Sunsine Audio has released a new set of 128 presets for the DSI Tetra, Mopho, and Prophet 08 synthesizers. Each preset makes of full use of the modulation wheel as well as all four Assignable Parameter knobs and each has a unique name for easy identification. The library features bass, leads, keys, and pads, as… Read More Sunsine Audio Releases 129 Presets For DSI Tetra, Mopho And Prophet 08
Free Music Friday: Reader Don Tyler let us know about a new ambient work that he’s released under his Phase47 moniker. Mercury is a single-flow long-form piece at (51:44), Tyler describes it as “solarclash ambience for sunrise or sunset.” Mercury is available at “name your own price” including free, from Bandcamp. You can preview it above.
AfroDJMac is back with another Two Minute Tip for Ableton Live users – this time looking at how to side chain Ableton Live’s Auto Filter. “This will help get your tracks moving and reacting to each other,” he notes. See the full post at the AfroDJMac site for more details.
Sound Magic has introduced Laurel Pipa, described as the ‘largest sampled Pipa to appear on the market.’ Sound Magic’s 2.5GB library offers over 15 categories and 60 variations. Sound Magic invited a pipa virtuoso from the prestigious Central Academy of Drama in Beijing to record their wide variety of sounds. To make it easier for you to… Read More Sound Magic Release Laurel Pipa Chinese Lute Sample Library
Skytopia has introduced a Windows app, SonicPhoto, that’s designed to convert photographs into sound: SonicPhoto is an audio program to convert from pictures to sound. Use your existing photo collection or draw your own in Photoshop (or any other paint editor) and with a click of a button, watch SonicPhoto create the sound before your… Read More SonicPhoto Turns Photos Into Sound
Korg has introduced the new Krome workstation line, available in 61, 73 & 88 key models. Key Features: KRONOS-derived full length, unlooped piano and drum sounds, plus new electric pianos designed to shine on stage Electric pianos with eight-level velocity switching for unmatched expressive power Clear, intuitive control with Korg’s exclusive 7-inch color TouchView™ display… Read More Korg Krome Workstation
Moog has released a new plugin, Voyager Plug SE, designed to let you take control of a Minimoog Voyager from within your DAW. The Voyager Plug SE links the analog sound and power of a Minimoog Voyager with an DAW-ready plug-in for Mac and PC (AU/VST). The plugin lets you route controls, create complex modulations, manage… Read More Voyager Plug SE Lets You Control A Minimoog From Your DAW
Sunday Synth Jam: Bruno Ender Lee‘s synth jams frequently feature the monstrously huge sounds of his Moog-style Synthesizers.com modular synthesizer. In his latest video song, MacBeth M5N, though, Lee coaxes equally huge analog sounds out of his MacBeth Studio Systems M5N semimodular synthesizer. Lee notes, “Every sound was made with MacBeth Studio Systems M5N & Doepfer… Read More MacBeth M5N Synth Jam
Tim Webb (discchord) offers his thoughts on understanding wavetable synthesis, demonstrating with Animoog on the iPad. Wavetable synthesis was pioneered by Wolfgang Palm in his PPG synths of the 70s and 80s. With wavetable synthesis, a library of relatively complex wave shapes, rather than sine, square or triangle waves, are used as building blocks of… Read More Understanding Wavetable Synthesis
Here’s another Two Minute Ableton Live Tip from AfroDJMac – dealing with Side Chain Compression. Details at the AfroDJMac site.
