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Hamst3r on GameTrailers
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Hamst3r on GameSpot
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.:Buzz 101: Video Tutorial:.

Learn how to use Buzz Tracker with this high quality Video Tutorial!
Learn the basics of the Buzz interface, how to add machines, program notes, connect effects and make a pattern sequence. The video is 12 and a half minutes.

[Download] – 800×600 high resolution version (35 MB).
[Watch] – low resolution version on Youtube.

.:Buzz Tutorials:.

Grain Drone – Turn any sample in to an awesome drone. Includes presets.

Rain Cloud – Use Granular synthesis to create a convincing rain sound.

Benassi Bass – Saw bass, with reverb, ducking and filtering like in Satisfaction.

I Wanna Be… – Distorted drums like in the NIN song, The Great Destroyer.

Dual Philthy – Achieve a phatter sound by using parallel filters.

NeuroTransmitter – The lead synth from NeuroTransmitter.

Volume Envelope Span – Tighten-up programmed drums.

Ultimate Unison – Fancy super-wide chorus effect.

Release Me – A dark synth with a nice release phase.

Junglist – A popular jungle bass sound.

lil’ Jon Saw – Used in every track produced by Lil’ Jon.

Darude Synth – The synth sound used in Sandstorm.

Guitar for Bells – HD JGuitar can be used for mallet instruments.

Daft Ducker – Side-chain Compression technique, like Daft Punk.

Detune Synth – Swirling synth pad that slides into pitch.

DnB OzO Bass – A popular Drum’n‘Bass Sound.

Didgital Didjeridu – A Didjeridu type sound.

Demoscene Synths – Eventually became the song Galaxi0rz 19.

There are more tutorials and other files in here.

.:Miscellaneous Buzz files:.

Hamst3r-Index – A very popular index for sorting Buzz machines [download]

Midnight – A dark and muted color scheme [download]

Sexy Buzz Icons – Round, modern-looking program icons for Buzz. There are also really big, detailed versions for dock applications. (Rocket Dock, Object Dock, etc.)
[download]

Drumkits – for the PSI Drum 2 [directory]

Presets – a large collection of machine presets [download]

.:Sample Packs:.

These packs are in either ZIP or RAR format.

Laundry Basket (8.88mb) – percussive samples made with a flipped-over metal laundry basket.

Custom Drumloops 2 (5.31 mb) – Old drum machines, abused breaks and some other stuff used to make percussive loops.

Talking Drum Loops (2.59 mb) – Recordings of me playing a Talking Drum. Recorded with a Shure SM57 mic and UA 1176 Pre-Amp.

Yamaha VSS-30 (4.30mb) – A cheap keyboard…with an 8-bit sampler, built-in mic, LFO’s, ring mod, envelopes and more.

Stab Wound (2.9 mb) – The mutilation of a watermelon using a knife and a spoon.

Custom Drumloops 1 (2.52 mb) – programmed oneshot samples processed through various effects.

Big Hitters (2.25mb) – Big Bassy Smashers. Use in place of crash cymbals or other weakling sounds.

Analog Distortion (7.51mb) – A small assortment of sounds. Some made with a Roland MKS-50.

Juno Synths 1 (4.30mb) – A few samples from a Roland Alpha Juno.

Hardcore Drums (720 kb) – Things that are distorted and go bump. This is an old pack, it’s pretty bad.

Custom Drums 1 (587 kb) – a old pack of not particularly useful drum samples.