Reader Peter van der Noord sent word that Patchwork, a browser-based modular synthesizer, has been updated. ‘Patchwork is an online virtual analog modular synth,” he notes, “Which allows you to connect basic sound generation or modification modules to create either music, effects or utter noisy crap.” The new version can be seen at Patchwork-Synth site.
Here’s a free sample pack for Ableton Live, via AfroDJMac, that offers a ‘Korg-asbord’ of sound. Here’s what AfroDJMac has to say about it: This download includes five instruments: 2 synths and a set of drums sampled from the Korg iMS-20 (these sounds are used in the song I included in the post). A sampled Korg… Read More Free Live Rack Offers ‘Korg-asbord’ Of Sound
Sunday Synth Jam: Reader Guilherme Zakka mixes guitars, iPad synthesizers and electronics in creating this cover of the Games of Thrones Main Theme.
Reader Gil Assayas makes a return appearance to the Sunday Synth Jam, with this live performance of The Pressure. Watch closely for how Assayas has tightly arranged the performance across multiple instruments. Technical details below.
This week, AfroDJMac sent word of a free Commodore 64 Drum Rack for Ableton Live users: I writing with word of my 51st free weekly Ableton Live AfroDJPack, a set of Commodore 64 drums. The samples were provided by BedroomProducersBlog.com and have been racked up in drum racks that allow for some wild and crazy… Read More Free Commodore 64 Drum Pack For Ableton Live
Nord has put up a teaser on its site about something new they are introducing at this year’s Musikmesse, being held March 21-24 in Frankfurt. For those of you that can’t wait until next week, though, here is the first image of the yet-to-be-announced Anordion. It will fill the gaping hole in Nord’s lineup for an… Read More First Musikmesse ‘Leak’ – The New Nord Keyboard
Reader Laurent Pelletier sent word about this very nicely done collaborative synth jam cover of the original synth pop classic, Popcorn. Thirteen members of the French audio forum Audiokeys worked together to make the video, a cover of Gershon Kingsley’s 70’s hit. “We are very different about our musical tastes,” notes Pelletier. “Our gear starts from the Stylophone up to… Read More Popcorn Tag Team Synth Jam
BPB’s Tomislav Zlatic has released a free sample library, Commodore 64 Synthesizer Sessions, that features classic C64 sounds: I’ve released the first part of what will be the “Commodore 64 Synthesizer Sessions” free sample pack series. The sounds were created in the MSSIAH Mono Synthesizer running on my Commodore 64 with the SID 8580 chip installed. All… Read More Commodore 64 Synthesizer Sessions (Free Sample Pack)
This video features Jean Laurendeau discussing and demonstrating the rare Ondes Martenot, an early electronic musical instrument, created in 1928 by Maurice Martenot. Laurendeau explains the various control and timbral options of the Ondes Martenot and plays some familiar melodies, especially at the end!
Mikey Moran has released this collection of patches for the Dave Smith Instruments Mopho synthesizer as a free download (.zip): I’ve made some DSI Mopho patches I designed available for free download, plus sound samples of all of them. Included in the download file are 12 patches, plus a read-me with usage/performance suggestions. These sounds… Read More Free Patches For The Dave Smith Mopho Synthesizer
