Bling My Zik - Audio Blog

Free classic dub sirens sounds emulator (VST!)

2011-05-27T08:43:00.000-07:00

iZotope Stutter Edit 1.00

2011-04-20T04:39:00.000-07:00

iZotope Stutter Edit 1.00 is a new tool is between an effect, an instrument and a beatslicern for both studio and stage.

Features:

* Play effects like an instrument

* Remix in real-time, on stage or in the studio

* Cutting edge audio slicing and manipulation

* Elegant and intuitive MIDI control

Download link!

FL Studio 10 is now available!

2011-03-30T12:58:00.000-07:00

Key new features include:

•64 Bit plugin wrapper - FL Studio now hosts 64 Bit VST plugins for access to unlimited memory.•Autosave / Autobackup - Don't lose a project or data again.•Revised Playlist - Individually resizable tracks. Lock tracks to Clips. Live performance time Marker options (Jump to, Loop, Pause & Skip)•Revised Mixer - Fully Automatic Plugin Delay Compensation (A-PDC). New waveform meter view.•Revised Piano roll - Export as sheet music option. Vertical zoom with not properties view. Magic lasso selection & note-handle stretch. Edit ghost notes by double Right-click. Waveform view.•Pattern Picker - opens from the Playlist, Piano roll or Stepsequencer. Select Patterns & Channels.•Patcher (free) - chain instruments & effects for easy saving of complete instrument & effect chains. •ZGameEditor Visualizer (free) - visualization effect with movie render capability.•Pitcher (demo) - real-time correction/harmonization plugin responds to Piano roll note control.•Newtone (demo) - pitch correction editor for precise control, pristine quality stretching, re-pitching and correction.•Keep on disk & 32 Bit Bridge - now give each Audio Clip / Sampler Channel / Plugin access to at least 2 GB memory and up to 4 for VST Plugins.•Fruity Edition - gains access to Pattern Clips.•Lifetime Free Updates - are extended to all FL Studio 10 box customers onward & as usual all download customers.

GarageBand on iPad2

2011-03-23T08:35:00.000-07:00

Check the video on the official Apple's website (guide's tour). This looks terrific!

New sample packs at Producer Loops

2011-02-22T05:13:00.000-08:00

Thewebtape has announced the release of 4 new sample packs available at Producerloops.com & Loopbased.com.

Strictly Jackin’ – features a masterpiece collection of drum loops for a total of 410 single loops for a combination of Jackin’, Shuffle grooves & Swinging beats. This collection is perfect for innovative producers who want to inject new shuffle in their music! Suitable for styles like: Jackin’ House, US House, Tech-House, Deep House, Deep-Tech, Electro, Techno, Minimal… (Approx 790Mb zipped in various formats: Acid loops/WAV/AIFF).
Loops of Ibiza Vol 2 – features a total of 485 single samples: 416 loops (including 8 Construction Kits) + 69 free hits & shots. This collection is inspired by new styles of house and dance music made by Balearic minded artists. Their inspirations are coming from the best clubs of the white isle. This pack is perfect for House, Tech-House, Tribal, Electro House, Funky House, Electro, Minimal, Dance, Commercial Charts… (Approx 1.1GB zipped in various formats: Acid loops/WAV/AIFF).
Nu Disco NRG – features a total of 210 single loops for a combination of Nu Disco / Tech NRG & Italo House. This collection is perfect for indie & nu disco producers or if you want to make it different! Suitable for styles like: Nu Disco, Electro, Disco, Indie, House, Dance, Filter House, Funky Electro, Garage, Deep… (Approx 450Mb zipped in various formats: Acid loops/WAV/AIFF).
This is Rough Techno – features a total of 215 single loops for a combination of Techno, Hard Techno, Detroit, Pioneer Techno, and Minimal Tech & Electro Hardstyle. Put some fresh blood in your hot tracks with bouncy kicks and wicked loops. This collection is inspired by both pioneer and futuristic techno artists (Approx 280Mb unzipped in various formats: Acid loops/WAV/AIFF).

In addition, they have also announced a Multi-Buy (Buy 3 get the cheapest for free) as well as a winter sale (45% off on Hoxton Bass Pack & Minimal Tech & House Pack). More information: Producer Loops

Get 210 MB of free loops from TheWebtape

2011-02-15T06:19:00.000-08:00

Get 210MB of free loops! by thewebtape

TheWebTape offers a free pack of 210MB taken from their producer packs. You just need to subscribe to their Newsletter and you will get an instant access link for your free download! Enjoy! It's pretty good loops & construction kits for house, techno & urban styles!

