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Our final prize announcement
The remix competition is heating up, and if you haven’t entered yet, I’m not entirely sure why you haven’t gotten on it yet, but today we have a VERY special announcement.
As I detailed last week, our Special Guest sponsor, Artistry Audio, is launching a brand new product. They were gracious enough to let me take a spin around this Kontakt instrument for a couple of weeks, and I’m so impressed by this, I was just itching to let everyone know about it! So without further ado, let’s get to the nitty gritty, bassy wobbles that are found in MONOLITH.
Monolith
First are the details, this is a kontakt instrument, BUT, the great part, is Artistry has made it available for Kontakt Player, and not restricted it to Full Kontakt, so anyone can use this, by just installing Native Instruments free version of their sample infamous sample player.
Whether you love Kontakt for all the amazing sounds that you can enjoy, or you find the Kontakt interface to be a bit quirky, Artistry Audio have really done a number to make Monolith incredibly user friendly.
Immediately upon opening, it’s easy to see exactly what this instrument is all about. On top of that, Artistry Audio have done something that is always a bug in my side, by registering Monolith with Native Instruments, to be supported as a library in Native Access, creating its own listing with graphic in the library, so you don’t have to search for it in your files.
What Exactly is MONOLITH?
Artistry Audio call this an INFINITE BASS ENGINE with 350 master presets, 200+ core presets, 100+ Effects presets, 50+ Arp presets, 85 multisample Bass Instruments totalling 5.72GB’s worth of sounds.
All of the sounds are incredibly high quality, and developed specifically with earth shattering bass in mind. To say this is a BEAST of a library is really an understatement.
Every preset is a bold and powerful representation of what Bass should sound like, and will have you experimenting and creating in seconds. The presets open the door to booming, blasting and rupturing the sound scape with just the right amount of dirt and grit. To show you exactly why I’ve been so excited about this library, here are a few examples of the sounds you can create, with no adjustments, out of the box with Monolith.
Customizations That Make Sense
Another major issue I’ve had with Kontakt instruments in the past, have been the limited ability to customize the preset or library to fit your need. With Monolith, this isn’t an issue. An entire panel is dedicated to customization of the waveforms and playback. Change the mix on the opening page between the two samples selected, and dial in the right amount of each character for that perfect sound.
Can’t find exactly the right mix, drag and drop a sample directly into the engine, and get to just the right amount of wrong pushed through your audio output.
If all that didn’t do it for you, hit the randomization engine, and see if some chaos magic will work like the scarlet witch to change your reality, into a dazzling presentation of bass heaven.
Macros Are Fun
Oftentimes, the difference between a good track, and a great track, is the automations and how they’re used to make sounds move, breath, evolve and change over time. Monolith has multiple parameters directly available to assign to any MIDI control, or DAW input, to automate your bass with ease.
Create dynamic playbacks, that slam the listener with sounds, and then dial them back, to tease another upcoming assault on the ears. Mutate your bass with a quick click, or set up complex and intricate squenced arpeggios that growl to life as filters, reverbs, delays tubes and EQ’s move the sound.
Win yourself a copy!
The best part of all, is YOU could win a copy of this absolutely STUNNING library, by getting a remix done of Sacramento. Grab the STEMs here:
If you want to check out more Artistry Audio work, Scorpio is a killer library that I’ve been enjoying for months, and used in several of my own personal tracks. Support them by following them here:
And stay tuned for this up and coming sample company, as they continue to push the boundaries of sound with awesome releases like Monolith. I can already tell this will be a library that I come back to time and again when I want that bass to hit properly.
Remix Competition is Live!
The Remix Competition is Live!!
First, if you haven’t gotten the STEMs yet for the remix competition, what in the world are you waiting for?!?! This remix competition is bigger than ever, with amazing prizes from our sponsors who I’m going to be discussing later…..but mainly, this track is absolutely AMAZING!
The story behind Nikmind’s track is incredible. 8 months of work went into this one, and when it was finished, it was a stunner. The synth work was definitely profound, from the FM stabs that sit beautifully in the mix, to the flying lead that delays and flouts throughout the break and the drop. The quality of work here is evident in every piece of this song.
There are an infinite number of ways that you can take this remix, and we’re looking forward to all of the different iterations we get to listen to, and this judging session is going to be TOUGH. You all blow me away constantly with your talent, and this showcase is going to be more of just how amazing this community truly is, with phenomenal musicians. Best of luck to everyone!!
Please support our sponsors
Without the support of the sponsors, we wouldn’t be able to put together these prize packages, that are truly incredible. Winning just one of the prizes, is going to greatly increase the tools that any producer has available to them. This competition is MASSIVE! We are so lucky to have companies willing to partner with us and give their support to CVR and our label’s goal, to help educate and promote artists who just need that shot or someone to tell them they’re doing the right thing.
