2016 Summer NAMM Show: Yamaha has introduced the latest models in the company’s EMX series powered mixer lineup. Like their predecessors, each of the new models – the EMX2, EMX5 and EMX7 – integrate a mixer, power amplifiers and digital effects into a single chassis- so you only need to add speakers and a sound source. The… Read More Yamaha Intros New EMX Powered Mixers
Monade Sounds has introduced Pure909, a virtual instrument inspired by the Roland TR-909. Here’s what they have to say bout it: We resampled the 909 through vintage samplers, computers and machines. Among them the Akai MPC60, an old PC computer, the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) & Sega Master System soundchips, various tube amplifiers and more. Here are… Read More Monade Sounds Intros Pure909 TR-909 Plugin
Zynthian is a open hardware platform, currently in development, that promises to be a ‘swiss army knife of synthesis’, equipped with multiple engines, filters and effects. Zynthian’s hardware specification is public and the software is open source, so the platform is designed to be fully hackable.
In case you were wondering what all the new presets in Reason 9 sound like, Propellerhead has you covered.
This video, via Andertons, features an overview and demo of the prototype of the upcoming Arturia MatrixBrute synthesizer.
Memory Splice introduced an unofficial software editor for the Roland JD-Xi. The Roland JD-Xi Editor Software is a standalone editor, designed to liberate JD-Xi users from menu-diving. In the video above, the demo section of the video starts about 5:30 in.
HoRNet Plugins has introduced TrackUtility MK2, a new version of their ‘Swiss Army knife’ plugin for audio. TrackUtility lets you change a track from stereo to mono, remove DC, pan, trim, etc. It can also work as stereo simulator and as a a mastering limiter. TrackUtility MK2 adds a grouping function to allow for the change of any parameter… Read More HoRNet Intros TrackUtility MK2, A ‘Swiss Army Knife’ For Audio
Master funk keyboardist Bernie Worrell (Parliament/Funkadelic, Talking Heads, The Bernie Worrell Orchestra) died yesterday at the age of 72.
Developer Herve Noury has introduced Vox Unit – a new vocoder for iPad. Noury says that Vox Unit was optimized to create realistic choir effects. You can also produce soloist voices & strange vocal effects with it. Vox Unit includes support for MIDI and Inter-App Audio. Here’s the official video demo:
VirSyn has released VoxSyn for iOS – a voice-controlled synthesizer that goes beyond traditional vocoding. Talk or sing into the microphone and you’ll trigger various synthesizer sounds following your voice pitch or the notes touched on the hexagonal keyboard / external MIDI Keyboard. The harmonic table note layout visualizes your voices pitch in realtime and also… Read More VirSyn VoxSyn A Voice-Controlled Synth For iOS
