Bronto Scorpio Music

My first EP (for Free)

2010-12-09T01:50:00.000+01:00

Hi everyone!

After more then a decade of experimenting I thought I should finally release a small EP :)

You can listen to it here:

Unheard Tapes by Bronto Scorpio

And you can download it for free!

I hope you like it!
Tell me what you think!

Cheers
Dennis

Scary Soundscape

2010-10-15T01:14:00.000+02:00

Hi everyone!

I've a folder on my hdd where I put all the sounds I design. Just a huge collection of nice sounding 24 bit waves.
Most of these sounds are purely synthetic and some are mangled field recordings.

I've put together a small track with a few of these sounds. The result is a really scary soundscape. Not really a complete track, but I thought some of you might enjoy this little piece.

Scary Soundscape by Bronto Scorpio

I hope you like it!

Cheers
Dennis

Push And Pull

2010-10-13T20:11:00.000+02:00

Hi everyone!

Nothing special this time. Just a simple electro track I made during the last few days.

Push And Pull by Bronto Scorpio

I hope someone likes it!

Used gear:

Cubase 5.5

Battery 3

Zebra 2.5

Absynth 5

Surge

SQ8L (I love this synth)

Guitar Rig 4

Uhbik-A

Uhbik-Q

Uhbik-F

EOS

NastyVCS

Tessla Pro

And samples from Goldbaby XRB and sounds in HD acoustic blends (no loops of course)

Cheers

Dennis

Bleepy, Buzzing Zebra

2010-10-08T16:59:00.000+02:00

Hi everyone!

This time I want to show you the bleppy, bloppy, modular side of zebra.
The first sound is a classic "hold one note and tweak the knobs" sound.
The second one is a crazy polyphonic sound wich gets controlled via modwheel and aftertouch.

Modular Performance by Bronto Scorpio
Modulating Interferences by Bronto Scorpio

I hope you like the sounds!

You'll find more sounds like these in this KVR thread.

Cheers
Dennis

New Blog Design

2010-10-08T03:43:00.000+02:00

Hi everyone!

I changed the design of the blog "a little bit". I just couldn't see the old dark design anymore.
I might change some design related things the next few days, so some things may look a little bit weird in the meantime.

Cheers
Dennis

Weird Thoughts

2010-10-08T01:21:00.000+02:00

Hi everyone!

I've just uploaded a new track. Really much work went into this track (as always). Some really crazy sound design is going on here.
It's a weird one, but have a listen yourself.

Bronto Scorpio - Weird Thoughts by Bronto Scorpio

I hope some of you like it!

Cheers
Dennis

Guitar Rig 4 As A Multi Effects Processor

2010-10-07T21:15:00.020+02:00

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to show you some examples of guitar rig 4 as a multi effects processor.
You always hear the dry sound followed by 3 versions that were processed differently by guitar rig.

Guitar Rig Effects by Bronto Scorpio

The possibilities are nearly endless!
I really like it! You can simply give some sounds that little extra or you can completely destroy them.

I hope you like some of the sounds!

Cheers
Dennis

Crazy Zebra

2010-10-07T18:19:00.000+02:00

Hi everyone!

Nothing special today. Just a crazy sound I created with zebra. I love this synth, most digital synths would struggle with this kind of extreme modulation.
Just 1 instance of zebra, nothing else.

Crazy Zebra by Bronto Scorpio

Btw: Please download the original file for better quality.

Cheers
Dennis

Virtual Kicks 01

2010-10-06T21:06:00.007+02:00

Hi everyone!

I've got a new free sample pack for you! This time it's a collection of 32 high quality kicks (or bassdrums).
All samples were created with vsts and heavy processing.
A lot of work went into this sample pack. I hope you enjoy some of the samples!

You can download the samples here (1mb).
And listen to a stupid audio demo here (just all the samples one after another):

Virtual Kicks 01 Demo by Bronto Scorpio

I hope you like the samples!

Cheers
Dennis

Grain Squares

2010-10-05T22:06:00.001+02:00

Hi everyone!

My Grain Squares reaktor ensemble is nearing completion! I just want to give you a quick overview of what it sounds and looks like.

