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The Power of Alternate Guitar Tunings
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LoFi Beats Premium WAV Pack Vol.2
Introducing “Lo-Fi Beats” Vol. 2.
Introducing “Lo-Fi Beats” Vol. 2! Delve deeper into the land of Lo-Fi with 20 royalty-free beats carefully crafted for hip-hop, downtown chill, lo-fi, and more. These beats, as always, aim to bring a fresh perspective, adding a unique blend of spice and flavor to your rhythm tracks (don’t forget to check out the demos!).
Discover 20 meticulously crafted lo-fi WAV beats designed to ignite creativity. We sincerely hope that you find joy in creating music with this carefully curated, tight, and funky beat pack.
Main features:
- 20 perfectly played and processed lo-fi beats. These beats sit in the pocket for maximum feel and vibe. Just drag and drop into your favorite DAW
- Great starting point for any track, regardless of genre, so long as it’s funky. Perfect for any composer, home studio musician, producer
- Royalty-free WAV files that give you the freedom to create without limits
- Tracked at 85-100 BPM
- 24bit WAV files. Works with your favorite loop-friendly DAW
Listen To The Demos:
More info:
https://realgrooves.gumroad.com
Happy playing!
Drew Gold/Owner and Developer Real Grooves US
LoFi Beats Premium WAV Pack
Introducing “Lo-Fi Beats” Vol. 1.
Delve into 25 royalty-free beats carefully crafted for hip-hop, downtown chill, lo-fi, and more. These beats aim to bring a fresh perspective, adding a unique blend of spice and flavor to your rhythm tracks (don’t forget to check out the demos!). “Lo-Fi Beats” marks the beginning of our Premium Collection, with several more beat packs in the pipeline for future releases. Keep an eye out for a variety of new Beat Packs and Exclusive Stemmed Producer Packs too!
Discover 25 meticulously crafted lo-fi WAV beats designed to ignite creativity. Whether you’re an experienced producer or just starting, “Lo-Fi Beats” offers a pathway to endless inspiration.
We sincerely hope that you find joy in creating music with this carefully curated, tight, and funky beat pack.
Main features:
- 25 perfectly played and processed lo-fi beats. These beats sit in the pocket for maximum feel and vibe. Just drag and drop into your favorite DAW
- Great starting point for any track, regardless of genre, so long as it’s funky. Perfect for any composer, home studio musician, producer
- Royalty-free WAV files that give you the freedom to create without limits
- Tracked at 90-110 BPM, perfect for maintaining that infectious groove in your music
- 24bit WAV files. Works with your favorite loop-friendly DAW
Listen To The Demos:
More info:
https://realgrooves.gumroad.com
Happy playing!
Drew Gold/Owner and Developer Real Grooves US
LoFi Panda Review: A Gem for Music Production!
Hey there,
What if a plugin could truly elevate your music production? Enter LoFi Panda from Clarkaudio.
I stumbled upon this gem two weeks ago, and it’s a game-changer for me. Packed with meticulously sampled instruments from around the world, LoFi Panda boasts perfect samples and a variety that’s both impressive and well-curated. The best part? It’s currently on sale for just $49 – a steal!
Installation on my Win10 system was a breeze, with zero issues. LoFi Panda runs smoothly, even with multiple instances, and the user-friendly interface balances form and function. The plugin comes loaded with top-notch features for sound shaping, offering an extensive list of 200 instruments and 300 presets. I later opted for the add-on loop and sample packages, expanding the collection to 300 instruments and 500 presets, though the $49 version covers a lot of ground and might be the “no-brainer” choice for most users.
While there’s no PDF manual, Clarkaudio’s website offers comprehensive digital documentation, covering topics like Lofi Beat Tutorial, Plugin Documentation, Plugin Add-Ons, Textures, and a Support page. I’ve been using LoFi Panda for about a week now and have rediscovered my love for making instrumental music.
My one small gripe: The drumkits have very limited pieces, restricting you to basic beats – but that’s the LoFi charm, right?
In summary, LoFi Panda is a must-have for any music producer, home studio musician, or loop and groove developer. Grab it at the sale price and enjoy the creative possibilities it opens up!
Instruments Included In Lofi Panda 3:
- Upright Piano (5 different builds)
- Grand Piano (3 different builds)
- Electric Bass Guitar (3 different builds)
- Upright Bass
- Saxophone (3 different builds)
- Trumpet (2 different builds)
- Celesta Bell Piano
- Vibraphone
- Mbira
- Acoustic Guitar
- Nylon Guitar
- Custom built Panama Guitar
- Fender Guitar
- Restored Acoustic Guitar
- Harp
- Rhodes
- Detuned vintage synths
- Custom synths (sound designed)
- Dulcitone
- Glockenspiel
- Violin
- Viola
- Clarinet
- Flute
- Ocarina
- Foley recordings
- Field recordings
- Vinyl recordings
Listen To The Demos:
©2023 Clark Pro Audio, LLC.
