Widen Island #6 — Soul MIDI Drum Packs by M.E. Beats — Real Groove, No Mouse
What’s up my dudes! It’s Edwin, back at it with issue #6. This one we got a release spotlight, a fresh drop from the label, a track pick that’s been on repeat, and some hot news you’ll wanna check.
New Release
Soul MIDI Drum Packs by M.E. Beats — Real Groove, No Mouse
If your drums sound stiff and robotic, M.E. Beats put together some soul MIDI packs that might actually fix that without you losing your mind in the piano roll.
From the Label
KOHEI YOSHII, Snow Globe, Widen Island — Shards of Starlight
KOHEI YOSHII just dropped ‘Shards of Starlight’ on Widen Island and homie, it hits different — go check it out.
Track Pick
TEBE EY, Widen Island — View
‘View’ by TEBE EY has this real soft, floaty texture to it that just makes you wanna sit by a window and zone out. It’s one of those tracks where nothing is rushed and everything just feels right.
Hot News
My dudes, producers are literally releasing full albums on retro gaming consoles now and I need everyone to see this.
How electronic producer Remute and math rock band Daydream Plus make albums for NES, Sega Genesis and Game Boy using dec
musictech.com
New plugins dropped this week and there are some free ones in the mix so go grab those before you sleep on them.
The latest instruments, effects and mixing plugins out on the marketplace for music producers working on Ableton Live, L
musictech.com
Remi Wolf got a new album called Mud coming and if you liked her last stuff this one is probably gonna go crazy.
“I literally felt like I was covered in shit. And now, at the end of the album process, I feel so clean and clear.”
pitchfork.com
🛒 Gear pick: Roland SP-404MKII — The lofi sampler — chop, resample, and crush beats with the same box half the scene swears by.
Amazon.com: Roland SP-404MKII Creative Sampler and Effector | The Legendary SP-404 Beat Maker with Some Serious Upgrades
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