Christopher Franke
Sonic Images Sample Liobrary
6 CDs with Soundsamples by
Chris Franke
These are the collection of the Sample Library CD-Set, Chris Franke
released in the years 1988 to 1990. The CDs do not contain normal
music. They include hundreds of sound-samples from Frankes` studio.
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The CDs
Volume 1 - SICD 2025, 1988
Drums, Percussion, Musical Effects
This CD contains 288 sounds organized in 24 drumsets. These set are demonstrated
in 24 short demos. The same sounds can also be found in 9 instrument categories
(Bass Drum, Snare Drum etc.).
The sounds were treated with digital effect processors such as harmonizers,
filters, reverbs or delays, recorded into the synclavier sampling system,
mastered on Sony PCM 2500 and finally transferred digitally to Sony 1610/1630
format for editing.
No additional effects were used for for the demos.
All samples have been brought to the same peak level (attack time of
meter: 1 msec), allowing easy adjustment of your recording level using
test tone on track 93.
Volume 2 - SICD 2026, 1989
Percussion Special
This CD contains 290 samples of Asien, African, Latin and other percussion
instruments and a demo.
Including: Waterdrum - Surdo - Bougarabou - Dondo - Rain Stick - Marimbula
- Tibetan Crotales - Sourouba - Chinese Opera Gong - Djun and more...
Volume 3 - SICD 2026, 1990
Stack Sounds A
This CD contains 24 stereo stack sounds consisting of 4 to 8 layers of
acoustic and electronic instruments and a demo of assorted instruments.
The total amount of stereo samples: 216.
Monument Valley, Plug Mix, Octave Bellstrings, Breath Choir, Soft Voices,
Full Choirstrings, Lush Strings, Chimeoctave Orchestra, Slow Orchestrachoir,
Fast Strings, Softsynth Orchestra, Bellchoir, Swell Strings, Chines Orchestra,
Sky Choir, Space Pad, Twelve Moog Modules, Fest Attackfuzz, Guitarstrings,
Pianostrings, Piano Orchestra, Roughstack, Bigbrass, Brasschoir, Righ and
Mellow.
Volume 4 - SICD 2028, 1990
Stack Sounds B
This CD contains 24 stereo stack sounds consisting of 4 to 8 layers of
acoustic and electronic instruments and a demo of asscorted instruments.
The total amount of stereo samples: 247.
Haleakala Moon, Japanese Flute Orchestra, Soft Piano Strings, Rainstick
Choir, Mystery Pad, Future Choir, Industrial Bamboo, Slow Orchestra Pad,
Brass Tutti, Distorted Guitars, Glockenflute, Staccato Orchestra, Obiestack,
Digisweep Layers, FM Pleasure, Bass Stack, Fenderpiano Violine, Microwave,
48-String Guitar, Bright E-Pianostrings, Bright Guitar-Strings, Six Pianos,
Harpsiflute, Spacelanding, Muted Trumpets.
Volume 5 - SICD 2029, 1990
Musical Effects
This CD contains 243 signals of percussive, acoustical and electronical
effects. Including: Orchestra Hits - Tibetan Monks - Whale Screams - Japanese
Flutes - African Perscussion Effects - Cobra Strike - Space Clusters -
VCS3 - Moog Fx and much more...
Volume 6 - SICD 2030, 1990
Grand Pianos
This CD contains of 404 stereo samples of 5 pianos. All intervals recorded
in - minor third.
Klavins MOD.370, Bösendorfer, Seiler MIDI Grand, Steinway "D",
Bechstein "EN".