Quick and easy:

It looks like this: Panel A, Panel B

And sounds like this:

Bronto Scorpio - Reaktor Jam 01 by Bronto Scorpio

More info and more jams will follow!

Cheers
Dennis

Sorry For The Long Absence

2010-10-05T15:27:00.001+02:00

Hi everyone!

Please excuse the long absence! I had some problems but I'm back now! I'll begin to post new stuff very soon. And the Dark Sculptures library will also be released very soon (really).

Cheers
Dennis

Dark Sculptures Teaser 4

2010-07-20T13:22:00.001+02:00

Hi everyone!

This is the last teaser of my upcoming sample library "Dark Sculptures"
This library will contain some dark and unsettling atmospheres.
I think it will fit perfectly into some soundtracks but it will give your intros/breakdowns etc. some special elements too.

You can listen to the teaser here:

Dark Sculptures Teaser 4 by Bronto Scorpio

It will be released very, very, very soon!
The best thing: It will be available for free!

Cheers
Dennis

Free Sound #18 - Broken Bass

2010-07-13T09:18:00.001+02:00

Hi everyone!

My latest free instrument for Kontakt 3.5 and above is a bass again.
I think this sound is a very nasty and brutal one!

I sampled every key across 2 octaves at 24biz/44khz.

You can download it here (35mb).
And you can listen to an audio demo here:

Broken Bass Demo by Bronto Scorpio

I hope you like it!
Tell me what you think!

Cheers
Dennis

Free Sound #17 - Stardust

2010-07-08T04:31:00.001+02:00

Hi everyone!

Here is my latest free instrument for Kontakt 3.5 and above! This one is my favorite one so far! It's called Stardust and it's a very "dreamy" sound.

I sampled every key across 6 octaves at 24bit/44khz.

You can download it here (75mb).
And you can listen to an audio demo here:

Stardust Demo by Bronto Scorpio

I hope you like it!
Tell me what you think!

Cheers
Dennis

Free Sound #16 - Synth Brass

2010-07-07T23:25:00.000+02:00

Hi everyone!

Here is my next free instrument for Kontakt 3.5 and above.
It is a "phat" synth brass this time.

I sampled every key across 6 octaves at 24bit/44khz.

You can download it here (65mb).
And you can listen to an audio demo here:

Synth Brass Demo by Bronto Scorpio

I hope you like it!
Tell me what you think!

Cheers
Dennis

New Track - Mesmerized Robot Jam

2010-07-04T05:05:00.001+02:00

Hi everyone!

A new track again. It's a very different one this time. I think it is quite relaxing. The rhythms of this track are no usual 4/4 rhythms but I think they are very hypnotizing.

You can listen to the track here:

Mesmerized Robot Jam by Bronto Scorpio

I hope you like it!
Tell me what you think!

Cheers
Dennis

Free Sound #15 - LoFi Bass

2010-07-02T23:59:00.002+02:00

Hi everyone!

This time the free sound is a bass again!
It has a very nice lofi sound to it (I hope).
It is for Kontakt 3.5 again and I sampled every key across 2 octaves at 24bit/44khz.

You can download it here (25mb)
And you can listen to an audio demo here:

LoFi Bass Demo by Bronto Scorpio

I hope you like it!
Tell me what you think!

Cheers
Dennis

Free Sound #14 - Driven Poly

2010-06-30T17:53:00.001+02:00

Hi everyone!

Here is my next free sound for Kontakt 3.5 and above!
It is a detuned, overdriven poly synth sound this time!

I sampled every key across 4 octaves at 24bit/44khz.

You can download it here.
And you can listen to an audio demo here (75mb):

Driven Poly Demo by Bronto Scorpio

Used gear:
Vember Audio Surge
Native Instruments Massive
U-He Zebra
VOS NastyVCS
VOS FerricTDS
VOS TesslaPro

I hope you like it!
Tell me what you think!

Some people suggested me I should zip the nki files before I upload them. I tried it but the zips were only a few kb smaller so I decided to leave them unzipped.

Cheers
Dennis

New Track - Super Mario 64 Water Theme (Bronto Scorpio Cover)

2010-06-29T21:08:00.001+02:00

Hi everyone!

