Samples unavailable at the moment

Right then, since megaupload has been shut down some of the samples on my site have been made unavailable. Until I can find a suitable replacement site to host my samples they will be temporarily unavailable to download. I'll try and fix this as soon as possible and apoligise for any inconvenience that this has caused.

I know megaupload has been used by some to upload pirated material but some of us actually use it to host our own material. If anyone can suggest another free file hosting site that I can use to host my samples and loops please post a comment below or email me at DanWeatherall@voltage-controlled.com

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iPad multi-track recording with VST support

Wave Machine Lab’s Auria studio offers a 48 track digital recording experience for your iPad with VST support. Well it seems that the VSTs will have to be purchased through the app itself so don’t get yourself too excited about importing your favourite VSTs to your iPad. Also, with Auria studio being an audio recording app it looks like it supports effect VSTs only (So we won’t be running NI Massive on our iPads anytime soon).

The promo video looks really impressive though, by far one of the best studio apps for the iPad I’ve ever seen.

Auria studio will be avalible in the first quarter 2012

http://www.auriaapp.com/

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Shakie - Pellet Percussion for iPhone & iPod Touch

The beauty of Shakie lies in its simplicity. You’re not confronted with endless menus and settings; it does what you expect it to do. It’s a percussion instrument for your iPhone or iPod touch that’s controlled using the accelerometers and gyroscope that are built into your iDevice.

Shakie relies on a realistic physics engine, when you tilt or shake your iDevice the on-screen pallets will respond and trigger a number of samples. This gives the app a really natural feel and makes playing really fun.

The UI consists of just three pages: the main shaker page, the menu page and the info page. Everything is clean, simple and ready for you to pick up and play.

The app comes with 10 high quality built in sounds:

• Bells
• Castanet
• Chimes
• Maraca
• Rattle
• Shaker
• Shaker Dry
• Shaker Gritty
• Spoons
• Tamborine

Get Shakie from the app store now

www.shakieapp.com

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Bitwig, Ableton live killer?

The first thought I had when I saw the teaser video for Bitwig was "This is pretty much just a copy of Ableton", The similarities are remarkable but it's mainly the clip launcher and UI that remind me so much of Ableton. Apparently a few of the guys working on Bitwig are ex Ableton employees which would explain the similarities between the two DAWs.

By the looks of things the guys at Bitwig have crammed some pretty cool features into their new studio. General tracks (audio + midi), online collaboration, per-note automation and modular instruments are just a few of the features included in Bitwig.

Could this be an Ableton killer? The software will soon be going into the Beta testing stage so only time will tell. I'd love to get my hands on a copy though, just to take it for a test drive.

For a full list of the features of Bitwig Studio check out their site here.

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Punished 909 kit (MC-303) - Free samples

OK, so they're not actual 909 samples. The samples here are taken from the 909 kit on my MC-303 groovebox (Which are recorded from an original 909).

The MC303 has a really nice gritty sound to it (especially when you turn up the low boost), to add to that gritty flavour I ran the sounds through some plugins (Drive, EQ and Compressor).

There are 17 one-shot samples in this kit in .wav format. As always the Voltage-Controlled samples are completely royalty free so you can use them in any project you want without having to clear them.

>>>Download the samples now (.zip)<<<

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Moog reveals MINITAUR analog synthesizer

Moog Music inc. Have revealed the new addition to the Taurus family. The MINITAUR is a standalone analog synth, it looks perfect as a desktop synth.

"Minitaur is a powerful, compact Analog Bass Synthesizer that features a classic one knob per function design. It is the first instrument in the Taurus family that does not have foot pedals. At only 8.5" x 5.25" and less than 3lbs, the Minitaur puts legendary analog Moog bass into a package designed to fit seamlessly into today's performance and production environments. There are no confusing or convoluted menus to dig through. Plug in a MIDI controller or hook it up to your computer and start playing immediately.

Don't be fooled by it's size. Minitaur delivers all the growl, snarl and low end assosiciated with the Taurus family of Bass Synthesizers in a rugged performance package that is small enough to take with you anywhere."

This thing looks and sounds incredible. It’s stated on the Moog website that it will be sold for just $679.00 (Roughly £440) which is a pretty fair price. I can just imagine this thing sitting on my desk next to my laptop. Looks like I’m going to have to save up some money for its launch at winter NAMM.

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Voltage-Controlled MicroKorg Ableton rack by LynchAudio

I've been meaning to post this on here for a good while now. Matt from LynchAudio has made an awesome Ableton Live rack using the MicroKorg samples from the Voltage-Controlled sample collection Vol.1 sample library.

Go check out his site, download the free Ableton instrument rack and watch this demo video that he's made.

If there's anyone else out there that would like to share what they've created using the Voltage-Controlled samples then please get in touch (DanWeatherall@Voltage-Controlled.com) and I'll post a link up on the site.

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