2023-11-20 17:43
Tunnel of Love. Backing Track / Cover Version. 'Creative' backing track of Springsteen's epic commentary on the human condition. 'Electronified' with warm string synth chords and d… Read More
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2023-11-17 14:01
I'm In Heaven. Backing Track. Backing track now available for surprise number one of the early noughties. Based Michael Jackson's Human Nature, with an alternative lyric and vocal… Read More
2023-11-16 15:53
SongLab Reason Lite. Free Sounds For Reason. Available Now. Free/donate version of SongLab reason is now available. Not just a taste of the Full SongLab Reason library, but a very… Read More
2023-11-15 10:44
Everybody Wants To Rule The World. Electronica Backing Track.Something a bit more instantly recognisable for the latest piece. Tears For Fears eighties classic gets an electronica makeo… Read More
2023-11-13 19:49
I Burn For You. Backing Track / Cover Version.Ages since I did any actual music, so busy developing soundware and sample libraries and such-like. Been wanting to do a version of this so… Read More
2023-11-06 17:56
SongLab Reason. 'Essential' Sounds For Reason. Now Available. Reason Studio is one of the most popular music production platforms around, and SongLab Reason is a must for all Reason pro… Read More
2023-10-03 15:24
Miles' Muted Trumpet has been added to SongLab Zampler Lite. This collection of moody, jazzy, soulful muted trumpet patches is ideal for any evocative, 'rainy night' jazz and pop tracks… Read More
2023-10-01 11:09
Ronan Fed's excellent collection of free VST plugins continues with RF-Drums drum sample player. All of the RF Series plugins look really clean and professional with this one rather tak… Read More
2023-10-01 10:00
New Muted Soundfont Added to the SF2 Library. Miles Muted Trumpet soundfont is great for all the moody, rainy night, soul-jazz instrumentals. It's a .SF2 file so all the samples ar… Read More
2023-02-19 15:59
Keyboard Legacy Volume 1 is March's SongLab Zampler Update. For full information on SongLab Zampler, plus all the demo tracks/.videos, and SongLab Zampler Lite free library, check out t… Read More
2023-02-18 18:54
I produce lots of free sounds for Zampler. I think it's the best free VST soundfont player. It offers playback of .sfz soundfonts, but a whole lot more. It's got comprehensive synthesizer pa… Read More
2023-02-18 17:01
Free Violin Sounds For Reason.Lyrical Violin is a free violin for Reason. It includes four Reason Combinator patches built around an NN-XT sound/map. It's part of the SongLab Reason lib… Read More
2023-02-18 17:01
I use and develop Soundfonts all of the time, so I'm always interested in soundfont compatible instruments and players. Zampler tends to be my free VST soundfont player of choice, beca… Read More
2023-02-11 09:35
STM Free Clavinet Soundfont Added To SF2 Library.Get some serious keyboard funk into your tracks with this free Clavinet soundfont.Originally develop in the sixties as a 'home' entertainment… Read More
2023-02-05 10:57
Cherry Audio Elka-X Review, Hints and Tips and Free Sounds!The Elka Synthex arrived in 1981, and is the only real European analog polysynth that you could really apply 'classic' status to.&n&hell…Read More
2023-02-05 09:53
STM D6 Clavinet. Free Clavinet Sounds for Zampler. A hard and funky collection of clavinets for Zampler. Zampler is a free VST sample player/synth, so get yourself a copy via the l… Read More
2023-02-05 08:53
Ronan Fed Soundfont. Free Soundfont VST Player/Synthesizer.I love soundfonts. Despite the standard being developed some time ago, and development (as far as I know) now discontinued, I think… Read More
2023-01-29 09:02
The FREE .SF2 Soundfont library continues to grow with new synth bass, drum, and electric bass soundfonts...FM Synth Bass is a soundfont recreation of 'Lately Bass' from Yamaha's TX81Z FM sy… Read More
2023-01-28 22:25
Studio Bass Guitar for Reason NN-XT/Combinator. Now Available. Took a while this one, but I think it was worth the effort. Five electric bass guitar patch groups with a total of 56… Read More
