This month we’re getting edgy with a selection of industrially tinged samples and losing ourselves in the ether with some hypnotic dream pop!
Industrial Elements
Time to get clanging as Robbie smashes together sounds that evoke the power and intensity of industrial music
“The mechanical, hard-edged and often abrasive sounds of ‘industrial’ music thrive in the audio production world as technology continues to march on.
Bedrock sounds include harsh synths, both analogue and digital, drum machines, sampled sounds of ‘industry’ (clanging metal being a signature tone) and more than a sprinkling of distorted guitar. This sample pack comprises of four tempo based sets featuring drums, percussion (sampled real world hits, heavily processed), and three synth-based instruments, though in one case it’s a sampled guitar. This last element consists of taking a single heavy rock power chord, played on a ‘drop C’ tuned SG-style guitar, and loading it into the Arturia CMI V (Fairlight emulation) and playing just as many acts did in years past – it’s a classic sound.” More info is in Robbie’s PDF bit.ly/cm327downloads
Dream Pop
Prepare to slowly dance around with your eyes closed as we lift the lid on Oli’s homebrewed dream pop…
“We have turned all dreamy this month with some reverb-heavy soft-focus loops and sounds. We mined the shinier and bell-like tones of both Korg’s M1 softsynth and the always excellent Dexed.
These more metallic tones work really well with the Scatter granular reverb and both Valhalla’s Sh