I generally don't use presets, samples, melodies etc. from other people but, here is a cover of the Super Mario 64 Water Theme I made for my girlfriend (she loves the melody).

Everything is done with U-He Zebra and some effects (except the water sample, which is a sample I recorded and edited myself, and the drums).

You can listen to it here:

Super Mario 64 Water Theme (Bronto Scorpio Cover) by Bronto Scorpio

Cheers
Dennis

New Track - Dying Machines

2010-06-26T18:13:00.000+02:00

Hi everyone!

A really weird track this time! Be prepared for some weird, polyrhythmic glitch machines!
Nothing more to say about this one.

Dying Machines by Bronto Scorpio

I hope someone likes it!

Cheers
Dennis

New Track - Drained Battery

2010-06-26T04:56:00.000+02:00

Hi everyone!

I just made a little Drum'n'Bass track that uses 3 of my free Kontakt instruments (Digitalis Purpurea, Digi Choir, Ethnic Soul).

You can listen to it here:

Drained Battery by Bronto Scorpio

Cheers
Dennis

Dark Sculptures Teaser 3

2010-06-21T07:08:00.000+02:00

Hi everyone!

This is the third teaser of my upcoming Dark Sculptures sample library!
It will contain some dark and unsettling atmospheres and textures.

You can listen to the teaser here:

Dark Sculptures Teaser 3 by Bronto Scorpio

Cheers
Dennis

Free Sound #13 - Ethnic Soul

2010-06-18T12:09:00.001+02:00

Hi everyone!

A very different sound this time!
This sound is very complex and uses wavetable synthesis combined with physical modeling and some other tricks.
It is a bit heavy on the CPU but it runs fine here on my old computer.

I sampled every key across 4 octaves at 24bit/44khz again.

You can download the sound here (60mb)
And you can listen to an audio demo here:

Ethnic Soul Demo by Bronto Scorpio

I hope you like it!
Tell me what you think!

Cheers
Dennis

Battery 3.1 Vintage Modes

2010-06-16T23:06:00.005+02:00

Hi everyone!

Battery got an update (ok it's a beta right now but it runs fine here)!
The most exciting new features are the vintage modes.
With these modes you can emulate the characteristics of an Emu SP1200 or an Akai MPC 60!
You can even choose between different filter settings in SP1200 mode.

Here is a short test of the new vintage modes in Battery 3.1.
First in normal mode, than with vintage mode on (differnt modes on different samples) and than some pitch shifting with vintage mode on:

Battery 3.1 Vintage Modes by Bronto Scorpio

I suggest you to download the audio file (better quality)

I like this feature a lot! It sounds really nice and it is a nice addition to the bitcrusher in the effects section of Battery (wich sounds to harsh for subtle effects). The pitch shifting sounds really authentic and lofi, I like it a lot!

Links:
Official Native Instruments forum thread

Cheers
Dennis

Free Sound #12 - Digi Choir

2010-06-16T07:19:00.006+02:00

Hi everyone!

Here is my latest free sound for Kontakt 3.5 and above.

It is a very nice digital choir sound this time. I tried to get the loop points for each key right, but they are not 100% perfect on some of the keys. The loop point is reached after 8 seconds and then after 6 seconds again. Even if some of the loop points aren't 100% perfect I'm sure this patch is very usable.

I sampled every key across 4 octaves at 24bit/44khz and searched the best loop points for every single key. (these were some really annoying hours).

You can download the instrument here (100mb).
And you can listen to an audio demo here:

Digi Choir Demo by Bronto Scorpio

I hope you like it!
Tell me what you think!

Cheers
Dennis

Free Sound #11 - Dying Stars

2010-06-15T04:04:00.003+02:00

Hi everyone!

I was a little bit ill the last few days, that's the reason why there were no new sounds.

But here is the next one. It's called Dying Stars and it is a very unique sound (I hope). It is for Kontakt 3.5 and above again.

I sampled every key across 4 octaves at 24bit/44khz again.

You can download it here (50mb).
And you can listen to an audio demo here:

Dying Stars Demo by Bronto Scorpio

I hope you like it!
Tell me what you think!

I changed all the links to the audio demos to Soundcloud widgets, I think this is a little bit less complicated.

