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VOL 3 of StrangeFlow’s Electro Swing Samples Series Arrives!!

Posted by StrangeFlow on January 5, 2014
Posted in: Samples. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . 1 Comment

strangeflow's authentic electroswing samples VOL 3 !

Starting the new year off with something exciting…

Free Electro Swing Samples (Vol. 3 !!) (..it’s been a year, but now it’s here at laaaast!)

To DOWNLOAD for 13 bucks (USD):

CLICK HERE to get the full sample package!
or click HERE for a free demo!

Get out your zoot suits…uh… Go out and buy a zoot suit, get your flapper gear looking ducky, and head to your nearest speakeasy. Why? Because producers of electro swing have just got a brand new weapon… StrangeFlow’s Authentic Electro Swing Samples Vol. 3 !! Have any of you ever been to one of these silent disco events? They can actually be something interesting in the right eviroment, If you want to learn more about renting your own Silent Disco Headphones, Click Here! . Imagine a dead quite room full of dancing feet.

The ‘StrangeFlow’s Authentic Electro Swing,’ series is, by far, one of our most popular products at Bassadelic.com (that and the trap packages we also do) and for good reason; they’re swanky as ALL HELL! Electro swing (be it on the house music – or – the hip hop end of the spectrum) is huge right now. It’s so much fun! Everywhere from Australia, Asia (and Europe, especially) and also across North America, swing clubs and swing parties have opened up, promoting a musical revolution that is completely unparalleled. Carefree, melodic, always bass-heavy, full of fun electronic sounds and old school swing/jazz/big band samples from the first half of the century, electro swing is truly one of the hallmarks of our time!

To put it another way, this ISN’T your parent’s swing revival…

HOOORAAAAY FOR ELECTRO SWING!!!

That’s right.

strangeflow's authentic electroswing samples VOL 3 !

So, give us some details about this sample package, Bassy Will!

Here’s how it started: copies of ‘Electro Swing Samples Vol. 2,’ have been picked up all over the world, marking it as a real international form of dance music. ‘Vol. 3,’ promises all that ‘Vol. 2,’ offered, and more. Royalty-free and sequenced (quantized / turned into loops) this package is one of the best we’ve ever offered, here; and if you take a look at the samples (again, they’re free if you enter a comment by the end of January 14th, 2014 (EST) they’re absolutely FREE!) I’m SURE you’ll see why.

So what’s in it, anyway? Quit teasing us and get to the MEEEEAAATT!!

Ok, ok. ;) StrangeFlow’s Authentic Electro Swing Samples VOL. 3 contains the following:

—> 66 authentic swing samples from the original swing era (way back, around 90 years ago or so)
—> 10 beats
—> 6 vocal samples
—> TWO FREE GIFTS:
——-INCLUDING: 30 Funky Snares… and 31 Epic Crash Cymbals. Perfect for adding essential rhythmic elements to your compositions

So, there you have it.

Compatability?

. Acid Pro
. Pro Tools
. FL Studio
. Reason
. Live
. & any and ALL programs that support .WAV file format.

So what artists did you sample, anyhow? BE HONEST..

Ok, here’s a list!

Paul Whiteman (The biggest name in swing music, hands down. He’s the one who originally popularized it for mainstream audiences… Having his audio in your arsenal is — at least in my opinion — very important)
Mamie Smith
Aileen Stanley
Carln Fenton and His Orchestra
Vincent Lopez & His Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra
Zen Confrey and His Orchestra
Abe Lyman & the Hotel Ambassador Orchestra
The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Robert Dudley
Kid Orley
Ethel Waters
Joseph C. Smith’s Orchestra
Specht’s Jazz Outfit
Benson Orchestra of Chicago

To DOWNLOAD for 13 bucks:

CLICK HERE to get the full sample package!
or click HERE for a free demo!

“There really is NOTHING else quite like this product on the market. And, it’s insanely reasonable in pricing. For January 4th, 2014, it’s free; but after that, it’s going to be discounted for awhile. You might wonder why it’s so inexpensive… Is it because we don’t have confidence in our products? That’s not it at all: WE HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE in EVERYTHING we release, we’re just NOT trying to rip you off, that’s all, honestly. I’m a musician, and I would hate having to pay sixty or seventy bucks for ANY sample pack, it’s just ridiculous, which is why I keep mine at decent-minded prices. That’s my story, and I’m definitely sticking to it! My music / sample releases on Bassadelic are affordable, high-quality products, and I’m going to keep it that way.”

-StrangeFlow

Thanks for givin’ us a chance, And we REALLY hope you enjoy the samples!!!

