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Top Production
Samples, Vol. 1
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A professional
sample-CD with instrument-samples from Bjorn Lynne's music
studio!
This professionally produced CD is crammed
full of instrument samples from Bjorn Lynne's music studio.
Everything is produced and recorded by Bjorn Lynne personally.
Here is a quick demo-song made
in 45 minutes, using only samples from this sample CD. Click
to download mp3 (1.7 Mb).
.wav, SoundFont, and ACID!
The CD contains the samples in 44.1
khz 16-bit .wav format and in SoundFont format. The .wav
files also contain all ACID (TM) information embedded
in the files, so they are perfect for use with ACID. If
you don't have ACID, this extra information is "invisible"
for all other applications, so you will then have completely
normal .wav files in full CD quality, with perfect loop
points embedded in the files. No more trying to find good
loop points - I've done that for you, with the help of
an Emulator E5000 Ultra - which is fantastic at finding
perfect loop points.
Loops, patterns, sequences and multisamples
There are basically two types of samples
on the CD: (1) Loops/patterns/licks and (2)
multisamples.
(1) The loops / patterns
/ licks are "building blocks" of music that
you can use to build your own songs. For example, would
you like me to play bass guitar on your track? Dig into
the bass guitar licks directory, and off we go. The drum
loops were programmed slowly and lovingly on my synths.
(2) The multisamples are
instruments that are sampled on every 2 or 3 keys up the
keyboard. For example, the unbelievably beautiful Roland
JX8P Poly Brass was sampled on C, D#, F# and A, all the
way across the whole keyboard. The result is a stunningly
accurate reproduction of the original synth-sound, warm
and expressive.
Instruments featured on this CD: Novation
Supernova, E-Mu Emulator E5000 Ultra, Roland JX-8P, Novation
BassStation, E-Mu Proteus 2000, Kurzweil K2500, Fender Stratocaster
guitar, Yamaha Active 5-string bass guitar, various percussion.
Other outboard etc. used to create the
samples: AKG C1000S microphone, FMR Audio RNC 1773 "Really
Nice" compressor, Korg RC168 Soundlink digital mixer,
Frontier Design WaveCenter digital sound card.
Software used to create and edit the
samples: Cakewalk Pro Audio (TM), SoundForge (TM), Vegas
Pro (TM), ACID (TM).
(Soundforge, Vegas Pro and ACID
are Trademarks of Sonic Foundry Inc). Cakewalk Pro Audio
is a trademark of Cakewalk Inc. |
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Top Production Samples CDROM contents:
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| 5-String Active Bass
- Fingered (Multisample) |
One early beta tester called this "the
best bass sound ever heard on a keyboard!". I don't know
about that, but I must admit this lovely (and expensive!)
bass guitar sounds great. |
mp3
quick-demo |
| 5-String Active Bass
- Picked (Multisample) |
The same bass guitar, this time played
with a pick (plectrum) for a brighter and more up-front sound. |
mp3
quick-demo |
| 5-String Active Bass
- Fret Noises |
Make your sequenced bass lines sound more
natural and human, with these fret-noises. Recorded in the
same session as the instrument itself, to blend perfectly
into the mix. |
mp3
quick-demo |
| 5-String Active Bass
- Slides |
Again, use these to add a more human feel
to your bass lines. These sound fantastic in the mix when
you put them on the 4 before a new bass line, as if to say
"here we go". Try it! |
mp3
quick-demo |
| Da Craft |
A very cool multisampled stereo sound
which can be used both as a sound-effect (on its own) and
as a pad/bed (if you put it together with a nice swirling
and breathing pad). Spacey! |
mp3
quick-demo |
| Goa Construction Kit
- 142 bpm drum loops (20 loops) |
My goa-trance construction kit! These
kicking drum loops are just the start. In all the "Goa
Construction Kit" series, all sounds work together with
all the other sounds. So you can mix and match between them,
and create unique goa-trance tracks with a professional sound |
mp3
quick-demo |
| Goa Construction Kit
- JX8P sequences in G (9 long sequences) |
The brilliant sound of the classic Roland
JX8P with it's warm filters is unbeatable for trance music.
These long sweeping sequences are made to take you into space!
Included on the CD are also the same sequences in MIDI format,
so you can study them in your sequencer, or play them out
on your own synth if you want to. Try these babies in ACID!!
Wow... |
mp3
quick-demo |
| Goa Construction Kit
- Supernova sequences in C (9 long sequences) |
This analogue modelling synthesizer from
Novation was noted "best synth of the year" when
it came out, and here's why! Check out these long sweeping
psychedelic patterns. Again, the MIDI files for the patterns
are also included, in case you want to change it a bit, etc. |
mp3
quick-demo |
| Goa Construction Kit
- Sub-bass lines in C (23 bass lines) |
Don't you sometimes want a bass sound
that is just a bass sound, without all the "twang"
and "sproing" of too many modern bass sounds? A
sound that just grabs your guts and tingles your spine? Well,
try these babies! They provide the pillar - the foundation
- of any great trance track. |
mp3
quick-demo |
| Goa Construction Kit
- Sub-bass lines in G (23 bass lines) |
Sub-bass lines as above, but these are
tuned in G. |
mp3
quick-demo |
| Guitar - Stratocaster
Power Chords - multisamples |
Played through a real tube amp, these
guitar power chords fit equally well on top of major- and
minor-chords and will add "balls" and "guts"
to any big sounding part - I've even used them in trance music,
to great effect. This instrument is multi-sampled on every
key up the keyboard! Every half note has a different stereo
sample. One of my most useful samples, you will use these
again and again. Sometimes up front, and sometimes in the
back just to create a bigger, meatier sound. |
mp3
quick-demo |
| JX8P AnaString 1 -
multisamples |
Analogue string sound from the classic
Roland JX-8P synth. It's like vanilla, no, like butter! Like
butter and ice-cream. I love this sound. I think there
is only one sound that I love more, and that's the JX8P Poly
Brass - see below! |
mp3
quick-demo |
| JX8P Poly Brass -
multisamples |
What can you say about this? Nothing.
