Access has just released their public beta of Virus TI OS v5.0, which features new filters and new envelopes. According to Access: OS5 gives you what thousands of Virus users always wanted: additional envelopes and new filters. The new operating system represents a new milestone and enables you to create sounds which were simply impossible… Read More Access Virus TI OS 5.0 Brings New Filters, Envelopes
Saturday Synth Porn: Reader Rob Batke wrote us about this 18 Moogerfooger modular synth: I was thinking with the release of the new Mooger Fooger that you might be interested in a couple videos. Lyle Bell (Shout Out Out Out Out) compiled 18 MoogerFooger pedals together to create one giant MF modular synth. While Moog… Read More The 18 MoogerFooger Modular Synth
Andrew Apanov from XSSRAcademy let us know about a new freebie they’ve released for Ableton Live users: We have JUST published something really cool. This is a free bundle of packages with over 100 dubstep bass samples, dozens of Massive presets (all samples and presents created and used by Mars), two full Ableton Life projects… Read More Free Pack With Ableton Live Projects, Samples & Massive Presets
Soundspice has released Darc Skreen 2: FX & One Shots – a new sample library that offers 550 MB of 24-Bit audio files, 498 files in total. The library is designed for adding ‘highlights, underlines, and exclamation points to your tracks’. It features Drones, FX, Percussives and Upsweeps. The percussives folder includes loops and lots of one-shots… Read More New Sample Library Features Drones, FX, Percussives & Upsweeps
Want to learn more about Ableton Live? This weekend may be the time to do it. Jason Timothy of Music Software Training wrote us to let us know that they are offering 30+ hours of Ableton Live video tutorials for free this weekend, B.S. free: I am offerring all my videos for free streaming. It’s… Read More 30+ Hours Of Ableton Live Video Tutorials, Free This Weekend
Beatsurfing is a new app for the iPad that lets your draw your own MIDI controllers. Beatsurfing lets you draw a 3-dimensional controller and use it in two different and complementary ways: You can tap it like you would with your regular MPC or any other beatmaking device; and You can ‘surf’ your fingers along… Read More Beatsurfing Lets You Draw Your Own MIDI Controllers
Developer Rob Wilmot contacted us to let us know that Tic Tac Beatz Electro for the iPad has had a several improvements since its launch. Here’s what’s new in version 1.1: Pitch Modulation via LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) available to three tracks. Adjust LFO speed and depth. Adjust trigger time for LFO for Pitch Envelope effect.… Read More Tic Tac Beatz Electro Updated (And Free, If You’re Fast!)
Reader Tomislav Zlatic (Bedroom Producers Blog) sent word of a free analog synthesizer sample collection, BPB’s Mini Analogue Collection. Mini Analogue Collection is a free library of analogue synthesizer samples in Kontakt 5 and SFZ Format. The samples were recorded from five different analogue synthesizers, including one quite rare Soviet drum synthesizer: Korg Delta Korg Poly-61m Korg Poly-800… Read More Free Analogue Synthesizer Sample Collection
Readers Chris Blarsky and Josh Felice sent word about their new project, Synthboy+, a dock that turns a vintage GameBoy into a MIDI synth. Here’s what they’ve got to say about the project: Dust off that first gen Gameboy as we have a very cool interface dock that converts the handheld gaming system into a state… Read More SYNTHBOY+ Turns Nintendo GameBoy Into 8-Bit Sound Machine
Music video for Crypts’ Fancy, featuring modular video processing with an LZX video synthesizer. Via reader Nick Bartoletti, who included these technical details: Footage was shot on location with DSLR’s, a VHS camcorder, and a vintage tube camera. Once i cut the pieces together i then ran the footage through an LZX video synthesizer. I did… Read More Crypts – Fancy (Music Video With Modular Video Processing)
