.
- Manual and MIDI-controlled user interface.
- MIDI-loops, 100 original and 41 new patterns with related presets.
- Two additional “leftover” sounds included in the library.
The sample library is available to purchase from Sampleism for £7 GBP.
More information: Pluggotic DeeDeeTee
Pavel Vladykin has introduced Old Forest Tales, a soundset for the Sylenth1 software synth by LennarDigital.
Pavel Vladykin and Sinus Machinus presents. Old Forest Tales – Sylenth1 Presets Bank. 128 Presets in the following categories: 15 Arps, 17 Bass, 16 Drums, 29 Leads, 32 Pads, 19 FXs.
The sounds have all been designed to tranport your mind to a fictional magic forest with beautiful animals and ugly beasts, pretty fairies and crafty witches, wise wizards and evil sorcerers. If you want to understand the spirit of this pack is it better to read names of a selection of the presets e.g. Zelda Flute, Drunk halfling, Wheels of Doom, Lost Bead, Tear Drops, Spirit of Light, Cold Breeze Apex Nation.
The soundset is available from Sampleism for £6.95 GBP. Requires Sylenth1 v2.21 or newer.
More information: Pavel Vladykin
