D. Smolken's multi-sampled double bass (aka contrabass)
by DSmolkenUploaded on Aug 29, 2015 (and last updated on Dec 27, 2015)
DSmolken at the KVR Audio Forum posted about sampling his acoustic double bass (aka contrabass) and how to best use the samples. Two primary sets of samples are provided - arco (that's bowed) and pizz (plucked) - with the addition of various "noises". If you check out his performance video, on YouTube, you might see what these might be used for... also the start of the demos below.
Arco is 5 velocity layers with 2 round robins, pizz is 3 velocity layers with 3-4 round rob...
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I want it to be reusable including letting other people make better mappings, or an EQed and normalized version or whatever, and reuse it in other sample libraries.
RetroDrums One
by Tic Tok MenUploaded on Aug 24, 2015 (and last updated on May 19, 2024)
These are samples of old drum machines I've collected over the years. Not all recordings were done in house (but all are free use licenses).
The sample set consists of several drum machines (listed below). Each drum machines sounds are spread out over each octave from C1 to C7. There are, in some cases, sounds from some machines that have been grouped with others. This is because that machine had more then 12 sounds. But, the basic layout is the same on each.
C = Bass Dr...
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These sounds are available for personal or professional use in musical compositions. You may redistribute the original zip files under the following conditions.
1) Samples must be redistributed FREE OF CHARGE. They are not to be sold without written permission of The Tic Tok Men.
2) The "read_me" text file contained in the zip packages must remain intact and unaltered.
With that, download away and go make some music.
Moogdrums One
by Tic Tok MenUploaded on Aug 24, 2015 (and last updated on May 19, 2024)
I created these sounds using the Moog Rouge synthesizer. The 79 samples are roughly broken down into the following sound groups.
3 - Clave
6 - Clicks
4 - Closed High Hat (solo)
2 - High Conga
2 - Low Conga
5 - Crash
7 - FX sounds (usable, thunks and bloops)
3 - FX Percussion (more thunks and bloops)
5 - Closed High Hats (paired with open hats below)
5 - Open High Hats
7 - Kick Drums
2 - Rim Shots
7 - Snare Drums
4 - Kick Drums (sub bass)
5 - High, Mid and Low toms (Note: ...
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Extra considerations:
These sounds are available for personal or professional use in musical compositions. You may redistribute the original zip files under the following conditions.
1) Samples must be redistributed FREE OF CHARGE. They are not to be sold without written permission of The Tic Tok Men.
2) The "read_me" text file contained in the zip packages must remain intact and unaltered.
With that, download away and go make some music.
The Grandfather's Clock
by Soni MusicaeUploaded on Aug 24, 2015 (and last updated on Aug 25, 2015)
This little soundbank gives you the grandfather's clock you ever dreamt of, and its true original tick-tack you need for suspense purpose. This clock has a special deep and heavy sound.
The sounds are organized on the keyboard as follows :
B2 : looped tick-tack as long as you press the key.
C3 to B3 : All the strokes from 1 to 12, 1 hour on C and 12 on B, with the noise of mechanism.
C4 to B4 : almost the same thing, but without the noise of mechanism.
VST Version:...
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Before you download the soundbank, please read the license and conditions of use http://sonimusicae.free.fr/horloge-licence-en.html
Diato: a diatonic accordion
by Soni MusicaeUploaded on Aug 24, 2015 (and last updated on Aug 24, 2015)
Here is a sound bank of a small diatonic accordion, with 21 keys on two rows at the right hand, and 8 basses at the left, and a second stop that sounds lower. A diatonic accordion does not produce the same notes when you push or pull the bellows, and this makes this instrument not so easy to play... More, it has not all the semi-tones of its 3 octaves (from D2 to E5). With this sound bank, you can forget those drawbacks, because we have "interpolated" the missing notes, an...
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Before you download the soundbank, please read the licence and conditions of use http://sonimusicae.free.fr/diato-licence-en.html
Orgue de Salon (a house organ)
by Soni MusicaeUploaded on Aug 24, 2015 (and last updated on Aug 24, 2015)
We are pleased to present you the bank of a small house organ, 250 pipes, 5 real stops on two manuals (plus a coupled keyboard), built in 1988. It comes in soundfont and Kontakt 2 versions. If you are a user of Hauptwerk format, go to Soni Musicae / Hauptwerk.
At first, we did not want to distribute it, because this is not an extraordinary organ, and it was impossible to avoid a big noise of organ-blower during the recording : as it is a house organ, it stood in a flat, ...
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Before you download the soundbank, please read the licence and conditions of use http://sonimusicae.free.fr/orguedesalon-licence-en.html
The Small Italian
by Soni MusicaeUploaded on Aug 24, 2015
This is a soundbank of a harpsichord copied after an anonymous 17th century italian instrument. It has one manual, two 8' stops, plus a lute stop. It is suitable to play Renaissance and 17th century music.
This soundbank is available in Kontakt 2 format, in its full version, and in sf2 format, but without release samples. For users of Hauptwerk, please go to Soni Musicae / Hauptwerk .
The harpsichord has been tuned to A 415 Hz and to equal temperament. But, in order to ...
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http://sonimusicae.free.fr/petititalien-licence-en.html
The Blanchet 1720
by Soni MusicaeUploaded on Aug 24, 2015 (and last updated on Aug 24, 2015)
Using this soundbank in a sampler, you can play a virtual harpsichord copied after a 18th century french instrument by Blanchet. It has one manual, two 8' stops, plus a lute stop. This soundbank is available in soundfont, and Kontakt 2 format. If you want a version for Hauptwerk, go to Soni Musicae / Hauptwerk. The soundfont version is not complete, because it has not the sound of mechanics (that are in original samples) when the musician releases the keys of the harpsicho...
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http://sonimusicae.free.fr/blanchet-Licence-en.html
Tekiah, Shevarim, Teruah
by Starbirth Music - Martin J. SchiffUploaded on Aug 24, 2015 (and last updated on Jan 15, 2016)
Here are some free samples from Starbirth Music for Gigastudio and other samplers.
The first sample is for Gigastudio, and is a recording of traditional shofar calls played and recorded by Martin Schiff. Here are the details about the samples:
There are 3 different calls:
Tekiah - a long blast (varying lengths)
Shevarim - a wailing sound
Teruah - a broken trumpet sound
Mappings
C4 - G4 - Tekiah (all notes, including half steps)
A5, B5 - Teruah
C5, D5 - Shevarim
E5...
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You may use them in any way you wish to make music either for your own use, or commercially, but you MAY NOT sell the samples, or include them in a compilation for samples for sale.
Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra
by Mattias WestlundUploaded on Aug 10, 2015 (and last updated on Dec 28, 2015)
Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra is a free orchestral sample library. While not as advanced or ambitious in scope as commercial offerings, SSO contains all the basic building blocks for creating real virtual orchestrations. It's primarily aimed at beginners, but also more experienced composers looking for something lightweight and/or portable might find it useful.
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