Analog Extracts Released!

We’re pleased to announce the release of Analog Extracts, the first sample pack from Oscillicious!

This sample pack contains a fantastic collection of over 200 brand new sounds designed with a scary-expensive Buchla analog modular synthesizer. The pack includes synth leads, basses, and some grimy pad sounds from outer space, along with a selection of analog drums and laser sounds.

What makes Analog Extracts special?

First, these sounds are something else. Our sound designers Thor Kell and Dan Godlovitch did a stellar job at creating a collection of new analog sounds that at times grimy and robotic, yet alive and energetic. Here’s a set of demo songs showcasing some of the samples:

Oscillicious Analog Extracts Demos by Oscillicious

Second, the sample pack comes with a bonus VST and Audio Units plugin that puts all the samples right at your fingertips so you don’t have to fumble around mapping them into your DAW’s sampler, and it doesn’t matter which host you’re using.

Check out the Analog Extracts product page for more information or head over to the Oscillicious Online Shop to pick up a copy instantly by digital download.

BeatCleaver 1.2.1 Released!

I’m pleased to announce a new bugfix release of BeatCleaver, which brings us to version 1.2.1.

I’ve been accumulating small bugfixes in anticipation of a future release, but yesterday a Swedish BeatCleaver user emailed me with a curious problem: He couldn’t open an MP3 with an “å” character in the title.

Uh oh. This was a bit embarrassing because it sounded awfully similar to bugs we had fixed in Mixxx many times before. The only difference was that this time, the bug was in my own code. Whoops!

The good news is that I fixed it quickly, and I think it’s important enough to warrant a new release of BeatCleaver. With that, the changes in 1.2.1 include:

  • Important compatibility improvements with files containing non-Roman characters. If you’re slicing files with non-ASCII titles or work with non-Western music, you’ll want to update.
  • Fixed a related bug in our open source library libaudiodecoder
  • Added the currently open file’s name to the window title
  • Fixed a crash when moving a slice’s end point after playing
  • Minor improvements to the registration process
  • Fixed a settings saving bug on Mac OS X
  • All Windows packages are now certified and signed. (When you install BeatCleaver, you should see something like this instead of this.)

Lastly, we’re pleased to confirm that BeatCleaver is the first beat slicing tool that is fully compatible with Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.

Registered users can download this free update by clicking the download link in their original registration email again or by visiting our downloads page.

An updated free trial version is available for download from the BeatCleaver site.

BeatCleaver, the sampling and beat slicing tool for Windows and Mac OS X, is available for the bargain price of only $15, 12 €, or £10 exclusively from the Oscillicious Online Shop.