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  • Free Rap Instrumentals Loops

    Soundtrack Loops and Scorpio Music join forces to bring you Rap Instrumentals. This loop set gives you complete control of 9 instrumentals. Sounds include basses, strings, choirs, beats, pads, guitars, kicks, snares, hi hats, and more. Each instrumental includes key and tempo info. Use them as they are or mix and match to make your […]

  • Discovering Electronic Music 1983

    Really cool old documentary about some of the first electronic music composers. Portrays the physical basis of music and shows how music can be created and altered by electronic means. Demonstrates a digital sound synthesizer and shows the use of computer terminals to display, control, and change musical compositions. PART 1 PART 2 PART 3

  • Blip Sound Design Tool And Drum Machine

    Here’s a little gem we stumbled upon recently. Great for sound design, glitch, and crazy beats. How does it work ? Blip continuously scans a grid of 64×64 cells. Each cell corresponds to a note, whose starting time is determined by its column, and whose instrument is determined by its row. The color of the […]

  • Norman McLaren

    Hand Drawn Sounds

    An introduction to the hand-drawn sounds of Norman McLaren. Prepared by Don Peters and Lorne Batchelor. 1951. Creating sounds by drawing directly on film. Sounds kinda like a fart at times doesn’t it? Also check out the world’s first hand drawn soundtrack. It dates back to 1936