Ninajirachi’s free sample pack features 20 drum and synth loops and 100 one-shotsAd feature with BandLab Sounds
As a producer, you can never have too many fresh sounds in your sample collection. With that in mind, rising electronic music star Ninajirachi has teamed up with BandLab Sounds and MusicTech to create a sample pack featuring 120 free samples.
The pack, called Girl EDM Particles, includes 10 drum loops, 10 synth loops, and 100 one-shot sounds – all in the future-dance style the Aussie producer has become known for. With loops in a variety of tempos and a ton of creative one-shots to experiment with, this pack might just be what you need to get those creative juices flowing.
Ninajirachi’s love affair with sampling has been going on for years. Eight years ago at 17 years old, she took to Reddit to introduce her Ninajirachi project.

“I really love recording sounds from around my house and seeing what I can do with them,” she wrote at the time. “It’s fun to show someone a demo and then tell them that the snare came from a toaster.”
In a recent interview with MusicTech, she told us how she’s always on the lookout for interesting sounds from everyday life to use in her music. “I’m voice memo-ing all the time,” she said. “I like to be surprised by stuff that I hear just going about my day. It’s so much fun.”
The Ninajirachi sample pack is available on the BandLab Sounds platform or via the free BandLab Assistant App, where you can drag-and-drop samples straight into your DAW. With BandLab Sounds, you can audition individual samples before downloading them, edit their tempo and key, adjust parameters for attack, release and tone, reverse them and more. Additionally, the samples are organised by key, tempo, character, length and instrument, so you don’t need to spend ages finding the perfect sounds for your project.
Ninajirachi also told MusicTech she sometimes likes to resample her own material in order to give it new life.
“Sampling is so fun, because samples are so frequency rich,” she says. “You kind of put a whole song in one little bit of audio. And by doing that from my own discography, I also avoid any copyright problems.”
To download Girl EDM Particles, head to BandLab Sounds.
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Producer Crosstalk: Charlie PeacockGrammy-winning writer, musician and producer Charlie Peacock is the child of a musician and music educator. As a lifelong fan of literature, his love of music and words blended early to create a passion for songwriting. He struck upon his talent for production in 1979 when he was invited to produce a single for a friend’s punk band. A decade later he relocated from California to Nashville. Over the years, he’s aided artists including The Civil Wars, Switchfoot and Amy Grant. He’s also composed for a number of films and TV shows. In February, his memoir Roots & Rhythm: A Life in Music will be published.His latest record Every Kind Of Uh-Oh dropped on August 30 by way of his label Re:Think, which is distributed by Universal. As a seasoned producer and music pro, he found that the biggest challenge was the idea that artists create their best work between the ages of twenty and thirty. “To be fifty years into my career and say ‘I’m going to do something that’s unique and different,’ it’s easy to look around and think that my moment has passed,” Peacock admits. “But I’m still an artist; I dream like an artist; I wake up each morning as an artist. Ultimately there was still a reason to do this. It was worthwhile, viable and beautiful.“My son [Sam Ashworth] writes for Universal but the person who made the [distribution] deal for me there was once a jazz bass student who’d write to me for advice,” he continues. “He went on to become the president of a record label. There’s a real serendipity and connectedness to a life in music. It’s one of the reasons that you begin healthy relationships and build as many bridges as you can. You never know when someone you met 20 years ago will play a huge role in your life.”Peacock has created a wealth of music for film and TV. One of the key lessons he’s learned is that fewer lyrics are often more effective. “Most of the songs that succeed in film and TV are generally the ones that are evocative of a particular feeling,” he observes. “Lyrics-wise, the songs that do well are the ones that have some space in them. A Paul Simon song might be amazing but it may not work well for a sync placement because there’s no room for the film or dialog to come through, so leave space for it. Sometimes great songs aren’t used in film or TV because they’ve got too much going on.”The biggest challenge that the producer has faced over the span of his career is the occasional loneliness of self-reliance. “I talk about this in the first chapter of my book,” Peacock says. “[When you’re producing] There’s no one to complain to, there are no excuses to make. You’re either going to rise to the occasion or you’re not. There was a time when it rested on me to finish The Civil Wars’ last album [2013] when the duo had just broken up after a huge deal with Columbia Records had been signed. There was a lot on the line. The record was only half finished and it was up to me to complete it. Ironically, it went to number one. I’ve never not finished a record.”When Music Connection spoke with him, Peacock was in promotion mode for his book and latest record. He has some jazz projects that he’ll complete in the New Year including one with John Patitucci and Eric Harland. He’s built several sonic spaces over the years including The Arthouse. Now, though, he works largely out of his home studio. Visit charliepeacock.comThe post Producer Crosstalk: Charlie Peacock first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

