Richard Devine’s DEVSND (working with long-time collaborator Josh Kay) is now bringing some of the strange and wonderful sound in Richard’s and Josh’s studio out to the rest of the world. And for a sampler of these sounds in Battery 3, you can get some sonic goodies for free. (Having seen these two at work away from their studios with some Doepfer modular gear along on a week-long retreat earlier this year, I can only imagine what it’s like when he has all his toys.)

Three free kits include a “heavily modded” ARP 2600, a “bent and abused” TR-808 drum machine, and a “broken & prepared” santur (which is a Persian hammered dulcimer).

To download them, just click the “Library” link on the DEVSND page. Now, Battery isn’t capable of the same scripting Kontakt is, but I imagine there are some ways to do still more damage with these downloads. Stay tuned.

http://www.devinesound.net/