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Native Instruments Introduces ABBEY ROAD 60s DRUMS
Mon, 25 Jan 2010 – 18:23:13 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today introduced ABBEY ROAD 60s DRUMS, the first instrument created in its collaboration with the iconic British recording studios. Recorded using sophisticated engineering techniques and exclusive vintage …

Announcing Nine Volt Audio Action Drums: Cinematic Edition
Sun, 24 Jan 2010 – 19:15:43 -0800 PST | No Comment

Nashville, Tenn. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Action Drums: Cinematic Edition from Nine Volt Audio is a dynamic collection of performances designed to fill the percussive needs of motion picture, television, video game and production music.
Recorded …

APACHE for Kurzweil: First Rate Third Party Sound Set Available Now For PC3 Series
Fri, 02 Oct 2009 – 22:26:38 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Waltham, Mass. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Brian Cowell, long-time soundware developer who currently runs the Mastering V.A.S.T. forum website, has released a stunning new set of 100 programs for the PC3 series. Drawing on many …

Kid Nepro Hit Factory – New Sounds For Korg M3 Now Available
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 – 00:10:37 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Barbados and New York /Music Industry Newswire/ — Announcing Kid Nepro’s Korg M3 Volume #3 – Hit Factory – Their third collection of sounds for the Korg M3 Workstations. An amazing mix of fully KARMA-fied …

Royalty Free Music Downloads: Soundrangers Launches New Web Site
Wed, 25 Feb 2009 – 20:42:47 -0800 PST | No Comment
Royalty Free Music Downloads: Soundrangers Launches New Web Site

SEATTLE, Wash. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Soundrangers announces the launch of their new web site. Founded in 1998, Soundrangers.com was the first online sound library to specialize in creating royalty free sound effects and music …

Mindstock Re-issues MPC3K Sound Sets for Akai MPC-3000
Mon, 08 Dec 2008 – 17:24:40 -0800 PST | No Comment
Mindstock Re-issues MPC3K Sound Sets for Akai MPC-3000

TORRANCE, Calif. — Mindstock(R), a California based multimedia publisher of “elements for sound, music and vision,” announced today the re-issue of its decade old custom sample set for the classic Akai(R) MPC-3000. Three MPC3K(TM) sound …

Drums from the Big Room: The Mixes – The Latest Loops & Samples Premium Collection
Tue, 21 Aug 2007 – 20:38:26 -0700 PDT | No Comment
Drums from the Big Room: The Mixes – The Latest Loops & Samples Premium Collection

MADISON, Wis. – In 2005, Sony Creative Software released Drums from the Big Room, an elegant five-disc collection of 24-bit multitrack drum loops performed by legendary timekeeper Steve Ferrone (Eric Clapton, Duran Duran, Tom Petty) and produced by Grammy(R) winner Greg Ladanyi (Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Toto).