10,000 free sample downloads from SampleRadar!

Posted by Strada | Posted in Tools | Posted on 07-02-2010

ENJOY!!!!I know I will

Thanks to the addition of SampleRadar’s 316 Parisian-style samples, we’re pleased to be able to report that we now have more than 10,000 samples for you to download - and all for free.

Download links after the jump.

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90 Free VST Effects (EQ, Gate, Compressor…)

Posted by Strada | Posted in DIY, Tools | Posted on 07-01-2010

Nice post with a ish load of free effect VSTfrom audiotuts

1. BootEQ MKII

“The BootEQ mkII is an equalizer and pre-amp simulator combination which provides some nice and musical signal coloration effects.”

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Free vst guitar tuner

Posted by Strada | Posted in Tools | Posted on 28-04-2009

I lost my old tuner and found this free vst as replacement. Works A1 for elec and acoustic guitar(need a mic for this )!!!!!

http://www.gvst.co.uk/dl070421/GTune.zip


Here is what it looks like, simple but effective:


How sound travels in your studio/ Speaker placement

Posted by Strada | Posted in DIY, Tools | Posted on 25-02-2009

Great article about the theory of sound traveling. Helps you understand the way it moves and react in your studio. How sound travels in your studio

Another very important article from samplecraze.com. Here-> Speaker placement for optimum listening spot. Its is critical to find the sweet spot in your studio if you want to have the most versatile mix possible. Of course some room will require some acoustic treatment( which i will do a DIY real soon) but you will see an improvement by just placing your monitors and your chair at the right spot. All you need is this article, will power and a measuring tape!

Here is a simple diagram of an ideal situation:

Clever BPM database for remixers

Posted by Strada | Posted in DIY, Tools | Posted on 21-02-2009

Great site with a load of BPM info on tracks. Whats good about this one is that it is not only singles but also album cuts and it has a bunch of other gnere like rock, dance, pop, metal, reggae! You can also search by bpm, freakin usefull when you want to slap some vocals on a track you have for reference.

Definately bookmark material

Enjoy:

djbpmstudio.com

Piano Chords and Scales program!!

Posted by Strada | Posted in Tools | Posted on 16-02-2009

I stumbled on this last ngiht and I think it is such an amazing tool for producer like myself who have notes/chords/scales notion but were never train to remeber them by heart. Let’s say you working on a bassline, you know which note is the base note but you dont know by heart which other are in the same scale ( and you’re to lazy to count with the intervals) click click click boom, you got it!

Piano Chords and Scales made easy

Screenshot: