Author: Jeremy Fisher
If you’re a young musician wanting to break into the world of the West End theatre orchestras, where do you start?
It is impossible to walk into a West End pit job (or “hold a chair”) with no previous experience. Therefore, your first task is to deputise for the existing players in a show.
SPL are celebrating a year of their Analog plugins by giving away SPL Attacker (normally 59 Euro + VAT) for free! The Attacker is a transient shaper that can be used for emphasizing the power and presence within a mix of instruments like drums or guitars. See this page for download details.
Cinesamples LLC are offering a free copy of their Djembe (African drum) VST instrument in return for a donation to Action Against Hunger, a charity specializing in providing support for people in distress.
The Djembe is a 278MB instrument designed for Kontakt, featuring multiple articulations, mic positions and clever scripting for an authentic-sounding performance.
All you need to know is here. UK and other non-US readers please read the ‘Update’ near the bottom of the page - you will need to donate directly though the charity website using Paypal and then email Cinesamples to get your link to the download.
For the month of September only, Line 6 are giving away the Pod Farm guitar amp/fx plug-in free! That’s £65’s worth of plug-in for nowt based on typical UK retail price. The one catch is that you will need to own either an item of compatible Line 6 gear OR an iLok USB key (cost about £30 if you don’t already own one).
Check out the deal at Line 6.