Austin-based producer, sound designer and educator Francis Prève has unveiled a new ‘Ableton-centric’ soundware company, SympleSound, at this year’s SXSW. The first products from the company are its Analog Collection – a set of extensively multisampled versions of vintage analog synths, like the Oberheim SEM and RolandSH101, along with some newer (but discontinued) models like… Read More New ‘Ableton-centric’ Soundware Company, SympleSound
In conjunction with the release of his new EP, “Weeble”, Francis Prève has put together a collection of Simpler patches from the Dave Smith Instruments Pro-2, one of the synths he used on the EP. Prève explains: “For those who aren’t up to speed on the Pro-2, it’s Dave’s latest monophonic synthesizer, based on the… Read More Francis Prève Releases Pro-2 Patch Collection
Producer and sound designer Francis Prève has released a free Ableton Live Instrument based on the Novation Bass Station II. Here’s what he has to say about it: “A few months back, I reviewed the Novation Bass Station II for Keyboard Magazine. As modern analog synths go, the BSII packs a lot of analog power… Read More Free Instruments For Ableton Live Feature Massive, Filthy Sounds Of Bass Station II
Producer Francis Prève let us know about something special his label, Academik Records, has planned for SXSW 2014, being held March 7-16. Academik has a 12-hour event scheduled for Saturday, March 15, at Lanai Austin. “The twelve-hour event runs from 2pm to 2am,” says Prève. “Traditionally, we reach capacity by late afternoon.” “In addition to a fantastic artist… Read More Academik Records At SXSW Giving Away Two Recording Studio Packages
Francis Preve has released a free instrument for Ableton Live, based on Dave Smith’s new Prophet 12 synthesizer. Here’s what Preve has to say about the free Live instrument:
Producer Francis Preve let us know that he’s put together a new free library of synth patches for Ableton Live, featuring the sound of the Roland SH-101 synthesizer. Here’s what Preve has to say about these Simpler instruments: SH101 Saw – Basic single oscillator SH-101 sawtooth. SH101 Square – Basic single oscillator SH-101 square wave.… Read More Free Roland SH-101 Synth Patches For Ableton Live
AfroDJMac has released a new collection of free instruments for Ableton Live, Minitaur Madness: It’s my birthday so I have a present for everyone! It’s 3 free Ableton Live instruments made with the Moog Minitaur. Francis Preve of Academik Records supplied samples of his Minitaur and I racked them up into three instruments: an FM type… Read More 3 Free Moog Minitaur Ableton Live Instruments
