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Splice’s New AI-Powered Musical Sketch Pad Could Upend the Sound Discovery Process
Discovering sounds on Splice will never be the same. Splice’s new AI-powered technology, CoSo, is completely changing how music producers and sound designers discover and harness audio. Designed to provide creatives with a simple, effective way to discover new sounds for their work, the intelligent surface for music creation was developed by Splice’s in-house ML&Audio Science Innovation Team. CoSo is straightforward to use. Since it pairs Complementary Sounds technology with Splice’s massive sounds catalog, there are billions of possible tonal combinations for producers to discover. To get started, users can choose a “style” before CoSo spits out a unique “stack” of loops. Similarly to Tinder, users can swipe right for a new sound, left t...
Splice Staffer Christina Lee Remembered After New York Murder: ‘Our Hearts Are Broken’
Christina Yuna Lee, a senior creative producer at Splice, was found dead in her Lower Manhattan apartment on Sunday after she was fatally stabbed by a stranger who followed her from the street, up six flights of stairs and into her home. As news spread of the horrific event, friends and co-workers took to social media to remember the 35-year-old. “Over the weekend out beloved Christina Lee was senselessly murdered in her home. Our hearts are broken,” said Splice in a company statement, posted to its social media channels. “Always dedicated to making beautiful and inclusive artwork, Christina is irreplaceable. As we start to process this tragedy, we ask that you remember Christina Lee as the magical person she was, always filled with joy. We wish peace upon her family in their grief.” A gra...
Splice Remembers Producer Christina Yuna Lee After “Senseless” Murder In NYC Apartment
Leading music production platform Splice has paid tribute to Senior Creative Producer Christina Yuna Lee, who was tragically murdered over the weekend. Sources say the suspect, Assamad Nash, followed Lee into her apartment early Sunday morning and tried to flee through the fire escape after fatally stabbing her over 40 times. According to The New York Times, a neighbor said he heard screams around 4:30AM that “sounded like something out of a movie.” Police reportedly found Nash hiding underneath Lee’s bed and arrested him. “Over the weekend our beloved Christina Lee was senselessly murdered in her home,” reads a message shared by Splice via social media. “Our hearts are broken. Always dedicated to making beautiful and inclusive artwork, Christina is irre...
Latest Splice Update Features Three Exciting New Plugins
Esteemed music production utility Splice has just released its latest update, and it’s making integration with digital audio workstations (DAWs) easier than ever. Sounds+, Creator, and Creator+ subscribers will gain access to three new plugins after the platform shared the first major update to its playable sample library. Among the new plugins is Bridge, a tool that deepens Splice integration with DAWs. Bridge is built for streamlining sampling and enabling a new function that allows users to “audition” samples directly from the Splice browser. Samples can be transposed and synced to the user’s project before being dragged and dropped into the project, saving time and making it easier than ever to select the perfect sample. Splice has also introduced a new mu...
Dodge & Fuski Release “The Greatest Dubstep Samples Of All Time” Splice Pack
Influential dubstep duo Dodge & Fuski have released “The Greatest Dubstep Samples Of All Time,” a brand new Splice pack for electronic music producers. The duo’s longtime label, Disciple, dubbed the pack “perfect for the intermediate level dubstep producer who is looking to take their production game to the next level.” The expansive bundle offers up tons of high-quality samples that can only come from the trailblazing minds of Dodge & Fuski, like metallic wobbles, screeching bass patches, and punchy classic dubstep snares. The Splice pack also features 41 spoken word samples, which are refreshing changes of pace from the trite, overused pre-drop vocals of yesteryear. Instead of opting for a cringey “1, 2, 3, jump” sample, pr...
