Reading Time: 3 minutes Any regular readers to the posts on this site will know that I’m a fan of preservation. So much history of artists and their music is often attached to their instruments. From the guitar that Bruce Springsteen still has over 30 years later the more famous Red guitar belonging to Queens Brian May. We talk […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Year: 2008 Score: Tyler Bates Verdict: The 2008 remake. Action and horror come together for this zombie fare. Using quick scene cuts, and atmospheric music, so far so unoriginal. We watch as American kids trying to ‘get it on’ find their town under siege by Zombies and American forces. A surprising but fairly brief appearance […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes You know, I rather think KORG’s longevity in the space of musical instrument manufacturer has endowed their VST’s with a certain comprehensiveness and quality which is sometimes lacking in makers newer to the scene . I reviewed the KORG Triton VST last year and indeed it won the samplenerd.com VST of the year 2023! I […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes In the age of the instant, Samplenerd revisits the practices of yesteryear! In the age of instantaneousness I wanted to revisit the practices of my forebears and create a track using the method of yesteryear. Why bother? Well, two reasons actually… 1. I wanted to experience the working process of those recording from samplers back […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Welcome to Synth soundtracks – the OFFICIAL SampleNerd lowdown: part VI This is the SampleNerd.com catalogue of the best synthesizer soundtracks listed as being amongst the best of the genre. According to Redbull.com; movieweb.com and MusicRadar.com. Let’s go! Videodrome Videodrome Year: 1983 Score: Howard Shore We’re almost there; the last leg of this cinematic journey. I […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Let’s kick off this article with an old joke: What’s the difference between a composer and a large pizza? A pizza can feed a family. Ah! To finish a work, the short-lived utopia of the artist! We’ve all been there, or are there now. A hard drive choc-full of unfinished tunes. Perhaps a few days […]