This product contains 100% royalty-free and/or copyright-expired tracks, and is legally allowed to be sold in the U.S. You can use these audio files in any of your musical compositions or projects, both personal AND commercial. The one thing you can’t do, however, is resell the samples. That’s all. Other than that, rub some funk on your new tunes and get EVERYBODY’S fingers snapping to your next album! :)

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Woah.. More Completely Free Electro Swing Samples? Vol 3, You Say? Sounds Good, Hook it UP!!

Posted by StrangeFlow on January 4, 2014
Posted in: FREE!!!, Samples. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . 21 Comments

Woah - a Completely Free Batch of Electro Swing Samples by StrangeFlow? Uh, YES PLEASE!

The free giveaway is now, unfortunately, over.
However, you can still pick up a copy of this sample package

HERE!
or click HERE for a free demo!

To read more about this sample pack, just keep reading :)

Starting the new year off with something exciting…

Free Electro Swing Samples (Vol. 3 !!) (..it’s been a year, but now it’s here at laaaast!)

Get out your zoot suits…uh… Go out and buy a zoot suit, get your flapper gear looking ducky, and head to your nearest speakeasy. Why? Because producers of electro swing have just got a brand new weapon… StrangeFlow’s Authentic Electro Swing Samples Vol. 3 !!

The ‘StrangeFlow’s Authentic Electro Swing,’ series is, by far, one of our most popular products at Bassadelic.com (that and the trap packages we also do) and for good reason; they’re swanky as ALL HELL! Electro swing (be it on the house music – or – the hip hop end of the spectrum) is huge right now. It’s so much fun! Everywhere from Australia, Asia (and Europe, especially) and also across North America, swing clubs and swing parties have opened up, promoting a musical revolution that is completely unparalleled. Carefree, melodic, always bass-heavy, full of fun electronic sounds and old school swing/jazz/big band samples from the first half of the century, electro swing is truly one of the hallmarks of our time!

To put it another way, this ISN’T your parent’s swing revival…

HOOORAAAAY FOR ELECTRO SWING!!!

That’s right.

strangeflow's authentic electroswing samples VOL 3 !

So, give us some details about this sample package, Bassy Will!

Here’s how it started: copies of ‘Electro Swing Samples Vol. 2,’ have been picked up all over the world, marking it as a real international form of dance music. ‘Vol. 3,’ promises all that ‘Vol. 2,’ offered, and more. Royalty-free and sequenced (quantized / turned into loops) this package is one of the best we’ve ever offered, here; and if you take a look at the samples (again, they’re free if you enter a comment by the end of January 14th, 2014 (EST) they’re absolutely FREE!) I’m SURE you’ll see why.

So what’s in it, anyway? Quit teasing us and get to the MEEEEAAATT!!

Ok, ok. ;) StrangeFlow’s Authentic Electro Swing Samples VOL. 3 contains the following:

—> 66 authentic swing samples from the original swing era (way back, around 90 years ago or so)
—> 10 beats
—> 6 vocal samples
—> TWO FREE GIFTS:
——-INCLUDING: 30 Funky Snares… and 31 Epic Crash Cymbals. Perfect for adding essential rhythmic elements to your compositions

So, there you have it.

Compatability?

. Acid Pro
. Pro Tools
. FL Studio
. Reason
. Live
. & any and ALL programs that support .WAV file format.

So what artists did you sample, anyhow? BE HONEST..

Ok, here’s a list!

Paul Whiteman (The biggest name in swing music, hands down. He’s the one who originally popularized it for mainstream audiences… Having his audio in your arsenal is — at least in my opinion — very important)
Mamie Smith
Aileen Stanley
Carln Fenton and His Orchestra
Vincent Lopez & His Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra
Zen Confrey and His Orchestra
Abe Lyman & the Hotel Ambassador Orchestra
The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Robert Dudley
Kid Orley
Ethel Waters
Joseph C. Smith’s Orchestra
Specht’s Jazz Outfit
Benson Orchestra of Chicago

To DOWNLOAD:

CLICK HERE to get the full sample package!
or click HERE for a free demo!

“There really is NOTHING else quite like this product on the market. And, it’s insanely reasonable in pricing. For January 4th, 2014, it’s free; but after that, it’s going to be discounted for awhile. You might wonder why it’s so inexpensive… Is it because we don’t have confidence in our products? That’s not it at all: WE HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE in EVERYTHING we release, we’re just NOT trying to rip you off, that’s all, honestly. I’m a musician, and I would hate having to pay sixty or seventy bucks for ANY sample pack, it’s just ridiculous, which is why I keep mine at decent-minded prices. That’s my story, and I’m definitely sticking to it! My music / sample releases on Bassadelic are affordable, high-quality products, and I’m going to keep it that way.”

