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G M Slater<p>Question for <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/LinuxMusicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMusicians</span></a> - Do any of you know the difference between the Dynamic and Static versions of <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/DecentSampler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DecentSampler</span></a> for <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a>?</p>
Stefan Bohacek<p>Here's <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@dhilowitz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dhilowitz</span></a></span> sampling a "cool piece of American synth history: a Baldwin Interlude (aka Fun Machine) electronic organ".</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG1oj62sJGg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=pG1oj62sJG</span><span class="invisible">g</span></a></p><p>It has a really nice sound, and you can get it for free!</p><p><a href="https://www.decentsamples.com/product/milkboy-organ-baldwin-fun-machine-interlude/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">decentsamples.com/product/milk</span><span class="invisible">boy-organ-baldwin-fun-machine-interlude/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/MusicProduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicProduction</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/BaldwinInterlude" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BaldwinInterlude</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/FunMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FunMachine</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/organ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organ</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/samples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>samples</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/DecentSampler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DecentSampler</span></a></p>
AxWax<p>Another wholesome and super educational video by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@dhilowitz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dhilowitz</span></a></span> - this time about great sound design ideas using piezo/contact mics:</p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08zjuuPhya0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=08zjuuPhya</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p><p>Invidious: <a href="https://yewtu.be/watch?v=08zjuuPhya0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">yewtu.be/watch?v=08zjuuPhya0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Highly recommended!</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SoundDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoundDesign</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/MusicProduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicProduction</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/DecentSampler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DecentSampler</span></a></p>
AxWax<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Traiken" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Traiken</span></a></span> Haha, if you do we should definitely make a <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/DecentSampler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DecentSampler</span></a> library out of it:</p><p>What about calling it "The Glockenspiel Massacre"?</p>
AxWax<p>Hey <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@fstateaudio" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fstateaudio</span></a></span>, I only just discovered all your <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/DecentSampler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DecentSampler</span></a> (and <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SFZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFZ</span></a>) instruments and tons of other sample packs at <a href="https://www.fstateaudio.com/?page_id=54" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">fstateaudio.com/?page_id=54</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Very cool, thanks for sharing!</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/samples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>samples</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/MusicProduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicProduction</span></a></p>
AxWax<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@dhilowitz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dhilowitz</span></a></span> </p><p>And for everyone who doesn't like to buy¹ the cat in the sack (as we Germans say), here's a short clip showcasing the sample's soothing sounds in this impromptu lullaby for <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/RubiaTheCat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RubiaTheCat</span></a>. 🐱💤 </p><p>¹ download for free</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/DecentSampler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DecentSampler</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Caturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Caturday</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SynthCat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SynthCat</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/StudioCat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudioCat</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/StudioCats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudioCats</span></a></p>
AxWax<p>Me and <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/RubiaTheCat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RubiaTheCat</span></a> spent most of this fine <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Caturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Caturday</span></a> figuring out how to make an instrument for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@dhilowitz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dhilowitz</span></a></span>'s excellent <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/DecentSampler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DecentSampler</span></a> plugin.</p><p>For a first attempt we sampled the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/vibraphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vibraphone</span></a> patch on my 40-year-old <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Casio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Casio</span></a> Casiotone MT-70 synth.</p><p>It'd be lovely if someone who uses DecentSampler could give it a test run and send feedback my way!</p><p>You can download the instrument at <a href="https://axwax.eu/downloads/CASIO%20MT-70%20(DecentSampler).zip" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">axwax.eu/downloads/CASIO%20MT-</span><span class="invisible">70%20(DecentSampler).zip</span></a> and DecentSampler at <a href="https://www.decentsamples.com/product/decent-sampler-plugin/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">decentsamples.com/product/dece</span><span class="invisible">nt-sampler-plugin/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/synths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>synths</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/samples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>samples</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/MusicProduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicProduction</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/MySamples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MySamples</span></a></p>
Fugue State Audio<p>Here's some (free) multisamples taken from my <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Casio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Casio</span></a> CZ-1000. A couple of basses and a sort of electric piano-like (but not really) sound.</p><p><a href="https://www.fstateaudio.com/?p=1540" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">fstateaudio.com/?p=1540</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/samples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>samples</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/sounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sounds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SFZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFZ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/DecentSampler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DecentSampler</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/synths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>synths</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MusicProduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicProduction</span></a></p>
