Big Fish Audio releases... several new sample libraries

Big Fish Audio recently released several new sample libraries in various formats:

• Elements: South America
• Latin Jazz by Peter Michael Escovedo
• Funk City 2
• Around the World in 80 Raves
• Minimal & Tech-House
• Marshall Jefferson - House Generation
• Harley & Muscle - Deep House Producer

Elements: South America
AIFF/Apple Loops/REX/RMX/WAV - $49.95

The next installment in the Elements series captures the beauty of South American music. Experience the elements that shape some of the continent's musical genres including the samba from Brazil, tango from Argentina & Uruguay, and the cumbia from Colombia. These 23 construction kits feature essential instruments like guitar, bass, piano, congas, drums & percussion, as well as rarer instruments like quijada, sikus, charango, cuchara, and much more. With 2.7 GB (1GB of 24-bit WAV content) of material in tempos ranging from 87 to 150 BPM, Elements: South America gives you the musical pulse of South American culture.

• 2.7 GB on Disc (1GB of 24-bit WAV content).
• 309 WAV loops on Disc.
• 23 Construction Kits.

Latin Jazz by Peter Michael Escovedo
Apple Loops/REX/WAV/RMX - $99.95

If you know Jazz, you know the Escovedo family. For years Peter Michael Escovedo has been infusing his authentic Latin flavor in the music of artists such as Lionel Richie, Mariah Carey, George Michael, Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind & Fire, Najee and more. And as an Emmy-nominated musical director who's performed with the likes of Marvin Gaye, Justin Timberlake, Celine Dion, Tito Puente, Herbie Hancock, Kenny G, Mary J Blige, Tower of Power, Santana and others, you won't find a more talented professional to add some genuine Latin flavor to your tv show, film score or radio hit. Salsa, rumba, songo, mambo, cha-cha, bolero, samba, and more are all represented here in 40 construction kits packed with plenty of spicy latin Jazz.

• 807 Wav loops.
• 2.48 GB in 3 Formats.
• 40 construction kits.

Funk City 2
Apple Loops/REX/WAV/RMX - $69.95

The legendary Funk/Soul Brothers are back with a second collection of killer funk tracks. These 29 construction kits were inspired by the likes of Tower of Power, James Brown, Earth Wind & Fire, Kool and the Gang, Ohio Players, and many more. With live drums, percussion, guitars, keyboards, synths, turntablism, and huge horns, there is a lot of top-notch material to work from. All material comes in REX, WAV, Apple Loops and RMX format. If your looking to add an authentic retro-funk vibe to your music then check out Funk City 2.

• 1.5 GB on disc (650 MB of WAV content).
• 658 WAV loops on disc.
• 29 construction kits from 70 to 130 BPM.

Around the World in 80 Raves
AIFF/Audio/EXS24/HALion/Kontakt/Apple Loops/REX - $99.95

Eat Static open their sample vaults for a futuristic journey into world dance. Classic analogue synths and drum machines blend with live percussion, guitars and ethnic instrumentals in a nu-world tour de force, featuring 900MB+ 24-bit loops and samples inspired by genres as diverse as trance, latin, drum'n'bass, dub, house and reggae. Featuring: Drums > Bangin' psy-trance, slammin' drum&bass, lo-fi breaks and crusty house loops, with tempo groups ranging from 90 through 125 and 144 to 160BPM. Percussion > Sparklingly detailed percussion ensembles featuring big-room brazilian, cuban, arabic and african workouts. Synths > Pulsing riffs, ravey stabs, filtered runs and acid arpeggios - all 100% analogue, and all made using Eat Static's extensive vintage synth collection. Nu-world instrumentals > Effected guitars, twisted vocals and deep organic basslines - all key-labeled for your convenience. Soundscapes > Lush textures and spacey other-wordly pads. Drum hits & fx > A choice selection of kicks, snares, hats, drops, hits, swoops and more - tried and tested live speaker-freakers from the Eat Static library.

• 2.29GB CD/DVD multipack (2,454 files).
• 24-bit Wavs (891Mb, 796 files).
• EXS24, Reason NNXT, Kontakt II and Halion patches.

Minimal & Tech-House
AIFF/Audio/EXS24/HALion/Kontakt/Apple Loops/REX/WAV - $99.95

Minimal & Tech-House features countless speaker-freakin' drum loops, throbbing basslines, esoteric synth loops, squelchy fx and hits guaranteed to cause a stir on any floor. Featuring: Drums > 100s of deep and chunky bigroom beats at 125, 127 and 130BPM - all primed for dancefloor destruction. Bass > Warm and wobbly, slick and bubbly - a bumper selection of low-end melters, pumped and tweaked to cause major stylus trouble. Kick-free loops > From twisted textures to eclectic effectors, masses of pared-down tops to inspire your groove. Music loops > A choice selection of cone-melting combos - ready-mixed drum and bass loops to jump-start your creativity. Hits > Masses of kicks, snares, claps, hi-hats, squelches and glitches to custom-build your beats. FX > A vast array of sweeps, swoops, rises and whooshes from our extensive analogue synthesiser collection. Much more > Synth loops, pads, warped vocals and atmospherics PLUS exclusive production tips and additional bonus material.