-StrangeFlow

Thanks for givin’ us a chance, And we REALLY hope you enjoy the samples!!!

This product contains 100% royalty-free and/or copyright-expired tracks, and is legally allowed to be sold in the U.S. You can use these audio files in any of your musical compositions or projects, both personal AND commercial. The one thing you can’t do, however, is resell the samples. That’s all. Other than that, rub some funk on your new tunes and get EVERYBODY’S fingers snapping to your next album! :)

Best Electro Swing Samples (VOLUME 2) are Here! Get em on sale! :)

Posted by StrangeFlow on April 10, 2013
Posted in: New Music, News, Review, Samples. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . 10 Comments

StrangeFlow's Authentic Electro Swing Sample Volume TWO! Even more "vintage-er"

The original ‘StrangeFlow’s Authentic Electro Swing Samples’ turned out to be the most popular thing on this site (with the possible exception of the trap samples) and I decided I wanted to make another package. This new ‘electro swing’ package is even better than the first, in my personal opinion. But unlike an episode of Mad Men, you don’t have to know what happened in the first to enjoy the second one in this series! This second one is my favorite :)

These are some vintage electro swing samples for you, from the sample series that has, in effect, defined what this site is about, to many people. More than I initially realized, to be honest. And this package here? Well, it’s “even more vintage-er” then the first! Why, you may ask? Well, for one thing, while there are definitely some classic big band jazz and swing tunes on here, and some hot artists like Paul Whiteman or Fanny Brice, there are also some real rarities that many fellow electro swing – loving crate-diggers just DO NOT HAVE in their collections. And for another thing, all of these samples are from the mid-1920s or earlier, the ‘Golden Era of Jazz,’ as it were!

These are not recreations or sound-alikes, these are real jazz samples, in some cases remixed a bit around the edges, here and there, to make them more club-ready, and dancefloor-accessible.

CLICK HERE TO GET THIS PACK!

Here’s a demo track made entirely with samples from this package:

So, if it’s authentic swing music you’re after, look no further, you’ve found the most vintage samples IN EXISTENCE. There are no other products ON THE MARKET like ‘StrangeFlow’s Authentic Electro Swing Samples.’

All of these samples are copyright-expired and royalty-free, so you can do anything you want with em, privately or commercially (you just can’t re-sell this product ;)

So, since electro swing is a mixture of some cutting-edge electronic dance beats fused with old-time jazz music – this pack contains both modern beats, as well as older jazz sounds that were left intact – however, all of these samples have been cut and sequenced so that they are ready for remixing/original music composition in any of a number of modern dance styles, such as house, hip hop, techno, moombah, dubstep, electro, complextro, and trap, just to name a few.

Some of them – well, MANY of them, in fact – have been edited, here and there, modernizing them in a cutting edge way for the dancefloors and swing parties that are taking place ALL ACROSS THE WORLD right now, from Paris to New York to New Delhi! The tempo has been listed in the file names of each sample, as well as the artist and song names sampled, where applicable.

In addition, we thought we’d drop a special gift on this release: a BONUS sample package – 150 Moombah beats. If you’re a fan of modern house music, you’ll probably know that moombah has ALSO been killing dancefloors lately! So, if thats a sound you are interested in, then youre in luck.

What else? We’ve included 17 different jazzy vocal samples to mix into your tunes! From Fanny Brice to Marion Harris and Bert Williams, these vocal samples are a lot of fun to mix into the groove.

Ah, yes, and in addition to this, we’ve added 30 funky snares. We’ve provided as many audio tools as possible to get you started and have fun making the swanginest songs on the scene!

All of these files are in .WAV format, the most widely-accepted audio format.

So, below is what’s included, in total, in this package:

– 61 swing music samples/loops

– 15 modern swing beats

– 17 swing music vocal samples

– 4 FX sounds: authentic vinyl audio to mix into your tunes

– free gift # 1: 150 moombah beats

– free gift # 2: 30 funky snares

This sample package contains royalty-free / copyright-expired / completely legal to use samples from the following artists:

Paul Whiteman,
Carl Fenton,
Marion Harris,
Charles Harris,
W. Robyn,
Fanny Brice,
dRoasrio Bourdon,
Ada Jones,
Billy Murray,
Billy Jones,
Art Hickman,
Elliot Shaw,
Elsie Baker,
Sterlng Trio,
Bert Williams,
Specht’s Jazz Outfit,
Benson Orchestra,
Ben Bernie,
Olive Kline,
Ethel Waters,
Ted Lewis,
Club Royal Orchestra,
Vaughn Deleath.
… AND MORE !!!

