Clavia has released Nord Beat – a 4-track CoreMIDI Step Sequencer for iPad. Nord Beat is designed to be a companion for the Nord Drum percussion synth, but can be used with other MIDI instruments, especially for beat sequencing.
iZotope has released Alloy 2, a mixing suite that features six tools in one plug-in. Here’s what’s new in iZotope Alloy 2: Alloy 2’s sonic enhancements include a redesigned Exciter module, a revamped multiband Transient Shaper, a host of new EQ filters, including Treble and Bass Baxandall filters, and more. Alloy 2 users will also… Read More iZotope Alloy 2
Loophunter has released a free sample library, featuring the work of Studio Wormbone: STUDIO WORMBONE FREE BUNDLE is a pack in which we got together all free sample packs from the whole product of our STUDIO WORMBONE producer; with over than 300 samples and loops, you will be able to get an idea of the… Read More Free Audio Sample Library
Free Music Friday: Reader, ambient artist and mastering engineer Don Tyler has released a new album as Phase47, Drifting Through Wreckage.
Developer Jonathan Papert let us know that he’s released a new version of S.709, a software synth for iOS that uses four multitouch points on the screen and the accelerometer to give a large amount of control over a sine wave output. New in version 2.0: Record functionality AudioCopy and email export AudioPaste to use S.709 as a… Read More S.709 v2.0 Now Available
Here is a 2 minute Ableton Live Tip, via AfroDJMac, on how to use Ableton’s Frequency Shifter Plugin to emulate the subtle pitch variations found on many analog synths. “This is a cool tip for making your tracks less-perfectly-in-tune, like most real world acoustic and analog instruments,” he notes. Fairly simple stuff – but adding… Read More Give Virtual Synths An Analog Feel WIth Ableton’s Frequency Shifter
Developer Jeff Rhodes has released Wireless, a new soundset for Tone 2 Firebird+ synthesizer. Here’s what Rhodes has to say about Wireless: Wireless is a collection of Tone2 Firebird+ synth patches : they were made while I was working on the Experimental Dubstep, and Ambient Glitch Vol 4-5-6 loop sample collection series. So if you’ve heard… Read More Tone2 Firebird+ ‘Wireless’ Patch Bank Released.
Retronyms has announced that it has open sourced the code for CloudSeeder – its SoundCloud-powered in-app community. CloudSeeder is designed to put SoundCloud-powered social networking features into music apps. For example, you could create a track, share it on SoundCloud, and then check views and comments on your tracks, without leaving your music app.
Chris Cartledge of OD Digital has released a new 12-hour tutorial video series on electronic music production, OD Total Music Production. Here’s what Chris has to say about the tutorial series: OD Total Music Production is the antidote to poor quality ebooks, shaky-cam videos by amateurs, and astronomically over-priced courses from institutions. 12 hours of clear, precise,… Read More New Music Production Tutorial Series “The Best Course Online”
Amon Tobin has announced ISAM Live 2.0, with a series of US performances. For the Autumn run of dates throughout America, ISAM Live 2.0 will introduce the new ISAM construction, enhanced with new audio and visual elements. Part of the new content in the ISAM Live show will be composed of forthcoming Two Fingers material.… Read More Amon Tobin Announces ISAM Live 2.0
