Well it’s that time again for the pick of the month. Not only is it a new month but a new year. Everybody is ready to work off the holiday weight and begin the uphill climb of keeping our New Year’s resolutions. Here is a resolution for you that should be easy to keep: try something new. Don’t fall into the musical rut of always doing the same things. It’s a new year and a time to branch out and continue to expand our musical sound pallets. So this month, in that spirit, I present two products to help you think outside of the musical box.
Gypsy Cafe is a new project recently released by Big Fish Audio in cooperation with Dieguis Productions as part of the Xtended Series. This library is a little Gypsy, a little Parisian, a little Italian, and a lot amazing. It’s a perfect blend of old meets new as expert production quality as well as authentic instruments and players were used in the making of this project. Like all Extended Series products this library features construction kits that are packed full to the brim with intros, verses, choruses, endings, as well as multiple variations with each instrument included.
Next up for your consideration is the appropriately titled Mariachi. This library is also a Big Fish Audio library in cooperation with Dieguis Productions, and part of the Textured Series. As you might expect this library contains all the essential elements of Mariachi, Guitarron, Nylon Guitar, Vihuela, Violins, Trumpets, Gritos, and Choros. What you might not expect is how good these kits sound. Just check out the demo and you’ll see what I mean. So you are fairly warned, listening to the Mariachi demos will most certainly create an instant craving to drive down to your nearest mexican food restaurant for chips and guacamole with your favorite margarita. You’ve been warned!
I’m sure you all had a GREAT holiday weekend and you’re all planning to have a safe and fun new years. We at Big Fish Audio wish you a great and happy new year! To reign in this new year, we have some sweet loops for you guys and gals.
Big Fish Audio has a killer new R&B joint called Silky Smooth R&B. Be sure to listen to that smooth demo.
Sonokinetic is brand new to our company and I want you all to check them out. They not only do some sweet sound effects loops but they also bring a variety of quality instruments to the table.
VIP Loops back at it again with Hook City: Hybrid Indie Edition, Hook City: Urban Pop Edition.
Loopmasters is a machine when it comes to cranking out quality loops and we have them all here hot off the press. Progressive Tech Beats, Trance Forms Vol.2, Ed Solo Bass, Electro House G Box, Electro Folk Inida Vol1 and Vol2, World Drum Sessions Vol.3, Impulse Factory, The Sound of London: Acid Techno Vol.1, Real Strings Vol.2, Drum Machine Collection, Tech House & Minimal, Deeper House Vol.2, DJ Mixtools 10, DJ Mixtools 11, Dom Kane Tech House Tools, Essential Dance Basses, Ghetto House, James Harcourt – Twisted Tech House, Rennie Pilgrem – Future Funk, and Steve Lawler Dark Percussion House.
Crunked out R&B and Hook City: Pop Bangaz will get you rockin’ with MVP Loops.
Primeloops also wants to bring you 3 new packs. Cinematic Impacts, Dirty South Wars, and R&B Gold.
That’s quite a bit to listen to and preview but I’m fully confident that those that are reading this are the type to do just that. BFA wishes you the best and a great new years weekend!
As we look back on a productive year of loop library and virtual instrument releases, there are a few that stand out. We’ve picked the top ten products based on sales, reviews and customer feedback. Here is a look at the top products for 2010.
