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Attention DigiFreq readers! - Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Starting today all DigiFreq readers get a 10 % discount on our products. Please, check the DigiFreq for a coupon code.

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DrumMashines Sound Sample Library Released - Friday, September 2, 2011

EdgeSounds has just introduced the Drummashines, a 3-DVD-ROM sound sample library.

Drummashies sound sample library features sounds of 173 different instruments recorded in 24 Bit 96 KHz quality linear samples totaling the 12.5 GB of sample data, which comprise the 483 General MIDI compatible drum kits, and is available for NI KONTAKT 2.2 or later, GIGA Studio 3 and compatible instruments.

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EdgeSounds Electric Piano Sound Sample Library Released - Monday, July 11, 2011

EdgeSounds has announced the release of the Electric Piano, a 2-DVD-ROM sound sample library for NI KONTAKT and GIGA Studio.

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RatHole For Windows Gets 5 Stars - Saturday, June 18, 2011

EdgeSounds RatHole v. 3.1.0 for Windows, has been awarded with "5 Stars" by the editors of the SoftPlatz.net.

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EdgeSounds "Studio Grand" Sound Sample Library Released - Saturday, June 18, 2011

Announcing the release of the Studio Grand, a grand piano sound sample library.

Content includes 795 24 Bit 96 KHz linear samples totaling the 4.3 GB of sample data, which comprise the 3 performance programs, including a prepared piano, where metal plates were placed on each hammer. EdgeSounds Studio Grand sound sample library is available for NI KONTAKT 2.2 or later, GIGA Studio 3 and compatible instruments.

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5 Stars For the RatHole - Sunday, May 29, 2011

EdgeSounds RatHole for Mac OS X 3.6.1, has been awarded with "5 Stars" by the editors of the SoftPlatz.net.

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EdgeSounds Native Russian Volume 2 Reviewed on Sound On Sound - Friday, July 3, 2009

"There can be few corners of the globe whose native music remains unexplored by a sample library, but (having missed Volume 1!) this is the first I’ve tried that’s devoted to traditional Russian folk. Although this library is..."

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RatHole For Mac Reviewed on FindMySoft.com - Thursday, January 29, 2009

EdgeSounds RatHole Was tested on January 29, 2009 by the FindMySoft.com software engineers. In their own words, "Since RatHole exceeds the quality standards of many other software products in its category it has been granted the "EXCELLENT" software certificate."

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EdgeSounds Pipe Organ Released - Monday, January 12, 2009

EdgeSounds Pipe Organ

Announcing the release of the Pipe Organ sound sample library. EdgeSounds Pipe Organ library delivers the sound of a gorgeous German pipe organ built in late 1970's.

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EdgeSounds has released the Native Russian Vol. 2 sound sample library. - Monday, November 3, 2008

Native Russian Vol. 2 sound sample library was released today. Library contains more exotic folklore instrument samples from Central Siberia. Also for the first time the multiphonic throat singing samples of the Buryatian shamans are included.

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Arranger Essentials for AKAI S-3000 Released - Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Arranger Essentials sample collection for AKAI S-3000 compatible samplers released. With this release we are hopping to give working professionals a tool that will enhance their creativity and simplify the music making process.

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Native Russian Vol. 1 SF2 - Thursday, July 10, 2008

Native Russian Vol. 1 sample collection is now available for instant download in SoundFont 2 (SF2) format.

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The SoniqBear GM120Pro Released - Sunday, September 23, 2007

The SoniqBear GM120Pro, a 120 MB General Midi (GM) SoundFont bank has been released. SoniqBear contains 1531 waveforms, which constitute the 120 MB of quality samples: 668 instruments set in 513 patches arranged in 4 complete General MIDI compatible banks plus a bank of 30 XG compatible drum kits

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Update for the EdgeSounds RatHole for Mac Released - Friday, June 8, 2007

EdgeSounds has released the update for the RatHole for MAC OS X. The new version (v. 3.6.1) is now the Universal Binary and features improved performance and stability.

