Cheers and happy using.
Saturday, 30 April 2011
Guitar Little Chord Helper
Here's something to print and write down your chords ;)
Cheers and happy using.
Cheers and happy using.
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
Cantaloupe Island Jazz Tutorial
"Cantaloupe Island" is a jazz standard composed by Herbie Hancock. It was one of the first examples of a modal jazz composition set to a funky beat.
Because is a well known and also fun to play on it, I made a backing track for you guys to fool around with it.
Introduction 8 bars, then structure repeats 5 times, last with an outro.
DOWNLOAD (right click and "save link as")
Composed by Herbie Hancock.
Track arranged and sequenced by Mihai Sorohan in 2011.
On the Fm7 chord, you can play F Dorian.
On the Db7 chord you can play Db Lydian dominant.
On the Dm7 chord you can play D dorian.
Here, take a look and get inspired by the master himself:
Herbie Hancock: Piano
Bob Sheppard: Tenor Saxophone
Lionel Loueke: Guitar
Marcus Miller: Electric Bass
Vinnie Colaiuta: Drums.
By downloading the provided files you accept the following terms:
You may use the provided backing tracks for:
- practice;
- recording/filming yourself soloing on top of it, and posting on YouTube or similar free services;
- use in a live performance/show.
You may not:
- use it for commercial purposes (put it on a CD and sell it, sell it online, etc).
Disclaimer:
All materials are properties of their owners. All material used here is for informative and educational purposes.
Enjoy the freebie.
Because is a well known and also fun to play on it, I made a backing track for you guys to fool around with it.
Introduction 8 bars, then structure repeats 5 times, last with an outro.
DOWNLOAD (right click and "save link as")
Composed by Herbie Hancock.
Track arranged and sequenced by Mihai Sorohan in 2011.
On the Fm7 chord, you can play F Dorian.
On the Db7 chord you can play Db Lydian dominant.
On the Dm7 chord you can play D dorian.
Here, take a look and get inspired by the master himself:
Herbie Hancock: Piano
Bob Sheppard: Tenor Saxophone
Lionel Loueke: Guitar
Marcus Miller: Electric Bass
Vinnie Colaiuta: Drums.
By downloading the provided files you accept the following terms:
You may use the provided backing tracks for:
- practice;
- recording/filming yourself soloing on top of it, and posting on YouTube or similar free services;
- use in a live performance/show.
You may not:
- use it for commercial purposes (put it on a CD and sell it, sell it online, etc).
Disclaimer:
All materials are properties of their owners. All material used here is for informative and educational purposes.
Enjoy the freebie.
Wednesday, 29 December 2010
Christmas (late) SampleTank Freebie
I wanted to make a free glockenspiel patch for Christmas, patch I thought to be for Mu.Lab and Kontakt, but I thought "why not try SampleTank, now that it's free".
Well, took a while to make it, mainly because SampleTank is a very closed and hard to understand, at least the free version. So, because I was late with it, I thought "why not throw in there some more stuff?".
DOWNLOAD
List of instruments:
Percussion
- Glockenspiel
- Bamboo
Brass and Wind
- Muted Trumpet
- Recorder
Install:
Unzip into the "Instruments" folder.
The structure should be Program Files/IK Multimedia/ Instruments/Mihai Sorohan Sounds/.
You should be able to acces it from ST menu.
No loop points, no velocity multi layering, but still I think it might be useful. All samples recorded at 32 bit and converted to 16 bit wav stereo.
There are available 8 more child presets by jobromedia originally posted on KVR.
DOWNLOAD
Extract them in the same folder where you extracted the original samples.
In order for the child presets to work, you should previously have the parent original samples.
The Free version of SampleTank Free you can get from IK Multimedia website:
SampleTank Free Download
It comes with over 500 MB samples for over 200 sounds included.
Well, took a while to make it, mainly because SampleTank is a very closed and hard to understand, at least the free version. So, because I was late with it, I thought "why not throw in there some more stuff?".
DOWNLOAD
List of instruments:
Percussion
- Glockenspiel
- Bamboo
Brass and Wind
- Muted Trumpet
- Recorder
Install:
Unzip into the "Instruments" folder.
The structure should be Program Files/IK Multimedia/ Instruments/Mihai Sorohan Sounds/.
You should be able to acces it from ST menu.
No loop points, no velocity multi layering, but still I think it might be useful. All samples recorded at 32 bit and converted to 16 bit wav stereo.
There are available 8 more child presets by jobromedia originally posted on KVR.
DOWNLOAD
Extract them in the same folder where you extracted the original samples.
In order for the child presets to work, you should previously have the parent original samples.
The Free version of SampleTank Free you can get from IK Multimedia website:
SampleTank Free Download
It comes with over 500 MB samples for over 200 sounds included.
