Another of Audiomidi’s ‘no-brainer’ deals…this time get a fully-featured Analog Synthesizer VSTi for $15 (usual price $199). Check it out here. One of their previous offers, a cut-down (but still very useful) version of Breverb for $4.99, is still available here. Buying from the UK is no problem.
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‘No-brainer’ Ultra Analog deal at Audiomidi
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009Free Attacker plugin from SPL
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009SPL 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.
Donate and get a free VSTi
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009Cinesamples 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.
PRS fights back
Thursday, March 26th, 2009You’ve probably heard about the spat between YouTube/Google and the Performing Rights Society (PRS). The PRS have launched a new site - fairplayforcreators.com - which aims to highlight the issues of online earnings. Pete Waterman is quoted as receiving a massive £11 for over 100 million views of ‘Never going to give you up’, while poor old Mark Kelly from Marillion only made 0.6p from 10 million views of his band’s videos. In the meantime, Google continues to make revenue from advertising on the very same pages as these videos. Gone are the days when videos were promotional tools to encourage album or single sales - those sales are through the floor. In the newly-emerging music business these digital channels will all take-on new significance as potential income streams for artists. If music video has value to Google in driving ad revenue then it is a resource that should be rewarded fairly. Without seeing the figures it is difficult to determine what that rate should be, but given some of the headline figures we’re hearing you can’t help but feel that at present music makers are getting a raw deal. If you’re involved in creating music, make sure your voice is heard.
Music: it’s not as good as it used to be
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009Have you ever wondered why music seems to matter less and less in your life these days? Do you remember the albums you listened to as a kid, and how you knew every lyric and how you’d anticipate one song starting after the last? How you’d hide under the duvet with a crappy radio to get a fix on the latest chart hits? That feeling of emmersion as your favourite song kicked-in on your Dansette record player? Ok, I’m showing my age here, but my latest theory for my own waning interest in music isn’t to do with the rise of MP3, the demise of vinyl or the relatively new distraction of the internet. No, I reckon a lot of it is down to this: it all sounds crap. (more…)