EdgeSounds RatHole v. 3.6.1 MacOSX Universal

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GigaStudio 3 Format Disks Available - Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Starting today the Native Russian Vol. 1 and the Essential Vibrapfone sample libraries are available on a DVD-ROM for the GigaStudio3 in 24-bit 96 KHz quality.

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Native Russian Vol.1 In EMU E3/ESI Format Released on CD-ROM - Thursday, February 1, 2007

Native Russian Vol.1 sample library is now also available in EMU E3/ESI Format.

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"Essential Vibraphone" in NI Kontakt 2 Format Released - Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Today we have just released the Essential Vibraphone - a 4.5 GB big vibraphone sound sample collection in NI Kontakt 2 format, 24-Bit 96 KHz quality.

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Native Russian Vol.1 In NI Kontakt Format Is Now Available - Friday, January 5, 2007

Native Russian Vol. 1 sample collection is now available on a DVD-ROM in NI Kontakt format, in 24-bit 96 KHz quality.

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Holiday season discount - Sunday, December 10, 2006

15% discount on downloadable files effective December 10 to January 5. Just use the coupon codes ES15YED-51 at the Plimus check-out or 35129S6U at the PayLoadz check-out.

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16-Bit Version of the Genevoice GM64Pro24 is Also Available - Sunday, December 3, 2006

The 16 bit versrion of our Genevoice GM64Pro24 General MIDI FoundFont Bank is also available for instant download.

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Native Russian Vol. 1 - Saturday, December 2, 2006

The Native Russian Vol. 1 CD-ROM is ready for production. The content of the CD-ROM was completely revised. The CD-ROM contains sounds of all major and some rare Russian folklore instruments and will be available shortly in AKAI S1000 - S5000, GIGA, EMU, Kontakt, Roland, KORG and SoundFont formats. Demonstration sounds in SF2 and demo songs are available in the Downloads section absolutely for free.

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Native Russian Vol. 2: Preview - Saturday, December 2, 2006

Our work on the Native Russian Vol. 2 collection of samples is in its final stage. The mp3 in the Downloads section shows a portion of what we are working on.

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Free Vibraphone 24-Bit SoundFont Bank - Friday, December 1, 2006

We have just posted the free Vibraphone 24-bit SoundFont bank on the Downloads Page. It is a limited version of the Essential Vibrafone Kontakt Format Sample DVD-ROM, which will be available shortly. The file can also be used to test if your system is capable of reproducing 24-Bit sound quality SoundFont banks.

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24-bit General Midi SoundFont Bank Released - Thursday, November 23, 2006

Nowadays just the “CD quality” is not enough anymore. Contemporary equipment is capable of reproducing much better quality. So, why midi-files still must suffer? Well created midi-files deserve the appropriate sound quality. That is why we have created the Genevoice GM64Pro24, the first 24-bit sound quality General Midi (GM) SoundFont bank.

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EdgeSounds RatHole for MAC OS X Released. - Monday, October 16, 2006

EdgeSounds' RatHole is a free unique nondestructive universal media compression utility. RatHole was especially designed for archiving all kind sound files and is capable of compressing to the amazing rate of 40-80%.

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Native Russian Vol.1 is Now Shipping! - Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Native Russian Vol.1 in AKAI S-3000 format is now shipping! As a launch special "thank you" we offer a 45% discount for a limited time!

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Vibraphone Sounds - Friday, March 24, 2006

Today we have finished recording the material for our upcoming release, that we call a Complete Vibraphone. For this purpose an excellent instrument, the Yamaha Vibraphone YV-3300 was used. It has resulted with 6.5 GB raw sample material in 6-layer, 24 Bit/96 KHz quality. It is planned to be released on a DVD-ROM in GIGA and Kontakt formats, and possibly on a CD-ROM in AKAI, EMU, Roland and KORG formats as well.

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Ensemble "Lad" Recording Sessions - Wednesday, January 25, 2006

The work on a Russian folklore ensemble Lad new album is in progress.

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