Cheers
Dennis

Free Sound #10 - Digital Voice

2010-06-11T19:33:00.007+02:00

Hi everyone!

My digital patches are the ones you seem to like most, so I decided to do another one!
It is a voice like sound. It reminds me a bit of the great Roland D-50.

I sampled every key across 4 octaves at 24bit/44khz again.

You can download the instrument here (25mb).
And you can listen to an audio demo here:

Digital Voice Demo by Bronto Scorpio

I hope you like it!
Tell me what you think!

Cheers
Dennis

Nice Track With Some Of My Instruments

2010-06-11T02:35:00.001+02:00

Hi everyone!

Daniel Aloysius Hogan has made a funny little track with some of my instruments in it!
You can listen to it here:

Dennis The Menace by Daniel Aloysius Hogan

Thanks again Daniel!

Cheers
Dennis

Nice Plugins - arcDev ET-301 Part 3

2010-06-11T02:12:00.002+02:00

Hi everyone!

This is the last part of my ET-301 tutorial.
This time I'll focus on the more crazy things ET-301 can do.

Reverb:
You won't get a lexicon like reverb with this plugin but you can get some nice lofi spring reverb like things out of it. Just turn the sync switch of and dial in a very high repeat rate and a high intensity. You can control the color of the reverb with the tone knob. With some modulation (in wide mode) you can get some nice stereo effects.

Here is a little example. First dry then, then wet:

ArcDev ET-301 Reverb by Bronto Scorpio

Slapback:
A slapback echo isn't a really crazy thing but it can get very crazy using the capabilities of this nice plugin.
You can get slapback echoes by turning the intensity knob all the way down and the repeat rate almost all the way up. I suggest you to use mono mode here, in my opinion classic slapback echoes sound better when they are mono. Again the Tone knob controls the color of the echo.

Here is a little example. First dry then wet, and then with some automation:

ArcDev ET-301 Slapback by Bronto Scorpio

Crazy feedback:
Of course you can get classic feedback orgies out of the ET-301. You know what you have to do. Just set a high intensity and beginn to automate. The hidden controls really show their true power here.

Here is a little example. There is just one hit at the beginning (a recording of my shower door), the rest is just ET-301 feedback:

ArcDev ET-301 Feedback by Bronto Scorpio

That was the last part of my ET-301 tutorial.
I hope you liked it.
I'll do some more tutorials on other nice plugins in the future!

Links:
arcDev
Kvr thread

Cheers
Dennis

Free Sound #9 - Power Synth

2010-06-11T01:12:00.005+02:00

Hi everyone!

The last two sounds were very digital, so I decided to upload a more analog one this time.

I sampled every key across 4 octaves at 24bit/44khz again.

You can download the instrument here (25mb).
And you can listen to an audio demo here:

Power Synth Demo by Bronto Scorpio

I hope you like it!
Tell me what you think!

Cheers
Dennis

Free Sound #8 - Digitalis Purpurea

2010-06-10T21:57:00.003+02:00

Hi everyone!

Many of you liked my last free sound. It was a very digital one, so I thought I might design another very digital sound. Here it is!

It is for Kontakt 3.5 and above again and I sampled every key across 4 octaves at 24bit/44khz again.

You can download it here (30mb).
And you can listen to an audio demo here:

Digitalis Purpurea Demo by Bronto Scorpio

I hope you like it!
Tell me what you think!

Cheers
Dennis

Free Sound #7 - Ice Crystals

2010-06-09T21:03:00.002+02:00

Hi everyone!

This free sound is something totally different.
Somehow it reminds me of ice crystals.
It is a very digital sound for Kontakt 3.5 and above.

I sampled every key across 5 octaves at 24bit/44khz this time.

You can download it here (100mb).
And you can listen to an audio demo here:

Ice Crystals Demo by Bronto Scorpio

I hope you like it!
Tell me what you think!

Cheers
Dennis

Dark Sculptures Teaser 2

2010-06-08T21:39:00.001+02:00

Hi everyone!

Here is the second teaser of my upcoming sample library Dark Sculptures.

This sample is called Alien Dolphins and you can listen to it here:

Dark Sculptures Teaser 2 by Bronto Scorpio

Cheers
Dennis

Free Sound #6 - Dangerous Monster

2010-06-07T23:38:00.002+02:00

Hi everyone!