So how much is this gem of a jam of an authentic electro swing samples pack?

CLICK HERE TO GET THIS PACK!

It’s $25.00 USD.

 

Get ’em while they’re hot!!

Is there any sort of free starter pack to get us going? Ten or twenty samples or something?

Sure! Click here and download the demo samples for freee!

 

Happy mixin’ !

-StrangeFlow

Free Vintage Electro Swing Samples For the World!! It’s the Best Giveaway of 2013!

Posted by StrangeFlow on April 10, 2013
Posted in: News, Samples. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . 53 Comments

StrangeFlow's Authentic Electro Swing Sample Volume TWO! Even more "vintage-er"

I will discuss this sample pack below, but before I do, let me make a quick EDIT and state the rules for this free – pack. What do you have to do to win a free sample pack of some fine, authentic, and royalty-free electro swing samples?? Well, it’s simple:

1. SHARE THIS PAGE TO FACEBOOK: https://bassadelic.com/2013/04/10/new-electro-swing-samples-and-beats-available-now/
2. BE ONE OF THE FIRST 20 COMMENTERS ON THIS SITE,
3. WHEN YOU COMMENT, PLEASE LEAVE A LINK TO THE FB PAGE YOU POSTED ON, SO I KNOW IT WAS POSTED ;) AND ALSO, LEAVE YOUR EMAIL IN THE COMMENTS

(otherwise, I won’t know where to send your FREE Authentic Electro Swing Vol. 2 Samples !!! And that would be a shame!!)

If you don’t have Facebook, post it somewhere else obvious and noticeable, and post a link to that :)

And now, back to the post about the electro swing sounds – and remember, it’s still available on the site, and on sale, if you don’t get here in time to be one of the first twenty commenters to receive a free copy of this package.


The original ‘StrangeFlow’s Authentic Electro Swing Samples’ turned out to be the most popular thing on this site (with the possible exception of the trap samples) and I decided I wanted to make another package. This new ‘electro swing’ package is even better than the first, in my personal opinion. But unlike an episode of Mad Men, you don’t have to know what happened in the first to enjoy the second one in this series! This second one is my favorite :)

These are some vintage electro swing samples for you, from the sample series that has, in effect, defined what this site is about, to many people. More than I initially realized, to be honest. And this package here? Well, it’s “even more vintage-er” then the first! Why, you may ask? Well, for one thing, while there are definitely some classic big band jazz and swing tunes on here, and some hot artists like Paul Whiteman or Fanny Brice, there are also some real rarities that many fellow electro swing – loving crate-diggers just DO NOT HAVE in their collections. And for another thing, all of these samples are from the mid-1920s or earlier, the ‘Golden Era of Jazz,’ as it were!

These are not recreations or sound-alikes, these are real jazz samples, in some cases remixed a bit around the edges, here and there, to make them more club-ready, and dancefloor-accessible.

So, if it’s authentic swing music you’re after, look no further, you’ve found the most vintage samples IN EXISTENCE. There are no other products ON THE MARKET like ‘StrangeFlow’s Authentic Electro Swing Samples.’

All of these samples are copyright-expired and royalty-free, so you can do anything you want with em, privately or commercially (you just can’t re-sell this product ;)

So, since electro swing is a mixture of some cutting-edge electronic dance beats fused with old-time jazz music – this pack contains both modern beats, as well as older jazz sounds that were left intact – however, all of these samples have been cut and sequenced so that they are ready for remixing/original music composition in any of a number of modern dance styles, such as house, hip hop, techno, moombah, dubstep, electro, complextro, and trap, just to name a few.

Some of them – well, MANY of them, in fact – have been edited, here and there, modernizing them in a cutting edge way for the dancefloors and swing parties that are taking place ALL ACROSS THE WORLD right now, from Paris to New York to New Delhi! The tempo has been listed in the file names of each sample, as well as the artist and song names sampled, where applicable.

In addition, we thought we’d drop a special gift on this release: a BONUS sample package – 150 Moombah beats. If you’re a fan of modern house music, you’ll probably know that moombah has ALSO been killing dancefloors lately! So, if thats a sound you are interested in, then youre in luck.

What else? We’ve included 17 different jazzy vocal samples to mix into your tunes! From Fanny Brice to Marion Harris and Bert Williams, these vocal samples are a lot of fun to mix into the groove.

Ah, yes, and in addition to this, we’ve added 30 funky snares. We’ve provided as many audio tools as possible to get you started and have fun making the swanginest songs on the scene!

All of these files are in .WAV format, the most widely-accepted audio format.