In order to keep these competitions happening, we need to give back to these companies, by supporting their products, and making sure they see the benefit to working with us. I’m going to be doing reviews of each of the prizes in the coming weeks here, but I implore you to go get on the mailing lists, sign up for the newsletters, and follow the social media accounts for these companies, and if you are looking for an additional tool to work on a track, I’ll make a couple suggestions on my favorite releases from them, that are not included in the prizes at this time (maybe in the future?)
Who are our sponsors
The Big guy!
IK Multimedia jumped on board with a tremendous offer, to allow us to send a hardware synth, anywhere in the world to the winner, but they aren’t just a hardware manufacturer. I personally jumped on their 25th anniversary group buy, and so I own just about every plug in and sound bank that they currently make. I also am the proud owner of the Uno Synth Pro, which has found its way into my workflow, by being an incredible sounding paraphonic instrument, that makes all the GRRS and Bleeps and Bloops you could possibly want. Their group buys offer profound discounts on incredible software that they offer.
Syntronik 2 competes extremely well with the likes of UVI Vintage Vault or Arturia Collection. It’s an absolutely stellar collection of synth sounds, that’s massive in its depth, but easy to navigate. If you don’t have an IK multimedia plug in, they offer a free version of both Sample Tank, in Sample Tank CS and Syntronik with Syntronik CS. For free, you can grab some great presets and sounds that will immediately fit into any production. The quality of the samples is top notch.
Keep an eye out for regular give aways of their tools like Black 76 and Classic Clipper, which I use all the time when I need compressors or clippers for getting my sound to that competitive level. Classic Clipper is one of my favorite plug ins, and commonly is found multiple times in my mixing sessions.
Our Veteren Sponsors
Cherry Audio has done a tremendous job of emulating the analog warmth of old models of synths. We’re excited to give away Elka-X, which is a rare synth to recreate. My personal favorite model of theirs is the Dreamsynth, with some absolutely unique features, that make the workflow easy to understand and incredibly powerful for any genre, from Tech House to Techno to Trance and DnB, it’s easy to make a sound that will fit in all the genres in between, and at $40, you could spend a LOT more on a different synth, and get less features. I highly recommend this for anyone looking to add to their synth arsenal without breaking the bank.
If you want to try out something free, and find out why people love Cherry’s UI, and have any interest in learning modular synthesis, VM Nucleus is right for you. The world of modular synthesis is vast, but VM gives you a quick introduction into CV controls, and clocks and LFOs in an easy to understand format, that can be fun just to sit and experiment when you have a few minutes and need inspiration.
D16 group has been with us from the beginning, and their generosity in regards to helping us launch this remix series, makes me one of their biggest supporters!
Their FX silver series of processes sound INCREDIBLE, while offering a clean and efficient UI that is pleasing to the eyes, and easy to understand what and why things are happening. The free Frontier limiter gets great press and reviews from multiple places on the interwebs, and if you don’t already have this in your toolbox, it’s an easy way to understand why so many people are raving about D16’s work, and excited to see what they come up with next. Go grab this free tool now.
Baby Audio’s plugins are typically very simple, yet hide a complex inner working, that help you get your sound exactly to the level you want it.
Their free tools are a must own in any DAW, as the magic switch instantly makes chorus’s fun, and full sounding. If you want to add some randomization into your workflow, hit the Magic Dice, and see what weirdness you can get by a push of a button.
Baby Comeback allows for interesting delays to happen in your production, with just a few quick flicks of a knob or switch on the front. Delays are one of the best ways to add space to your sound, and this baby has an adult size understanding of what it takes to make those spaces sound good.
The Newcomers
Abstrakt Music Lab was formed by Leo Lauretti, with the same goals as CVR. Leo is a master at sound re-creation with his youtube series, where he shows you how to achieve a similar sound to your favorite artists, but beyond that, he has tools that are available for any producer, including a weekly blog post, and 1on1 lessons that will help you get to that next level you want to be.
Get on his mailing list and get tips for growing your music career from someone who’s been in the industry long enough to show you the ropes. Watch his youtube channel and learn from one of the best at his craft today.
Label Radar is, at least in my opinion, the BEST way to submit your track to labels for their consideration. No searching for emails, no needing to track down the A&R person, just submit on the platform, and get instant access to the people you need to grow. They have a free subscription service, where you get 1 submission a month, and NOT taking advantage of this, means you’re missing out for no reason at all.
The Special Guest
Artistry Audio is a company I discovered when I was looking for fun and interesting Kontakt instruments, and boy have they not disappointed me. Their release, Scorpio, has an amazing library of sounds that come at you with power, and resolve, to blow away your listeners, with how raw, and dirty, yet refined granular synth engines can be.
There is no way that using this library is going to disappoint you in any way, I can personally guarantee it.