Download here

650MB (compressed) of free drum kits for FL Studio!

2011-02-07T04:36:00.000-08:00

Mostly urban & hip hop style! Works also on other softwares (.wav)

Link!

foo-yc20 YC-20 - Yamaha organ emulation

2011-02-05T01:24:00.000-08:00

The YC-20 is a divide-down combo organ designed in the late 60's. This emulation faithfully copies the features, sounds and flaws of the original organ. For Windows and OS X VSTi plugins with the proper GUI.

Features:

Physical modelling, no polyphony restrictions
61 keys
Two main voice sections
Switchable bass section
A realism control to add flaws found in the real organ

Flaws:

Takes quite a bit of CPU power
No touch vibrato

The emulation is written in Faust. The standalone application uses Jack for audio and MIDI and is available for Linux Windows and OS X. There is a LV2 plugin for Linux and a VST for OS X and Windows.

MusicRadar readers' 13 best free VST plugins

2011-01-30T02:42:00.000-08:00

Just found this link that has been posted few times ago by great music radar website.

Here is the top 13:
13 Kjaerhus Audio Classic Effects
12 Togu Audio Line TAL Effects
11 SimulAnalog Guitar Suite
10 NU Softing daHornet
9 Yellow Tools Independence Free
8 Voxengo Span
7 Native Instruments Kore 2
6 Magnus Jonsson Ambience
5 UltimateSoundE UVI Workstation
4 Ichiro Toda Synth1
3 Illformed Glitch
2 Green Oak Crystal

1 Togu Audio Line TAL NoizeMaker

Download link

Big apologies for the malware alert!

2011-01-30T02:33:00.000-08:00

We have just realised that google warned visitors that there is a risk that BMZ having a suspicious malware activity! How gosh, what is this mess? We have made an audit of our website and have found the problem. Indeed, our link to our facebook group was using a .gif picture that was hosted on a malware website! We have removed this link and now everything should be proper and clear. We apologize for the inconvenience!

185mb of free samples taken from unreleased packs by Loopmasters

2011-01-30T01:59:00.000-08:00

The audio candy that's there for you has different flavours. These are: Andy Karakasis, High Rankin, Justin Robertson, Meat Katie, Prince Fatty, Rasmus Faber, Semus Haji & Paul Emanuel, Timo Maas, Total Science and Utah Saints.

Link to download

Oldies but goodies: Tapesh VST FX (Gross Beat alike)

2011-01-18T05:05:00.000-08:00

Tape Stop simulates the effect you get when you turn off a tape recorder or a turntable with the sound still on.

Modes:

EP(vinyl) - EP is normal mode,

TD (Tape deck) - TD will back up the tape a bit when it stops.

Adjustable display:

N - normal

R - reverse the button.

Adjustable button:

T - toggle

D - Direct return to play when mouse button is released.

Adjustable speed:

Select the DOWN speed by clicking on the LEFT mouse button in the speed box, then hold and drag.

Select the UP speed by clicking on the RIGHT mouse button in the speed box, then hold and drag.

Download here!

Ultimate Deep House Beats announced by Zenhiser

2011-01-13T05:06:00.000-08:00

For those who specialize in Deep House you will not be disappointed in this latest collection of deep house drum beats. Zenhiser supplies another audio assault of perfectly looped and mastered deep house beats that crosses the realms of both deep house and tech house. With every attention to detail taken into consideration these deep house beats are supplied in different variants offering the producer multiple options to cover breakdowns, fills and driving sequences. Supplied with and without kick drums as well is simply the icing on the cake for deep house and tech house producers.
Link 01: http://www.zenhiser.com/products/Ultimate-Deep-House-Beats-01.html
Link 02: http://www.zenhiser.com/products/Ultimate-Deep-House-Beats-02.html

Winter Sale @ TheWebtape (25% until January 31)

2011-01-09T08:15:00.000-08:00

TheWebtape announces a special Winter Sale with 25% on the below products. The Offer is available until January 31, 2011.

Hoxton Bass: Fidget & Filthy

Minimal Tech & House

Bootylandia: Around the shaking world

Loops of Ibiza

20% discount on everything in the Zenhiser store in January

2011-01-04T02:58:00.000-08:00

All customers off Zenhiser will receive a 20% discount on everything in the Zenhiser store, absolutely every sample pack, multipack and all construction kits are included. Simply using the coupon code JAN1120Z upon checkout will discount all customers orders within January.

