Hello all,

after 6 months of work, Muz3um for Rapture is released.

Muz3um is a collection of new presets for Cakewalk Rapture, built on waveforms from vintage synthesizers.
It features also the use of convolution with impulse responses taken from amp sims, cabinets and lo-fi speakers, providing additional colors to the set.

Programming these patches, the goal was to provide playable sounds, with particular attention to all that could make them as alive as possible, featuring extensive use of modulation and human interaction as well (modwheel, aftertouch, velocity...).

I had a lot of fun creating this set. I hope you'll have the same fun using it.

A few numbers:

- 661 presets organized in categories: Basses, Keys, Leads, Pads, Sequences
- 573 waveforms
- 36 impulse responses


Setup instructions: download the file - there are two different installers: one for XP/Vista and one for OSX - from PatchArena and run the setup, the installer will take care of the rest.
A new Muz3um folder will appear in the browser.




thanks to the following people:

- all who provided the sample material (some of them even when this project was a collection for z3ta+): hollowsun.com, analoguesamples.com, john from ruskeys.net, chad from patcharena.com, antonio from autodafe.net, rory from rozzer.net

- Tom Brockway (B Rock): you were the first one here to know about this project, you were the first one to give me encouragement and support. And thanks a lot for your endless list of tutorial and tricks (of course, heavily used here)

- Paul Fogarty (aka Fog): for your incredibile attention to detail, patience and suggestions during the final phase of this project. Thanks man, you were a huge help for me

- Chad Beckwith: for the installers (a real pro work) and your enthusiasm during all these months.

- René Ceballos: we all know why, you were the one who made all this possible




regards
Francesco

...and suddenly my Monday just got much longer. I'll check these out after work this evening - thanks fr4ncesco!

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wait , whats the charge ? am amazed !!!! cant wait to try it

thanks for your kind words Francesco , it was a pleasure to help..

it still works with LE also, just in case others are wondering..

expanding the vista of Rapture. Thanks, Francesco.

http://www.soundclick.com/rm101
http://www.bnoir-film.com/

Can't wait to try 'em out!

Especially this part:

ORIGINAL: fr4ncesco

himan interaction

Sonar 8P
Auracle Music
ASCAP

Wow, I am amazed. Thank you, fr4ncesco, for all of your hard work and for sharing it with us. It feels like Christmas morning!

www.soundclick.com/russellmosemann (Electronica flavored ear candy)

ORIGINAL: torhan

Can't wait to try 'em out!

Especially this part:

ORIGINAL: fr4ncesco

himan interaction

himan

ops! thanks, corrected

Did you post this at KVR yet?

Sonar 8P
Auracle Music
ASCAP

Great job,

Many thanks for sharing it !

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and a giant list of other stuff

Thanks mate - can't get wait to get my teeth into these...

after 6 months of work, Muz3um for Rapture is released.

Francesco:

I saw this 'baby' from its infancy, and watched it grow & gain gain strength though its middle development. As you know, there was a point where I ended up working away from home much more than I was there, with limited access to my setup. Regrettably, that situation prevented me from getting more involved. So, while I missed a lot of the final stages, I've got to comment on how refined this package has become between the last look & now.

Of course, now you decide to release it while I'm serving on jury duty.

But, from what I've been able to preview, the final Muz3um for Rapture release has matured into one great product. So many 'professional' designers crank out standard fare, cater to the basics only, and approach synthesis design in one dimension. Your insistence from the beginning to "provide playable sounds, with particular attention to all that could make them as alive as possible" has really paid off.

By the time an end user explores the extensive use of programmed modulations, it's going to seem like there are double the 661 presets here. Better yet, these modulations are folded into the programs in a most organic way. René's going to be thrilled about this, Francesco. I'm sure this is representative of what he had in mind for Rapture, ever since it hit the drawing board.

Fantastic work.

Well, I've been going through these sounds for the past half hour or so and, wow - nice work! You definitely captured some vintage sounds here. Thanks again for all these great sounds and, especially, for making them available for free!

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Sonar 8.5PE | Project5 V2.5 | Rapture | Z3TA+ | DimPro
Access Virus Polar TI | DSI Prophet '08 | Nord 3| Yamaha FS1R | Alesis QS8.2

Fantastic work. Thank you very much!

ORIGINAL: torhan

Did you post this at KVR yet?

not yet


edit: just saw your post there. Thanks!

Awesome! Many thanks for making this work with LE as well.

wow,

thanks

Holy cow - this is awesome....

You're in an amazing state.

So stay there.

Recent tunes ::

http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?songs=490653&T=3588

Thanks! Very nice.

Bob
SONAR Help Site
Project5 Help Site

This is great stuff - thank you! (Now I have to find something to use these sounds in...)

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so cool so so very much
thanks for making my favorite synth even more

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Downloaded, thanks! :-) I have to go through this and Anomaly also, which I just got.

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Excellent work, Francesco. Thanks so much. You've obviously put a lot of time into this.

fr4ncesco ... your imagination never ceases to astonish

thanx = kev

hey, are you that kevvvvv?

a warm hug to an old friend!



thanks to all the people who download the set, I only received very kind words so far

I hope that you enjoy this collection and - most important - go create great tunes with it

Francesco

I just took a 10 second walk through... wow!
Very nice job! and an installer too!

Look forward to checking this out in depth when I get time.
...Steven

"Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils" Loius-Hector Berlioz

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This was fantastically done. I am so blown away. Been exploring for a few hours now. Mind blowing work!!

This really is a wonderful collection. Wow! Exceptional. Thanks so much for your terrific generosity.

Brando
 
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Thank you.

At the risk of being repetitive, I must also join this choir of praise for Francesco's work. Incredible. Thanks, man.

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