Output Sounds has released a free version of their pulse engine, Signal, called, not surprisingly, Signal Free. Working from the premise that “nearly all music is centered on a pulse,” Output, who also created the REV software instrument, gathered a team of 70 designers and developers to build an instrument “that pushes beyond conventional limits… Read More Output Releases Free “Lite” Signal Pulse Engine
2015 Summer NAMM Show: Roland today introduced the SH-101 PLUG-OUT Software Synthesizer. It was previously introduced as a ‘Plug-Out’ synth for the Roland System-1 hardware synth and is now available for purchase as a software synth. Like its hardware counterpart, the new SH-101 PLUG-OUT Software Synthesizer is a reproduction of Roland’s iconic SH-101 monophonic synth from the 1980s,… Read More Roland Releases SH-101 Plug-Out Software Synth at 2015 Summer NAMM Show
2015 Summer NAMM Show: Roland has announced the System-1 Software Synthesizer, a software version of the AIRA System-1 synth. The System-1 Software Synthesizer with Librarian features many of the same functions as the hardware System-1/1m version. It offers the same sound quality as its hardware counterpart, making it ideal for musicians who either work solely in… Read More Roland Intros System-1 Software Synth At 2015 Summer NAMM Show
Jean-Michel Jarre is cranking up the hype machine for his upcoming, still-to-be-named studio album. Today, he released the music video for Glory, a collaboration with fellow Frenchman Anthony Gonzalez (M83). The video explores how we often glorify the absurd.
Alessandro Cortini has announced a new album,, Risveglio, which is due in late July. In the meantime, we’ve got a preview of the new album below:
Music sample production group Earth Moments has announced the launch of a new Kickstarter campaign to fund its Rututu ‘Music Playground’ app. Slated for release later this year, the Rututu app will offer a touch-based interface that combines “authentic, pristine” samples of indigenous ethnic, world and Western instruments, along with several bundles spanning different genres… Read More Earth Moments Launches Rututu ‘Music Playground’ App Kickstarter
https://vimeo.com/130318890 Swedish app maker Klevgrand has added a compressor / limiter, Korvpressor, to their app lineup. Korv is Swedish for sausage, and the Korvpressor has packed a fairly sophisticated set of algorithms into a super-simple user interface, that they’re calling a “smart, dynamic hotdog device.”
Nektar has announced a cooperative effort with Bitwig, offering a new “slimline” version of Bitwig Studio, Bitwig 8-Track, to all Nektar customers, free of charge. Nektar Impact and Panorama series keyboard controllers previously have had fairly deep integration with Bitwig Studio, providing the user an experience similar to that of using a dedicated workstation. Bitwig… Read More Nektar Impact and Panorama Keyboards: Now With Bitwig 8-Track
Audiomodern has released Sync 2, a loop-based sampler instrument for Native Instruments’ Kontakt.* SYNC 2 focuses on “futuristic sounding” electronic and glitch drum groove construction kits that blend IDM, Breaks, Organic, Ambient, Glitch, Trip-hop, Minimal, and “Futuristic” Electronica, among others.
In the latest installment of Moog Music’s Category 5 interview series, Matt Sharp talks about the people and instruments (hint: they’re synthesizers) that have inspired his band, The Rentals.