2023-01-22 12:16
Session Brass. February Library Update For SongLab Zampler. Session Brass is now completed and shipping out on February 1st to the email inboxes of all SongLab Zampler purchasers, this… Read More
2023-01-21 11:53
Free Soundfont added to .SF2 Library Page. Fusion Synth Pipe is the latest addition to the free .SF2 Soundfont library. It's kind of a breathy, flutey, synthy sort of sound, maybe… Read More
2023-01-21 11:27
Dedicated Cherry Audio Page. Available Now. Cherry Audio products are so hot right now that I've launched a dedicated page to cover my ever-growing collection of patches and sound… Read More
2023-01-14 22:17
Fusion Synth Pipe Added To Free SongLab Zampler Lite Library.A great sample based synth pipe type sound. Slightly difficult to describe really. Maybe the keyboard solo from Toto's 'Africa' b… Read More
2023-01-08 18:16
I've long been a user and supporter of Soundbridge. It's the best free DAW around. Great for soundtrack writers, electronic musicians and pop, rock, and edm producers alike. And I think… Read More
2023-01-06 20:30
Avid Pro Tools: Third Party AAX Plug In Support for New ProTools Intro. So the question on everybody's lips when the new free/entry level Pro Tools was launched towards the end of last… Read More
2022-12-11 17:45
Cherry Audio Dreamsynth DS-1. Free Patches, Review and Resources. Rather than being a digital recreation of a vintage/realworld/hardware product, Cherry Audio's Dreamsynth DS-1 is… Read More
2022-11-01 20:26
SongLab Zampler Lite. Free Sounds For Zampler. Available Now. Computers are great tools for songwriters as well as electronic artists, dance music producers, and soundtrack composers.&n&hell…Read More
2022-10-30 11:48
Free Trumpet Section Sounds. Kick Trumpets is my latest free sample, soundfont (.sfz), and Zampler patch library. Eight free brass ensemble patches for Zampler are included alongsi… Read More
2022-10-27 16:27
Free FM Synth Bass Soundfont. .SF2 version now available to download via the Soundfont Library Page. Yamaha's famous 'Lately Bass' patch from the TX81Z rackmount FM synthesizer.&nb&hell…Read More
2022-10-26 16:06
'Lyrical Solo Violin' Sound Library Added To SongLab Zampler. A collection of beautiful, melancholic solo violin sounds have been added to SongLab Zampler. Eight new patches, ideal… Read More
2022-10-23 11:29
FM Synth Bass Added To Songlab Zampler Library. Yamaha's 'Lately Bass' synth bass patch from their TX81Z four operator rackmounted FM synth has become ubiquitous among electronic pop an… Read More
2022-07-03 10:01
Free Vocal Pads for Reason. Collection of eight dark, ethereal vocal sounds for Reason NN-XT / Combinator. The patches make use of Reason's RV7000 reverb, as well as the M-Cl… Read More
2022-07-03 08:57
Free Drum Soundfont. Ultimate Acoustic Studio Kit.Highly detailed free acoustic drum kit soundfont available as .SF2 file or Zampler patch. Reflecting the real dynamics of acoustic drum… Read More
2022-06-08 17:37
I'm In Heaven. Backing Track. Backing tracks are now available to purchase and download from my Payhip store. First up we have an updated version of 'I'm In Heaven', a surprise num… Read More
2022-05-25 19:53
The Finger P-Bass sounds from the Studio Bass Guitar Collection are now available free to download as a collection of Reason NN-XT/Combinator Patches. The full collection features four… Read More
2022-05-15 19:28
Took a while to put this one together, but finally got there. Think I was waiting for inspiration more than anything.But I found a couple of loops and built some tracks around them. I d… Read More
2022-05-15 18:35
For Zampler The Studio Bass Collection is now available for Zampler. 5 instrument groups with a total of 72 ready-to-play patches for Zampler. The sounds are ready-to-play with the… Read More
2022-05-11 20:43
Free Alesis HR16B Samples, Resamples, and Kits. Alesis' pair of late eighties drum machines may not be the first products people think of when they hear the phrase 'vintage drum machine… Read More