I Just finished my latest Kontakt instrument.
It's called Dangerous Monster and it is a very agressive bass sound for Kontakt 3.5 and above.

I sampled every key across 2 octaves at 24bit/44khz.

You can download it here (20mb).
And you can listen to an audio demo here:

Dangerous Monster Demo by Bronto Scorpio

I hope you like it!
Tell me what you think!

Cheers
Dennis

Free Sound #5 - Dirt Keys

2010-06-07T04:07:00.001+02:00

Hi everyone!

I just finished my fifth free sound. It's called Drit Keys.

I sampled every key across 4 octaves at 24bit/44khz.

You can download it here (30mb).
You can listen to an audio demo here:

Dirt Keys Demo by Bronto Scorpio

I hope you like it!
Tell me what you think.

Cheers
Dennis

Nice Plugins - arcDev ET-301 Part 2

2010-06-07T02:22:00.005+02:00

Hi everyone!

As promised, here is the second part of my arcDev ET-301 tutorial.

This time I'll give you an overview over the hidden controls and I'll show you some usage examples of the ET-301.

In the last part I described what all the controls of the ET-301 do. But I left some controls out. The ones I left out are the hidden controls. You have to click on the ET-301 logo at the right side of the plugin to reach them.

There are 3 knobs and and 1 switch.

The x-feed switch enables crossfeedback. This means that the right channel is feed back into the left channel and vise versa.
The tone q knob raises the resonance of the filter in the feedback path.
The max mod knob raises the maximum amount of modulation
The scatter knob does some crazy things (I suppose that it inrtodruces some kind of feedback).

I'll describe how to use all the controls (including the hidden ones) with some examples.

Simple rhythmic delay:

The ET-301 can create some nice rhythmic delays. Every delay can do this, but it rarely sounds this good.
All you have to do is to activate the sync switch (you can turn it of for some experiments of course). Now you have to experiment with the intensity and reapeat time values. When you got a delay sound you like, you can turn on the wide switch (you have to be in stereo mode) and set the modulation knob to a small value. This way the delays will never be exactly synced to the host tempo. If you like to, you can also automate the tone knob to bring some life to your delay.

Here is a basic example of a simple rhythmic delay where I automate the tone knob. I also automate the modulation and scatter knobs to set some accents:

ArcDev ET-301 Rhythmic by Bronto Scorpio

Chorus:

The ET-301 can do some nice chorus effects!
Just turn the wide, slow and stereo switches on, set a high repeat rate, turn the intensity all the way down and set the modulation knob to something like 20 or 30. You can use the tone knob to change the color of the chorus. Effect mix should be set to somewhere around 50%.
If you turn the slow switch of you can get more of a rotary speaker like effect.

Here is a basic example, first dry, then with chorus:

ArcDev ET-301 Chorus by Bronto Scorpio

This was the second part of my ET-301 tutorial.
The third part will be the last one (you can write a lot about an apparently simple plugin).
I'll show you some of the crazy things you can do with this beauty in the next part.

I hope you liked it.

Links:
arcDev
Kvr thread

Cheers
Dennis

Free Sound #4 - Blurred Chord

2010-06-05T18:34:00.003+02:00

Hi everyone!

Here is my latest instrument for Kontakt 3.5 and above.

This time it is a nice synth chord stab.
I sampled every key twice (once in major and once in minor) across 2 octaves at 24bit/44khz.
You can switch between minor and major using keyswitches (C1 and C#1).

You can download it here (35mb).
And an audio demo is available here:

Blurred Chord Demo by Bronto Scorpio

I hope you like it!
Tell me what you think!

Cheers
Dennis

Dark Sculptures Teaser

2010-06-04T22:28:00.004+02:00

Hi everyone!

This is a little teaser of my upcoming sample pack.
Dark sculptures will contain some dark, evolving atmospheres!

These samples will fit nicely into dark soundtracks and ambient music, but they can also give some special elements to all other genres.

Listen to the teaser here:

Dark Sculptures Teaser by Bronto Scorpio

Cheers
Dennis

Free Sound #3 - Space Pad

2010-06-04T14:41:00.003+02:00

Hi everyone!