So, below is what’s included, in total, in this package:

– 61 swing music samples/loops

– 15 modern swing beats

– 17 swing music vocal samples

– 4 FX sounds: authentic vinyl audio to mix into your tunes

– free gift # 1: 150 moombah beats

– free gift # 2: 30 funky snares

This sample package contains royalty-free / copyright-expired / completely legal to use samples from the following artists:

Paul Whiteman,
Carl Fenton,
Marion Harris,
Charles Harris,
W. Robyn,
Fanny Brice,
dRoasrio Bourdon,
Ada Jones,
Billy Murray,
Billy Jones,
Art Hickman,
Elliot Shaw,
Elsie Baker,
Sterlng Trio,
Bert Williams,
Specht’s Jazz Outfit,
Benson Orchestra,
Ben Bernie,
Olive Kline,
Ethel Waters,
Ted Lewis,
Club Royal Orchestra,
Vaughn Deleath.
… AND MORE !!!

So how much is this gem of a jam of an authentic electro swing samples pack?

It’s $15.99 USD. That’s it (for a limited time..)

How to Swang Out the Beats (StrangeFlow’s 2nd Electro Swing Tutorial)

Posted by StrangeFlow on December 10, 2012
Posted in: Articles, How-to / Tutorial. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . 4 Comments

Strangeflow's Guide to Swangin' Out the Beat! Plus, Another Electro Swing Remix Tutorial For Ya!

Received a couple questions about my first electro swing tutorial, so I thought I’d make another video, to try to clarify some things a little bit, as I want to encourage people to ask questions :)

Getting that swingin’ beat can be difficult at first, but with practice, it’s very do-able.

The trick is just to have the second half of a beat pushed as far to the end of the beat as possible, and not necessarily quantizing it to any half or quarter notes.. I’m talking about sequencing, when I say that. If you have a beat that plays, and then repeats, imagine that the second half of the beat is almost ready to jump into the second looping of that beat.

Here’s an example to show you what the hell I’m talking about..

sequencing

So, you see in the first row, in the image above (with each Strangeflow-with-goofy-cap ICON representing a drum sample – in this case, let’s say its just a kick drum) – do you see how there’s a StrangeFlow head (kick) on the 1, 3, 5 & 7? That’s the basic 4/4 beat. It’s what’s expected from a techno beat, electro, house, etc… And yes, there should also be snares or claps or hats, but for right now, for the basics, I’m just talking bass kicks…

The second row is much more swung out, meaning…what? Look at the StrangeFlow heads, this time. He’s still on the 1 and the 5, and still has a stupid cap on, but instead of being on the 3, he’s sorta… closer to the 4, right? And then, closer to the 8, eh? He’s not perfectly quantized. He’s just a little bit swung out…

I really encourage you to try it for yourself. Just get any kick drums. Anything. Whatever 808 or 909 kick drums you have. Or, sample something. Just for a test. Try it out until you feel you’ve got a swing.

For a second test, you could make the note (the StrangeFlow head on the 3 and the 7) into snares, and then let the heads on 1 and 5 remain as bass kicks.

Go ahead and try it out, see what you get. The thing is, it’s weird at first, but after awhile, with a bit of patience, you can get it. The closer the second drum kick is to the end of the 4 (or, the end of the 8) the more ‘swung’ out it is.

Here’s another electro swing tutorial I did, to further clarify what I’ve just talked about, and also to incorporate it into a remix of a Paul Whiteman tune!

This video clears up a question about what kick drums to use for electro swing remixes, and also shows StrangeFlow manually swanging the beats out hard, and mapping it to a big band swing tune!

Also, one last thing to point out is that the there will be a second Authentic Electro Swing Samples pack coming out soon! There have been a lot of packages coming along, here at Bassadelic, and we our excited for the next couple of months!

Stay tuned! And, I hope you enjoy the video and learn a little more about swangin’ out those beats! Once you really get how to do it, you’ll see how much fucking fun it really is! :) :)

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StrangeFlow’s Guide to Electro Swing

Posted by StrangeFlow on September 7, 2012
Posted in: How-to / Tutorial. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , . 4 Comments

yes it’s true! Another tutorial for the world to watch and then judge me for! :D

I tried to break it down easily, and I tried to cover as many bases as I could…. from copyright issues, and two techniques for remixing swing – 1.) fitting samples to the beat, and 2.) fitting your beat to the samples.

For this, I used a Paul Whiteman sample that has been cleared for public domain, and the song I used was actually cut up a few times and used in the electro swing sample pack I mentioned in the video! You can go download that here:

StrangeFlow’s Authentic Electro Swing Samples

Happy mixing everyone!

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