New free balafon audio samples and patches

2010-12-31T02:10:00.000-08:00

22 notes / 3 octaves Balafon

3 Layers / 4 velocity of sustained sound

1 Layer / 4 velocity of muted sound

352 stereo aiff samples 16/44.1 (64,3 Mo)

Recorded/edited with :

2 x Neumann KM 184 -> 2 Millennia TD-1 -> Motu 828 -> Ableton Live -> Sample Manager

Kontakt / Combinator NN-XT / Ableton sampler formats.

Download here

Mobb Deep sample Library

2010-12-31T01:38:00.000-08:00

For those who love the old style beats of Mobb Deep. Kicks, hi hats, snares... Make your beat and a little bit of reverb on it!

Download link

FL Studio 9.7 Beta

2010-12-30T08:42:00.000-08:00

What's hot?

* Newtone - Pitch correction editor beta.
* Pitcher - Live pitch correction plugin. Beta 2.
* Preview Playlist Clips - Alt + Right click Clip.
* New Pattern Button - On Stepsequencer.
* Ctrl + Middle Mouse - Resize Playlist tracks.
* Playlist - Left+Shift swaps Pencil and Brush tools.
* Piano roll - Sift + H or J cycles through used Channels.
* Project files - Local paths now saved in project.
* ...download the ''Whats New.rtf'' for more.

Download the Beta - FL Studio 9.7 Beta.

Pay your price!- Newtone & Bundle Pitcher.

FL Studio 9, What's New series - On YouTube.

Create music with your iPad: Make it groove like Gorillaz!

2010-12-27T08:42:00.000-08:00

Gorillaz has just released a new album that you can freely download.

This album has been composed in 32 days by Damon Albarn using ipad instruments during the Escape to Plastic Beach Tour.

Here is the list of the apps that have been used:
SoundyThingie, Mugician, Funk Box, Olsynth, Mog Filatron, Speak it ! & Gliss

A free electric and acoustic guitar loop library for Reason 5!

2010-12-18T03:19:00.000-08:00

Dr. Octo Rex Guitar Collection - a free electric and acoustic guitar loop library for Reason 5! Using the multiple loop capable Dr. Octo Rex, we have created patches organized by style and song key, making it super easy to lay down a guitar track using natural chord progressions. The included playing styles covers anything from open strumming to single string riffs and punk power chords - all intuitively laid out and easy to use. http://www.propellerheads.se/download/refills/index.cfm?fuseaction=get_article&article=dr-octo-rex-guitar-collection&utm_source=dec15news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dec15news

Bonus: A free TR-808 drum kit by Perff! http://www.propellerheads.se/go/3C5E1775

Rebirth for iPhone and iPad!

2010-12-18T03:14:00.000-08:00

SampleTank FREE + 500MB of samples

2010-12-11T14:23:00.000-08:00

Download SampleTank FREE, a full-featured version of SampleTank 2.5 with a 500MB specially selected sound library. Start with SampleTank FREE and its library of over 200 studio quality multi-sample sounds and loops, then expand your sonic palette by choosing from more than 24,000 sounds and nearly 60 GB of samples available from the "Powered by SampleTank" range.

Mugician for iPad

2010-12-11T10:34:00.000-08:00

Another experimental instrument for the iPad! Actually quite impressing

2222 free fx samples & more! (2Go)

2010-11-21T00:26:00.000-08:00

>1,007 free criminal damage samples [895MB]
http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/sampleradar-12939-free-sample-downloads-217833/23#content
>316 free Parisian-style samples [123MB]
http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/sampleradar-12939-free-sample-downloads-217833/19#content
>395 free FX and sweetener samples [595MB]
http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/sampleradar-12939-free-sample-downloads-217833/18#content
>504 free Balearic bliss samples [506MB]
http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/sampleradar-12939-free-sample-downloads-217833/22#content

Plenty of great links to free loops & sample packs

2010-11-12T10:12:00.000-08:00

It's been a long time nothing has been posted good free stuffs to download. Here is a list of great links recently grabbed and acrrued instead of regularly posted! Enjoy!

Free P.Daddy Sample Kit
Producer Pack vol 3
Free 80's Drums
Free Percussion tools!
100MB of Royalty-Free Loops
Pakotec Sample Pack vol 1
Lots of free packs from Sound Revolution
Free SampleTank with over 500MB of sounds