New Artist “Ulysses E. Lee”

We would like to welcome our newest loop producer ‘Ulysses E. Lee’. His first release is the ‘Dubstep Drum Works’ loop pack. It includes 98 total loops with single layer loops included for constructing your own unique dubstep drum patterns. You can listen to his demo at Dubstep Drum Works

New Artist “IDT”

We would like to welcome our newest loop producer ‘IDT’. His first release is the ‘IDT Dubstep Drums’ loop pack. It includes 137 total loops with single layer loops included for constructing your own huge dubstep drum patterns. You can listen to his loop pack demo at IDT Dubstep Drums

650 Free Loops~!

I just added more loops to the free loop library. The latest upload is all synth loops with unique, eclectic and interesting sonic flavors. Enjoy~

New lowered prices on Mix Packs

The Mix Packs are groups of loops that work together in a mix and created for the purpose of remixing. These mixes are near and dear to me and are now yours at only $1.99 for each pack!

Alchemy Player Demo

I just finished making a new video for Camel Audio. This video demonstrates the amazing Alchemy Player VST, which is the demo of the full version of Alchemy. Enjoy the video!

Site revision complete

LoopArtists has just received a major revision that improves speed, functionality, features and user interaction. There is now also a products section that includes Mix Packs and Loop Packs. These new premium loops are perfect for remixing and adding sonic flavor to your projects. Enjoy!

www.loopartists.com

Site revision coming soon.

Another revision for LoopArtists is coming soon. This latest update will include an easier interface for the free loops section, faster site speeds and our all new premium loops.

Expect the revision to be completed sometime this month.

The best free VST instruments

There are just so many free VSTs out there that it can be difficult finding the ones that aren’t a complete waste of your time. I decided to go through them all and review my favorite ones that I consider to be the best VSTs. I will post my reviews on the LoopArtists forums and include free loop previews demonstrating the VST. I am now making videos and started a Youtube channel to also help demonstrate these best free VSTs.

The attributes I look for when determining what makes one free VST instrument better than another is as follows:

• Sound Quality: The quality of the audio output and oscillators needs to be above average. The synth should have something that sounds distinct about it.

• Unique Features: Unique features sets a synth apart from the rest and helps forge new methods in music production.

• Presets: These usually give a good idea of the overall sound of a synth and help with inspiration for creating something new.

• Filters: I listen for the quality of filters as they are used quite often and greatly help define a sound.

• Interface: A good VST instrument should have an easy to use interface. Knobs and sliders should be laid out in a logical way and there should be minimal clutter.

I’ve gone through numerous VSTs and sifted through a lot of crap. Here are the videos I’ve made for the VST instruments that stand out to me. I will continue to add new videos on a regular basis.

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Triangle 2

A very decent synth that can make some nice gritty and deep sounds. The synth includes a nice delay, mediocre reverb and a range of distortion effects. This one is definitely worth checking out.

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Alchemy Player

Camel Audio has made possibly the best free VST instrument with the creation of Alchemy Player. This synth sounds amazing and pales in comparison to its bigger brother Alchemy. You would be denying yourself goodness if you passed this free one up.

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Tyrell N6

U-he has a strong lineup of synths so far and Tyrell N6 is a more than welcome “free” addition. At first I was not very impressed with this free VST instrument but after digging in deeper I discovered some lush, fat, thick and distorted sounds. This free vst instrument has a very user friendly interface and the sound quality is impressive. If you are looking for fat sounds I would definitely give this one a try.

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NoiseMaker

Tal has created a really excellent sounding soft synth here. This free vst instrument has a very user friendly interface and is very well organized. The sound quality is extensive, the envelope editor is inspiration and the filters sound great. Definitely give this one a try.

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Scapes Wizard

HG Fortune Scapes Wizard is a free VST instrument that specializes in amazing sounding ambient textures and soundscapes. A wonderful array of possibilities exist in creating strange and multi-dimensional sounds.

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ST 2008

GTG ST 2008 is a free VST instrument that is more simplistic than most but is also very easy to use. The sound quality is nice and the 3 LFOs add some very nice possibilities in sonic motion.

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Ultrasonique

EVM Ultrasonique is a free VST instrument which I consider to be a very nice sounding synth. The XY pad sounds very expressive and the step sequencer is a nice added touch. The synth might not stand out in a mix but makes for some tasty sonic frosting.

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550 Free Loops in the library

4-12-11 Lots of new free loops have been uploaded. The variety of electro drums has increased and there is now a new category of Sound FX called “Soundscapes”.

3-21-11 More free loops have been added to the library bringing the total to 450 free loops. I added mostly synth lines and arpeggios that range in genre, style and tempo. There is also yet another revision of loopartists in the works that will allow easier navigation as well as space for my upcoming premium loop packs so expect that in the near future.

Hardware and Software reviews on the LoopArtists Forum

The forums on LoopArtists have been updated to include hardware reviews and software reviews of synthesizers, drum machines, vst plugins and vst instruments. So far I’ve reviewed the Quasimidi Polymorph which was a dark a moody synth which has been discontinued and is very hard to find. I’ve also reviewed the JP-8080 which has some classic Roland sounds and I also just finished reviewing the Nexus2 vst instrument which is an amazing sounding rompler.

These reviews will sometimes include loop previews that both demonstrate the product and are free to download.

Expect to see many more reviews in the future.

I just added a review for the Korg Electribe ER-1. The synth drum machine had some very unique and eclectic features that had the ability to sound amazing but did it sound as good as I was hoping for? Read the review and listen to the free loop previews of the Electribe ER1 to find out.