The seminal R&B Sample CD that set standards throughout the sampling World
is back! Sound On Sound hailed the Black II Black CDs as "...a professional product, chock-full of well-recorded and well-presented ready-to-run samples." 4 1/2 and 4 3/4 stars. Whilst Keyboard called them "...monstrously funky...". In the amazing ReFill format, specially programmed by Dan Powell, there's never been a better time to discover the quality and authenticity of Black II Black!

The original sample CD has been recompiled to work nicely within Propllerheads' "Reason" software. The result is a single file called a "ReFill" which includes samples, rex files, synth patches, and "Song Starter" files which provide a complete setup to get you started quickly. If you put this ReFill in your Reason "Sound Locations" folder, then all these sounds will be available to you all the time.

The ReFill file is divided into several sub-sections, containing data for the various instruments in Reason.

For Dr.Rex

There are a total of 435 REX2 files! These include:

Drum Loops - Slo'/Mid/Kickin' Jamz, Garage, House, Reggae, Ragga, Percussion & More!
Rolls
Vocals
Brass Licks
Sax Licks
Guitar Riffs
Bass Lines

NB: You'll notice that quite a few of the WAV files have not been REXed because they are simply not of a style that can be effectively REXed or they are simply single hits!

For the NN19 Sampler

All the samples from the original CD are now mapped out for the NN19 sampler. Many of these have been sustain looped to function as playable "instruments".

There are 29 NN19 patches here, but many more samples available. In all there are 1080 WAV files available! Each NN19 patch can contain a complete multi-sample setup. All NN19 multi-samples are within a 61 note keyboard range. (C1 to C6).

The following types of patches are available for the NN19:

Basses
Brass & Sax
Guitar & Bass Riffs
Hits & FX
Vocals

If you want to recombine samples, make your own sets, etc., they are all stored in the folder called "Samples" within the ReFill file. So long as you keep the AMG ReFill file in Reasons "Sound Locations" folder, you can edit, save and re-use your own instruments using AMG's samples.

For the Subtractor "Analog" Synth

The Subtractor is a great little virtual analog machine, so we've added 20 special R&Bpatches for this instrument. All patches are stored in the folder called "Subtractor Patches".

For the Redrum Drum Machine

We've collected a large number of single drum hits together. There are 6 Redrum kits all ready for you in the Redrum Kits folder.

Similarly to the NN19 Sampler patches, the Redrum Kits point to samples in the "Other Samples" folder, so you can change these kits if you like, step through different drums while running, and then save your own kits if you like. It's worth experimenting with this because there are a lot of drum hits available here... many more than contained within the Redrum Kits.

Song Starters

Finally we provide 5 Song files, in a folder called "Song Starters". These are not demos or full songs, but simply collections of sounds that we think o together. Basically, they provide a quick way of getting a setup that's ready to go, and perhaps will spark an idea for a song.