Reader J.Martins has released a free Windows editor for the BassBoy MIDI synth, BassBoy VST Editor. Martins writes: I’m a daily reader of your amazing blog, no words to describe your great job. Just writting to you to say I have finished some work. It’s a VST editor for the awesome little MIDI synthesizer called BassBoy… Read More BassBoy VST Editor Lets You Control Your ATXMEGA Synthesizer From Your DAW
Luftrum sent word of a new Animoog patch library, Luftrum 8: Luftrum is proud to present Luftrum 8 a new soundset for Animoog with 64 new presets covering a broad range of genres from Ambient to Dubstep with smooth ambient pads, wobbly basses, subtle drones, rhythmic sequences and organic sound effects such as a true… Read More New Animoog Patch Library
Reader Ken Palmer pointed out an interesting Smithsonian article about how emerging technology was thought of as a threat to musicians’ livelihood – way back in the 1930s! “I remember when it was argued that synthesizers and samplers were going to put many musicians out of work,” notes Palmer. But this alarmist view of technology in… Read More Musicians Wage War Against Evil Robots
Here’s another freebie for Ableton Live users – Unusual Percussion For Ableton Live, by AfroDJMac: This week is the 47th installment of my free Ableton Live Pack series and it is the beginning of a exploratory journey into using nontraditional sounds as drums and percussion. I’ve sampled a bunch of everyday-type sounds (computer keyboards, plastic… Read More A Study in Unusual Percussion
Sunday Synth Jam: Vincent from Smutty Quire let us know about this music video for their track Balls. The group has a synth-heavy rock sound: With two friends of mine we started a electronic live band, the idea was pretty much to get rid of computer and play for real, so we gathered the few hardware… Read More French Synth Jam With Balls
Sunday Synth Jam: Reader Ville Väisänen wrote in to let us know how they do it in Finland – with synced Monotribe + MC-505: Hello! I’m a daily reader and long time fan of Synthtopia from Finland. I got my Monotribe last week, and made this synth jam in sync with Roland MC-505. I included… Read More Monotribe + MC-505 Synth Acid Jam
Sunday Synth Jam: Reader Marcus Polster tipped us off to this chiptune style mobile jam, via LuckyButtonPusher & Tin Foil Robot, using Live features and Solo Mode of Rhythm Core Alpha – the Nintendo DSi/3DS music creation system.
Sound Magic has introduced The One – a new effect for Windows described as “the easiest and the most convenient way for musicians to process their recordings.” The One features several options to choose from and only a single knob to implement them – that’s it. There’s no confusing technical terminology. You choose your goal… Read More Sound Magic Releases The One, A Windows Audio Effect Designed For Simplicity
Amazing Machines has officially released the MIDITRIBE I/O – a mod for the Korg Monotribe that adds MIDI In and MIDI Out. Here’s what’s new in the MIDITRIBE I/O, vs their earlier MIDITribe mods: MIDI OUT functionality (Outputs MIDI Clock / The Synth Part works as an arpeggiator running at 1/16, which responds to pitch… Read More Amazing Machines Releases MIDITRIBE I/O, Adds MIDI IN & OUT To Korg Monotribe
Unit Audio sent word that they are giving away a Milli-Unit Passive Summing Mixer. According to Unit Audio, “These mixers add back the sparkle and punch of analog recording that is so often missing in a purely “in the box” mix. Easy setup makes these mixers the perfect companion to a Digital Audio Workstation. Unit… Read More Win A Passive Summing Mixer