Saturday, 11 December 2010
Arpeggio Study no2 For Guitar
Original made way back in 2008, now reworked.
I tried to cover two aspects of guitar playing, the triads and the sweep picking. Basically all started because practicing arpeggios can be boring, so a technique switching and building sort of a melody (and all on top of a backing track) can "spice up" a bit practicing.
Here's the track:
Arpeggio Study no2 For Guitar
DOWNLOAD (right click and "save link as")
Track composed by Mihai Sorohan in 2008.
Track sequenced, performed, recorded and mixed by Mihai Sorohan in 2010.
Arpeggio Study no2 For Guitar- Backing Track
Starts with 2 bars of metronome to get you in the tempo (120 bpm)
DOWNLOAD (right click and "save link as")
Track composed by Mihai Sorohan in 2008.
Track sequenced, performed, recorded and mixed by Mihai Sorohan in 2010.
All guitars recorded with Epiphone SG Special through Guitar Rig 4 Player (free).
I tried to cover two aspects of guitar playing, the triads and the sweep picking. Basically all started because practicing arpeggios can be boring, so a technique switching and building sort of a melody (and all on top of a backing track) can "spice up" a bit practicing.
Here's the track:
Arpeggio Study no2 For Guitar
DOWNLOAD (right click and "save link as")
Track composed by Mihai Sorohan in 2008.
Track sequenced, performed, recorded and mixed by Mihai Sorohan in 2010.
Arpeggio Study no2 For Guitar- Backing Track
Starts with 2 bars of metronome to get you in the tempo (120 bpm)
DOWNLOAD (right click and "save link as")
Track composed by Mihai Sorohan in 2008.
Track sequenced, performed, recorded and mixed by Mihai Sorohan in 2010.
All guitars recorded with Epiphone SG Special through Guitar Rig 4 Player (free).
Sunday, 24 October 2010
Free Choir Sample Pack
The choir patch was developed by Mihai Sorohan together with Richard Osborn for Mu.Lab Multisampla and Selcuk Bor (from Symphony of Specters) for Kontakt.
Choir:
MULAB
A reworked version of the pack named "Choir Vowel Ensemble Pack" is available on the official Mutools website on the "Download" section. Jo from Mutools converted all 6 patches into a MuSynth patch and also converted all samples to Ogg files to keep filesize low (in the original is 32 bit wav).The quality is still decent but the size is much smaller, so it's more suitable for people with a slower internet connection or with smaller HD drives.Mu.Lab Patch: DOWNLOAD
How to install:
1. Get Mu.Lab (free version would do it just fine)
2. Download and unzip the archive.
3. Move the patch folder into the Mulab/User/Library/Mux folder
By downloading the provided files you accept the following terms:
Choir:
Citrina - soprano & alto
Jelena - alto
Roman & Dimitri (Timohi) - tenor
Jonny Zed - tenor
Mihai - tenor & baritone
KONTAKT
The Kontakt patch is "monolith" so you don't need to copy folders or keep track where are the files.
To run the patch you need a full license of Kontakt. In Kontakt Player (the free version of Kontakt) the patch will run just in demo mode (that means 15 minutes and then stop).
Full Choir "Dry" Patch for Kontakt: DOWNLOAD KONTAKT
The Kontakt patch is "monolith" so you don't need to copy folders or keep track where are the files.
To run the patch you need a full license of Kontakt. In Kontakt Player (the free version of Kontakt) the patch will run just in demo mode (that means 15 minutes and then stop).
Full Choir "Wet" Patch for Kontakt: DOWNLOAD
MULAB
A reworked version of the pack named "Choir Vowel Ensemble Pack" is available on the official Mutools website on the "Download" section. Jo from Mutools converted all 6 patches into a MuSynth patch and also converted all samples to Ogg files to keep filesize low (in the original is 32 bit wav).The quality is still decent but the size is much smaller, so it's more suitable for people with a slower internet connection or with smaller HD drives.Mu.Lab Patch: DOWNLOAD
How to install:
1. Get Mu.Lab (free version would do it just fine)
2. Download and unzip the archive.
3. Move the patch folder into the Mulab/User/Library/Mux folder
By downloading the provided files you accept the following terms:
- You get a personal non-exclusive non-transferable right to use the sample content as an integral part of your musical composition, in combination with other sounds, for both personal and commercial purpose. You may not use it for commercial sample libraries (put it on a CD and sell it, sell it online, etc)
- You may use the sample content as an integral part of your musical composition, in combination with other sounds, for both personal and commercial purpose.
- I don't accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, liability, injury or upset caused to or suffered by you as a result of misusing this material.
Thursday, 23 September 2010
Free Rock Pack for Mu.Lab
Stereo recorded Epiphone SG Special guitar. Samples at 44.1 KHz samplerate, 24 bit, stereo.
