Switched-On Access

Published on Apr 13, 2015 bitleyTM

"A simple & sweet little Access Virus C multitrack tune loosely inspired by Wendy Carlos' great Switched-On Bach work in the 60s."

A little D-20 multitrack from Bitley™

Published on Mar 19, 2015 bitleyTM

"Multitracked Roland D-20 synthesizer

Music: "D20 Paradise" (c) by Patrick Fridh aka Bitley™"

Poly X3M: Knob automation

Published on Feb 17, 2015 bitleyTM

"Introducing the new Bitley™ Poly X3M refill (due for release as soon as finishing touches have been perfected). This is a first demo of some simple knob movements in a Combinator patch combining 8 multi-sampled sounds from the 1979 Korg Lambda analog 'poly ensemble' synthesizer."

Fairlight NNXT

Published on Jul 27, 2014 bitleyTM

"A little cute demo for the brand new Fairlight NNXT refill (2014) which is a fantastic 120 Mb sound bank for Reason 7.

http://bitley.laconicsounds.net

There has been a request for a more simple, scaled down and refined version, and this has now been produced. Fairlight NNXT builds upon the original Fairlight CMI documentation for revision 1.3 from Fairlight Instruments (included) which describes the 32 factory disks. All disks are included here and the refill contains 350 Fairlight CMI NNXT sounds for Reason 7. The refill also contains all of the Subtractor, Thor and Malström sounds from the bigger versions, as well as a couple of bonus "disks" with Bitley sounds, Art Of Noise sounds and Vince Clarke sounds. The sounds are sorted and named exactly as on the 32 original Fairlight CMI disks. The file size is just below 120 Mb."

A Roland JX8P "PWM" attempt (full settings included)

Published on Jun 29, 2014 bitleyTM·19 videos

"Tweaking away on the iPad with the iPG800 app [iTunes], I ended up on a sound very similar to PWM modulation even though the JX8P does not have a dedicated PW / PWM like its siblings Juno 60, Juno 2, Jupiter 6, Jupiter 8 etc.

Feel free to copy the parameter settings. Important here are DCO 1 LFO depth, DCO 2 cross modulation settings, LFO rate. Once you have set that you can play with filter, tune, envelope and chorus settings. What you see programmed here is exactly what is played, straight out from the JX8P.

The JX-8P is a 6-voice analog synthesizer from 1985."

Hey Mom!

Published on May 28, 2014 bitleyTM·45 videos

"1.01 of Casio CZ-101. Why fuzz. Get a real synth for dinner.

The CZ-101 was my first synth and now I got one again. Filled with nostalgia, I made a little multitracked SONGAMAGOOP just to try it out again."

This would have been a great one for mother's day.

Magic Works

Published on May 22, 2014 bitleyTM·44 videos

"A track using Fairlight sounds. Produced, written and programmed by Patrick Fridh aka Bitley. http://bitley.laconicsounds.net"

The Happy Fairlight

Published on May 21, 2014 bitleyTM·44 videos

"A little happy tune made with the Fairlight refills (that I also made). These sounds are available for Reason 4, 5, 6 and 7 respectively. As well as NI Kontakt 5.2. All from http://bitley.laconicsounds.net. Enjoy!"

Update:

Inventing Reason was perfect for saving the Fairlight

Published on May 21, 2014

"The majestic sounds of the Fairlight rescued. Since we brought them into Reason & Kontakt compability, the sound is kept intact -- and beyond -- forever. Enjoy the real sounds of the Fairlight CMI. In your studio today. http://bitley.laconicsounds.net"

A build-up arrangement using Fairlight

Published on Mar 9, 2014 bitleyTM·42 videos

"Build up using Fairlight soundbanks from Bitley™ - http://bitley.laconicsounds.net"

Patrick Fridh via Bitley Sounds & Refills on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

WBF. Way Beyond Fairlight.

Published on Dec 10, 2013 bitleyTM·41 videos

"Introducing the new Bitley™ Refill, our 10th release of the Fairlight refill, now for Reason 7. Available as an update for customers of any of our previous Fairlight refill releases. Five gigabytes of data. Four thousand patches. http://bitley.laconicsounds.net"

via Patrick Fridh on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge: "The 10th release of our Fairlight sound bank for Reason is now available (Kontakt version also available). Five gigabytes of data. Four thousand patches."