“Almost all of the instruments sampled for Lofi Panda 3 were old vintage built instruments that held unique imperfections we felt fit perfectly for Lofi music. This instrument is the culmination of an extensive three-year sampling journey, encompassing multiple studios around the globe, including locations in Boston MA, Richmond VA, Charlotte NC, Greece, Panama, Austin TX, and California.“
Happy playing!
-Drew
Disclaimer: I don’t get paid to use or review any of the plug-ins you see on this blog; I write about what I like to use in my own studio or what I’m listening to.
Cult Drums Sounds: Tape Drum Kontakt Instrument
As a seasoned drummer and soundware designer specializing in presets, loops, grooves, custom piano, and drum tracks, I’m constantly exploring new and intriguing drum kits. I’m very impressed by this boutique selection from Cult Drum Sounds known as the TAPE DRUM KONTAKT INSTRUMENT. I normally don’t go in for this type of drum vst, but for $30 it was a no-brainer (it has since gone up to $50; regular retail price is $119). Shop Pay is also available for those wishing to break their payments into four 0% interest-free payments of $12.50.
From Their Website:
The TAPE DRUM Kontakt Instrument is a dynamic, buildable drum kit featuring customizable drum sounds recorded and mixed through analog tape machines.
The TAPE DRUM Kontakt instrument puts creativity in your hands, and right in your DAW. Featuring 24 tape-processed drum sounds and 73 factory presets, TAPE DRUM drips with vibe and the unmistakable sound of vintage tape machines.
Looking for even more control over your sounds? Each TAPE DRUM sound comes with 4 microphone variations (Crisp, Natural, Room, and Warm), plus 6 round robins and 5 velocity layers. Tune your drums, choose from 3 tape models, and adjust the Drive, Wow, and Flutter for a sound that’s truly yours, all within the intuitive, built-in mixing interface and tape controls.
While not as intricate as Toontrack and other NI alternatives, this drum VST stands out for its ability to seamlessly integrate into a mix, adding significant flair to rhythm tracks. Playbility on my Drum-Tec Kit is near-perfect, with just a slight bit of “lag” on the tuned-down/larger hi-hats. Only the larger hats had this issue- everything else triggered perfectly. There are 73 included presets and all of them sound carefully crafted to showcase the built-in effects, and character settings like tape model, drive, wow, flutter as well as the vibe of the drum; crisp, natural, room, and warm.
Tape Drums, a compact trap kit, exhibits meticulous attention to detail, prompting curiosity about the absence of a mid tom. Nevertheless, the kit compensates with a rich assortment of alternative pieces and a generous cymbal setup featuring 2 crashes and a ride. The flexibility extends to mixing and matching kit components, as well as extensive control over tuning, tape effect application, and more. Kit components include:
Kicks:
- Black Kick
- Onyx Kick
- Vintage Kick
Snares:
- Beauty Snare
- Beauty Moon Snare
- Copper Snare
- Copper Moon Snare
- Dead Copper Snare
- Onyx Snare
- Dead Supra Snare
- Supra Snare
Hi Hats:
- 15-inch HH
- 16-inch HH
- 18-inch HH
Toms:
- Onyx Tom
- Onyx Moon Tom
- Dead Onyx Tom
Floor Toms:
- Onyx Floor Tom
- Onyx Moon Floor Tom
- Dead Onyx Floor Tom
Rides:
- 22-inch Ride
- 23-inch Ride
Crashes:
- 18-inch Crash
- 20-inch Crash
How Does It Sound?
The User Interface:
Tape Drums features a simple, uncluttered interface designed to keep you creative, not guessing. Customize any sound to suit your needs by:
- Adjust volume and tune drum samples
- Select drums to build your kit
- Choose from 4 microphone character variations to refine your sounds and suit your tracks
- Enjoy 3 tape models and easily accessible tape modifications
- Mix directly in the interface with built-in mixing tools for volume, panning, master, and room reverb
- Quickly and easily launch a session with our 73 included presets
- Build drum tracks from scratch to level-up a mix or create a base for songwriting
Tech Specs:
The TAPE DRUM Kontakt Instrument includes 24 tape-processed drum sounds, 73 factory presets, 4 microphone variations, 3 tape models, 6 round robins, and 5 velocity layers, plus a built-in mixing interface and tape mods for Drive, Wow, and Flutter utilizing over 3GB of samples.
- Not available for the free Kontakt Player (FULL VERSION REQUIRED)
- Requires Kontakt 6.6.1 or higher
- All samples are delivered at 44.1kHz/24-bit
Review ©2024 Drew Gold Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved. *We are in no way affiliated with, related to, nor compensated by, in any manner, the companies making the hardware and software we use, and review.
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31 Presets For Waves TG Mastering Plug-In
Since a lot of folks didn’t ever get a chance to own the OG Abbey Road plugins, Real Grooves decided to update our EQ files for use the Waves’ mastering plug. Import the fxp file for instant gratification! So, without further ado, here is a collection of 31 lovingly crafted presets to help give your music some sweet, sweet mojo!
Oh, yeah… I’ve also thrown in the Essential Mixing Techniques at no cost.
