The LoopDrive plugin received a major update. The version 4 of it was posted a long time ago in the SynthMaker forum, now this is the official release. I had to wait for a stable version of SynthMaker so that’s why there was a big delay.

There are many new features and most of the old parts are now optimized, here are some of the most significand changes:

There are also some more changes that I propably forgot, but try it yourself. If you like it, leave a comment.

Downloads: VSTi, Executable, SynthMaker schematic

Have fun!

I’ve fixed a minor bug in the LoopDrive VST plugin. If you load the plugin with its initial loop, there was a error message saying that it couldn’t find the wave file. I removed this message, and if you now load in wrong wave files it doesn’t use the windows message box for showing the error message, because in some hosts it causes the audio drivers to stop working.

The fixed LoopDrive3 VST-Plugin can be found here.

And if want to play with its source, here is the SynthMaker schematic.

This arpeggio melody is quiet simple, but in the right arrangement, it could be used to drive an uplifting song.

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Here is the corresponding midifile

The licence for the usage of these files can be found here.

This melody was made long time ago, using a JP8000. I’ve tried many times to make a song out of it, but I never found a good arrangement. Due to the fact that I don’t have the JP8000 anymore I’ve made a VSTi based version:

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I’ve already made a lot of variations, but I only found this one to demonstrate:

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Here is the midifile of the original melody and here the midifile of the variation.

The licence for the usage of these files can be found here.

The following arpeggio was made this month, so it is the newest thing that I made. As most of my unfinished song stuff, this part has no name, and for me the easiest way to manage unfinished stuff, is to give it the name of month in which it was created. That’s better than having project files with “untitledXYZ” as filename

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And like in the previous posts, here is the midi file. Use it when you like it, and leave a comment when you’ve finished something.

The licence for the usage of these files can be found here.

This song idea was my attempt to make stupid German “hands up” trance. For those who don’t know what this is: damn, you’re lucky. I don’t like that style anymore, but 3 years ago when I made it, that kind of style was IN, and you could hear it in any club in Germany. So here is the original “draft” that I made 3 years ago:

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And here is a version that I made yesterday:

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If you like it, use it… here is the midi file of the melody

Thanks to tektook from the SynthMaker board, for converting my old Cubase project file into a midi.

The licence for the usage of these files can be found here.

This is my last finished song, it is weird mix of “old german hands up” and dutch uplifting trance. I’m not happy with the result, because I finished it in a hurry.

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The vocals are from a friend who made them for one of his song called “scared”. At this time his artist name was PrivatePanic. He gave me the permissions to use them in my own production.

If you think you can do it better, here is your chance:

Main melody midi file | Pad melody midi file

The licence for the usage of these files can be found here.

Here is the first plugin in this blog. I’ve made it long time ago, and as image-line asked me to update it, so they can include it in their new FruityLoops Studio8, I did it.

To give users a chance to play with it without having to buy FL-Studio, I decided to publish it here.

What it is: It’s a Loop slicer and rearranger with some weird FX. So you load in a drum loop wave, set the tempo, and LoopDrive slices it into beats. Now you can use the build-in sequencer grid to rearrange the beats. There is also a “reverse sequencer” which enables you to play selected beats backwards. After rearranging the loop you can apply a filter, bit crusher, distortion, overdrive and even a grain FX. There’s also the possibility to set the FX order, which gives you more control over the FX.

There are also some other things that I haven’t mentioned here, so try it yourself.

The LoopDrive3 VST-Plugin can be found here.

And if want to play with its source, here is the SynthMaker schematic.

Have fun!