Manuel Schleis


Manuel Schleis is a German music producer and former sound designer. He is best known for publishing the Vengeance sample libraries. Computer Music said in 2020 that Vengeance Essential Clubsounds, Volume 1 would "go down in history as a library that changed the sound of dance music".

About

He worked together with DJ Manuel Reuter and has produced many club hits and remixes for Sugababes, Moby, Scooter , Axwell, Public Enemy, and Tiësto.
He is also a developer of audio music software as well as being a sound designer.
Under the company name "Vengeance-Sound" he releases Soundsets / Sample CDs. As a sound designer for Access Music Electronics, Roland Music, Waldorf synthesizer, Propellerheads, Tone2 & reFX Manuel Schleis works as well. In 2016 his new line of VST Plugins, called "Vengeance Producer Suite", was released.
Additionally Manuel Schleis works as a tutor for "dance production" for example the "Roland Synth2Sound Tour", "SAE" & "Musikmesse Frankfurt".
Starting 2014, Schleis has abandoned making EDM tracks, to focus on his passion of producing soundsets with recorded samples only.

Sound Design

Sampling CDs/DVDs

Manuel has done over 50 sampling CD's as Vengeance Sound, along with various other producers. Several of these packs include:
  • Vengeance Analog Drums Vol.1
  • Vengeance Dance Explosion Vol.1
  • Vengeance Dance Explosion Vol.2
  • Vengeance Deep House Vol.1
  • Vengeance Deep House Vol.2
  • Vengeance Dirty Electro Vol.1
  • Vengeance Dirty Electro Vol.2
  • Vengeance Dirty Electro Vol.3
  • Vengeance EDM Essentials Vol.1
  • Vengeance EDM Essentials Vol.2
  • Vengeance Effects Vol.1
  • Vengeance Effects Vol.2
  • Vengeance Effects Vol.3
  • Vengeance Electro Essentials Vol.1
  • Vengeance Electro Essentials Vol.2
  • Vengeance Electro Essentials Vol.3
  • Vengeance Essential Clubsounds Vol.1
  • Vengeance Essential Clubsounds Vol.2
  • Vengeance Essential Clubsounds Vol.3
  • Vengeance Essential Clubsounds Vol.4
  • Vengeance Essential Clubsounds Vol.5
  • Vengeance Essential Deep House
  • Vengeance Essential Dubstep Vol.1
  • Vengeance Essential Dubstep Vol.2
  • Vengeance Essential House Vol.1
  • Vengeance Essential House Vol.2
  • Vengeance Essential House Vol.3
  • Vengeance Essential House Vol.4
  • Vengeance Freakz On Beatz Vol.1
  • Vengeance Freakz On Beatz Vol.2
  • Vengeance Freakz On Beatz Vol.3
  • Vengeance Future House Vol.1
  • Vengeance Future House Vol.2
  • Vengeance Future House Vol.3
  • Vengeance Future House Vol.4
  • Vengeance Minimal House
  • Vengeance Minimal House Vol.2
  • Vengeance Pop Essentials Vol.1
  • Vengeance Pop Essentials Vol.2
  • Vengeance Rhythm Guitars Vol.1
  • Vengeance Rhythm Guitars Vol.2
  • Vengeance Freakz On Beatz Vol.1
  • Vengeance Freakz On Beatz Vol.2
  • Vengeance Freakz On Beatz Vol.3
  • Vengeance Trance Sensation Vol.1
  • Vengeance Trance Sensation Vol.2
  • Vengeance Trance Sensation Vol.3
  • Vengeance Trance Sensation Vol.4
  • Vengeance Total Dance Sounds Vol.1
  • Vengeance Total Dance Sounds Vol.2
  • Vengeance Total Dance Sounds Vol.3
  • Vengeance Ultimate Bass
  • Vengeance Vocal Essentials Vol.1
  • Vengeance Vocal Essentials Vol.2
  • Vengeance Electroshock Vol.1
  • Vengeance Electroshock Vol.2
  • Vengeance Studio Vocals Vol.1
  • Vengeance Trap Essentials Vol.1
  • Vengeance Ultimate Fills Vol.1
  • Vengeance Ultimate Fills Vol.2
  • Vengeance Ultimate Fills Vol.3
  • reFX Nexus1, Nexus2, Nexus3, Nexus4 & Nexus5
Nexus 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 are sample-based synthesizers that, according to ReFX themselves, are actually more than just romplers.

