Wibbles

Get Bloom Drum Machine Lite free with Beatport's remix competition of "Ray of Light" by Madonna:

https://www.beatportal.com/articles/1051209-the-global-remix-challenge-returns-with-madonnas-grammy-winning-ray-of-light

A bit better than the normal quality of tracks in these remix competitions.

Bloom Drum Machine Lite: https://www.pluginboutique.com/products/14065-Bloom-Drum-Machine-Lite

On 8/11/2025 at 5:35 PM, dubdisciple said:

As a longtime cakewalk user, I received 808 samples from the original ROMs years ago when Roland owned Cakewalk.  I have probably thousands of 808 samples from other sources. There is no logical reason to buy for the sound. What does interest me is workflow. I have Drumazon 1 and occasionally will use it and a barebones setup like Drumazon, Arturia Juno 106 and maybe one more vintage synth with minimal use of DAW features . I use old techniques like using the 909 sequencer to trigger bass lines. 

I'm not sure how you received 808 samples from the original ROMs - all the 808 sounds were synthesized. On the 909, the hats and cymbals were samples.

Almost everything I do is based around a minimal set up of Audiorealism's ABL3 and ADM, and some samples. Although I will often end up with 2 or 3 instances of ABL3 playing different 303 lines.

REM - Perfect Circle

In the end, I couldn't help myself. 

I was pleased to find that it cost me £15 including VAT.

I've just got to remember to install it and actually use the thing.

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message 

9 hours ago, Arron Burke said:

One disappointing event, a nag screen at the opening? What is this, the 80's? Such an annoying and useless "feature", nearly makes me want to uninstall.

That's 10 seconds of your life you're not going to get back.

I installed the original Nepheton, had a quick play around, couldn't figure out how to get it do to want I wanted, and then never used it again. The workflow was a pig.

I went back to using Audiorealism's ADM, which I use for all my 606/808/909 (and drum sampler) needs. 

$19 seems a real bargain, but the number of "bargains" I've acquired for less than $20 dollars and never used is ridiculous.

The voices of the aliens always reminded me of the Cadbury's Smash robots

Carpenters - Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem Of World Contact Day)

10 hours ago, Notes_Norton said:

Sabrina Carpenter

Brings shame to the name Carpenter. 

I had a (free) copy of Nepheton 1 so I'm getting a price of $19.

Where is ... everyone?

Pixies - Where Is My Mind? 

Simple Minds - New Gold Dream 

Cocteau Twins - In The Gold Dust Rush

I took a listen to the original track ...

... absolutely dreadful. Was it made by AI? It might as well have been.

Plugin Boutique are running a remix competition for Wild Ride by KSHMR:https://www.pluginboutique.com/articles/2046-KSHMR-Wild-Ride-Remix-Challenge

Scroll down to Step 2 to get Bloom KSHMR Lite 

16 hours ago, sjoens said:

Too much Rocky & Bullwinkle will do that.  

I'm afraid the reference is lost on me. Rocky & Bullwinkle never featured in my childhood or ever since.

Please DON'T feel the need to explain. 😉

17 hours ago, Mr No Name said:

In Germany it's a ginger tennis player.

Who also did some lying and cheating in a bumbling and incompetent way. He ended up in prison.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Becker#Imprisonment

On 7/31/2025 at 2:38 PM, Notes_Norton said:

I started this silly thread, so I guess that makes me the supreme leader.

Guess again. 😁

Continuing on from The Verve - Lucky Man

Massive Attack - Joy Luck Club

On 7/29/2025 at 5:01 PM, Xoo said:

Thomson Twins - Doctor! Doctor!

A tad too slow.

The Verve - Lucky Man

I must stop talking about myself in the third person.

2 minutes ago, Xoo said:

I didn't even know he could spell erroneous!

The Supreme Leader has a dictionary.

He knew that one anyway. He finds himself having to use it a lot.