A magic number in the Fairlight galaxy: 42

Published on Nov 4, 2013 bitleyTM·41 videos

"Like in 'hitch-hikers guide to the galaxy', the magic number is 42, and I'm turning 42 this week. Therefore you can now obtain Fairlight Platinum for only 42 USD wherever you are. Here's the link to order: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... - find the thread on Propellerheads' User Forum - https://www.propellerheads.se/forum/s..."

bitleyTM Fairlight Platinum Refill - Perfect sounds for your music

Published on Aug 15, 2013 bitleyTM·40 videos

"We have made all the sounds you could imagine needing - if you're using Reason 6.5 / 7.0. They're compiled into our huge refill Fairlight Platinum, which also contains every single bit of synthesizer & drum machine history you ever dreamed of. But the refill also contains totally unique programming of the kind that will make you really happy about making music.

For more info please visit us at http://bitley.laconicsounds.net"

via Patrick Fridh on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Bitley Presents Omnia Fairlight-based Sound Banks

The Fairlight CMI ReFills for Reason - two demo tracks

Uploaded on Sep 13, 2011 bitleyTM·39 videos

"demo music for the fairlight refills for reason

driving by night in sweden

music and refill by bitley - http://bitley.laconicsounds.net"

browsing through Bitley™ OMNIA Samples for Anything

Published on Aug 7, 2013 bitleyTM·39 videos

"Browsing in the folder of this giant WAV / AIFF sound library just to give you a hint of how everything is sorted. The library costs $39 USD and contains the entire Fairlight CMI IIx library and much, much more. In total about 6,000 samples @ about 2,3 Gb of disk space. This works as a foundation for our refills Bitley™ OMNIA and the reknowned Bitley™ Fairlight Platinum.

Sampled instruments include: Fairlight CMI IIX, E-mu Emulator II, E-mu Emulator III, Roland JX8P, Roland JX10, Roland Jupiter 4, Roland D-50, Roland TR-505, 606, 707, 808 and 909. Prophet 1 and 5. Yamaha DX7. Yamaha TX81Z. Casio VZ1. Moog Minimoog. Casio CZ-5000. LinnDrum. Oberheim Matrix 6 and Matrix 12, DMX. Roland SH-101. Korg Trinity. Roland Juno 60 & 106. Wavestation. Prophet VS. Roland V-Synth. Yamaha DX7II. Roland TB-303. Roland S-550. Roland CR-68, CR-78. Casio RZ-1. Yamaha RX5.

The 'Samples for Anything' version is made to be used with just about any sampler out there; be it a hard or a soft option - E-mu E4K series, Native Instruments Kontakt, UVI, Korg ESX-1 etc etc. The pack of samples is also available for Reason 7. The complete sound libraries including patches are also available for Kontakt and Reason, respectively. All from our site.

More information:

http://bitley.laconicsounds.net/

http://bitley.laconicsounds.net/omnia/"

via Patrick Fridh on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge:

"August 8, 2013

For immediate release: Bitley presents Omnia

Omnia is the latest incarnation of Bitley's Fairlight-based sound banks, as developed from 2010 to present date. The first release in the Omnia series is Omnia Samples. This contains all of the wave files (samples), comprising 2,3 Gigabyte of data and nearly 6,000 individual samples. Omnia Samples is released in two versions: One raw wave version, which fits all samplers and sample players that can import AIFF and / or WAV files. This covers nearly all sampler instruments since many years back. The other version is made for Reason 7. Subsequent Omnia series releases for Reason will include things from Bitley's previous Fairlight II+, XXL and Platinum refills alongside with completely new patches as well as fixes and updates, new naming conventions and more focused categories. Fairlight Platinum will remain as the largest Bitley refill with its 3,600 instrument patches. There is also a Fairlight-based Kontakt library available which recently was updated (July 2013).

Bitley is a swedish maker of sound banks, programming hardware synthesizers as well as making software releases. The company started out in 2010 by releasing the sound banks Orlando JX10 and Fairlight CMI Legacy. Bitley's usage of the Fairlight samples is an agreement with Fairlight and Peter Vogel in Australia. Newer refills include The Prophet, O8, Flux, Poly Ensemble and more.

Bitley Omnia webpage: http://bitley.laconicsounds.net/omnia/
Fairlight audio/video demo:"

"The Fairlight CMI ReFills for Reason - two demo tracks" video above.

Bitley™ Poly Ensemble ReFill Featuring the Korg Lambda

via Patrick Fridh on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge:

"Presenting my latest work; the Poly Ensemble refill for Reason 7.

