I have just received an email from the Propellerheads guys, accepting me for beta testing their new sequencer, Record.
I have just downloaded and installed it (850 MB) and ready to play a bit with it (but my PC is not really so powerful for up-to-date software I am afraid).
I can't tell much about it (I signed and NDA) but will comment a bit in the future.
Sebastian Moors (www.smoors.de) has created a patch for the free drumsoftware "Hydrogen", which runs on Linux, with "experimental" versions for both Windows and Mac. The patch includes the samples and the meta-informations, all required by the software. Everything was done with permissions by Salvador Pelaéz, the original creator of the GSCW Drum Kit.
He asked me to host the files and so...here they are (beware: about 100 MB each!)
I recently got a wonderful Korg WaveStation AD, and decided to sample it a bit using the now freeware ShortCircuit2 from Vember Audio. I am really enjoying this little sampler! The result of this short sampling session is a Zip file containing 12 sounds from the WaveStation, mostly pads and atmospheric sounds. Unzip it in a folder on your HD and put a shortcut under your "shortcircuit/satches" folder under your main VSTPLugins folder...
They are released as freeware, (donations welcome as usual)...Use them as you like. Please don't distribute the package itself but link to this page because I will probably add more sounds to this Zip file.
I finally fixed my TR-606, bought years ago. This machine came with a pre-installed mod that adds individual outputs for the different sounds. I then installed a MIDI retrofit that was still needing to be finished...
I bought this kit on eBay after purchasing the TR-606, and sadly it looks like it it not available anymore...
The MIDI Retrofit cannot be installed inside the unit, so I had to put it into an external box. I Installed the MIDI retrofit in an old "Philips" box I found in my dad's garage (it's not really wonderful...I'll look for a better one sooner or later).
I had an hard time after finishing it. It wasn't receiving MIDI notes...after half an hour of trials I re-read the original instructions and discovered...that it receives signals on MIDI Channel 6 only!!!
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