I met Richard Friedman about 3 years ago at the NAMM show in Los Angeles. This year we were showing Electri6ity and Rich mentioned that he’s looking for a good electric guitar VI. I had one of our guys give him a quick demo of Electri6ity and within a few moments Rich told us this is what he’s been looking for. Last week we had him drive up to our office to check out the beta version of the product. He sounded so good we shot a little video. This is him and Electri6ity, no MIDI editing and no mixing. It’s all live (with the exception of that drum loop near the end). Enjoy…
If you’re into watching all the new trends, as we are, check out this app for the upcoming iPad: a Korg Electribe-R virtual analog beatbox. Look for more creative uses of this new and exciting platform in the future! (Thanks to Synthtopia for the tip!)
Here, Jordan shows off some of the Middle Eastern sounds in Ethno Instrument 2.
More videos are available here
Thanks for the tip from Stretta who points out someone who created his own hardware control surface to play MOTU’s BPM, the popular MPC-style plug-in that lets you program your own beats. It’s a favorite of our customers so thought it warranted a mention here!
Cinesamples’ Drums of War was used extensively throughout James Horner’s score for AVATAR by James Horner’s Synth programmer, Aaron Martin.
“As a Synth programmer working on Avatar, Drums of War were the first percussion sounds I would grab for that incredible impact that the score deserved. The massive scope and width of these drums were a perfect choice for this groundbreaking blockbuster film. Cinesamples has an Oscar winning hit with this amazing product.”
–Aaron Martin (Synth programmer for composer James Horner)
One of our most popular partners, Cinesamples, just announced that they’ve got a new series of percussion libraries up their sleeve for release later this month. Those of you who enjoyed Drums of War should have a lot of fun with their new offerings! They tell us there are extensive dynamic layers and round robining, three mic positions, and tempo-synced crescendo rolls that’ll benefit the suspended cymbals and snares. As a composer myself, I’ve gotten great mileage out of Cinesamples‘ huge action drums and meticulous attention to sonic detail, so I can’t wait to get to work with these.