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FXpansion joins Marshall Jefferson, the Godfather of House, at Olympic Studios, London while working on the Kid British debut album.

The fun starts about 1:24 into the video as he talks about how he got started in music. Read more…

FXPansion has introduced DCAM Synth Squad – a software synth designed to capture the satisfaction of playing real analogue instruments in software.

At the heart of DCAM: Synth Squad are 3 modeled synthesizers – Strobe, Amber and Cypher. They combine the best features from legendary machines with new and exciting ideas to drag them kicking and screaming into the modern world.

DCAM: Synth Squad retails for USD 249, EUR 189, GBP 157 excluding taxes where applicable.

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2009 NAMM Show update: FXpansion announced the debut of D-CAM: Synth Squad a collection of virtual vintage synths.

D-CAM: Synth Squad is comprised of three modeled synthesizers, Strobe, Cypher and Amber that combine the best features found in classic synths with new modern features. The synths are brought together with Fusor, a semi- modular synth-layering environment.

D-CAM: Synth Squad is compatible with all major plug-in formats and sequencing environments, and comes complete with a large suite of presets ready to engage and tweak.

Here are the details on each software synth: Read more…

FXpansion has announced the release of version 1.5 of GURU, its creative beat box workstation.

Version 1.5 has over 50 new features and an additional 3GB of exclusive, original audio content covering styles such as hip hop, grime, tech house, and electronica. Major new features include audio rendering and export, creative randomization, sample reverse, full support for note-offs and duration, triplet support, and a new high-accuracy beat slicer with sensitivity and resolution controls.

v1.5 is a free update for existing owners of GURU.

New features include:

• Audio rendering and export of pads, tracks, engines and full loops, with drag and drop to host
• Full support for note-offs and note duration
• Randomizer slider, allowing controlled & creative randomization of almost every aspect of GURU
• Sample reverse in the pad editor, also automatable via the graphs
• Completely overhauled slicing algorithm with sensitivity control and much improved slice results, and support for loops with up to 128 slices
• Per-pattern resolution/multiplier controls, so you can now set each pattern to play triplets, 8th and 32nd-notes, etc.

GURU is available now direct from FXpansion’s online store for $249 / €199 / £129, excluding local taxes where applicable. The GURU 1.5 upgrade is available free of charge to all GURU owners.

FXpansion has announced that ORCA, a free experimental monosynth based on detailed and accurate models of analogue synthesizer circuits and components, is now available in RTAS (Pro Tools) and AU (Mac) format. ORCA was previously released in VST format.

According to the company, “ORCA is an experimental monosynth built to showcase some exciting new technology that we’ve been developing. Based on detailed and accurate models of analogue synthesizer circuits and components, ORCA excels at deep, squelchy basses and thick unison leads.”

Orca is a free download, but registration at the FXPansion site is required. Read more…