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Monthly Archive for April, 2009

FREE Sample Pack #1: Commodore 64 [SID 8580] MSSIAH Drummer Drum Kit

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The gritty 8 bit sound of a Commodore 64 tends to send chills down my spine. I so love it, I just had to sample it’s drums and share them with you. Hope you enjoy the sample pack. It’s free, of course. To generate the sounds, I used the MSSIAH Drummer, made by the 8bit ventures. The 8bit ventures are the developers of the MSSIAH cartridge for the C64, which lets you control your old computer using MIDI. I’ve included all of the sounds from the default drum kit in this sample pack. Continue reading ‘FREE Sample Pack #1: Commodore 64 [SID 8580] MSSIAH Drummer Drum Kit’


Free VST Utilities Pick #1: Tap That Tempo, Know Your BPM

In that misty moment of magical inspiration, usually occuring around 3 AM, you’ve picked up your guitar and spilled out a miraculous new riff.  With your guitar face still on, you turn on your bedroom studio computer to record the precious material and save it from the oblivion of the morning to come. But hell, the metronome in your DAW starts playing at it’s own default bloody tempo, threatening to totally mess up your flow. What to do? Read the article, grab the plug-ins, tap the tempo in. Continue reading ‘Free VST Utilities Pick #1: Tap That Tempo, Know Your BPM’

Free VST Effects Pick #1: Top 3 Analog Saturation Plug-Ins

An updated version of this article is available here – best free saturation VST plugins list.