I received an e-mail this morning from Harald, the man behind Soundcells about an update to Boost 309 a Reason ReFill based on Quasimidi's RaveOlution 309 beatbox:
Boost 309 Version 2!
"Boost 309 V2" is based on the complete sample set of the vintage, lo-fi but charmingly sounding machine Rave-o-lution 309 by a company named Quasimidi. Soundcells have created 90 brand new combinator drum machines for you with these samples. It all ranges from the old original 309 thing to amazing and unique patches that could have never been created within the 309 itself. Besides cool beats and complex, crazy rhythms Boost 309 will offer you even more!
While closing version 2 of this ReFill we found ourselves putting 200 combinators into this product. Version 2 is a huge update which adds 20 new combinator patches, 40 rex loops making use of our "Boost 309" drum machines and the original (!) Rave-o-lution groovebox, as well as completely redesigned and great looking backdrops...
Boost 309 V2 Contents:
• 110 combinator patches containing deep basses, great playable keys, surprising leads and awesome pads.
• 101 NNXT patches, 22 redrum kits and over 300 samples.
• Of course the original 309 samples and waveforms.
• The 90 combinator drum machines we have talked about above are in fact 45 basic setups with their 45 shuffled counter parts
(10 new machines since V2).
• 40 rex loops making use of the "Boost 309" drum machines as also the original machine.
www.soundcells.de
Offering price is 19,- EUR until the end of April (normally 29,- EUR).
For those of you not familiar with the fantastic Quasimidi RaveOlution 309 that Boost 309 culls samples from, here's some information from Vintagesynth.com:
The RaveOLution is a stand alone groove box that has taken the techno world by storm. Very popular among DJ's for live performance and interaction with the audience! It features a very advanced sequencer and a host of excellent analog and electronic drum and bass synth sounds. The 309 is very intuitive and easy to get started using. Play with the patterns or make your own. All real-time tweaks can be recorded into your sequence for later playback!
The 5 part multitimbral feature is the secret to this units power for live and interactive performances. The 5 separate parts are Kick, Snares, Hi-Hats, percussion and bass synth. During your performance you can mute any of these parts to drop the beat or isolate the kick, thus building or lowering the groove and your audiences energy! A plethora of knobs offer quick and easy access to filter and envelope modulation for shaping and morphing the music. The 309 is also well suited for studio work with complete MIDI implementation that includes all real-time controls and knobs.
The 309 is truly an instant dance machine! It sounds great for analog emulation synthesis! It looks pretty cool and comes from a company that knows all about Trance and Techno music. The RaveOLution 309 is an obvious choice for anybody seriously looking to get into dance music with an affordable all-in-one box that will grow and remain useful in your studio and music for as long as techno is still around! It is used by Apollo 440 and KMFDM.
Est. Value: $700 - $900
And finally in Soundcells news on Resonant Filter, I figured out how to record both my computer audio and an external mic into my new screen capturing software this past weekend, so expect a video review of Soundcells Bitbumper Deluxe V2 and day now ;-).
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