• 2.41GB CD/DVD multipack (3,287 files).
• 24-bit Wavs (800Mb 974 files).
• EXS24, Reason NNXT, Kontakt IIÊ and Halion patches.

Marshall Jefferson - House Generation
AIFF/Apple Loops/REX/Refill/WAV/Acid - $69.95

There are a handful of men who have the title of "Godfather" of house music, and while many have legitimate claims to the title, because of seniority and being there at the beginning, one stands out from the crowd as being the one that actually defined not only House music, but dance music itself as we know it today, his name is Marshall Jefferson. Marshall Jefferson - House Generation is a collection of samples produced by Marshall for producers looking to make inspired classic and future House tracks, using some of the sources that up until now Marshall has kept a closely guarded secret. Marshall recruited the services of luminaries such as Byron Stingly and Paris Brightledge to record a great selection of classic House vocals, Chris 'Bam Bam' Westbrook recorded the guitars, Louie Louie played percussion, Ed Funk was on Drums, whilst Sherman Burks and Rob Crawford recorded the keyboard loops.

Perhaps one of the biggest triumphs of this exclusive sample collection has to be the recruitment by Marshall of Orbert Davis from the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, who was put in charge of capturing an awesome selection of live House Strings and Brass Sections for the project, which we are sure you are going to love.

Marshall's dedication to the project and musical input has resulted in a truly unique collection of rare and previously unreleased samples, which are sure to grace many hits in the future, both within the House genre and other styles.

Besides being executive producer for all the artists involved in the project and writing all the main musical parts, Marshall also recorded a great selection of vocals, 303 bass lines, keys and did much of the editing himself, and we are all very proud of the results. Featuring over 1.2GB of content including over 1,100 Wav files, 450 Rex 2 Samples and 63 Patches. There are more than 100 Drumloops, 50+ Synth and Real played Bass Parts, 40 Guitar Loops, 27 Synth loops, 19 House Brass Loops, 27 String Parts, 95 Percussion Loops, 20 Vox Loops, 33 Piano Loops, 60 Drum Hits, nearly 400 Vocal Samples, and much more!

• 1.2GB of content including over 1,100 Wav files.
• Ableton Live Sampler Patches, Apple Loops, and a Full Reason Refill.
• 63 Patches for Reason NNXT, Halion, Kontakt, EXS24, and Cakewalk Rapture and Dimension.

Harley & Muscle - Deep House Producer
AIFF/Apple Loops/REX/Refill/WAV/Acid - $69.95

If you are looking for a mature collection of some of the finest Deep House samples then consider Deep House Producer from Harley and Muscle your personal production assistant. HARLEY&MUSCLE are two House Music artists living in Milan, northern Italy. >From 1985, these young guys began to hear the first real House Music of the early 80's from Artists such as Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Mr. Fingers, Tyree, all the DJ International label productions and the great house music coming out of Chicago, NYC and London. Since then HARLEY & MUSCLE have collaborated with singers as Robert Owens, Gerideau, Dawn Tallmann, Duke Brown and Nicole Graham, and they have remixed Artists including Gloria Gaynor, Loleatta Holloway, Jocelyn Brown, Alexander O'Neal, The Rurals, Spanka and Miguel Graca, just to name a few. They have released a series of Deep House records on their labels called Soulstar and Little Angel Records which are distributed all over the world.

H&M are now known as some of the scenes most respected Deep House Producers, and they have put together a collection of samples in this great title from Loopmasters. Featuring over 2 GB of content including 472 Deep House Wav files, 177 Rex 2 Samples and 40 Patches for Reason, Kontakt, Halion, EXS24, Stylus RMX, Cakewalk Rapture and Dimension. The Full DVD also includes a Reason Refill, Apple Loops, and patches for the Ableton Live Sampler. Tempos range from 115 to 125 BPM, and you will find a consummate collection of some of the finest Deep House samples, including deep and lush Rhodes chords and multis, fine Deep House Drumloops and progressions, Lead sounds, Deep Bass lines and a collection of lush String Progressions.

• 2 GB of content including 472 Deep House Wav files.
• Reason Refill, Apple Loops, and patches for the Ableton Live Sampler.
• 40 Patches for Reason, Kontakt, Halion, EXS24, Stylus RMX, Cakewalk Rapture and Dimension.