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Looking to add a little elegance and sophistication to your tracks? “Chilled Keys and Guitar Vol 1” features 111 bittersweet piano and guitar loops perfect for adding a sophisticated touch to chillout, chillstep, world and downtempo tracks. Loops are arranged in 7 easy to use construction kits, ranging from 75 to 135 BPM.
Chillstep Express, an unmissable journey through the warm and wonderful world of ambient dubstep. A truly versatile chillstep sample pack of drifting melodies and deep understated tones. A superb collection of timeless soul infused Liquid Dubstep Samples ready to drop straight into your DAW. From blissed out keys to ethereal pads, Punching drums to subterranean basslines, Chillstep Express is the essential collection for those wanting to enter the golden sound scape, where dubstep meets ambient electronica, with BPMs ranging from 122 to140BPM. This serene collection of deep chillstep samples, loops and one shot sounds include emotionally driven chord progressions, deep warm basslines, delicately produced strings and melting pads that have been topped off with a bounty of well rounded drums and spellbinding FX.
WiN 8.1 (codenamed Blue) is an upgrade for WiN 8, a version of WiN NT, a computer operating system released by MCSFT. First unveiled and released as a public beta in June 2013, it was released to manufacturing on August 27, 2013, and reached general availability on October 17, 2013, almost a year after the retail release of its predecessor. WiN 8.1 is available free of charge for retail copies of WiN 8 and WiN RT users via WiN Store. Unlike service packs on previous versions of WiN, users who obtained 8 outside of retail copies or pre-loaded installations (i.e., volume licensing) must obtain 8.1 through new installation media from their respective subscription or enterprise channel. MCSFT’s support lifecycle policy treats WiN 8.1 similar to previous service packs of WiN: It is part of WiN 8′s support lifecycle, and installing 8.1 is required to maintain access to support and WiN updates after January 12, 2016. However, unlike previous service packs, WiN 8.1 cannot be acquired via WiN Update and only accepts 8.1-specific product keys.
The inspiration for this library originates from a Tom Waits quote: “I’m still looking for the ultimate sound of a real stress metal clang. I wanna hear…. the clang of all clangs!”. So I’ve been collecting props for this library for the last two years – buying old spanners, pipes, wrenches, crow bars, hammers, rods, angle iron, girders… And then obsessively recording them: each of over 100 metal props has been recorded at 192kHz using extended frequency range Sennheiser MKH8040 mics.
Clocking in at a mighty 361 WAV/Apple loops at 172bpm, 156 MIDI files, 107 One-Shots and 6 Multi-Sample Drum Kit Patches. Formats include NNXT, Kontakt 3, Live 9 Sampler, Halion, EXS24 and SFZ formats. As expected, all of the MIDI and Audio files are well organised and clearly labelled with part and musical key information for quick and easy browsing.
