Santiago Herrera

Torrents:

RuTracker: Mostly for music, games and software. Registration is required.

Nyaa: For anime, manga, live-action films and anime related music.

YTX.mx: For movies.

Torrent Galaxy: For TV shows.

These are the ones that I use, but you can check out the r/Piracy Megathread for more.
I higlhy recommend using search plugins which allows you to search torrents directly from qBittorrent.

Google Drive folders:

Music Videos (1080p) 4K upscales: Can't remember where I found this link.

Memes templates in HD: Around 800 classics templates in HD. There are originals, restorations, or AI upscaled images. All templates are named with keywords so can easily find the ones you are looking for. Credits goes to the users of r/MemeRestoration, Dimension_YT & u/BradWurscht.

RHCP - The Videography (1080p) [1984-2007]: Every official RHCP music video from 1984 to 2007, upscaled to 1080p by Manuel Etchart. Note that between May 28-30, 2024, the official RHCP YouTube channel uploaded the 8 music videos that the band did when they were signed to EMI in 1080p.

Ultimate Windows Wallpaper Pack: Curated by WindowsAesthetics. Here's an extremely extensive pack of official Windows wallpapers, as well as backgrounds used for the setup, OOBE and logon screen and other images such as sample pictures, user account pictures, and others. Unlike a lot of these packs, this one isn't bloated with fanmade wallpapers and includes a lot of stuff that is otherwise very difficult to find. You can also download this collection from MEGA, or download a smaller version (2 GB ZIP, does not include download-exclusive and Microsoft Office wallpapers) from Google Drive.

YouTube channels:

🎦 Art analysis:

• Archipel: Documentaries about Japanese artists and creators. Through a variety of videos ranging from portraits, interviews to longer-form documentaries, this channel aims at providing peeks in the universe of mangaka, illustrators, game creators, musicians (and more), in addition to insights on various aspects of Japanese culture.
• The Cinema Cartography: “Through our own diverse and accessible online content, we aspire to promote critical thinking and improve people's relationship with Art and the world around them.”
• Thomas Flight: “Exploring the artistry behind the visual media landscape that surround us.”

🎭 Entertainment:

• Brandon James Greer: Fantastic pixel art artist who loves going into the technical aspects and design choices behind pixel art construction.
  Chek out “Remaking the Pokémon bedroom as Isometric Pixel Art”
• buffcorrell: GREATEST SINGER, DANCER, AND FITNESS MODEL OF ALL TIME LETS GET IT
• Gawx Art: A YouTuber and illustrator/cartoonist known for creating vibrant doodles and characters with top-tier video editing.
  Chek out “Designing My First Clothing Collection!”
• Juxtopposed: A YouTube channel for people who loves web design and cats. You can watch how the channel's owner redesign the entire interface of Instagram, Spotify and Steam, among other amazing videos.
• Len Enders: Starting in the 80s, around age 15, Len (somewhat obsessively) began documenting his life and surroundings with photos, audio recordings and rented or borrowed VHS camcorders. He has a 20-minute video documenting a day in his life back in the '80s, and a 23-minute video showing his high school binder.

📝 Essays:

• f4mi: [insert cool and original channel description here].
  Some of my favorite videos of this channel are “Is your DAMN Wii CONNECTED to the INTERNET yet?” and “What (or who) is SMASNUG?”.
• Kid Leaves Stoop: Videos about things we've seen but never paid attention to — lost media and obscure topics.
  Chek out “The Art of Ruining a DVD Collection (The Simpsons)”
• Posy: A channel about anything... But usually something geeky or nerdy.
  Check out “VFD Displays” and “Mouse Cursor History (and why I made my own)”
• Jeffiot: “I like to talk about things, spooky and otherwise. I also used to make an ARG called 10tapes, along with various other things”
  Check out “no one knows who created skull trumpet (until now)”

🎵 Music:

• 🗃️ Archives:

  • GianCCa: In this channel you'll find a variety of rare TV recordgins, concerts, lossless bootlegs and more, spanning from 1980 to present day. The channel owners claims to have a collection of 18.540 files (VHS, DVDR, WAV). He rips, frames and remasters files before sharing them on YouTube. He has this 2 blogs with all the information about his files and contact info for trading. So far his YouTube channel has mostly Strokes videos in great quality, such as this awesome performance at MTV Studios London.
  • Mike's Archive: Channel primarily dedicated to live music related to the PNW from the 1980s and 1990s. You will find videos of Sleater-Kinney, Richard Hell, Nirvana, Bikini Kill, Devo, and a lot more.
  • ScottishTeeVee: An amazing channel created by a music video collector who, starting in 1983, started exchanging tapes all over the world. On his channel you will find interviews and live music videos of Nirvana, STP, Lou Reed, and a lot more.
  • Sleonard Music Archives: Rare audio/video of rare performances from a variety of music groups.
  • World Rockumentary Channel™: A music and skateboarding film archive, produced from 1988 thru 2005, in Los Angeles by Rock n Roll video journalist, skateboarder and Director Richard Alan White.



• 🎤 Instrumentals & isolated tracks:

  • CC Karaoke: An amazing channel for when you are looking for instrumental versions of your favorite songs. The channel owner uploads all instrumental versions to this MEGA folder. At the end of this Newsletter, you can read about how two previously unheard songs by the Red Hot Chili Peppers were made available thanks to this channel.
  • Deirdre: Instrumentals, isolates and remixes of The Beatles, The Doors, The Beach Boys and more...
    Check out “The Beatles - Revolver (Full Album | Isolated Bass & Drums)”
  • DLD2 Music!: Lots of isolated tracks, mostly Beatles.
    Check out “The three separate harmonies in Eleanor Rigby's intro”
  • J K: Songs, instrumentals, and isolated tracks from The Beatles.
    Check out “The Beatles - Doctor Robert (Isolated Vocals) without any ADT effects.”



• 🎶 Miscellaneous:

  • Cam Forrester: Independent UK artist & multi-instrumentalist. Niche documentaries, insightful tutorials and eclectic original music. Cam has an hour-long video on Moe Tucker's drumming style, and various tutorials on how to play Velvet songs.
  
  

• 🎹 Music production:

  • asd: Amazing videos about Ableton and sound design.
    Check out “EXPONENTIAL RHYTHMS [1/5] Free Rate Arpeggiator”
  • canary workshop: Check out his video about the sampler plugin Amigo: “easily the best sampler…”
  • Dan Worrall: Sound Engineer, producer, and maker of geeky plugin tutorials. You may have seen tutorial videos he has made for clients like FabFilter.
    Check out “Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor Tips & Tricks”
  • In The Mix: In The Mix is all about simplifying the recording, production, mixing and mastering processes.
    Check out “Mixing A Song Start To Finish: Can You Hear The Difference?”
  • Made on Tape: A channel that explores the limitations in music production and preserves and shares music-making techniques.
    Check out “VCR vs. Reel to Reel for Recording Music | Can you tell the difference?”
  • Mario DiSanto: Music. Recording. Engineering. Miscellaneous.
    Check out “The COOLEST Tape Effect for Vocals || Psych FX” and “My Favorite Way to Record Electric Guitar”
  • Mixing With Mike: An online education website with live weekly classes that teach the art of mixing and mastering based on 33 years of professional engineering experience.
    Check out “brainworx - bx_console SSL 4000 E&G - Mixing With Mike Plugin of the Week”
  • Sol State: Amazing music production tips. Expect videos on both the creative and technical parts of music production.
    Check out “Disclosure: Make EVERY Sound Come Alive (18 Tricks) [Doja Cat Remix]”
  • Thought-Forms: Atmospheric drum n bass producer. Teaching you how to recreate that 90s vibe: downtempo, trip-hop, drum n bass, ambient, smooth jazz...the works. Check out his video “Use this 90s sampling technique for ethereal pads”



• 💿 Rare records:

  • Rainwater Enema: Lots of cool underground tapes and records.
  • Rare Music #2: A variety of rare records ready for you to listen to.
  • RarestRecords: Rare prog/psych/folk/glam music (mainly from the 1960s and 1970s). Complete albums with photos of their artwork and obscure band photos, plus some unreleased recordings.



