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Loopmasters.com is a sample library containing Refills for Reason 4+, high quality WAV samples for use in software such as Adobe Audition and even free software like Audacity. The samples can be used as part of a commercial or personal project and are royalty free – ie you do not have to pay commission to the creator of the sounds if you earn money from your creations. Personally, I ve used this in a couple of projects with successful results as the quality and ease of use of the loops allow flexibility and easy customisation when inserted into tracks. You can see one example at Audio-Echo.co.uk where a reggae track has been created using the Drum Drops In Dub Vol 2 Pack 1. I have also purchased a Dubstep Refill for Reason 4 which contains a variety of excellent drum samples and loops ready for me to add keyboard and
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Business energy bill reduction: Torse Ltd
Torse Ltd is a Simcoemedia client and a trusted one at that, which is pretty rare in the energy industry. They focus on saving UK based businesses money on their energy contracts – their business model is straight-forward: find a more cost effective deal for a business and then receive a reward from the suppliers. The incentive being to retain customers by creating deals that genuinely save. You can email them at info@torse.co.uk and to receive an even more rapid response include your contract details and usage along with a contact name, reference design-design and telephone number. You can also call them on 0115 910 9190 quoting design-designand ask for Chris Burgess.
Quality signage company: Greenbarnes Ltd
Another Simcoemedia client and another trusted supplier. Greenbarnes Ltd supply signage, street furniture and church furniture. They have been around since 1987 and so they know a thing or two about producing quality signage that lasts. Simcoemedia created their website at www.greenbarnes.co.uk and have had an 8 year successful working relationship with the company. You will find cheaper signage made by other companies but Greenbarnes make their products to last and so need to keep their build standards high and their materials high quality.
Preferred hosting: 1&1 Internet
You may be wondering why 1&1 Internet is something particularly promoted across Simcoemedia websites such as Design-Design and Audio-Echo. The reality is that, for WordPress installations, 1&1 Internet is one of the best services for trouble free installation and build. I’ve never had a situation where the server causes problems with the main WordPress engine and that cannot be said for various other hosting companies [who usually promise that WordPress is fully supported - trouble free].
WordPress themes, stock video, stock photo: The Envato Network
The Envato Network provide royalty free stock for creatives and I’m always keen to advise people to use them because they provide a comprehensive range of items for use in many projects a designer, developer or video producer is involved with. Many of my clients websites are based upon ThemeForest templates. Envato includes the following websites:
Royalty free photography at PhotoDune.net
Wordpress themes and other themes at ThemeForest.net
Wordpress plugins and more at CodeCanyon.net
Royalty free stock video at VideoHive.net
Flash animation and Action Script at ActiveDen.net
Royalty free stock photography: iStockphoto.com
Many of the articles on this site use images from iStockphoto.com where there are many thousands of royalty free images for almost any subject. There is also the convenience of uploading and selling your own stock images too and you can see Simcoemedia’s portfolio of images on the website which includes the Chester Collection. This website has been up and running for many years now with a loyal following of photographers, designers and other creatives keen to improve their creative output and experience.