- #1 selling instrument four months in 2010
- Editor’s Choice Award – Computer Music
- Performance Award – Computer Music
- 9/10 – Music Tech
- 9/10 Computer Music
Kings of the South: Dirty Crunk Kits
- #1 selling loop product in 2010
- MusicTech Excellence Award
- 10/10 Music Tech Magazine
- Top Ten loop product in 2010
- #1 loops product three months in 2010
- Top Five selling loop product in 2010
- Top Five selling Instrument in 2010
Studio Guitars: The Michael Ripoll Project
- Sound On Sound 25th Anniversary Award Nominee
- Top Five loop product in 2010
- Top 10 product in 2010
- #1 R&B product in 2010
- Sound On Sound 25th Anniversary Award Nominee
- Top Five loop product in 2010
- #1 loop product three months
- 5/5 Sound On Sound
Impression Jazz Construction Kits
- Top selling jazz product of 2010
- 5 Stars from Sound On Sound
- 9/10 – Music Tech Magazine
- Top Five instrument in 2010
- MusicTech Innovation Award -9/10
It’s time for the production department pick of the month. Every month I scour our catalog to highlight a few products that I think truly exemplify quality libraries that our customers will want to hear about. This month I want to bring your attention to two hip hop libraries that focus on the trending Dirty South style.
First off let’s look at Kings of the South: Dirty Crunk Kits. This particular product has been at the top of the Big Fish Audio top sellers for a number of months now. This product nails the sound to a “T” with loads of 808’s, saw synth leads, massive horns, vocal BGV’s, and everything else that is Dirty South. The hooks are catchy and the sounds are well crafted, making it a breeze to construct your own Dirty South hit.
Our second product we will look at is Off the Hook Dirty South 2. If you are familiar with the “Off the Hook” series then you would already know this product is going to contain top quality loop content with excellent production quality. Volume 1 was a complete smash hit and volume 2 has raised the bar to a whole new level. There are 41 construction kits and from top to bottom you’ll find a ton of high quality Dirty South loops and sounds that will keep you rockin for a long time.
Three day weekend! Woo-hoo! Andrew here wishing you the best this weekend, not only where you live, but also during our HUGE Labor Day Sale! So make sure to check out www.bigfishaudio.com for details.
Now before we head out the door for our three day weekend, we’ve been hard at work making sure you all have the opportunity to get your hands on our brand new partner… Producer Loops!
They are an awesome, well known digital distributor and we are very excited to have them team up with Big Fish Audio. Check out all the new stuff we recently received from them right here: Ambient Metal Constructions Vol. 1, Ambient Metal Constructions Vol. 2, Ambient Metal Constructions Vol. 3, Abstract Electro House Vol. 1, Abstract Electro House Vol 2, White Papoo Liquid Breaks, White Papoo Liquid Synths, Gridlock, Filthy Electro House, Hard Dance Vocals, Hard Dance Constructions, Trance Elevation, Ambient Glitch Vol. 1, Ambient Glitch Vol. 2, Electro Tip Trixxx, Gangsta Beats, Tech House Tip Trixxx, Liquid Drum n Bass, Dubstep Constructions, Classic Bollywood, Smooth House Tip Trixxx, World Tek, and Lenny Dee: Hard Electronic.
What up BFA bloggers!? Hope your week is going as well as it is here in the Big Fish Bowl. We’ve got great things in store for this week in downloads so you should be sure to check em’ all out.
Prime Loops hits us up with two great downloads in XXL Dance FX and XXL Dirty South Drums.
Loopmasters sends a nicely sized update of downloads this week. Drum Drop in Dub Vol. 3, Distant Rhythms, Indian Emotions, Voice of India, Alien Robot Vox (really cool, you should check that one out), ATJAZZ: Deep & Analogue, Indian Sessions 2, Scott Rockenfield Rock Drums, House Builds & Breakdowns, Thomas Penton 1/2/3/Complete, Drum n Bass Rough Connections Essentials Vol. 3, Drum n Bass Rough Connections Vol. 1, and Drum Drops in Dub Vol 2 Pack 2.
Future Loops also brings in some goodies this week with Zion Train Dub Selections, Jungle Guerrilla, eVOKTIVE, Saxx Jaxx, Mindsteppers, Funky Guitar Progressions, and Tribal Percussion.
Annnnnnnnd last but definitely yours truly, Big Fish Audio brings you Hazardous Hip Hop Vol. 1. It’s pretty awesome I must say, and worth a listen so make sure to stop by our website (www.bigfishaudio.com) and see all these new packs!