PrimeLoops.COM has extended its 25% OFF ALL Sound Pack Sale.
They don’t do this often so be sure to hurry over to the Sound Shop and grab your best sounds for 2010!
As mentioned previously, their kits include:
Guitar Anthology [Combo Pack]
Analogue Overdose [Combo Pack]
Bassline 4×4 UK Garage [Combo Pack]
Nitro: Remix Synths
R&B Foundations [Combo Pack]
Tech House [Combo Pack]
Lee [...]

Do you think it’s cool to reveal the samples a Producer has used for their songs?
Hip hop is an art form that has always used samples and flipped ‘em. Some samples are obvious while others are obscure b-sides, or underrated, unheard of tunes that have been chopped up by producers and served as a whole new dish for [...]

Still Born delivers a simple sampling video demonstrating how to slice and chop samples on the iPhone with the Intua Beatmaker app. This is the first of the new SampleSimple Mobile Music Production Sessions.

Ivan over at HipHopIsRead has released the 2008 Samples of Year download package list featuring the interestingly popular simple-sampled track “A Milli” (a mere vocal sample down-pitch screw) by Super Producer Bangladesh for Lil’ Waynes Carter 3 album, T.I’s “Whatever You Like”, Lupe’s 90’s sounding-classic “Paris, Tokyo”, ‘Ye West’s “Swagga Like Us” and more. The [...]

Just Blaze demonstrates how to use Logic Pro and the EXS Sampler to chop up samples and trigger them. He uses the Slash Key to cutup and create individuals regions of a vocal recording in the project file then assigns the chops to MIDI for triggering.

In this edition of FAQ Fridays, I’ll be giving you some tips on finding new sounds and samples.
Too often do I come across Producers and Beatmakers on forums asking for new samples, drumkits, VST instruments and such.
It seems they have retired and given up on the virtually unlimited potential of re-sampling their existing
samples and are [...]

Look at how “intua-tive” the Beatmaker app for the IPhone/ITouch is. The triggering and looping of a sampled song is precisely on-point with no delay. The pattern sequencer also looks simple and straight-forward for beatlooping and arranging of the patterns. The Beatmaker app can be purchased directly from IPhone App Store or you can find [...]

Check out this Turbo Start DVD Video for the Roland MV-8800. It’s a quick breakdown on how to use the Controller, Sequencer, Sampler, Mixer and Effects section. This beat-box is a beast!

A key component to FL Studio’s Edison Slice Sampling is the Drag / Copy Button. If you’ve wondered how to drag out samples from Edison into SliceX, FL Slicer or an empty Sampler channel then check out this video below recorded live at the SampleSimple FL Studio LAB.

The MPD32 is Akai’s ultimate velocity-sensitive pad controller for musicians and DJs. If you’ve always wanted to bang out beats on the MPC but already have a soft-DAW setup, then the MPD series is the way to go. The MPD32 features 16 pads, 8 assignable faders, 8 360° knobs and much much more. [...]