Related link: http://www.rebirthmuseum.com/
Propellerhead's classic "Rebirth" program retired yesterday. To celebrate, they're GIVIN' it away!!!
The ReBirth RB-338 simulates classic Roand synths: TB-303 Bass Line Synthesizer, TR808 and TR 909 Rhythm composers. These are considered "must-have" sounds for any dance-oriented musician.
It says here:
"On September 1, 2005, Propellerhead Software announced that the era of ReBirth had come to an end and created the ReBirth museum to commemorate its history. Visitors are welcome to tour the website, learn about its developers and community, and take home a special memento: ReBirth RB338 itself!"
That's class. When I retire, I'm givin' it away, too. So line up, Ladies.
ReBirth's available as a disk image, which will run ReBirth as a stand-alone application the way God and The Swedes intended it to. Or if you own Propellorhead's Reason, a very loveable program itself, you can get the ReBirth sounds as a ReFill. Basically, a file that Reason can use to turn it into an impersonation of an emulator of a synthesizer of a musical instrument, which is about as virtual as it gets, I think. I caught wind that you might need to use Version 3 of Reason for that to work, though.
Game musician friends of mine have confirmed that you don't actually have to be a registered user of any Propellorhead products to make this download.
I'd wait a day or two, though, to get it. The disk image is huge, and downloads are prone to failure right now.
BOOM!!!
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Don’t Miss the ReBirth Museum
Cool! I’m glad you blogged this. ReBirth was such a milestone in computer music. Don’t miss the wonderful history site the Propellerheads have made for it, http://www.rebirthmuseum.com.
I was there in the NAMM suite the night it was introduced, and what Ernst describes on the site is exactly what I remember: a roomful of weary journalists was electrified when he brought ReBirth up on the screen. —David Battino