New! Purple Drizzle XXL – Available in Kontakt (KLI Series)
VIP Loops has just unleashed Purple Drizzle XXL Edition! This product is a massive collection of 55 expert crafted construction loop sets and over 1200 loops and samples. Purple Drizzle XXL Edition is the cream of the crop when it comes to urban sample libraries, and builds on the smash hits Purple Drizzle and Purple Drizzle Vol. 2. PD XXL is in the style of Drake, Lil Wayne, and many other top charting Artists today. It represents two distinct vibes; the hard hitting hip hop club vibe, and the laid back R&B vibe. All of the parts are separated, and the drum hits are also included so that you can have complete control over your productions. All keys and tempos are provided and the loops are formatted in acidized wav, apple, Kontakt (KLI Series) and rex loop format.
Purple Drizzle is a VIP Loops Platinum Series product . The production team’s credits include Flo Rida, Tu Pac, Jason Derulo, Jodeci, Mariah Carey, Chris Brown, NFL, BET, HBO, and are responsible for millions of records sold worldwide! Get on that Purple!
This product is part of Big Fish Audio’s KLI series which includes a custom Kontakt interface. The Kontakt format includes patches of each sample and loop. Customize each loop with the “sliced loops” patches. The Sliced Loop patches lay out each individual slice of a loop across the keyboard, making it easy to create new and original custom parts. The “Kit Combos” allow you to arrange full construction kits quickly and easily with a custom mixer and a host of included fx. Finally, all drum hits have been included in patches of drum menus and drum kits. Create, arrange, tweak, and mix all within the Kontakt format.
The KLI version of this product comes in both Kontakt 4 and Kontakt 5 versions. For those with the full version of Kontakt 5, take advantage of the new high quality and extremely flexible new time stretching algorithm as well as a bunch of new included FX.
Sometimes you have to be a little different to get noticed. If you do the same old thing and sound like everybody else it can be a struggle to make it to the top. This month I want to look at a couple of libraries that are a little “different” from your standard loop libraries.
Quirky Guitar Vol.1 and Quirky Guitar Vol.2 are two of our most unique and original libraries. These loops feature but are not limited to guitars. You’ll also find glockenspiels, bells, music boxes, pianos, hand claps, and a few other “bells & whistles”. The mood of these libraries is light and playful while still containing content to create some series musical pieces. You may be reminded of some indie singer songwriter artists such as, Feist, Ingrid Michaelson, Lenka, and the like.
As part of the Textured Series, these construction kits don’t contain any drums but simply focus on the melodic instruments, opening up the possibilities with these loops to go in any number of musical directions. The recording quality is top notch and the musicality is simply outstanding. Both products have been formatted in WAV, REX, Apple Loops, as well as in our KLI format for our Kontakt users. At 69.95 each you will find a serious bang for your buck with loads of usable and inspiring loops for your next album, commercial, or tv spot.
Use code QUIRKY1 to receive 30% off when you buy both Quirky Guitar Vol.1 and Quirky Guitar Vol.2.
The top sellers for the month of February were led by Ambient Skyline 2, but also included a couple of new titles. Fury: Modern Indie and Pop Rock is a massive 2 DVD, 10.6 GB collection (6.3 GB of 24-bit WAV files) which showcases the sounds of groups like Coldplay, Muse, The Black Keys, Feist, My Chemical Romance, The Killers, Daughtry, FooFighters, Paramore, Nickelback, 30 Seconds to Mars, Death Cab for Cutie and more. Also in the top sellers list is Maybach Ambition. This blazin’ construction kit product provides the foundation for the hottest Trap Style, Dirty South and RnB beats… featuring the styles of Rick Ross, Meek Mili, Jeezy and more.
The top virtual instruments for February 2012 included industry leaders Electri6ity and MOJO: Horn Section and popular urban instruments RiG: Urban Workstation and Neo Soul Keys.
The Legacy continues…
Back in September of 2000, Big Fish Audio released the smoothest, sexiest, absolute sweetest R&B grooves to date. Producers looking for a sound sexy enough to make them turn off the ringer found exactly what they wanted with the birth of Off The Hook. From Keyboard Magazine to Electronic Musician, reviews were telling anybody who would listen… “These grooves are crying out for some vocal arrangements!…”, “The word that keeps coming to mind is smooth!” Within a few short months the bar was set and Off The Hook became the highest standard for urban kits.
Twelve years later, from MTV to HGTV… The Food Network to the NFL Network, sounds and loops from Off The Hook titles can constantly be heard on numerous television shows. From legendary rap moguls to teen heartthrobs… pop princesses to sultry R&B kings, Off The Hook elements have been used on countless music projects by the best producers in the business.
Based in Atlanta Georgia, Anthony Myers is the talented producer behind the entire Off The Hook Series. “Back in the day the sample library market was flooded with house, techno, funk, and live drum products.” says Myers… “There was no exclusive RnB product and I felt we could fill the void and Off The Hook was born.” Anthony admits he was taken by surprise by the success and demand… “Who would’ve ever imagined the success and how it has lent to the offspring of products.” Currently, there are 11 Off The Hook titles and more on the way! Myers is a dedicated perfectionist who understands that the key to a great sample library is current music with tons of content and top notch musicianship and production couple with quality mixes.
Off The Hook producer Anthony Myers at the NAMM Convention in Anaheim, CA.
From the smoothest R&B kits ever made in Off The Hook 1-3, to the hottest urban guitar loops in Off The Hook Guitars, to the sounds of the most current Pop in Off The Hook Radio Pop, producers have been asking for more and more for over a decade! The Legacy that started back in 2000 continues to bring the goods to those producers who will accept nothing less than the most authentic Hip Hop, Pop and R&B kits.
The latest release in this epic collection reminds us of why the very first release created the Legacy that is Off The Hook!
The first month of 2012 picked up where 2011 left off with Guitar Soundscapes continuing to hold the top loops spot. This massive collection of cinematic and ambient guitars is proving to be a top choice for Film, TV, Sound Design, Documentaries, Games, Film Trailers, Commercials and Contemporary Cinematic, Ambient music and even deep motional Rock. Also back among the top sellers was the distinctive collection of contemporary brush loops in Brush Artistry II.
The top virtual instruments for January 2012 were dominated by MOJO: Horn Section and Fractured: Prepared Acoustic Guitar, but also featured some new titles including the latest from UVI, Emulation II. This ultimate resource of Old School flavor features a set of unique instruments that accurately reproduce that popular feel from the 80s: from warm digital sounds to the most analog-ish textures. Also new to the top seller list is Neo Soul Keys. This premier virtual instrument is and expertly crafted urban sounding electric piano that is designed to reproduce the exact sound, feel, and playability of a real electromechanical instrument, with the detail and expressiveness of a real cabinet and the most beautiful vibrato.
