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There are various ways to sample something. You can record sounds through a microphone or you can use analog or digital sound sources to record from. Anything is possible, and with today’s technology in plug-in effects and software, you really don’t have to miss out on the action.

There are various ways to sample something. You can record sounds through a microphone or you can use analog or digital sound sources to record from. Anything is possible, and with today’s technology in plug-in effects and software, you really don’t have to miss out on the action.

Quality
The quality you record in is very important. Some people might say that they don’t hear any difference in quality between a 16 bit and a 24 bit signal. But if you listen very closely to the 24 bit signal you will hear that it has much more detail. The sounds have more room to move in and very soft sounds come through better. The difference between 16 and 24 bit is that the 16 bit signal has much less levels of volume. The amount of Hz in the signal like: 44.100 Hz is the amount of snapshots taken in a one second time span.

So you can see that when you raise these numbers you will have a much more detailed recording. You can look at it like it’s a picture with 16 bit being something like 800 x 600 and 24 bit being 1024 x 768. The higher these numbers the more smooth the signal will be. Also when you record in 24 bit you can record much louder then when using 16 bit. So you will have even less noize (SNR = Sound to Noize Ratio). Read the rest of this entry »

Analog BASStard is a ReFill packed to the rim with bass, bass and bass sounds. A lot of people are constantly searching for bass sounds. So this ReFill is a welcome addition to the available sounds for Reason. The content has been created using some really great vintage synths like MiniMoog, Roland TB303, Juno-106, Prophet One and Prophet 5. So you can imagine the bass power contained in this ReFill.

Content

You will find NN-XT and NN-19 multi-sample patches as well as 158 Rx2 bass loops. To round off the collection there are 5 ReDrum kits, 16 Scream4 patches and 4 RNS Configurations which will keep you busy for quite some time.

The Sounds

The sounds on offer really capture the power of these synths. Speaker shredding basses or on the menu here! The only issue i have is the lack of key information in the Rx2 loops which for a lot of people introduces a lot of hassle to get their keys straight. The more experienced musicians however, won’t have too much trouble with this.

Pricing

The ReFill costs €29.95. For this price you get a really great bass addon for Reason which will serve your low frequency needs greatly!

Sampling is an ideal way of using instrumental sounds while not owning a particular instrument. Today you don’t need a hardware sampler to do some sampling. Modern computers have enough power to do a hardware sampler’s job and can be upgraded more cheaply than a conventional sampler.

Sampling by Dave

Sampling is an ideal way of using instrumental sounds while not owning a particular instrument. Today you don’t need a hardware sampler to do some sampling. Modern computers have enough power to do a hardware sampler’s job and can be upgraded more cheaply than a conventional sampler. You want higher quality? Buy a soundcard with the specifications of 24 bit 96 kHz. In this tutorial I’ll try to explain the process of making some good and usable samples.

There are various ways to sample something. You can record sounds through a mic. Or you can use analog or digital sound sources to record from. Anything is possible, and with today’s technology in plug-in effects and software, you really don’t have to miss out on the action.

Quality

The quality you record in is very important. Some people might say that they don’t hear any difference in quality between a 16 bit and a 24 bit signal. But if you listen very closely to the 24 bit signal you will hear that it has much more detail. The sounds have more room to move in and very soft sounds come through better. The difference between 16 and 24 bit is that the 16 bit signal has much less levels of volume. The amount of Hz in the signal like: 44.100 Hz is the amount of snapshots taken in a one second time span. Read the rest of this entry »