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Nerd-sniped by [Guy Dupont], who made them using those lenticular lens overlays, [Christian] made a QR code that resolves to two websites depending on the angle at which it’s viewed. The trick is to identify the cells that are different between the two URLs, for instance, and split them in half vertically and horizontally: making them into a tiny checkerboard. It appears that some QR decoders sample in the center of each target square, and the center will be in one side or the other depending on the tilt of the QR code.
Figuring out the minimal-difference QR code encoding between two arbitrary URLs would make a neat programming exercise. How long before we see these in popular use, like back in the old days when embedding images was fresh? QR codes are fun!
Whether it works is probably phone- and/or algorithm-dependent, so try this out, and let us know in the comments if they work for you.
Thanks [Lacey] for the tip!
 

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Behringer BX1 synth is inspired by the classic Yamaha CS-80 and DX1, with more teases at NAMM 2025NAMM 2025: Upon its hotly-anticipated return to the NAMM Show, Behringer has debuted the BX1 synthesizer, inspired by Yamaha’s DX1 FM synthesizer and the Yamaha CS-80. We played the functional unit but we’re told that it’s on show only as a prototype. Behringer’s Pro-16 and JT-16 synths are also on show as prototypes.
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We figured that Behringer would be showing off some new gear at the show but, honestly, the BX1 is a surprise. Usually, the brand is keen to share updates on upcoming products with its audience, however, it’s remained pretty quiet about any DX1 emulations. It did reveal that it acquired and was restoring an “ultra-rare” DX1 in 2020 — the new BX1 is evidently the result of this endeavour.
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The BX1 is much more compact than the original DX1 and, of course, much more affordable. Only 140 DX1 synths were made in 1983 and so a second-hand purchase would set you back some £32,000. A representative from Behringer told us that there is no official price yet, but it’s likely going to be a little more expensive than the UB-Xa, which is around £730. It also has a filter section that’s inspired by the filters of the Yamaha CS-80 — the same Behringer rep told us that the company wanted to get “the best of both worlds” from Yamaha’s classic synths. And we all know how much a second-hand CS-80 costs…
It boasts 32 playable voices and an FM synth engine with a visual display designed to make patching and routing easier than on the original DX1. A Modern/Vintage button lets you change the character of the synth’s sound for a dustier, detuned vibe, and an arpeggiator is onbard with a hold function to create quick sequences.
Another standout feature of the BX1 is its SD Card slot, which is for transferring SysEx patches to and from the synth. That means you can transfer patches from other DX hardware, such as the Yamaha DX7 and the original DX1, and even patches from software emulations of DX gear.
It admittedly doesn’t feel like a premium product — the side panels are not wood but plastic — but it sounds pretty versatile from our brief experience.
Elsewhere on the Behringer stand is the JT-16 and Pro-16. The former is an emulation of the Roland Jupiter-8, the latter inspired by the Sequential Pro One. These aren’t currently plugged in and are seemingly just for show.
Behringer’s Pro-16 synth at NAMM Show 2025. Image: Sam Willings for MusicTech
Behringer’s JT-16 synth at NAMM Show 2025. Image: Sam Willings for MusicTech
There’s no word on a release date of the BX1, JT-16 or Pro-16 yet, but Behringer tells us the response from show attendees so far has been pretty positive.
Keep up with NAMM 2025 as it happens. 
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The quality is immediately apparent in the custom CNC-machined anodised aluminium case, and upon opening it up the curious user could be forgiven for thinking they had a stylish commercial machine in their hands. There’s a slimline mechanical keyboard and a glass trackpad, and that display is an OLED. In fact the whole thing had been built from scratch, and inside is an RK3588 SoC on a module sitting on a custom-designed motherboard. It required some effort for it to drive the display, a process we’ve seen cause pain to other designers, but otherwise it runs Debian. The batteries are slimline pouch cells, with a custom controller board driven by an ESP32.
This must have cost quite a bit to build, but it’s something anyone can have a go at for themselves as everything is in a GitHub repository. Purists might ask for open source silicon at its heart to make it truly open source, but considering what he’s done we’ll take this. It’s not the first high quality laptop project we’ve seen by any means, but it may be the first that wouldn’t raise any eyebrows in the boardroom. Take a look at the video below the break.

 
 
 
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