Cluster Sound has released another update to Tech Producer DSP, their flagship sample library.

Cluster Sound launches a massive upgrade for Tech Producer DSP that now goes over 16 Gigabytes. Registered users can download the new section Drum Rack section expressly dedicated to Live users and two Xpander Packs (Induster & Downclock).

New in Tech Producer DSP

• CS Dracks - Drum Rack Section, a massive upgrade for Ableton users and consists of 4.360 Drum Racks clips & devices. The Drum Racks are obtained by converting the REX2 loops included in your Tech Producer DSP and allow Live users to benefit of slicing technique.
• Induster – Xpander Pack 05, an electro industrial loop library, specifically designed for incisive downtempo productions. Electro-fi your tracks with the infusion of glitchy breaks, digital synths, agressive and disjointed ryhthms, modular hi-frequencies microbeats and much more. This powerful download collection consists of 170 worldclass quality WAV loops, 170 REX and 340 Ableton Live devices and Drum Racks.
• Downclock – Xpander Pack 06, concrete machine sounds, vocodized beats, glitches and blips, crispy noises, distorted low frequencies. Downclock is an industial loop library with a minimal mechanic flavour and consists of 190 worldclass quality WAV loops, 190 REX and 380 Ableton Live devices and Drum Racks. These punchy and terse loops are built around puzzle structures that will allow you to create customized rhythms in few steps, the sliced versions (REX - Live DRacks) guarantee you easy manipulation and re-structuring.

Visit Cluster Sound for more information.

Drums On Demand has released Warm & Natural, the 11^th DOD volume of drum libraries.

“Organically grown” with minimal processing, “Warm & Natural” offers up 25 Song Sets for your acoustic-oriented projects. If you’re producing natural and relatively unplugged music, then you’ll find “Warm & Natural” an indispensable tool for your songwriting and production.

Warm & Natural features

• 1100 loops and single hits in 25 super-deep Song Sets®
• Ideal for every acoustic and semi-acoustic — folk, blues, alt, country.
• Many brush, rim and Blastix grooves.
• Some odd-time Song Sets.
• 200 megs of matching multi-velocity single hits (sticks and brushes).
• Tempos ranging from 59-179 BPM.
• Matching mix across entire volume for using loops from different Song Sets.
• More than one gig of material on 2 CDs (24-bit version).
• High-end 44.1 K, quality mix.
• Royalty-free.
• Patent-Pending organization system

Warm & Natural is available in stereo format for $79.95 USD and a multitrack upgrade is available for an additional $99.95 USD.

Visit Drums On Demand for more information and demo mp3s.

Pettinhouse has annouced a group buy offer for 3 bundles at up to 70% discount.

Available bundles

• Rock Bundle: DirectGuitar + DirectBass.
• Jazz Bundle: WarmJazz + DirectBass.
• Super Bundle: DirectGuitar + DirectBass + WarmJazz.

Each participant will also get Vinyl Drumkits for free.

Visit Pettinhouse for details on this group buy.

Loop Cache has released 8 Bit Beats, a sample collection geared towards 8 bit sounds.

A mix of old and new school sounds, 8 Bit Beats takes the machines and sounds of yesteryear and blends them into something altogether new.

8 Bit Beats features

• 700+ single hits (Kicks, Bass, Cyms, Claps, FX, etc) and over 500 Drum, Percussion & Synth loops in both Wav and Rex2 formats. (Over 1700 samples in total)
• Contains samples and loops created using sounds from the Gameboy, Elektron SID Station and a host of Retro 8 Bit emulators.
• All recorded at 24bit quality, normalised and edited for minimum hiss.

8 Bit Beats is available for $70 USD. A small demo pack with 22 wavs is available for download.

Visit Loop Cache for more information.