It’s voting time for week 2 of the Grand Robot Master Remix Battle, and you know what that means: a new ReMix! This time, it’s Cold Man (Mega Man & Bass) vs. Tornado Man in a 70s-inspired disco mix called Daft Drafts. Enjoy!

In addition to the contest, I’ve also been working on a number of other projects (and enjoying a new PlayStation 3.) A few updates on these endeavors:

* There’s a new Zebra 2 video up at the Tutorials page, covering basic patch design.
* My guitar sample library (Shreddage) is almost done and will be released on Feb. 14th.
* There’s a new downtempo CD in the works. Expect some freebies here shortly.

To all you producers and composers out there: you’re in for a treat! Over the last two years, I’ve been carefully designing, producing and editing a sample library focusing exclusively on electric rhythm guitar for metal and rock playing. My guitarist is fellow OC ReMixer Sixto Sounds (Juan Medrano), a fantastic performer and master rock/metal producer.

The result of our efforts is almost complete, and it’s called Shreddage: Electric Rhythm Guitar: Rock & Metal. You can read more about the library at the Impact Soundworks website, but here’s the summary: it’s a DI (clean), 24/44.1 electric guitar library with 8x round robins, tons of articulations, drop Bb tuning and, well, we think it sounds better than any other rhythm guitar samples out there. Listen for yourself to the demos below!

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Happy New Year to all… and a great year this is going to be. 2010 is hereby deemed “Year of the Zircon.” Every week – at a minimum – I’m going to be releasing something new: video game remixes, original songs, albums, video tutorials, articles/guides/e-books, sample libraries, projects, you name it. If you think I’ve been busy before, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

This week, I’m starting off with a pair of tutorials for the Zebra 2 synthesizer, one of my all time favorite plugins. I’ve started with the basics of the synth and its oscillators, but future tutorials will cover just about every aspect of it, as well as some tips on sound design. Check out the first two videos below.

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