You can just listen for yourself. I have sampled this baby
on every 3 keys up the keyboard. After I sampled it, I just
sat down and started playing the keyboard with these samples.
The next time I looked at the time, 2 hours had gone past.
That's what this sound will do to you. Enough said. |
mp3
quick-demo |
| Live Shaker Loops |
One of my "secret production tricks"
(oops, I guess it's not a secret any more!) is to use a real
live shaker to add groove to any track. Play them on the opposite
side of the stereo field from the hihats. And forget that
horrible "shaker" sound on your keyboard. After
you've used these, you won't go back to "electronic"
shaker, ever again. |
mp3
quick-demo |
| Radioactif - multisamples |
This thin, squelchy and acidic synth sound
almost reeks of neutrons and radioactive waste. It's nasal
sound cuts right through the mix. |
mp3
quick-demo |
| Mr Whimpy - multisamples |
A nice allround synth sound, great for
many music styles. Sampled on every 3 keys up the keyboard.
This is one of those instruments that isn't like "wow!
fantastic!", but when you need a useable synth-sound,
you can turn to this one again and again. |
mp3
quick-demo |
| Spirit Voices (10
voice effects) |
Use one of these samples to add a sense
of spirit and warmth to your track. They should be used sparsely
(only once or maybe twice in a track) for that "human" feel
and spirit connection. I have used them in a goa-trance /
psychedelic trance track, and they made the intro come alive. |
mp3
quick-demo |
| Stereoaire - multisamples |
A strange choir/voice like sound which
has a lot of breath in it, and you can play thick chords with
it without cluttering up the sound or making it too muddy.
Sampled on every 3 notes up the keyboard, this sound has real
character and depth. |
mp3
quick-demo |
| Urban / Hip-Hop Bass
Licks (12 licks) |
This is where my Urban / Hip-Hop series
stars. In the same way as the "Goa" series, all
the sounds inside this series are made to work together, so
you can mix and match freely, and think of these as "building
blocks". I played these bass licks myself - they are
lazy, slightly psyed out and humanly "imperfect"
for a laidback feel. |
mp3
quick-demo |
| Urban BassStation
1 (12 swing and 12 straight) |
Acidic and wicked synth-licks from the
Novation BassStation to use with the other "Urban" series
on this CD. Put these in with your tracks to add hooks and
headsounds. All at 90 bpm to work together with the other
sounds in the "Urban" series. |
mp3
quick-demo |
| Urban Rhodes Licks
- Straight (21 licks) |
Dark and mean, down and dirty rhodes electric
piano played loose and off the beat.. like you like it. Use
this with the other samples in the "Urban" series - all made
to work together at 90 bpm. |
mp3
quick-demo |
| Urban Rhodes Licks
- Swing (21 licks) |
Similar wicked rhodes licks to freak out
your tracks - this time in swing beat. |
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| Urban Dark Rhodes
- multisamples |
A multisampled set of sounds from the
same dirty and groovy rhodes piano that played the above licks...
so you can make your own brand new vibes... |
mp3
quick-demo |
| Urban Drum Loopz 1
(26) |
Slow and mean, original hip-hop drum loops.
Use for rap, hip-hop, scratch... do your thing. All loops
are 90 bpm - Use together with "Urban Bass Licks #1" and other
samples in the "Urban" collection - all working together at
90 bpm! |
mp3
quick-demo |
Reviews for "Top Production Samples,
Vol. 1":
"Great
samples you have, keep that up!" -
Pertti Husu, Finland
"I just wanted to thank you
for your great music samples... These are excellent!" -
Kevin Lloyd, USA
"Your sound and sounfonts
are really pro-sounding, I have been searching for quality sounds
like yours over the internet but yours are among the best."
- Martin Netteus, Sweden
"Thanks, these samples are
really great!" - Lauri Salomaa,
Finland
"Excellent! I guess that's
all I can say, except that I'm waiting eagerly for the sample-CD
which, to be honest, you are practically giving away at that
price! But who am I to complain? You decide..." -
Oystein Saetereng, Norway
"Your samples are truly great.
I really appreciate your effort. Thanks!!"
- Alex, Canada
"I regard Top Production Samples
Vol. 1 as an indispensible extension to my studio and I can
guarantee that at least one sample from your CD is used in every
song I write. I can't wait to get my hands on Volume 2! "
- Richard Poole, England
"This CD is amazing, the multisamples
are brilliant and the Stratocaster guitar samples work really
well for backing. The loops are very useful for giving your
song that extra clout. I don't think I've made a song since
buying this CD without at least one sample from this CD in it!
I can't believe that it's so cheap, there's no way you'll find
another CD of this quality at the same price."
- Adam Fielding, England
"In three words; Really Great Stuff.
Great work Bjorn, I love it already. I have been doing some
mixing in Acid with it, and I don't know what to put in with
it, but i'm sure I will figure it out sometime. Have to add
guitars myself lol. Keep it up and make some more stuff for
another sample disc, I will buy it eventually lol. I ABSOLUTELY
RECCOMEND THIS TO ANY MIX ARTIST OR DANCE FLOOR ARTIST."
- Bill Willams, USA
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