Soundsets For Hardware/Software Synthesizers

  • Trance Source X
  • Incubation V1
  • Incubation V2
  • Incubation V3
  • Trance Source 2001
  • Vengeance Virus TI Factory Bank
  • CS2x Sounds
  • Vanguard Vengeance-Sound Factory Presets
  • Vanguard Soundset Part II
  • Gladiator Vengeance-Sound Factory Presets
  • Vengeance-Forum Soundset Vol.1
  • Vengeance-Forum Soundset Vol.2
  • Vengeance-Forum Combfusion Soundset Vol.1
  • Vengeance-Forum Combfusion Soundset Vol.2
  • X-plorations Vol.1
  • X-plorations Vol.2
  • X-plorations Vol.3
  • Blue Magic
  • Analog Meltdown
  • Nordish by Nature
  • Trance & Dance Soundset for A1
  • Cosmic X
  • Q - Trilogy Vol.1
  • Q - Trilogy Vol.2
  • Club 4k part I - V-Station
  • Club 4k part II - V-Station
  • Analog Essentials
  • Prophecy
  • Discovery Soundset Vol.1
  • Discovery Soundset Vol.2
  • Korg Legacy Soundset
  • Oddity Mini-Bass Soundset
  • Vengeance THOR Soundset
  • Digital Atmosphere
  • Vengeance Electro Soundset for Massive
  • Vengeance Moog Electrobass
  • Vengeance Producer Suite: Metrum Expansion 1 - Factory Extension
  • Vengeance Producer Suite: Metrum Expansion 2 - Ultimate HipHop
  • Vengeance Producer Suite: Metrum Expansion 3 - Future Kicks
  • Vengeance Producer Suite: Metrum Expansion 4 - Blutonium Boy
  • Vengeance Producer Suite: Metrum Expansion 5 - Electro House
  • Vengeance Producer Suite: Metrum Expansion 6 - Hands Up Kicks

    VST Plugins

  • Vengeance Producer Suite: Multiband Sidechain
  • Vengeance Producer Suite: Metrum
  • Vengeance Mastering Suite: Multiband Compressor
  • Vengeance Producer Suite: Philta XL
  • Vengeance Mastering Suite: Stereo Bundle
  • Vengeance Producer Suite: Essential FX Bundle
  • Vengeance Producer Suite: Phalanx
  • Vengeance Producer Suite: Tape Stop
  • Vengeance Producer Suite: Glitch Bitch
  • Vengeance Producer Suite: Avenger
  • reFX Nexus 1
  • reFX Nexus 2
  • reFX Nexus 3
  • reFX Nexus 4
  • reFX Nexus 5
  • reFX QuadraSID
  • reFX PlastiCZ
  • reFX Vanguard

    Discography

Releases (selection)

