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Kings of Bhangra Vol 2 is the latest in this truly inspirational series from award-winning soundtrack composer and producer Gaurav Dayal. This set of 5 stunning Construction Kits includes 130 loops and samples per format, recorded on the finest instruments played by the most experienced musicians.

This pack features a choice of ACID WAV, Apple Loops, REX and ReFill formats. From the producer of the immense 'Classic Bollywood' sample library, comes 'Kings of Bhangra Vol 2', a multi-format collection of 5 Construction Kits fusing traditional Indian musical elements with contemporary Bhangra and urban styles.

Price: £24.95 / 29,28 EUR / $34.23 USD

- Balani is a 2 1/2 octave balafon (or balaphon) with small calabash resonators form Guinea,
- It originally plays a B major scale and has been extended for this library,
- Recorded at 88.2khz 24bits, downsampled to 44.1khz 24bits.
- 230Mb sample bank, no loops, 967 samples,
- 12 velocity layers per note,
- 4 round robins to avoid the machine gun effect (so 48 samples per note),
- Both original and corrected tunings are available for a traditional or contemporary sound,
- The kontakt version features a manual tuning table to allow you to tune it your way,
- Available for Kontakt 2, 3 and 4, EXS and our player: the ASPlayer (VST and - Audio Unit for mac, and VST for windows) : you don't need anything else to be able to play it.

Price: 34€.

Audio-Technica is now shipping its AT2022 X/Y Stereo Condenser Microphone.
A dual-element condenser microphone designed for stereo recording, the AT2022 features two unidirectional condenser capsules in an X/Y configuration pivot to allow for 90-degree (narrow) or 120-degree (wide) stereo operation for extremely versatile pickup. The capsules also fold flat for storage and transportation. It is designed for general stereo recording, as well as field
sound capture.

The AT2022 includes a 1.6' (0.5 m) cable terminating in a 3-pin XLRF-type and a 1/8"
(3.5 mm) connector. The output of the microphone is a 3-pin XLRM-type connector. The
microphone requires a 1.5V AA battery for operation.

Subbooom Kicks is fully dedicated to the deep and energetic subkicks which you can often hear on Industrial/Hip Hop or Metal productions. 110 Kicks in many variations like distortion, detuning or special FX are ready for immediate use in NI Kontakt 4, NI Battery 3, Logic EXS24 and Studio One Impact.

All samples have been sampled in 24bit/44.1khz, mono are unlocked and editable in .wav format. This also means that all samples can be mapped in each sampler of your personal choice or can also be used as normal .wav file in any Digital Audio Workstation for further procession. This gives and grants a maximum of flexibility to use this samples in the context they are needed.

Korg Chairman Tsutomu Katoh Passes

Korg company founder and Chairman Tsutomu Katoh passed away Tuesday morning in Japan, after a long fight with cancer.

President Seiki Kato noted in a statement, "Since he founded Korg Inc. in 1963, Mr. Katoh has led our company with great talent, vision and leadership. He was loved and respected by all the employees and Korg family members, and he made a huge contribution to the lives of countless musicians around the world."

Korg USA President Joseph Castronovo stated, "...His passion and professional goals were one and the same: to provide innovative tools for musicians to help them grow their craft. And those goals remained the same throughout his life and career. He will be deeply missed."

A funeral service will be held March 24 in Japan.

TASCAM's DR-07mkII improves on one of the best-selling portable recorders ever with adjustable microphones, clear sound quality and a great new design. The stereo recorder features a pair of adjustable condenser microphones.

The built-in cardioid pattern mics can be moved from an XY position, for tight imaging, to an AB position, for a wider ambient sound. Choose the best sound depending on the source and environment.