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Thu, 25 Mar 2004
Acoustic Drum and Cymbal Sample CD-ROM
Beta Monkey Music™ Releases Groove
Construction Kits
Beta Monkey Music has announced the latest addition to its already versatile
drum loop library.
Groove Construction Kits: Acoustic Drum and Cymbal Samples features five sampled recording drum kits, with nearly 900 (595 MB) individual
drum and cymbal hits, painstakingly recorded to capture all the beauty, character,
and nuance only acoustic drums possess.
Beta Monkey’s Groove Construction Kits is a comprehensive collection of acoustic drum and cymbal samples created with some of the most-known and sought-after drum sets and cymbal lines. The recorded drum sets include drums from DW™, Pearl™, Tama™, and Yamaha™ with cymbals from Sabian™ and Zildjan™.
The sample CD-ROM is well-suited and designed for groove construction across a wide variety of genres and styles including rock, pop, R&B, drum & bass,
world beat and more. Designed for songwriters and producers alike, Groove Construction
Kits features multiple-velocity hits of all drum, cymbal and percussive elements,
making the samples highly playable, expressive, and authentic.
- 894 (595 MB) multi-velocity .WAV samples
- Five distinct groove construction kits
- Cymbal Samples: HH, rides, crashes, splashes, chinas
- Supplemental acoustic kick and snare samples
16 bit and 24 bit stereo samples
Groove Construction Kits: Acoustic Drum and Cymbal Sample CD is
available now at Beta
Monkey Music.
Phelios Releases a New Shooter Game: Kaijin
Phelios announced the release of their new Shoot ‘em Up game called, Kaijin, another addition to their growing list of games made with their own game engine, PTK.
Phelios wanted to create a new Shoot 'em Up (also known as a Shmup) taking retro inspired qualities of a side scrolling game and adding their own modern twists. Their desire was for Kaijin to have the “feel” of a classic shmup, but improve on its performance and attributes by infusing content never before seen in a game of its kind. For example, the weapon system embraces the concept of having the power-ups tied to the health bar, so in effect, the player really has one life but can extend it or reduce it depending on his weapon power. Additionally, there’s a “squid-like” bug that lays eggs on the board, and if the player does not get rid of these eggs promptly, they’ll hatch into fluttering flies or other mutant bugs. Another feature is a Mega laser, which is a homing laser using Bezier Splines so it looks like a "flexible pipe." This latter attribute exploits a brand new feature just released in the game engine, PTK.
About Kaijin
The Year is 2546 on Planet Terria.
For too long, genetically modified grown food and pollution from the ocean and environment created a harmful impact on the natural food chain of Planet Terria. Over time, the insects and ocean dwellers mutated in wildly unusual ways and became stronger and more intelligent. Some began to develop brain abnormalities, which resulted in an increased aptitude of 5000% in their IQ’s. As their new intellect grew, so did their appetite for planet domination. They now feel that Terrians are their Public Enemy Number One. So, they developed a secret army and are now ready to eradicate theTerrians with all of their mutant force.
You and your ship, the "Kaijin" are the last hope for the Terrian Kind...
Features
• 63 Levels
• 3 Styles of game play action: 1) Way of the Eagle 2) Way of the Tiger 3) Way of the Dragon
• 3 Modes of Difficulty
• 3D rendered graphics and animation
• Original Soundtrack
• Innovative Effects and Sound
System Requirements:
• For Mac: OS X
• For PC: DirectX 5 or higher
• 128 MB or Memory
• OpenGL Accelerator 16 M
A free demo download of Kaijin is available here.
Kaijin is available for online purchase exclusively from Phelios.com for $24.95.
About Phelios, Inc.
Phelios, Inc. is an independent game developer creating entertaining games for the Mac and PC platforms. PC Game Downloads and Mac Game Downloads are made available online at Phelios to allow gamers to try games before buying them. With kids and adults of all ages in mind, Phelios strives to create quality games for engaging game play while also providing excellent customer service and free technical support.
For more information:
Contact Patrice Krysztofiak via email: contact@phelios.com
Phelios Mac OS X Games & PC Game Downloads
Phelios Game Engine PTK