The reason for putting them as a “special guest appearance” is they were gracious enough, to let us give away a copy of their next release, that is bigger, badder, and better than ever! We’re not even allowed to talk about it yet, but once you hear the sounds that are coming out of this library, if it doesn’t blow you away, you have a serious case of hearing loss, and you should definitely see a doctor for that!
When I opened it for the first time, I never thought they would be able to make something 3 or 4x as good as Scorpio, but boy have they done it. It’s easily my new favorite soundback for Kontakt, and I’m not even allowed to say its name!!!!
Please head over to the links above, grab the free tools these companies give away, and support them in what they do, so we can keep giving you amazing prize packages for these competitions, and keep the CVR goals moving forward. We want to help you get better, and that starts by having tremendous partners to work with!
Remix Competition With Cyber Vibes Records
Competition Announcement
Cyber Vibe Records is back with our biggest remix competition to date, and this time, we’re going all out, to give YOU, the artists, the best prizes on the planet!
Full competition details can be viewed here.
Nikmind makes his home in North Carolina, and incorporates his Columbian roots to infuse his music with groove and soul, as he layers his techno & melodic techno sounds into gorgeous soundscapes, and driving beats.
Sacramento was a passion project, taking 8 months to finish, and showcases his signature flare and style.
CVR is built on the principles of helping artists get the exposure of their talents, while lifting up newer artists by teaching and building out their presence in ways that allow them to expand influence. We want you to succeed, and give you all the tools necessary, to show your art to the world.
We’re giving all creative artists, the opportunity to remix sacramento in a way that is personal to you. Take this track, and make it your own, and bend the style to something you’re proud of. Show us your skill as we let you take this track to the next level.
Upcoming Remix Competition & Other CVR News
September happenings at CVR
With releases happening weekly, we are starting to get good results with the amount of people interested in what CVR has to offer. It’s been an absolute blessing to work with the talented artists, and be involved with people who care about music in the same way that I’ve always cared about it.
Seeing the interest grow in what we do, and what we’re offering for new artists starting out, and even those that are just starting to find their footing in their sound, is a really incredible thing to experience.
I think I speak for all of us at CVR when I say, we follow each of you, and have a vested interest in what you’re doing, and being a part of how you grow your brand, and your musical journey. Thank you for sharing even a little part of what makes us, us, by giving us the opportunity to promote you.
Coming up soon
What we have coming up in the months to come, is more exciting than ever before, and we can’t wait for you to see the growth we have as a label. Here are just a few little things we want to share with you, as we head into a holiday weekend.
New Remix competition
we have a new remix competition, that’s about to launch, and we’re more excited than ever to give the prizes that we have lined up, from amazing sponsors. The sponsors are what makes this whole thing work, so please go back and visit the following brands, and support them, as they’ve supported us.
www.cherryaudio.com – Cherry Audio, tip grab the Dreamsynth, it’s totally unique, and a wonderful every day user synth.
www.babyaud.io – Any number of fantastic plugins, but my personal favs are Crystalline and Smooth Operator
www.soundpaint.com – Why are you NOT using this sample engine? It’s free, and there’s some incredibly sounds to be had.
www.d16.pl – Punchbox is ridiculously fun to use, and should be in everyone’s toolbox, and the new Phoscyon 2 is getting absolutely RAVE reviews (more on this to come)
www.waproduction.com – Grab sample packs, plug ins, and much more off their website to help your creative juices flow
When I say the next competition will be BIGGER than ever, I’m really not using hyperbole here, this will be big time. Keep an eye out for the drop on this one.
The Release Calendar
We are continuing our weekly release schedule, and we have some absolutely hot tracks that are coming up in the month of September. We started off incredibly strong with Reqe’s St George’s Day, an absolutely killer Melodic Techno floor filler that will work perfectly in any DJ set.
The weeks to follow are just as strong, so if you haven’t signed up for our promo list, you either don’t know about it, or are just procrastinating, and this is your Will Smith style wake up slap to get on this thing RIGHT NOW!
There is no reason that you shouldn’t be getting our promos weekly. Also, make sure you’re following us on instagram, where we post each release on the day it happens, and we appreciate all the likes and shares, as a way of showing how much you want to be involved with the label, so go follow us now at www.instagram.com/cyberviberecords and share the love of techno and progressive with us.
VA Album Release
Finally, we’re getting our “Friends of CVR” album together and organized for an end of the year massive drop in December, and we need you……that’s right…YOU…..to submit a track to us that you want to get on the release. This doesn’t have to be specific to progressive or techno, as we’re looking to celebrate our growth in 2022, by featuring the people who have supported us the most, and kick of 2023 with a bang, by pushing tracks that make our soul move. Hit us up by email if you think you have a track that’s been sitting in your finished folder, or is on the cusp of being done, that you want to get out there for people to listen to. Send it to either [email protected] or [email protected] and let’s see if we can make magic happen!
From the CVR team, enjoy the holiday weekend if you’re in the US, and if you’re abroad, stay safe and making beats!