Here is my latest free Kontakt instrument.
It's a pad this time! A very spacey one. It's for Kontakt 3.5 and above again.
The loop points aren't perfect on this one, but I think it's still very usefull.

I sampled every key across 4 octaves at 24bit/44khz this time.

You can download it here (100mb).
And you can listen to an audio demo here:

Space Pad Demo by Bronto Scorpio

I hope you like it!
Tell me what you think!

Cheers
Dennis

Nice Plugins - arcDev ET-301 Part 1

2010-06-04T01:35:00.007+02:00

Hi everyone!

Sometimes, you wake up, check your daily news and one of your favorite plugins got an update.
These mornings are truly nice!

Some time ago exactly this happened to me!
One of my favorite delay plugins, the arcDev ET-301, got an update and some really nice new features.

I'll try to show you some of the great things that are possible with this plugin.
In this post I'll give you a basic overview over the plugin.

The ET-301 is an emulation of the famous Boss DM-100 bucket brigade delay.
Bucket brigade delays are famous for their nice feedback coloration and saturation, but the ET-301 can do far more then just wild feedback orgies!

The ET-301 has 5 knobs, 5 switches and 4 hidden controls (I'll describe these in a later post).

The first switch turns the effect on.
The input knob controls the input volume and therefore the amount of saturation at the feedback stage.
The sync switch syncs the delay times to the host tempo.
The stereo switch enables the stereo mode.
The repeat rate knob defines the repeat rate of the delays.
The intensity knob defines how much of the signal gets back into the delay and therefore controls the number of repeats. High values will cause some nasty saturation here.
The modulation knob sets the amount of modulation of the repeat rate. This will cause the typical pitch shift effects.
The slow switch slows the modulation down.
The wide knob inverts the modulation on one of the sides (i.e. the left side slows down while the right side speeds up).
The tone knob controls a filter inside the feedback loop. On high values you'll get a high passed sound and on low values you'll get a muddy low passed sound.
The effect mix knob controls the mix between the dry und and the wet/delayed signal.

These are just parameters almost every delay plugin has. But combined with the great sound of the plugin you can get some amazing results!

And the best of all.............it's free!!!

I'll try to show you some of the capabilities of this plugin in my next post!

I hope you were able to find some usefull information!

Links:
arcDev
Kvr thread

Cheers
Dennis

Free Sound #2 - Chorus Bass

2010-06-03T18:28:00.004+02:00

Hi everyone!

Here is my 2nd free sound.
It's a bass patch again. The next sound will be something different.

It's a nice, 80s like, chorus bass with a nice bottom end for Kontakt 3.5 and above.
I sampled every key across two octaves at 24bit/44khz.

You can download it here (10mb).

And you can listen to an audio demo here:

Chorus Bass Demo by Bronto Scorpio

I hope you like it!
Tell me what you think!

Cheers
Dennis

Free Sound #1 - Detuned Bass

2010-06-03T12:19:00.008+02:00

Hi everyone!

Today I launch my Free Sound series.
This will be a series of free Kontakt instruments.

The first one is a simple, detuned synth bass for Kontakt 3.5 and above.
It might be simple but I thought it could be very usefull for some of you!

I sampled every key across two octaves at 24bit/44khz.

You can download it here (40mb).
And you can listen to an audio demo here:

Detuned Bass Demo by Bronto Scorpio

I hope you like it.
Tell me what you think!

Cheers
Dennis

Free Glitches Vol.01

2010-06-02T02:38:00.019+02:00

Hi everyone!

I'm proud to release my first free sample pack!

Don't expect pseudo analog stuff here! You get 120 weird, digital noises with this pack! These sounds are perfect for Autechre, Richard Devine, Aphex Twin like tracks, but can also add some special elements to other tracks.

I designed these sounds over the last few months and thought it would be cool to share them with you.

The pack contains 120 24bit/44khz wave files and a simple Kontakt (3.5 or higher) instrument where the samples are mapped across the keyboard. Mod- and pitchwheel do some crazy things in this instrument too!

You can download the samples here (34mb).
And you can listen to an audio demo here:

Free Glitches Vol.01 Demo by Bronto Scorpio

I hope you like the samples!

Cheers
Dennis