Serato and Splice Join Forces to Launch Arcade-Inspired Music Production Competition
The production grandmasters at Serato Studio and Splice are summoning all music producers for a beatmaking battle for the ages. Their joint competition, BeatFighter Slam Dunk, will pit producers against each other in a head-to-head competition for the chance to be crowned a beatmaking champion. To accept this challenge, producers must create a beat using sounds from the Splice BeatFighter sound pack. Beats must utilize at least one sound from the pack in order to be eligible. You’ll then need to screen-record your Serato studio session, upload the session to Instagram, and use the hashtag #SeratoBeatFighter to enter. If your entry impresses the judges you could land among the elite eight beat fighters, who will compete head-to-head until one winner is ultimately left stand...
Explore Eliminate’s Unique Sound With His Debut Splice Sample Pack
At long last, one of the brightest sound designers in electronic music has released his debut Splice sample pack. Music producers can now explore over 800 samples produced by Eliminate, the Los Angeles-based beatsmith and Disciple Recordings crown jewel pushing the envelope of trap and dubstep. With tracks like the RL Grime-supported “Mula” and the festival-dominating “Weeble Wobble,” Eliminate has emerged as one of the most promising artists in the game with his quirky, roaring twist on modern bass music. Fellow producers are now able to peruse and download the nasty, glitched-out sounds he used to create those tracks, which are among the most heavily supported in live DJ sets. Eliminate Eliminate has also emerged as one of the dance music scene’s most p...
Watch How to Make a Song Fit for Cyberpunk 2077
Chances are if you’ve been on the internet in the past week, you’ve been bombarded with talk about Cyberpunk 2077. Not only was it one of the most anticipated video game releases of all-time, but to the delight of EDM.com readers, it also leans heavily on electronic music culture. Considering the game’s futuristic setting, it just makes sense to include the sounds of Grimes, Nina Kraviz, Boys Noize, and more. For the music producers out there, the popular sample marketplace Splice has released a cheeky how-to video inspired by the game. The tutorial is styled like the setting of the action RPG and was developed so the viewer feels as if they are being taught by one of its characters. Using the samples provided in the description of the video by Splice, those wit...
Modestep Releases Enormous Sample Pack With 1,200 Sounds
Modestep is sharing their wealth of knowledge with the next generation of producers through the release of their new sample pack on Splice. Containing over 1,200 samples, the pack enables music producers to experiment with many of the building blocks that make up some of their dubstep and bass classics. On YouTube, Modestep shared a video via Disciple‘s channel wherein they go over the new sample pack. In the extensive walkthrough, you can learn more about some of the featured sounds and see them in action. While it’s geared mostly towards producers, fans who may not be musically-inclined can still enjoy learning more about the production of some of their favorite songs. Modestep’s enormous sample pack is available for purchase now on Splice. You can check out what&#...
US Republican senators confront Netflix over Chinese sci-fi show
Five Republican US senators have confronted Netflix over the streaming giant’s plan to adapt a Chinese sci-fi book trilogy, expressing concern over the original author’s comments about claims of forced labor in Xinjiang. Liu Cixin’s bestselling “The Three-Body Problem,” which tells the story of humanity’s first contact with aliens, is set to become a major Netflix series co-written by the creators of “Game of Thrones.” In a letter to content boss Ted Sarandos, the senators accused Liu of “parroting dangerous [Communist Party] propaganda” and suggested Netflix was “providing a platform to Mr Liu in producing this project.” They highlighted a New Yorker article from last year in which Liu is quoted defending mass internment in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region, where activists say more th...
Kompany Drops Expansive “Kollection Vol. 2” Sample Pack on Splice
The Splice subscription service has provided budding electronic music producers with many useful tools over the years, helping them build and evolve their unique sounds. Dubstep producers were thrilled to get a sample pack created by Kompany, “Kollection Vol. 1” with their Splice subscriptions last year, and that pack has been downloaded over one million times to date. The venerated dubstep producer and sound designer has now put forth his second collection of original samples, Kollection Vol. 2. Hundreds of samples—including loops and one-shots—are included, providing a wide arsenal of sounds to buff any sample collection. “On ‘Kollection Vol 2.’ I really dove in on the sounds by expanding the variety and quality. This in turn makes the s...