WHAT YOU GET (VST2 Compatible):
- Acoustic Guitar 1 RG.fxp
- Acoustic Guitar 2 RG.fxp
- Acoustic Piano 1 RG.fxp
- Acoustic Piano 2 RG.fxp
- B3 Vintage Organ Warmer RG.fxp
- Drum Overhead 1 RG.fxp
- Drum Overhead 2 RG.fxp
- Drum Overhead 3 RG.fxp
- Electric Bass 1 RG.fxp
- Electric Bass 2 RG.fxp
- Electric Bass 3 RG.fxp
- Electric Guitar 1 RG.fxp
- Electric Guitar 2 RG.fxp
- High Pass Filter 110 hz RG.fxp
- High Shelf Brightness RG.fxp
- Lo Shelf Boost RG.fxp
- Low Pass Filter RG.fxp
- Master Mix 1 RG.fxp
- Master Mix 2 RG.fxp
- Master Mix 3 RG.fxp
- Percussion Claves RG.fxp
- Rhodes 1 RG.fxp
- Rhodes 2 RG.fxp
- Snare 1 RG.fxp
- Snare 2 RG.fxp
- Snare 3 RG.fxp
- Tambourine RG.fxp
- Vox Backing 1 RG.fxp
- Vox Backing 2 RG.fxp
- Vox Female RG.fxp
- Vox Male RG.fxp
The presets are licensed to you and are 100% royalty-free.
©2009, 2024 Drew Gold Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Not for redistribution, or bundling with 3rd party products. *We are in no way affiliated with, related to, nor compensated by, in any manner, the companies making the hardware and software we use.
TG 12412 & 12414 MASTERING PRESET PACKS
Here is my personal collection of 46 go-to presets for the original Abbey Road TG Mastering Pack plug ins. The plug-ins provide authentic emulations of EQ and filter modules from the original EMI TG12410 transfer console. These consoles were custom-built for EMI’s studios and have been the centrepiece of Abbey Road’s mastering rooms for more than 30 years.
I’ve been making music with these plug-ins since 2009. I still use them on literally everything. For those of you with the WAVES Abbey Road Mastering Plug, I will be posting a shop link to those presets within the next few days.
MUSIC: https://soundcloud.com/thebuddharats
WHAT YOU GET (TG12412):
- Vox Male Real Grooves.FXP
- Vox Female Real Grooves.FXP
- Vox Backing Real Grooves 2.FXP
- Vox Backing Real Grooves 1.FXP
- Snare Drum Real Grooves 3.FXP
- Snare Drum Real Grooves 2.FXP
- Snare Drum Real Grooves 1.FXP
- Percussion Claves Real Grooves.FXP
- Bass Drum Real Grooves 3.FXP
- Bass Drum Real Grooves 2.FXP
- Bass Drum Real Grooves 1.FXP
- Percussion Tambourine Real Grooves.FXP
- B3 Organ Warmer Real Grooves.FXP
- Rhodes Real Grooves 2.FXP
- Rhodes Real Grooves 1.FXP
- Electric Guitar Real Grooves 3.FXP
- Acoustic Piano Real Grooves 2.FXP
- Acoustic Piano Real Grooves 1.FXP
- Electric Guitar Real Grooves 2.FXP
- Electric Guitar Real Grooves 1.FXP
- Electric Bass Real Grooves 3.FXP
- Electric Bass Real Grooves 2.FXP
- Electric Bass Real Grooves 1.FXP
- Acoustic Guitar Real Grooves 2.FXP
- Acoustic Guitar Real Grooves 1.FXP
- Lo Shelf Boost Real Grooves.FXP
- Hi Shelf Brightness Real Grooves.FXP
- Master Mix Real Grooves 3.FXP
- Master Mix Real Grooves 2.FXP
- Master Mix Real Grooves 1.FXP
- Drum Overhead Real Grooves 1.FXP
- Drum Overhead Real Grooves 2.FXP
WHAT YOU GET (TG12414):
- Electric Guitar Real Grooves 2.FXP
- Electric Guitar Real Grooves 1.FXP
- Electric Bass Real Grooves 2.FXP
- Electric Bass Real Grooves 1.FXP
- Drum Snare Real Grooves 2.FXP
- Drum Snare Real Grooves 1.FXP
- Drum Overhead Real Grooves 2.FXP
- Drum Overhead Real Grooves 1.FXP
- Drum Bass Drum Real Grooves 2.FXP
- Drum Bass Drum Real Grooves 1.FXP
- B3 Organ Real Grooves.FXP
- Acoustic Piano Real Grooves.FXP
- Low Pass Filter Real Grooves.FXP
- High Pass Filter 110 hz Real Grooves.FXP
The presets are licensed to you and are 100% royalty-free.
©2009, 2024 Drew Gold Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Not for redistribution, or bundling with 3rd party products.
*We are in no way affiliated with, related to, nor compensated by, in any manner, the companies making the hardware and software we use. All plug-in photos are for education/demonstration purposes for folks wanting to know what product my presets are for.
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