Full Bucket Music has released Vocoder FBVC, a free vocoder effect plugin based on the Korg VC-10 vocoder from 1978.

The plugin features:

• 20 band full stereo vocoder.
• 64 voice polyphonic built-in Tone Generator section.
• Accent Bending and Vibrato effects.
• Optional WAV file playback.
• Fully tweakable Analysis/Synthesis section.
• Tweakable Ensemble effect.
• Double precision audio processing.
• All parameters can be controlled by MIDI controllers.

Vocoder FBVC is available in VST and AU format for Windows and Mac and can be downloaded for free via the link below.

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Free Vocoder Plugin From Full Bucket Music

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Alonso Sound has announced Revealed Producer Starter Pack Vol. 2, a free collection of one-shot samples, loops and Serum presets.

Revealed Producer Starter Pack Vol. 2 is a collection of 475 samples and 50 presets for Serum. Whether you’re looking for Kicks, Synth Shots, Fills, FX, Percussion, Drop Stabs or Shepard Tones, you will find it here. To speed up your workflow, all samples are labeled by their root key, if a discernible pitch was defined.

The pack also contains 50 Serum presets, allowing you to customize your sounds. The pack can be downloaded for free via the link below.

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Free Producer Starter Pack From Alonso Sound

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We’ve complied together a list of some of our favorite music production tricks that help spark creativity. We are always looking to invent new processes and techniques that allow us to make interesting sounds and tracks. By no means is this a comprehensive list and we’re sure you might have already tried a few out, but nevertheless here are our favorite music production tricks.

Record Your Speakers

A neat trick that is very useful, the title speaks for itself. If you are looking for contrast in your track, have a bunch of microphones recording your song as it’s played through speakers (a two track recorder or even your phone will work well). Import the recorded sound back into your project and line it into place. The added room ambience can give a great contrast to the sleek production of most modern pieces and adds a lo-fi element. If you are feeling very avant-garde, try adding some reverb or delay to the recorded file and experiment with automation.

Original recording exported from DAW

Recording of speaker

Sidechained Inverted Track

This trick works well with rhythmic-melodic samples (think pianos and guitars).  Copy a track and reverse it. Lower the volume. Add a compressor sidechained to the original (non reversed) track. Experiment with the release time (a lower time works well). And there you have it. The resulting sound should be a creepy swell that creates unique rhythms under the original sound source.

No Sidechain

With Sidechain

Budget Granular Synthesis

Take you DAW’s sampler and import a sample (one-shots work well but other sound sources can do the trick). Then make a MIDI clip filled with 16^th (semiquaver) notes. Automate the sample start time (either randomly or in a linear fashion). This will create a glitchy sound effect and with further automation of envelopes, pan and pitch you can make some pretty unique sounds.

Original Sound

Granular Synthesis

Reverse Delay

Many of you will be familiar with the ‘Reverse Reverb’ trick. Reverse Delay is similar, the only difference being (you guessed it) you use a delay rather than a reverb. Load a sample into your DAW. Reverse it and add a delay VST (experimentation is key here). Record the reverse signal into a new track and reverse it again. This will give you an odd ‘pre-delay’ sound. By automating the delay you can get some really unique samples for your track.

Original

Reverse Delay

New Tech

Not exactly a ‘trick’, but If you are looking to get the creative juices going or if you’ve been stuck in a rut, buying a new piece of equipment can inspire you to create music. We’re not saying you have to spend a fortune. Even relatively cheap pieces of equipment such as the Korg Volca or a Pocket Operator can open up a whole new world of possibilities. If you are feeling very confident, why not step away from the digital realm altogether and try a new acoustic instrument such as a mandolin or a melodica. A new instrument can mean new ideas, new chord progressions and new songs!

So there you have it. A list of some of our favorite music production tricks to help spark creativity and create new sounds. If you have any further suggestions please comment below or tweet us @GowlerMusic. Thanks for reading!

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Music Radar has released 271 Free Malfunctioning Synth Samples as part of their ever-growing sample radar series.

It’s easy to lose hours programming that perfect synth patch, but sonic fails can sometimes be turned into big wins. This collection of malfunctioning synth sounds includes random and glitched noises that can still be creatively useful, so download them and start exploring.

The samples are divided into four folders, each named to give an indication of the type of sound inside. All the samples are in WAV format and are 100% royalty free. For more information and to download the pack, check out the link below.

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Free 271 Malfunctioning Synth Samples From Music Radar

For even more great free samples check out our own HERE.

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Reddit user Sharpendmoosic has released 8 free instrument Foley packs available for free download.

So I’ve been recording my own samples for quite a while now, and every time I succeeded in making a track showcasing the instruments I recorded – I uploaded the samples of these instruments as free sample packs. So far I’ve made 8 tracks and thus released 8 Instrument Packs containing instruments like Zither, Energy Chimes, Guitar and also containing various Foley and percussion sounds like a guiro, sea shells, tambourines, a soda bottle, urn hits, wind chimes, bells and such.

Each pack contains a “read me” file detailing the recording process of the instrument, the instrument samples and a song showcasing the pack’s sounds.

The files are hosted on Dropbox and can be downloaded via the link below.

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Sharpendmoosic Releases 8 Free Instrument Foley Packs

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Neutral Labs has released CNOC! A collection of ‘pure analog modular glitch drum and FX samples for your DAW or sampler’.

In total, the pack contains 22 FX samples, 19 hits, 14 kicks and 13 snares. All the samples are 100% royalty free and available for instant download (no registration required). For more information and to download the pack, check out the link below.

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Neutral Labs Releases Free CNOC! Glitch Drum and FX Sample Pack

For even more free samples check out our own collection HERE.

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