KVR Audio

x_bruce · Post by **x_bruce** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 9:27 pm

Hello all,

I'm not sure if I have enough bandwidth to host them at my site, I'll know in a few days. Meanwhile I have three sample libraries available in .wav format. They've been compressed to .rar format. It's easy to find so no whining.

The three libraries are:
K5000 - abstractica (49 mb)
Guitars From Hell vol 1 (49 mb)
Guitars From Hell vol 2 (108 mb)

the libraries have ambient soundscapes, leads, and effects sounds. They can be used as acid type loops but I'm really interested in offering them for the following synths:
WhiteNoise: DoppleMangler, Additive
VirSyn: CUBE 1.5
Camel Audio: Cameleon 5000 1.2
ConcreteFX: Adder
LinPlug: CronoX
and other sample based synths that are good at manipulating sounds. I've used the samples in the above synths and Kontakt with it's granular features as well as Reaktor.

These are one shots and were never intended to be multisamples. I've used these samples in a lot of my songs and found they rocked with cool sample mangling synths.

I have the page set up at
http://musicfaq.net/html/free_sample_libraries.html
with terms of use.

Now I need to find places interested in hosting them. On my site I'd link to your url and mention your cooperation.

x_bruce · Post by **x_bruce** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 10:53 pm

I'd appreciate knowing if this is even something people want? I was going to make them proprietary to various synths but thougth people might like guitar sounds that aren't completely typical, though there are sounds like that, but I auditioned almost all of these samples in five or six synths and they, or part of them work well.

Is it worth my time to put them out?
Does anyone want them?
If not, what are you looking for?

This is a musicFAQ gift (ok, I created them over the years) and I'd like to know if I should move on as I've got very little time trying to get the site ready for people to find useful. Also, I like many of the developers and promised them these libraries. But if they aren't wanted in general, I'll just make native versions which will restrict users of these synths.

Some comments would be useful and might spur on someone to help with hosting.

Thanks

experimental.crow · Post by **experimental.crow** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:09 pm

i must have posted in one of the other cross posts ...

i am very much looking forward to trying these ...

i my case , i will be mangling in Vertigo ...

rokkon · Post by **rokkon** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:34 pm

well i'm always interested in sample libs that aren't standard 303 bass sounds. please don't make it synthspecific as i don't own any of those synths..
too bad i cannot try em out soon cause i go on vacation tomorrow morning.

Miro · Post by **Miro** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:44 pm

Sounds Great! Looking forward to hearing these.
Don't have ANY guitar samples yet

aspergersyndrome · Post by **aspergersyndrome** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 12:29 am

I'd be interested in at least hearing your output from the Kawai K5000. I own one myself, but I haven't done much beyond change existing patches using MIDI CC numbers in cubase.

Do you have an editor to reccomend?

pheeleep · Post by **pheeleep** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 1:12 am

Yes, yes, free samples please! I'll take just the wavs please..

I don't own any of the synths you mentionned.

x_bruce · Post by **x_bruce** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 1:29 am

First off, thanks a lot for responding.

The guitar stuff is for lack of a better word, stylistic. There's a ton of effects and at times the guitar doesn't sound like a guitar but there are some traditional things like chord progressions and leads.

The K5000 stuff would work well in soundtracks and sounds ultra-cool in the additives and especially cool in WhiteNoise's DoppleMangler.

I can't comment on Vertigo, I tried to get a review copy, it was for a Additive synth article that will be published at musicFAQ soon. I did get all the other companies to get involved though. So I can't say how well things will be in Vertigo. Probably excellent as I've heard it's a great synth.

I've gotten a tentative response offering help. Hopefully everything will work out. I don't want to get people's hopes up. I made many of these loops when I had a Sound Blaster AWE32, it's the only reason I haven't considered selling them. An offer was made to do so and distribute from a company where I live. I didn't think they represented my work and didn't accept. I do think they are more than useful for feeding to synths.

I've used them in several songs I created in ACID, so they loop properly.

Please let me know more. I have a Line 6 Variax and I promised to make a library of that as well. The site and health have slowed me down on that. I also will have some found sounds and improvised looper stuff, also some ensemble stuff my old band did. It sounds amazing if your VSTi can handle the sample size, if not you can snip sections of them down to 4 measures and still get good stuff, even beats and grooves.

That will come later if people enjoy the ones being offered. I also want to point out I am doing this because of musicFAQ. I want the site to have meaning for others as it already does for me. I also don't want to get in the way of any of the other very good sites.

SERMON:
We are a community. I give my work away because others have seen fit to be enormously kind to me. These libraries (and others) along with musicFAQ are my gift to others.

That may sound cheesy but it's as honest as I can be.

Cheers,
Bruce

pd · Post by pd » Thu Apr 01, 2004 2:05 am

Many thanks Bruce!! I look forward to using your samples. I own several of the synths you mentioned.

Phil.

Reverend Rhythm · Post by **Reverend Rhythm** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 2:08 am

I am very interested, but I'd really like them in wav.

x_bruce · Post by **x_bruce** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 5:51 pm

They are in .wav!

There were too many synths to make the libraries native. It would have been better proection for me had I done so.

I'm just trusting people to be honest. Now I need to get some people to help and we'll get this thing rolling.

also works with Xphraze, really kicks ass with WhiteNoise DoppleMangler (I'm beta testing), this synth kicks ass and is the easiest sample mangling program I've ever used.

pschelfh · Post by **pschelfh** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 6:13 pm

It's great you make these available for free!

I sold my K5000, so I'm very interested!

Peter.

oluf · Post by **oluf** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 6:28 pm

Hi Bruce, this is really generous of you, thanks!

Looking forward to their release.

Oluf

x_bruce · Post by **x_bruce** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 1:48 am

Thanks to all.

We are getting closer to one or two sites that can help but the problem is we do not have enough bandwidth.

If it could be arranged, how would people feel about a CD with these libraries uncompressed for a nominal charge to cover materials and shipping?

This is not the solution I desire but a few people have brought up the idea...

Jeremy_NSL · Post by **Jeremy_NSL** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 1:53 am

have you considered compressing the set with flac or monkey's audio? Both compress quite a bit better than rar - would save alot of bandwidth.

Do a google search for either format if you aren't familiar with them.

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