Poly Ensemble gives you expertly multisampled and looped sounds from the venerable Korg Lambda, utilizing all sorts of tricks and possibilities with Reason 7 without the need for extra rack extensions.

The Combinator graphics took us quite a while to design, making it possible for the user to experience even more than the original (1979) Lambda provides, by laying out all the 8 base sounds / sound types across the four knobs. It's then very easy to tweak it 'on the fly' while producing music. The button assignments have also been carefully done and the arpeggios are playing in different speeds and types to create really lush arpeggiated sounds.

The refill is now available as a preorder, and while it is cheaper than the final version, it will of course include the final update. The current revision is number three, and it comes with just about everything the final version will have, only that the final version will contain more patches. The current patch count is 132. The refill also contains a few drumkits to really make it like a complete "Poly Ensemble workstation".

Here's the brand new demo track, "Emotional".

https://soundcloud.com/bitleytm/emotional

The refill is available here: http://bitley.laconicsounds.net/"

JX8P LED Disco

YouTube Published on Jul 19, 2012 by bitleyTM

"By pressing down a little key, it plays a little me... no! :) But by holding down PIANO 2 and PIANO 3 while starting up, you enter the JX8P test mode. It will indicate which (of the 6) voices are in use. And how many. Here's a little melody to demonstrate the 8P LED disco! (It's also a demo showing how aggressively it should be played, hehe)."

Fairlight Platinum & Fairlight Kontakt Project

YouTube Published on Jun 11, 2012 by bitleyTM

"This is a little reminder to the world - the Bitley™ soundbanks are right here waiting for you. Fairlight CMI IIX all the way with a very rich and healthy addition of other things. You will literally get thousands of sounds - and plenty of fun in front of your music computer. These soundbanks gives you the entire toolbox for a) going back in time and b) going forward to tomorrow's hottest sounds! If you ever loved Pet Shop Boys, Art Of Noise, Scritti Politti... you simply have to get this. http://bitley.laconicsounds.net"

Cierra | Don't Cry | Fairlight Platinum ReFill

YouTube Published on May 7, 2012 by bitleyTM

"Sneak preview! Michael Moog has produced a brand new track for the 17 year old TMG Recording artist Cierra Ramirez exclusively using the Bitley™ Fairlight Platinum ReFill for Reason 6. He contacted us about it and gave us exclusive rights to publish a sneak preview of the video in order to be able to spread the word on the refill, which he adores. This video is not listed publicly on YouTube.

Cierra Ramirez will be starring in the Lionsgate feature movie (motion picture) Girl In Progress with Eva Mendez going up on cinemas May 11, 2012. The track (and this video) will be official sometime after this.

The track is a response to Echoes Of Silence by The Weekend.
Michael Moog will possibly be providing a RPS version of the track which will be provided to all Fairlight Platinum license owners. Michael Moog is also currently producing the 90s pop act No Mercy and the Fairlight Platinum ReFill is being used there as well.

Directed by: Michael Moog. Director of Photography: Eric Roundtree. Lightning / Grip: Calvin Gaines. Edited by Eric Roundtree, Siji and Timmy Temper. Published by Temper Music Group. Song copyrighted by The Weekend, 2012. Preview published by Bitley with exclusive, written permission.

The Fairlight Platinum ReFill is available from the Bitley website, http://bitley.laconicsounds.net"

Introducing the Bitley™ team of sound designers & developers.

YouTube Uploaded by bitleyTM on Apr 9, 2012

"All the team members say hi here, and we give you a little message on how we work. Studio pictures. We use real synthesizers. And Reason. And more stuff. That we paid for. We are at http://bitley.laconicsounds.net and you are most welcome to check out our demos & stuff, we do Reason & Kontakt patch banks. Thanks for your time!"

The Magic White Machine

YouTube Uploaded by bitleyTM on Dec 8, 2011

"This is a song dedicated to the Fairlight CMI. The song was made using our own Fairlight CMI refills. The latest version is XXL, which is for Reason 5 and up. Also available is Fairlight II+ which is for Reason 4 and up."

Reason Martyn Ware Fairlight Forum Song Contest

YouTube Uploaded by bitleyTM on Nov 17, 2011

"This is a demo track using the Bitley DeLight refill. It tells you about the current, on-going (as of November 18, 2011) Propellerhead Users Forum song contest. The participating track will be listened to and a winning track will be picked by Martyn Ware (BEF, Human League, Heaven 17 & more) by December 2011.

Demo track (c) by Patrick Fridh Aka Bitley 2011 using Reason and the DeLight refill only."