Odd Meter Drums Vol 2 enables you Rock Out in 13/8

 

Yurt Rock has introduced the second volume of its Odd Meter Drums series, featuring a detailed collection of drums in 7/8, 15/8, 17/8, 9/8, 11/8 & 13/8.

 

They describe it as “an almost endless amount of live drums, designed to inspire songwriters and producers in a world outside of 4/4”.

 

Sessions include:

  • Brisk Seventeen Eight 141bpm
  • Dark Dreamy Fifteen Eight 77bpm
  • Nine Eight EFX 101bpm
  • Swunk Seven Eight 88bpm
  • Tight Eleven Eight 111bpm
  • Vintage Thirteen Eight 82bpm

 

Odd Meter Drums Vol 2 was recorded using a variety of drum kits including Ludwig, Pearl, Gretsch, and Tama, providing a wide range of sounds to choose from.

All loops are recorded at pristine, 24-bit, 48 kHz WAV audio. Additionally, samples of every drum kit are also included, providing users with the exact same sounds as the live, drum loop audio. With song elements like intros, verses, choruses, fills, and endings, this library makes it easy to quickly build custom arrangements.

 

Video Demo:

 

Odd Meter Drums Volume 2 is available now from the Yurt Rock website. It is priced at $39.00, but is currently available at an introductory price of $29.00.

 

 

ContinuuCon 2023 Call for Presentations

 

Organizers of ContinuuCon 2023, the fifth international Haken Audio Continuum conference, taking place May 17–19 in Palmela, Portugal, are looking for presenters for this year’s event.

They’ve issued a Call for Presentations to anyone interested in presenting a program, staging a workshop, or giving a demonstration directly related to the Haken Continuum Fingerboard, ContinuuMini, EaganMatrix Module for Eurorack, or Expressive E Osmose synthesizer.

Scheduled presenters so far this year include Lippold Haken, inventor of the Continuum Fingerboard and ContinuuMini, Edmund Eagan, developer of the onboard synthesis engine the EaganMatrix, and Guillaume Bonneau, Expressive E’s principal sound designer. Christophe Dusquesne of Haken Audio and La Voix du Luthier, multi-instrumentalist Rob Schwimmer, Finnish composer Benedict Slotte, and University of Wisconsin professor Daniel Grabois will also be presenting.

If you have an idea for a presentation, you can submit an informal proposal to continuucon2023@passosecompassos.pt. Presentations should be 30, 45, or 60 minutes in length. The organizers have not set a fixed deadline, but they say that time and space are limited.

Submitting a proposal will give you the opportunity to share your ideas, experiences, and insights with conference attendees. Organizers will judge proposals based on the relevance, quality, and focus, and whether the presentation is educational or practical in nature. Sales presentations will not be accepted.

Event tickets are also now on sale at the website continuucon.com. Ticketholders may attend an opening night reception, two days of conference proceedings, a celebratory dinner, and a Friday night concert. A ticket for the entire event will cost €250, and +1 tickets (which exclude the conference proceedings) are available for €150.

 

Free Piano Virtual Instrument – LABS Autograph Grand

 

Spitfire Audio has released Autograph Grand, the latest in its LABS series of free virtual instruments.

What they say about the instrument behind the sound library:

 

“Housed in the prestigious Woodshed Recording studios in Malibu, this Yamaha C6 grand has been graced by hundreds of musical legends — from Lady Gaga, Paul Simon, Ariana Grande and Barbera Streisand, to Metallica, The Rza, and KoRn. Featuring just one preset, enjoy this piano in all its natural splendour, with pedal up/down controls and faithfully captured release triggers.”

Autograph Grand is available as a free download for Mac and Windows.