for some reason i was tempted to buy CM this month, for the samples on the DVD. Billed as 24 bit FX samples (alien, cinematic, ambient etc etc) i thought they might be handy for mangling and resynthsising...but alas no..utterly useless.
not only are they poor samples soundwise, but the majority have really bad DC offset. Now, im not sure if this is all part of the 'effect', but they are bloody awful.
I certainly dont recommend them.
Computer Music Samples Suck
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- KVRAF
- 6596 posts since 21 Jun, 2004 from Secret Underground Hideout
i was wonderin if anyone ever found a use for wet_noodle_slapping_carpet.wav
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- KVRAF
- 4968 posts since 23 Sep, 2003 from Glasgow
Usually you get one or two that are ok........then again, that's not great from the 1000's of CM samples/loops/kits that i have gathered over the years (i buy an issue once every couple of years......i did buy two last year though and one this year.) 
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- KVRAF
- 10597 posts since 13 Jun, 2004 from Alberto Balsam
For the money you cant get much better than a CM mag...
you get:
- Software that would of cost you hundreds a few years ago
- Samples that range from top notch to completely worthless
- Tutorials ranging from brilliant to dumbass, but averaging at "helpful"
for $14. Very well worth it, imo.
you get:
- Software that would of cost you hundreds a few years ago
- Samples that range from top notch to completely worthless
- Tutorials ranging from brilliant to dumbass, but averaging at "helpful"
for $14. Very well worth it, imo.
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- KVRAF
- 2818 posts since 30 Aug, 2001 from where dinosaurs are still alive
consider yourself lucky, krim.
not only sometimes Cm/Fm samples are a bit too lo-fi (who got the Cm Percussion Bonanza with voices bleeding on the damn samples?), but lots of the sample-based patches have bad looping covered with filtering and mapping errors.
..and I haven't got/tried that Ni-based rompler which pissed quite a few folks here.
no doubt that filling a dvd each month is kinda tough.
and no doubt that some other issues are very nice. (Ns kit, the BabyBee, some very nice electronic kits, etc.)
my final thought: spending less for Future Publishing ltd and more for AudioDamage
not only sometimes Cm/Fm samples are a bit too lo-fi (who got the Cm Percussion Bonanza with voices bleeding on the damn samples?), but lots of the sample-based patches have bad looping covered with filtering and mapping errors.
..and I haven't got/tried that Ni-based rompler which pissed quite a few folks here.
no doubt that filling a dvd each month is kinda tough.
and no doubt that some other issues are very nice. (Ns kit, the BabyBee, some very nice electronic kits, etc.)
my final thought: spending less for Future Publishing ltd and more for AudioDamage
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- Banned
- Topic Starter
- 18651 posts since 2 Oct, 2001 from England
Buit £5.99 for 2016 samples that are useless, is a bit expensive, no?The Chase wrote:For the money you cant get much better than a CM mag...
you get:
- Software that would of cost you hundreds a few years ago
- Samples that range from top notch to completely worthless
- Tutorials ranging from brilliant to dumbass, but averaging at "helpful"
for $14. Very well worth it, imo.
The mag didnt interest me at all, its in the bin.
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- KVRAF
- 6596 posts since 21 Jun, 2004 from Secret Underground Hideout
i once bought a cm that had a second cd with hundreds of samples. it was under 100 cause they counted the diff formats. i didn't like 1 of them
however, i was lucky enough to get a fm with a multi sampled set of drum samples. it's my main kit still
however, i was lucky enough to get a fm with a multi sampled set of drum samples. it's my main kit still
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- KVRAF
- 4968 posts since 23 Sep, 2003 from Glasgow
I have that (CM Session) It was pretty ok for a freebie, but due to the fact i no longer have the email account i registered it under and have forgotten my password, i can't use it any more (i have formatted/reinstalled since.)waiting man wrote:consider yourself lucky, krim.
not only sometimes Cm/Fm samples are a bit too lo-fi (who got the Cm Percussion Bonanza with voices bleeding on the damn samples?), but lots of the sample-based patches have bad looping covered with filtering and mapping errors.
..and I haven't got/tried that Ni-based rompler which pissed quite a few folks here.
no doubt that filling a dvd each month is kinda tough.
and no doubt that some other issues are very nice. (Ns kit, the BabyBee, some very nice electronic kits, etc.)
my final thought: spending less for Future Publishing ltd and more for AudioDamage
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- KVRer
- 10 posts since 23 Sep, 2003 from RCT
I made the very same point on their forum the day they announced they would be going to a DVD cover disc....waiting man wrote:no doubt that filling a dvd each month is kinda tough.
There will always be a few useable samples but it's tough wading through every sample to find them.
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- KVRian
- 1399 posts since 29 Feb, 2004
----One of those U.K. music mags is supposed to have some of our M-Audio loop samples on it, from the cds they sell, I dunno which one or when, it may have already happened. But you can get loop samples from all our other 7 independent releases at www.perimetersound.com those are all newer anyways 
----No obligation, click through a few screens, you don't have to sign up for our newsletter or even surrender an email. There's just about 80megs total between the 7 cds worth of free samples, Pc or Mac format too.
Jeff
----No obligation, click through a few screens, you don't have to sign up for our newsletter or even surrender an email. There's just about 80megs total between the 7 cds worth of free samples, Pc or Mac format too.
Jeff
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- KVRAF
- 8079 posts since 9 Jan, 2003 from Saint Louis MO
I often wind up getting CM, FM UK and FM US lured by the sample CDs... and usually am disappointed.
MusicTech tends to have better samples, when the CDs are still glued to the covers. My last couple of bookstore visits, they were all missing their CDs.
I keep telling myself I don't need more drum samples, but then I keep telling myself I don't need any more synths either...
MusicTech tends to have better samples, when the CDs are still glued to the covers. My last couple of bookstore visits, they were all missing their CDs.
I keep telling myself I don't need more drum samples, but then I keep telling myself I don't need any more synths either...
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- KVRist
- 32 posts since 20 Oct, 2004
Free samples are always a lure for me. I've got 100's of CD's. I've also purchased CD's that have had one or 2 good samples on the as well but mostly fillers.
Recently however, I've found I've started to use samples that I was sure I would never use. I've been working on a few projects that required styles that I would never normally touch.So I guess they're worth having around.
I guess it's hard for mags to cater for every taste. I must agree they do seem obscure sometimes.
I'm looking forward to a good collection of 'nose flute' samples or how about the 'Butts of the Rich & Famous Being Slapped With A Wet towel collection'! The uses are endless.
Recently however, I've found I've started to use samples that I was sure I would never use. I've been working on a few projects that required styles that I would never normally touch.So I guess they're worth having around.
I guess it's hard for mags to cater for every taste. I must agree they do seem obscure sometimes.
I'm looking forward to a good collection of 'nose flute' samples or how about the 'Butts of the Rich & Famous Being Slapped With A Wet towel collection'! The uses are endless.
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- KVRAF
- 4314 posts since 31 Oct, 2004
Look in the mag for the producers who made the samples. Usually I'm happy with the content by Cyclick, HomegrownSounds, GrooveCriminal (got some nice FXed drum loops on a FutureMusic mag) & Scot Solida of course!