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  • The Future of Storage

    The Future of Storage

    Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom fiction to reality and new tech integration. Will Project Silica from Microsoft make the final cut?!

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  • Mellotron: A Tale of Two Countries

    Mellotron: A Tale of Two Countries

    Reading Time: 3 minutesMellotron: a cool tape keyboard that sounds like a mini orchestra! Born from a Chamberlin, loved by rock stars, and now available as a Force-ful plugin.

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  • Hollow sun: High Noon

    Hollow sun: High Noon

    Reading Time: 3 minutesStephen Howell, after exploring his love of synthesis during his teens, worked on classic releases like the AKAI Headrush and Alesis Fusion in his early twenties due to a fortunate encounter with an AKAI executive. However, exhausted from business dealings and frequent travel, he chose to strike out independently.

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  • Reverb?  Choose!

    Reverb? Choose!

    Reading Time: 2 minutesChoose between a 600lb decommissioned bomb turned drinks cabinet and the first plate reverb unit, EMT140: a German-made, vintage, sonic wonder. Your call: impress guests or mesmerize audiences?

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  • de-complex

    de-complex

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteExperience a musical revolution with the de-complex sample pack, featuring 24 modal nonlinear sounds with spatial components. Available in December 2023 for only £18.99!

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  • SampleNerd.com is 6 months old today!

    SampleNerd.com is 6 months old today!

    Reading Time: 2 minutesSampleNerd.com, dedicated to specialist articles on sounds, celebrates six months of sharing insightful content on philosophy, psychology, history, technology, and culture.

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  • Hollow Sun: AKAI Years

    Hollow Sun: AKAI Years

    Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is part two of a series on Stephen Howell, founder of Hollow Sun. A chance meeting with an AKAI executive, led to a long-term collaboration and the development of an innovative sound library!

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  • SAMPLE PACK!

    SAMPLE PACK!

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteSampleNerd.com introduces its first Sample Pack, creatively using VST Triggering for interesting sonic experiences. It includes 100 different sounds designed for creative sound layering, priced at £12.99.

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  • Hollow Sun: The Dawn

    Hollow Sun: The Dawn

    Reading Time: 3 minutesThe life and career of sample maestro Stephen Howell, who transitioned from singing for the Royal family to becoming a luminary in music sampling, is being chronicled in a six-part series on SampleNerd.com.

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  • Library remasters

    Library remasters

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteSampleNerd.com announces the first release of library remasters in early 2024, upholding the rich tradition of remastered albums that enhance audio quality and musical experience.

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  • The Art of Discovery

    The Art of Discovery

    Reading Time: 4 minutesPurchasing the complete Emulator II Factory library today would cost $8,638.21, a massive investment considering the average US income in 1984 was $15,215.03. The extensive time and cost required made sound libraries valuable and treasured possessions back then, unlike quickly obtained and often overlooked sounds of today.

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  • Just sound different.

    Just sound different.

    Reading Time: 3 minutesSampleNerd.com reviews ZenDaw’s “Blue Swells” sound pack, largely praising its exceptional quality and realism. ZenDaw, a French sound pack producer, has extended their specialization to UI software for music production, steadily enhancing their market presence.

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