Man, I’ve been reporting about a lot of contests lately. While I rarely participate myself (I’m too busy writing about them!) I think they’re often good ways to spark a little creativity even if you don’t win. Nah, who am I kidding, winning is everything!
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I don’t know if this is the funniest or the saddest cover in a long time.

World Loop Spice Rack contains 1,220 melodic and percussive loops and riffs of authentic ethnic instruments from Africa, Australia, China, India and the Middle East. These acidized wav files are perfect for spicing up any track and is an excellent global sound resource that includes rare and stunning instruments like the Pipa, Rebab, Sarod and Surbahar.

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PowerFX announces the release of “Global Groove Groundworks Vol. 1″ featuring indigenous percussion loops from India, Algeria, Congo, Turkey, Ghana, South Africa, Iran, Nigeria and Pakistan, on instruments like Darbuka, Djembe, Dholak, Tabla, Frame Drum, Log Drum, Udu, Bendir, Ganjira, Crashbox, Mridangram ,Talking Drums, World Drumset Beats and more.

396 RMX compatible Rex2 files for Reason, Stylus and other Rex2 reading software for maximum tempo control.

Price: $69 USD

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Anyone remember Vocaloid? The singing synths? Two new are on the way. These are the first titles to use the updated and vastly improved Vocaloid software. First up “Sweet Ann”, it´s digital release date is set for May 21st! You can get a glimpse of her and hear her sing at: www.myspace.com/vocaloidsweetann