  • 2003 Icarus - All Systems Go! / Extension Records
  • 2003 Phalanx - Flaming Skies / Illuminate Records
  • 2003 Ampire - Singularity / Overdose Records
  • 2003 Marc Jerome - Shake it / Everlasting Records
  • 2004 Reuter & Schleis - Passion / Alphabet City
  • 2004 Floorburner - Get Ready / DJ INC Records
  • 2004 Spoot - Take Control 2004 / Media Records
  • 2004 Kareema - Cool your Engines / Kontor Records
  • 2005 Aramanja - Memories / Waterworld Rec.
  • 2005 Denga & Manus - Cenwen / Asgard Records
  • 2005 Floorburner - Everybody Dance-Heaven / Yawa Recording
  • 2005 Spencer & Hill - Spencer & Hill EP vol.2 / Star Rouge Records
  • 2005 Scarf! - Hithouse One / Andorfine Records
  • 2005 Party Pimpz - Holiday / Aqualoop Records
  • 2006 Slice and Case - Abgedreht / Submental-ZYX
  • 2006 Phalanx - Symphony in Gminor / Illuminate Records
  • 2006 Ampire - Speedlimit / Traffic Tunes Records
  • 2007 Volition - Dimensions / Somatic Sense
  • 2007 Spencer & Hill - Get it On / Kontor
  • 2007 Em Slice vs Denga - So Sexy / Global Players Records
  • 2007 V-Headz - Paxi Fixi / Superstar-Chickenwings
  • 2007 Denga & Manus - E-Clipse / Red Silver Recordings
  • 2008 A-Lee feat. Amanda Wilson - Gotta Let Go / Oxyd Records
  • 2008 Culture Beat - Your Love / Superstar Records
  • 2008 Lowrider - Cool / Zooland Records
  • 2008 Vengeance - Temptation / Armada / ASOT
  • 2008 Spencer & Hill - Da Housebeat / Tiger Records
  • 2009 Vengeance - Dawn of the Uprising / Armada / ASOT
  • 2009 Spencer & Hill feat Dave Darell - Its a Smash / Zooland Records
  • 2009 Dabruck & Klein feat Michael Feines - The Feeling / ''WePlay''

    Remixes (selection)

  • 2004 Klubbingman - Magic Summernight / Sony Music
  • 2004 4 Strings - Turn it Around / Alphabet City
  • 2004 Alphazone - Revelation / Nukleuz UK
  • 2004 Groove Coverage - Runaway / Zeitgeist-Polydor
  • 2004 Pulsedriver - Slamming / Aqualoop Records
  • 2004 Blank & Jones - Flowtation / Kontor Records
  • 2005 DJ Dean - Kick Da Bass / Tunnel Records
  • 2005 DJ Shog - Jealousy / Logport Recordings
  • 2005 Lazard - Little Star / Pultrance Rec.
  • 2006 Dumonde - Tomorrow 2006 / F8T Records
  • 2006 Michael Gray - Borderline / Eye Industries
  • 2006 Armand van Helden - Funk Phenomena 2k6Rmx / Submental Rec.
  • 2006 Ian Carey - Say What You Want / KickFresh
  • 2006 Above & Beyond - For All I Care / Anjunabeats
  • 2007 Scooter - Behind the Cow / Kontor
  • 2007 Yanou feat. Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You / Zooland Records
  • 2007 Liz Kay - When Love Becomes a Lie / Zooland Records
  • 2007 Tiesto - Carpe Noctum / Ultra Records
  • 2007 Yanou - King of My Castle / Zooland Records
  • 2007 Hi Tack - Lets Dance / Superstar Rec.
  • 2007 Goodwill and Thommy Trah - Its a swede thing / Superstar Rec.
  • 2007 Noel Sinner - Pullover / Superstar Rec.
  • 2007 Eyerer & Chopstick - Make my Day / Superstar Rec.
  • 2007 Erick Morillo ft. P. Diddy - Dance I said / OXYD Records
  • 2007 Axwell - Its true / Superstar Rec.
  • 2007 Yanou - Sun is Shining / Zooland Records
  • 2008 Cascada - What Do You Want From Me / Zooland Records
  • 2008 Moby - Disco Lies
  • 2008 Public Enemy vs Benny Benassi - Bring the Noise / Superstar Rec.
  • 2008 Lorie - Play / SonyBMG/Columbia
  • 2009 Paul van Dyk - For an Angel 2009 / Vandit
  • 2009 Bob Sinclair feat. Sugarhill Gang - La La Song / Vandetta
  • 2009 Dennis the Menace, Bigworld - The First Rebirth / Axtone Rec.
  • 2009 Royksopp - The Girl and the Robot / ''EMI France''