Pocket Fuel Releases RADS Volumes 2 & 3
May 4, 1999 Pocket Fuel announces the release of two new volumes
of their acclaimed drum-loop CD-ROM series: Rhythmic Architectural Design Systems
(RADS). RADS Volume 2 and 3 will boast an all new multi-track architecture - the
first of it's kind-for today's digital audio workstations.
Volume 2 Multi-Track Drum-Loops contains hundreds of drum grooves with seven
independent drum tracks (individual sound files). Tracks one and two are the Kick
drum and snare drum, tracks three and four are a stereo pair of overheads, tracks
five and six are a pair of room mics and track 7 is a special bottom end room
track. With seven independent tracks, the user can easily manipulate to better
fit any musical style. Each performance contains two measures of straight time
followed by a third measure of time with the HiHat removed. This measure supports
users who choose to employ their own complimentary cymbal sounds or any of the
hundreds found on Volume 3.
The best way to use Volume 2 or 3 is to select a section of a loop in a digital
multi-track editor, blend the levels of the individual tracks to the desired sound
and mix them down to create a new custom loop. Virtually millions of new loops
can be created by combining two different multi-track loops or individual samples.
RADS Volume 3 Multi-Track HiHats And Rides contains four independent instrument
tracks (sound files): two overhead tracks and a stereo pair of room tracks. Four
different ride cymbals and two different hihats were used during the recording
session to offer a large selection of sounds. The ride cymbals remain constant
at two measures a loop, while the hihat performances vary in length. Each hihat
loop starts at a soft dynamic and continues for several measures to its loudest.
This works exceptionally well for choosing a desired performance dynamics without
having to audition dozens of different loops.
In addition to the wide variety of drum and cymbal loops, each RADS Volume
comes with a collection of individual instrument samples for fine tuning custom
loops. Another feature is the of the RADS series is Pocket Fuel's exclusive Identification
System (ID-GRID), designed for easily locating or identifying loops visually,
without the need for auditioning. All sounds were recorded with state of the art
24 bit technology, including Apogee's UV22. Using this technology made it possible
to encode 24 bit digital audio information into 16 bit format.
For more information, visit the Pocket Fuel web-site at www.pocketfuel.com.
Pocket Fuel, Inc.
PO Box 563
Prince Street Station
New York, NY 11231
Tel.: 888-643-8263
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