Acoustic Guitar Strums
Mono recorded Fender CD-60CE Nat major and minor chords, one strum and muted strums so you can make your own patterns. Samples at 44.1 KHz samplerate, 24 bit, mono.
MULAB
Source files are included for MU.LAB.
MU.LAB is an alternative, hi-quality music application for Mac OSX and Windows, transforming your computer into a complete music studio!
DOWNLOAD Mu.Lab Multisampla format
How to install:
1. Get Mu.Lab (free version would do it just fine)
2. Download and unzip the archive.
3. Move the patch folder into the Mulab/User/Library/Mux folder
By downloading the provided files you accept the following terms:
MU.LAB is an alternative, hi-quality music application for Mac OSX and Windows, transforming your computer into a complete music studio!
DOWNLOAD Mu.Lab Multisampla format
How to install:
1. Get Mu.Lab (free version would do it just fine)
2. Download and unzip the archive.
3. Move the patch folder into the Mulab/User/Library/Mux folder
By downloading the provided files you accept the following terms:
- You may not use it for commercial sample libraries (put it on a CD and sell it, sell it online, etc)
- You may use the sample content as an integral part of your musical composition, in combination with other sounds, for both personal and commercial purpose.
- I don't accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, liability, injury or upset caused to or suffered by you as a result of misusing this material.
Wednesday, 15 September 2010
Mihai Sorohan Discography
Albums:
(trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, guitar, bass guitar)
Buy it on Bandcamp
... (dot, dot, dot) on Soundcloud
2015 - Mihai Sorohan - Watercolors
Buy it on Bandcamp
... (dot, dot, dot) on Soundcloud
2015 - Mihai Sorohan - TWO
(trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, keyboards, guitar)
2009 - Mihai Sorohan - Anachronic
(trumpet, keyboards, guitar)
Singles:
2023 - Mihai Sorohan - Liftoff
(trumpet, bass ukulele, keyboards and guitar)
2019 - Mihai Sorohan - Splash! Big-Band Version
(trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, keyboards, guitar, bass guitar)
Collaborations as a guest artist, sound engineer & remixes:
2023 - Botshelo Moate - Alter Ego
(trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone)
2020 - Botshelo Moate - A different Me
(recording, mixing, mastering)
(brass, production, mixing)
Buy it on Bandcamp
2016 - Lady Albatross - Do What I Want
2015 - byron - Eternal Return
2015 - Jart Noise - various tracks 
2014 - Various Artists - The Warp Zone - compilation by John Montoya (Ayotom)
track no. 17. "Quick to the Elfmobile"
2013 - Various Artists - compilation "Spring Tube vs. Easy Summer vol.8"
remix of "Russian Lights" by Kenneth Thomas
2012 - Timohi - "Pirmas Blynas" 
2011 - Fierbinteanu - "Love Goes Round In Circles"
2011 - Alexandr Belkin - "Beatles'n'Jazz"
(trumpet)
2011 - Audio Draft Compilation - Relief Songs For Japan
2011 - Josiah Heflin - Psalms 1 to 10 Revisited
2010 - Timohi - CD Viktor Tsoy Tribute Lietuva
2009 - Noa - triple CD recorded as part of Music Laboratory Network "The Process"
2009 - Opera Skyle DVD
2009 - Yesterdays - The Spaghetti Epic III - The Great Silence (Musea Compilation)
(trumpet)
2008 - Teodora Iacob - Efecte speciale
2008 - Kaska - Liber si nesilit de nimeni
2007 - Shukar Collective - Rromatek
2004 - Nightlosers - Rhythm & Bulz
(mixing, guitar, ukulele, bass ukulele)
(trumpet on "Little by Little")
(trumpet; brass)
(trumpet, guitar, keyboards, sound engineer)
(trumpet loops)
(trumpet)
All incomes from the album sales are donated to the Japan Aid of Finnish Red Cross.
(trumpet, guitar & arrangement on Psalm 7 and 10)
More info
(trumpet, keyboards)
Project supervised by Moritz Bergfeld and Gediminas Zujus.
Composer Rūta Vitkauskaitė
Libreto by Gabrielė Labanauskaitė
(trumpet)
More info (unfortunately sold out)
(trumpet)
(trumpet)
(trumpet)
(trumpet)
Miscellaneous recordings:
2012 - FreeMind - "DM Sentimentai"
2010 - Eden - Eurovision single "Nirvana" (guitar)
2008 - Bossa Nova Project - demo (trumpet, keyboards, guitar)
2007 - Morisena - TransyMusic (trumpet)
2006 - One - official demo (trumpet)
2006 - Glidq - live at Delta RFI (trumpet)
2003 - Balkan Winds - live at Deutsche Welle (trumpet)
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