• 🎼 Music theory:

  • 8-bit Music Theory: Game music analysis videos. This channel can feel like a college music course in itself, at times diving deep into the mathematical language behind composition. Other times, however, its videos simply praise well-written music and help you to enjoy the work that went into its orchestration. While the very occasional swear muddies this composition, 8-bit Music Theory offers a deep dive into the world of video game music that just might get you tapping your foot as you listen.
    Check out “Nonfunctional Harmony in Chrono Trigger”
  • ixi music: An ambient IDM producer who breaks down the music theory behind (mostly) Nine Inch Nails songs, and does piano reinterpretations of his favorite songs. She has a 14-minute video analyzing NIN's March of the Pigs, a 48-minute analysis/breakdown of NIN's Closer, and a 27-minute video analyzing Massive Attack's Teardrop.
  • Tyler Bartram: Incredible analyzes of Frank Zappa's music.
    Check out “A Breakdown Of Frank Zappa's "Montana" Interlude”

📙 Tutorials:

• 📷 Photoshop:

  • Doron Studio: A graphic designer based in Miami. Photoshop Specialist. T-Shirt Activist.
    Check out “STUNNING BITMAP EFFECTS TO ADD TO YOUR DESIGNS”
  • PiXimperfect: A free resource for learning Photoshop and Lightroom.
    Check out “Match Color with 3 Major Clicks in Photoshop!”
  • Texturelabs: A channel dedicated to providing you the tools and techniques to create professional-grade artwork and design. With tutorials focusing on using Adobe Photoshop to create dynamic typography and logo designs, I hope to provide content that both beginners and advanced users of Photoshop will find relevant.
    Check out “Retro Halftone Effects in Photoshop!”



• 💻 Tech:

  • Chris Titus Tech: An ex-IT director who quit his job to share the skills that he acquired over 20 years. He has developed an amazing tool for Windows that's meant to streamline installs, debloat with tweaks, troubleshoot with config, and fix Windows updates. He also uploads videos about creating custom ISOs, RSS and Shell commands.
  • TroubleChute: Useful tutorials, how-to guides and other things.
    Check out “Ultimate Windows 11 Gaming Performance Optimization Guide”



• 🎬 Video editing:

  • Ben Marriott: A freelance motion designer, illustrator, polite person and dinosaur enthusiast based in Sydney.
  • Hillier Smith: Break down videos on what makes good editing, pulling back the curtain on how editors make the choices to keep the audience engaged. His roster of clients includes Logan Paul, Sam & Colby, and many more that he's not allowed to talk about just yet.
  • Taran Van Hemert: Tutorials about editing videos. Taran has a two-hour video on how to use AutoHotKeys, a one-and-a-half hour video on how to mix different frame rates, and the “world's most advanced video editing tutorial”, which is four hours long. He also worked for Linus Media Group for 8 years.

🎮 Videogames:

• Ahoy: Insightful gaming videos.
• DidYouKnowGaming:
• FunWithGuru: Videos aimed at showing you what's hidden in the cracks and crevices of your favorite video games and movies.
• LGR: Coverage of retro tech, PC gaming, and more! Typically three vids a month. 3 weeks on, 1 week off. Classic computers, Oddware, games, thrifting, Tech Tales, etc.
• Noclip Game History Archive: An archive of video game history digitized from physical media by Noclip. Check out on Archive.org.
• oddheader: A channel dedicated to investigating the latest and strangest mysteries and discoveries in video games, as well as delving into other random obscurities since 2018.
• Vadim M: Videos about the GTA series. You will find here lots of comparisons, beta investigations and much, much more.