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SOUNDTRACK www.postmagazine.com 28 POST MAY/JUNE 2024 ALIBI GEARS UP FOR SUMMER OLYMPICS LOS ANGELES — Alibi Music (www.alibimusic.com) has released three new albums that are well suited for use in Olympic-themed content to coincide with this summer's event in Paris. All three albums are highly customizable, with stems and alt versions. "Epic Winning Beats" includes 12 tracks and 424 audio files that suggest power, confidence and triumph. These production music cues are centered on dramatic strings and brass, with modern hip-hop and electronic beats accent- ed with impactful cinematic hits and effects. "Vintage French" offers 10 tracks and 439 audio files that conjure up the iconic and unmistakable sound of early 20th Century France, with accordions, woodwinds, brass and romantic strings. There are full lyrical vocal performanc- es in French for added realism and authenticity, along with English translations. "Vive La France" consists of 10 tracks and 340 audio files. The collection in- cludes unmistakably French library music compositions that span a range of emo- tions and moods. These tracks capture the vibrancy and magic of Paris, the slow-paced, rustic vibe of rural France, and every- thing in between. They are well-suited for host-city coverage, period-piece dramas, quirky off-beat comedies, animations or documentaries that need a French flair. AMPERSAND AMPERSAND DEBUTS WEAR & TEAR EURORACK MODULE BROOKLYN, NY — Ampersand Ampersand (www.ampersandamp- ersand.co), which creates products designed to inspire creativity and expand musical possibilities, has introduced Wear & Tear, its inaugu- ral Eurorack module. Eurorack is a modular synthesizer platform, while Wear & Tear is designed for recreat- ing cassette imperfections associated with vintage tape machines. Many modern musicians crave the lo-fi sound of the past and will find that Wear & Tear offers a versatile range of effects, from subtle satu- ration to total sonic transformation. Capabilities include the gentle flutter of tape warble to the gritty charm of sounds seemingly rescued from a forgotten attic tape collection. Dual-function knobs support primary and alternate settings, enabling complex configurations and interactions between effects. Some of the effects include dust, saturation, lo-pass, high-pass, resonance, age, noise, crinkle and compress. The module also features a user-friendly firmware update system that uses a web-based utility in Google Chrome for easy maintenance and feature upgrades. Wear & Tear is priced at $350. PRO SOUND EFFECTS PARTNERS WITH NATURE RECORDIST LANG ELLIOTT BROOKLYN, NY — Pro Sound Effects (www.prosoundeffects.com) announced plans to release new nature sound effects libraries from the collection of field recordist and naturalist Lang Elliott. For more than three decades, Elliott has been building an extensive catalog of nature and wildlife recordings, many of which have been used in ornithological databases, popular birding apps and his own Pure Nature binaural listening app. Soon, these recordings will be available to soundtrack designers. From bird and insect choruses to rain, thunder, wind and water, Elliott's cata- log covers a variety of natural soundscapes from across North America. Starting this summer, Pro Sound Effects will begin releasing a series of new libraries featuring his work, complete with detailed UCS metadata, mastered to modern standards and ready to drop right into any project.