Sakari Infinity http://www.sakari-infinity.net Where video game musicians find their potential Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:30:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Announcement: To Musicians http://www.sakari-infinity.net/2010/02/announcement-to-musicians/ http://www.sakari-infinity.net/2010/02/announcement-to-musicians/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:31:14 +0000 illustrationism http://www.sakari-infinity.net/?p=3700 We have opened up our doors, and are allowing all musicians to upload and post DIRECTLY to Sakari Infinity. Soon, there will be a page for requesting this “Author” status on SI. Until then, please contact me to have me update you to this status.

Do not abuse this! There are a few rules about uploads… These should be self-explanatory, but I do need to post them.

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RULES

  1. Make sure your posts are meaningful and complete. No one-sentence posts. If you need an example, we have about 300 of them. Check out some of the more recent submissions to get an idea.
  2. Do NOT post incomplete or experimental songs. If the song is an experiment (for you) and complete, then you can upload it. Examples:
    • OK – You’ve never written in 3/4 time before, so you “experiment” and write / complete a song in 3/4 time and upload it.
    • NOT OK – You are messing around with riffs and throw something together to see how people like it. <- This is a WIP and SHOULD NOT be hosted on Sakari Infinity. Host it on dropbox.com and post it in the WIP forum.
  3. We are MP3 ONLY. I understand that some people like OGG, and that’s fine. Feel free to link to OGG versions of your music, but if you want to host the file on Sakari Infinity, you may only use MP3 format. If you upload a WAV file without permission, I will ban you. I’m not joking here, no one likes a 40MB download for a 4 minute song. Not cool.

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That’s it. Enjoy the new perks, all! =)

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The Arena
http://2eastmusic.com/mp3/the_arena.mp3

Sandscape
http://2eastmusic.com/mp3/sandscape.mp3

The Young Commander
http://2eastmusic.com/mp3/the_young_commander.mp3

Sail The Skies
http://2eastmusic.com/mp3/sail_the_skies.mp3

Winter’s Grasp
http://2eastmusic.com/mp3/winters_grasp.mp3

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Instruments: Horn in F, Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion, Violins, Violincello

Boss Battle – Adventure Hurts

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Instruments Used: Flute, Harp, Strings

Hellhole Heaven Theme

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Instruments: Horn in F, Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion, Piano, Strings

Marvelous Mountain Theme

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Instruments used:

Pan-Flute , Strings, Bassoon, Xylophone, Tom Drums Bongo Drums, Violin and two custom synth bass

BioTux Forest Theme

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If you use it PLEASE let me know so I can update this post.

Coupon code: GDSGFG23

You only have until Dec. 31 to redeem this $29/25 € Coupon towards any one KORE or KONTAKT Instrument from the NI Online Shop! These instruments can be used without the need for owning KONTAKT or KORE – simply load them into the free KORE 2 PLAYER or KONTAKT 4 PLAYER.

Enjoy!

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Instructions:
1. Click one of the links below.
2. In step 3, “Check data”, enter “holiday20″ for $20 rebate or “holiday10″ for a $10 rebate.
3. Click “redeem” and the $10 or $20 discount will be deducted.
4. Complete your order, and you’re finished!

Take your chance, the coupon codes are only valid until January 5, 2010!

» All products redeemable with a $20 coupon code*

» All products redeemable with a $10 coupon code*

* A note from Magix: The online coupons are only valid until January 5, 2010 and can only be redeemed to the above listed products. Only one coupon may be used with each order. Multiple coupons cannot be combined on one order.

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That’s right, we’re on Facebook now! Finally!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sakari-Infinity/214394248850

Now all you devoted followers and lurkers have a new place to follow. (And lurk)

Become a fan! ;)

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“We have gathered together some of the premium sounds from twelve KORE-powered instruments for HOLIDAY SELECTION 2009 – a free selection pack for the free KORE PLAYER ready for instant download!”

I’ve downloaded the Holiday Selection 2009 pack and played with some of the sounds (I already have a few of them). As always, NI doesn’t fail to let me down! This is excellent software, and all for free. Grab it now!

http://www.native-instruments.com/#/en/products/?search=allsoundpacks

“Native Instruments is happy to present to you a free instrument made up of premium sounds from highly-successful KORE / KONTAKT instruments. HOLIDAY SELECTION 2009 is a full-featured production-ready sound library that includes 45 Kore Sounds® with 360 Sound Variations, drawn from 12 different KORE / KONTAKT instruments. From classic sampled instruments to futuristic soundscapes and poly-effects, HOLIDAY SELECTION 2009 brings together the cream of this celebrated and diverse range.”

You’ll need the (also free) Kore Player to use this pack. You can download it for Mac, or download it for Windows.

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