2022-05-09 16:57
Piano Mechanics One: Prelude. Grand Piano Sounds for Reason. This collection of great sounding acoustic piano sounds for Reason NN-XT/Combinator are now available through a fully automa… Read More
2022-05-07 17:29
Arturia Keylab Essentials ReviewSo next up in my closer look at usb and midi controller keyboards comes Arturia's Keylab Essentials Series of products. Here we'll look at the mid-range… Read More
2022-05-06 16:25
The latest free Soundfont is taken from a patch written for the Korg Wavestate. 'Breathing' is a free vocal Soundfont in the form of a synth style 'pad'This month, I'm working on… Read More
2022-05-04 18:34
Loads of free digital synthesizer sounds this month, alongside a collection of free vintage analog synth samples. First up is a library of sounds from Korg's amazing Wavestate synthesiz… Read More
2022-05-03 17:45
Korg Kross 2 Analog Pack One is now available via fully automated processing and downloading from my Payhip store. 64 great sounding synth patches, vintage drum sounds, and 64 'European… Read More
2022-05-03 16:23
My refurbished computer store is now open on my Payhip channel. Used laptops custom loaded with lots of music software, instruments, and sounds!Get creative from day one!Great computers… Read More
2022-04-15 19:44
Continuing the series of vintage drum machine samples, here's the Alesis HR16. Hitting the market in 1988, Alesis' first drum machine instrument came as a bolt out of the blue to offer… Read More
2022-04-10 16:23
Most of my soundware projects and packs are available free of charge. They are all awesome, but there are a few extra awesome ones which I make a small charge for. These commercial soundware… Read More
2022-04-09 10:55
Akai MPK249 Review. Akai MPK261 Controller Keyboard ReviewSo moving on from my review of the Alesis VI49 and VI61 USB controller keyboards, we'll now take a look at products from their InMus… Read More
2022-04-07 20:30
Instrumental/electronic/piano version of Bruce Springsteen's epic Tunnel Of Love. Synth bass arpeggio patch from ANIMAtronic Volume 1 for Steinberg's ANIMA wavetable synth, various synt… Read More
2022-03-25 20:01
I have, for some time found quality electric bass sounds and samples a little difficult to come by, which is why I've developed the Studio Bass Guitar Collection as a series of Soundfonts.&n&hell…Read More
MUSIC: Tunnel Of Love. Piano/Synth/Electronic Version Of Bruce Springsteen's Beautiful Eighties Hit.
2022-03-17 20:15
Hear it via my hearthis.at channel: Haven't done any music/backing tracks/cover versions lately, been focusing on the soundware and samples, etc. So here's a bit of music. One of m… Read More
2022-03-05 11:32
Dedicated page for all the Ghost Machine free vintage drum machine sample libraries is now available to view with info and download links for each collection. Each library contains… Read More
2022-02-11 18:23
New Youtube Video. Korg Kross 2. Down In The Park. And some street music/busking news.......I do sometimes get a chance to put some music together and I put together this little piece f… Read More
2022-02-10 15:44
Temple Sitar Demo Video/Track Uploaded To Youtube Channel. Three part demo track for the Temple Sitar sound packs is now uploaded to Youtube, so why not head over to my Youtube channel… Read More
2022-02-09 12:16
Acoustic Guitar for Reason.6 string spacey acoustic guitar patches for Reason. Eight NN-XT/Combinator patches featuring RV7000MKII, M-Class EQ, M-Class Stereo Image, Chorus/Flanger, and Dela… Read More
2022-02-08 17:47
Alesis VI49 Key and VI61 Note Controller Keyboard Review. So I thought I'd start at the centre and move out to the fringes as it were, and take a look at some of the more popular contro… Read More
2022-01-30 19:39
Best Keyboards for Busking. So with my recent look at Casio's latest keyboard/synth offerings, and reaching the conclusion that they might find a niche as being among the best keyboards… Read More
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