 Transmission-X
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"Interrupted despatches from an
unknown destination"
What do you get when you cross Ian Boddy, veteran
sound designer and analogue synth pioneer, with a Sample Magic brief to
"push the boat out as far as you can"?
Transmission-X - a journey to the outer reaches of
sonic possibility, using the finest vintage analogue synths, the
warmest signal processors, the dirtiest distortions and the largest
arsenal of audio toys yet assembled.
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"...A collection of weird,
wonderful and
occasionally scary samples that could be made to work in music styles
such as techno or electronica, but that would also provide good
material
for music and/or sound design in a film or TV context... If you like the
occasional bit of electronic sonic oddity, this collection is well
worth auditioning..." Sound on Sound
magazine, September 2007
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With samples and loops grouped at 100bpm, 125bpm
and 140bpm, this collection will serve not just musicians and producers
across various genres, but the sounds also slot neatly into film
scores, foley edits, post production and much more.
With Transmission-X the possibilties are truly
limitless.
3 CD multipack includes Audio,
24-Bit Wavs, 24-bit REX files, Apple Loops plus EXS24, Reason, Kontakt
and Halion patches.
What's in the collection?
- Percussive loops: Banks
of twisted analogue glitches, other-wordly grooves and rhythms.
- Textures:
Beautiful soundscapes and atmospheric ambiences.
- Transmissions:
Unique vocal sequences, radio pick-ups and bit-glitched squeals
programmed using the most cutting-edge sound manipulation software.
- Synth lines: 100s
of timeless arpeggios, dirt-infused runs and acid soaked squelches all
laden with characteristic analogue warmth.
- FX: Numerous
hits, bleeps and sweeps to take your creative project to another
dimenson.
Transmission-X reviewed:
Sound on Sound
magazine, September 2007
Transmission-X has been
produced for Sample Magic by Ian Boddy, who is well known for
his work with analogue synths. He has produced several other sample
libraries (such as Zero-g’s Morphology) and has been interviewed by SOS
in the past.
It’s difficult to classify the
content of Transmission X musically other than to say it is most
definitely a little leftfield. Essentially, this is a collection of
loops and one shot samples based around analogue synth sounds, but with
some percussive and other sound sources thrown in. Many of these are
heavily processed, with delays, filters and distortion all liberally
applied. The result is a collection of weird and wonderful and
occasionally scary samples that could be made to work in music styles
such as techno or electronica but that would also provide good material
for music and/or sound design in a film or TV context.
I explored the 400+ samples
(about 670MB) using Acidised WAVs. The percussive loops, Synth Loops
and Transmission X folders contain loops organised into 100, 120 and
140 bpm groups. The percussive loops are close to drums as transmission
X gets and they are certainly rhythmic, but they don’t feature standard
drum or percussion loops – at least, they don’t sound like standard
drum and percussion loops, given the processing that has been applied
to the. The synth loops, while definitely having an analogue vibe, are
perhaps a little more conventional. There are some nice, rhythmic
arpeggios and chord sequences that would work in the musical styles
mentioned above and, in a media context - I could easily imagine
constructing a musical bed to sit under a trendy science show from
these.
Things are perhaps a little
weirder in the transmission X folder, where the majority of the loops
seem to be based on heavily processed vocal sounds – great for some
distinctive ear candy. By contrast, the textures and one shot FX
folders contain one shot samples (there is a further sub folder of one
shot samples in the transmission X folder). A good number of the
texture one-shots are quite long (15-30 seconds) and contain slowly
evolving sounds capes. If you need a Sci-fi or spooky soundbed, there
are some good starting points here. The one shot FX sampled tend to be
shorter, but there are some excellent bleeps and bloops that would make
good FX “hits” in the right context.
My only real criticism might be
the relatively modest number of samples included in the collection, but
this comment is countered somewhat by both the quality, which is
excellent, and the range of formats supplied.
You might not want to build a
complete track from this sort of collection, but adding two or three
loops would certainly give a twist to a more conventional arrangement.
Transmission X might not be to everyone’s taste, but if you do like the
occasional bit of electronic sonic oddity, this collection is well
worth auditioning.
4/5 stars
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