76 Synthesizer Gets AudioBus

76-synthesizerDeveloper Never Be Normal has updated 76 Synthesizer – the skeumorphically sexy synth for iOS – adding AudioBus and more.

Here’s what’s new in 76 Synthesizer:

  • Audiobus support and background audio. Use 76 Synthesizer as an input device for Audiobus
  • Control 76 Synthesizer with MIDI while it’s running in the background.
  • General audio engine improvements.

76 Synthesizer is available for $1.99 in the App Store.

OMGuitar Updated With AudioBus & MIDI

omguitarAmidio has updated OMGuitar, adding AudioBus support, MIDI and more.

Here’s what’s new in OMGuitar 2.0:

  • Retina interface (horizontal-oriented)
  • External Remote support (like in Futulele) using the free Amidio Remote app for iPhone
  • Autoplay
  • MIDI In/Out/Record
  • Audiobus
  • Individual string buttons can be hidden
  • Advanced File Manager

OMGuitar is available for $4.99 in the App Store.

Wave Alchemy Debuts Synth Drums Library

Synth_DrumsWave Alchemy has announced the release of its new Synth Drums drum library. Synth Drums combines “expertly programmed” vintage synthesizers with high-end processing to create a flexible electronic drum sample library for modern music production.

Synth Drums contains nearly 6,000 unique drum samples and percussive hits, each created on a sound-by-sound basis. Continue reading

Win a Free Copy of Sample Logic CYCLONE

Sample Logic is releasing their new CYCLONE for Kontakt tomorrow (April 22):

CYCLONE, which was announced just last week, offers over 325 instruments and multis, Sample Logic’s signature Multi-core Effect Sequencers, Triggers, and Arpeggiator, with the addition of several new features such as:

  • A “powerfully voracious” LFO section
  • The first-ever Kontakt additive synthesis engine, Wave
  • An easy to modulate and sequence “Pitch” section
  • A new group mixer section for blending samples and synthesis

Win A Free Copy:

Synthtopia is giving away a free copy of Sample Logic CYCLONE when it debuts next Monday. To enter the giveaway, add yourself to our email newsletter list (see the sign-up box, at the right of this webpage) before the end of the day today (Sunday, April 21).

‘Sampling Meets Synthesis:’ Sample Logic CYCLONE for Kontakt

Sample Logic today announced their new Kontakt synth product, CYCLONE.

Calling it a “powerhouse virtual instrument,” CYCLONE contains over 325 instruments and multis ranging from multi-layer motion pads and cinematic harmonic instruments to dubstep-inspired basses, electronic hybrid leads, and experimental drum kits.

CYCLONE is intuitively organized and divided into “specific useful categories,” Instruments (Arpeggiated, Basses, Harmonics, Kits, Leads and Pads), and Multis (Construction Kits, Instrument Stacks, and One Note Glory).

Sampling Meet Synthesis – The Interface

The core of CYCLONE is focused around the user interface and experience. The interface still includes Sample Logic’s signature Multi-core Effect Sequencers, Triggers, and Arpeggiator, with the addition of several new features such as:

  • A “powerfully voracious” LFO section
  • The first-ever Kontakt additive synthesis engine, Wave
  • An easy to modulate and sequence “Pitch” section
  • A new group mixer section for blending samples and synthesis

Continue reading