Prime Loops has released several new Sample Packs: Kings of Swing: Downtown House, Razor FX, Nitro: Remix Synths and Progressive Synthesis.

Razor FX [£16.95]

Razor FX is a comprehensive collection of sound effects specifically designed for professional producers, soundtrack designers, and TV and Film Composers, containing over 600 MB of 24-bit audio SFX. Inside you will find over 300 SFX Samples carefully organized into easy to navigate folders: White Noise, Sweeps, Swells, Synth FX, Lasers, Reverses, Hits and more. The SFX have been mastered and processed with the attention to detail; you will find a selection of dry and effected sounds to give more flexibility.

Formats include: WAV, Aiff, Reason Refill, MPC, Ableton Live Pack and more.

Kings of Swing Present: Downtown House [£16.95]

The Kings of Swing are Matt Jam Lamont and Scott Tonic. They have been working together for some years now, producing and remixing for artists such as Alesha Dixon, The Wideboys, Taio Cruz, MJ Cole and many more.

This new sample pack has been exclusively engineered for Prime Loops and consists of a mixture of Chicago House grooves, '95 style House & shuffled-out Garage riffs which have been influenced by the likes of Grant Nelson and Kerri Chandler, as well as some more upfront Jackin flavours inspired by artists such as Joey Youngman & The SoundDiggers. Boasting a wide selection of styles, you will find dozens of swinging beats, grooves, classic oldskool stabs, lush rhodes progressions, pinpoint fx, slammin' tribal drums, jackin' basses and a whole lot more, according to Prime Loops.

You also get a solid 50-strong drum hits kit that compliment the sounds in this sample pack, as well as a selection of stabs/chords, FX and solid bass instruments.

Everything is presented in 24-bit Wav audio, or you can choose from other editions, such as Apple Loops, Acid Loops, Rex2 Loops - all of which contain EXS24, Kontakt, Halion, SFZ and NN-XT patches also.

A word from the Kings of Swing: "During the making of the samplepack I used Matt's classic Analogue Roland JV2080 for that authentic mid-to-late '90s sound... I also used the E-MU Proteus, Access Virus & Korg Prophecy as well as a selection of high-end softsynths such as Novation's BassStation and V-Station. The loops were processed and mastered using Apogee converters, ProTools and a TL Audio Ivory valve compressor."

"We often get messages from people right the way across the world, asking where we get our sounds from, or how we achieve a certain sound - and so I wanted to deliver a pack that's true to that Kings Of Swing style we've been making over the years, whilst also giving a new direction - which is why I've included a whole heap of jazzy rhodes riffs as well, to add that instant musicality. Also, many of the synth and bass loops match up together, which means you can use them as the basis for a whole track. We have put everything into this sample pack, and we hope you like it."

Nitro: Remix Synths [£29.95]

Nitro: Remix Synths is Prime Loops' largest sample pack release to date. With over 2,700 Files and 500+ Professional Remix Synth patches this is a "comprehensive collection of up to the moment synths for your remixes and releases".

Prime Loops says: "We used a vast amount of hardware analogue synthesizers in the creation of this sample pack, these include the Access Virus, Korg MS2000, Roland Juno 106, Roland Alpha Juno, Microkorg, Korg 03W, Reese, Korg Prophecy, Korg Mono/Poly, Roland MC303, Roland JP8000 and many more."

All of the Sounds have been "tried and tested for maximum impact at the Prime Loops recording laboratory" in 24-bit audio and Nitro: Remix Synths comes fully prepared in a large variety of tweakable formats including: Wav, Kontakt, Halion, SFZ, EXS24, Reason Refill (NN-XT) and many more.

This is an advanced collection of upfront, assertive sounds specifically designed to cut through any mix, and Prime Loops says they are "confident you will find the 500+ highly developed synths unique, and extremely valuable."

Nitro: Remix Synths has been specifically designed with the Remixer in mind, and this release is also suited to releases in a vast array of styles such as Electro, Drum 'n' Bass, House, Techno, Dubstep, Breaks, Main Room, Big Beat or any other modern electronic music styles.

Nitro: Remix Synths is described as "edgy chemical leads, brutal subby basses, utterly addictive pads, crystal coated synths, downright rude hits, stabs and chords; and piercing synth leads bursting with raw attitude..."

Formats include: Kontakt, Halion, SFZ, EXS24, Reason Refill (NN-XT) and many more.

Progressive Synthesis [£16.95]

Progressive Synthesis is a sample pack for Progressive House, Techno, Minimal, Techno and Dance producers. 700 MB in size and containing over 100 24-bit Synth Patches with 100s of Multi-Samples.

These new synth sounds have been compiled from multiple layers of digital and analogue synthesisers, each file has been professionally mastered, mixed and layered in crisp 24-bit audio, ensuring every single note sounds clean and full for maximum playability. Also, Progressive Synthesis comes fully equipped for Kontakt, Halion, EXS-24, and Reason NN-XT with other formats such as WAV, AIFF and Reason Refill. Each synth instrument has its own individual settings, which of course can be "tweaked until the cows come home" to create 100s of variations and interesting layers.

This sample pack contains "an intelligent blend of distinct synth sounds from floating polyphonic pulses, to cutting chords and combinations, bright ethereal pads, to progressive tech sequences and beyond." These progressive synth instruments have been specifically designed to create the trademark Progressive sound this is taking over the clubs currently, apparently.