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Electro Glitch Essentials (WAV, ACID, Kontakt, EXS24, REX, Reason NN-XT, Apple Loops)
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Description

Fans of our 2009 release Distorted Dancefloors are in for another treat as producer Si Begg returns with this, his second sample collection of experimental and cutting edge sounds. Electro Glitch Essentials brings you over 2.4Gb of ground-breaking electro dance samples from the musical genius and beat innovator. This library is a roller-coaster ride of bass, beats, beds, cuts, hits, noises, fx, loops, impulse responses, wipes and swells for those dance producers who want to be at the forefront of their art, challenging the boundaries of musical creativity.

Audio Demo (mp3)

The library covers the more experimental end of all dance music genres including techno electro / breaks / fidget / glitch / trip hop / IDM / dubstep but could equally well be used in TV and film soundtracks.

Si Begg has been releasing cutting edge electronic music for more than a decade. His body of work has included high profile remixes for bands from Lamb to Leftfield, as well his own catalogue for labels including Novamute, Tresor and Ninja Tune. He has also toured worldwide performing live and DJing. More recently he has turned his hand to award winning music and sound design for television and radio.

REVIEWS: (click the name of the magazine to read the full review):

"A fine collection... for those killer cuts just waiting to be written... ideal for use in TV and film soundtracks... This definitely sits up there as one of the essential sample packs that producers should have in their collection. Rated 9/10"
- DJ magazine, UK

"Another production masterclass full of twisted dance sounds and glitch-laden cinematic treats... If you want warped, experimental dance sounds that are both inspiring and original, look no further."
- MUSIC TECH magazine, UK

"Worth considering by producers seeking to introduce subtle elements to make their productions sound a little more dirty and edgy." - Sound On Sound magazine, UK

"All of the bass and a lot of the effects would sound at home in a Transformers flick, while the chords and pads could have come straight from The Matrix. Vinyl cinematic with a strong breaks influence and a hell of a lot to choose from, even going as far as impulse responses, channel strip settings and instruments... This is a fine pack." - COMPUTER MUSIC magazine, UK.

All the samples have been pre-cleared and are 100% original and royalty-free for your musical use without any additional licensing fees!

Features:
* Beds
* Beats
* Basslines
* FX Loops
* Wipes & Kits
* Wipes
* Melodic Loops
* Noise
* Impulse Responses
* Notes Pads Chords and more...

Includes:
* 730 Acidized WAV files
* 730 AIFF Apple Loops
* 370 Stylus compatible REX2 files
* 620 EXS24 Instruments
* 620 Kontakt Instruments
* 620 Reason NN-XT Instruments

For more detailed info on the contents of ELECTRO GLITCH ESSENTIALS, click HERE for a complete list of contents and descriptions (PDF)

NOTE: This library has been compressed to segmented .RAR format for the download. After purchase you will download 8 separate rar files, each being 500MB in size, except part 8 which is 193 MB. After downloading all 8 files, make sure they are all in the same folder, then double click the first file and the entire library will expand automatically to produce one folder containing all samples / all formats. Note that you must have a full version of Kontakt to use the Kontakt files within this sample library.

The producer Si Begg gives the lowdown on producing Electro Glitch Essentials:- our UK distributor Time+Space caught up with him to find out more about the making of this library. Here's their interview:

Si Begg

First up, please could you tell us about your music background? 
The short version is this. Small boy who’s obsessed with Dr Who buys 7″ single of theme tune. His Uncle plays lots of Jean Michelle Jarre in the Volvo on family holidays and he grows up into a teenager who divides his time playing in bands and devouring all the electronic music he can find. Goes to see Gary Numan, listens to John Peel, discovers Acid House, discovers Stockhausen and starts buying cheap old analogue synths. Makes lots of experimental cut-ups and weird noises in make shift home studio. Starts releasing techno 12″s in mid 90s, remixes Leftfield, Ken Ishi and Arthur Baker amongst others, makes more releases mashing up all genres of electronic music, signs to Ninjatune and Mute records, makes lots more eccentric electronic music, tours the world, starts making music for TV and film as well as becoming something of an obsessive sound designer.

You produced Distorted Dancefloors which Zero-G released in 2009 which went on to receive some great reviews including an Excellence award from Music Tech. Have you heard it being used on many tracks? 
Yep .. spotted it here and there in quite a few dance tracks, but also in other genres. My favourite moment was a massive dubsteppy loop right in the middle of The Apprentice, I contacted the composer, Dru Masters, and it turns out he’s a big fan of Distorted Dancefloors and has used it a lot in his TV productions.

[Here's what Dru Masters said about using Distorted Dancefloors:
"I bought it for all the little glitchy loops I’m too lazy to make myself! It’s a great library and I use it more than you might think - I tend to cut up bits in the midi files and put in odd noises by hand, but in the cue you spotted I just let a couple of them play - one of them completely on it’s own, as I’m sure you noticed. They sound awesome!" ]

How does your new title 'Electro Glitch Essentials' differ from Distorted Dancefloors? 
It’s far better! I learnt a lot doing the first one and also really tried to focus on what I would find useful myself. The other main difference is that it’s more than just loops. There’s a whole bunch of well thought out sampler instruments and, being a total Logic head, I’ve included lots of Logic tools, like Ultrabeat Kits, Channel Strips and Impulse Responses for Space Designer etc.

Did you set a brief for yourself or was it a case of ‘lets just see what happens’(!)? 
I mainly wanted to improve on the previous one and include all these extras to make it more than just a bunch of loops. But there certainly is an element of lets just see what happens, as there is in a lot of my work! Sometimes its good to relinquish control, let the machines do the work and see what they spit out.

How did you set about creating the sounds?
Having trawled my hard drive pretty thoroughly for the first library I did have to be more inventive this time around. I dug out some of my first ever productions that were recorded on to cassette tape and found all sorts of lo-fi loveliness. Went through lots of field recordings and contact mic recordings I’d made but never used. Things like that. But also after doing the first library I was aware I’d probably be doing another so I’ve been much cleverer at bouncing down unused interesting sounds and loops as I work.

How long did the library take to produce? 
Its been a steady process that’s been in place since finishing the last one really. And right now I’m stashing away various loops and sounds for the next one! Although I think the next ones are going to be more focused on specific areas. Can’t say more right now.. but they’re going to be pretty interesting…

What sets this collection apart from other electro glitch-based titles? 
Well my mission was to make this the most inventive and hopefully most inspiring library around. I really wanted it to stand out and not be another bunch of standard drum loops and baselines etc. There’s plenty of those around already. I wanted it to be a library that would in some way challenge people’s expectations of what kinds of sounds you can use in ‘dance music’ or in any other genre for that matter. A library that might make producers get inventive and up their game a bit, not just settling for the bog standard. I think in some quarters there’s a feeling that sample libraries are short cuts and and perhaps a quick fix for lazy producers but I hope libraries like this can act as a spring board for your own creativity.

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