AxWax<p>Also, while it isn't <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FollowFriday</span></a> any more I highly recommend anyone who is into software samplers or absolutely adorable videos of unusual musical instruments to follow Dave at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@dhilowitz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dhilowitz</span></a></span>. </p><p>Hopefully that'll encourage him to post a little bit more about his cute content and many excellent free and reasonably priced <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/DecentSampler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DecentSampler</span></a> instruments here on the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a>.</p><p>:BoostOK: </p><p>5/x</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ff</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/MusicProduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicProduction</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/synths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>synths</span></a></p>
AxWax<p>In the meantime I want to mention another pivotal instrument to achieve an authentic <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/BonkWave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BonkWave</span></a> sound (while simultaneously sounding nothing like it):</p><p>A short while ago I watched a great video by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@dhilowitz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dhilowitz</span></a></span> on how he acquired an adorable Soviet <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/synth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>synth</span></a> featuring French cartoon character <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Pif" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pif</span></a> that was made in and sold to him from <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>:</p><p> <a href="https://yewtu.be/watch?v=sStI42iwdIM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">yewtu.be/watch?v=sStI42iwdIM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>He even made a free instrument for his <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/DecentSampler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DecentSampler</span></a> out of it, so I just had to download and use it for its haunting pad sound.<br>4/x</p>
Fugue State Audio<p>FSA Screenfield: a Decent Sampler instrument based on a tuned and resynthesized recording of EMF from an LCD monitor, recorded with pickup coils. Free/donationware.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/samples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>samples</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/DecentSampler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DecentSampler</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/vsti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vsti</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/multisamples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>multisamples</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/synths" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>synths</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.fstateaudio.com/?p=1267" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">fstateaudio.com/?p=1267</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Fugue State Audio<p>Multisamples on the FSA site now come in Decent Sampler format in addition to SFZ. Free/donationware.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/samples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>samples</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MusicProduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicProduction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/DecentSampler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DecentSampler</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/sfz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sfz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/multisamples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>multisamples</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/sounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sounds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SoundDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoundDesign</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.fstateaudio.com/?page_id=54" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">fstateaudio.com/?page_id=54</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Pete Clark 🍻<p><a href="https://mymicro.blog/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> 👋 </p><p>Hi! I enjoy connecting over shared interests such as...</p><p>🎧 <a href="https://mymicro.blog/tags/MusicProduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicProduction</span></a> — I make slightly-odd electronic music: <a href="https://xylander.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">xylander.bandcamp.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>👨🏻‍💻 <a href="https://mymicro.blog/tags/WebDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebDevelopment</span></a> — I'm the designer/dev on <a href="https://www.pianobook.co.uk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">pianobook.co.uk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> a global community of samplists and composers. There's a library of &gt;1000 free software instruments for <a href="https://mymicro.blog/tags/DecentSampler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DecentSampler</span></a> and <a href="https://mymicro.blog/tags/Kontakt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kontakt</span></a> and, honestly, some of them are mind blowing!</p><p>Also: 🍻 <a href="https://mymicro.blog/tags/CraftBeer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CraftBeer</span></a> 📚 <a href="https://mymicro.blog/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> 🥘 <a href="https://mymicro.blog/tags/Cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cooking</span></a> 🎮 <a href="https://mymicro.blog/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> 🥰 <a href="https://mymicro.blog/tags/RomComs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomComs</span></a> 🐶 <a href="https://mymicro.blog/tags/Beagles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Beagles</span></a> 🤔<a href="https://mymicro.blog/tags/Introverts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Introverts</span></a></p>
Dave Hilowitz<p>Hi, <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a>: <br>I am a composer and software developer. I run a Youtube channel about musical instruments: <a href="https://youtube.com/c/DavidHilowitzMusic" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/c/DavidHilowitzMus</span><span class="invisible">ic</span></a></p><p>Also, I’m the creator of <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/DecentSampler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DecentSampler</span></a>, free sampling software used by thousands of music producers around the world. If you make music using a computer, you should give it a spin.</p><p>Interests: <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/synthesizers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>synthesizers</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/musicproduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicproduction</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/modularsynth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>modularsynth</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/electronicmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronicmusic</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/composing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>composing</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/audiodev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audiodev</span></a></p>