Synthtopia reader, Jon Stubbs (aka “stub”) shared this remix of Carol of the Bells. He notes that the melody of Carol of the Bells was preserved, but arranged as 12/8, vs 3/4. He also offset the melody against the new parts by a note.
Ableton Live guru AfroDJMac let us know about a free Live Pack that he’s shared, Little Drummer Boy. It’s a set of 5 free Ableton Live Instruments, based on a Little Drummer Boy Christmas Ornament. Here’s what he has to say about them:
Maker.ie has announced Patchblocks for Eurorack – a new module that brings the programable modular platform to the Euro format. Here’s what they have to say about it: For the past year we have been working with patchblocks.com to produce a Eurorack version of their incredibly successful, innovative and intuitive programmable mini-synth. We have added… Read More Patchblocks For Eurorack Now Available For Preorder
Dream Theater keyboardist & Wizdom Music founder Jordan Rudess lets us know about GeoShred – a new iPad music app that features a physical modeling sound synthesis engine and a interface that is tailored to shredding. GeoShred brings together Wizdom Music’s Geo Synthesizer’s user interface, and moForte’s modeled guitar and effects chain, to deliver expressive… Read More GeoShred For iPad, aka ‘The Future Of Shredding’
Erica Synths has added to its Black series the Black Dual Envelope Generator/LFO. The module has 3 basic functions: Dual full ADSR envelope generator where each envelope can be adjusted one by one. Two simultaneously controllable AD/ASR envelope generator. Two LFOs with distinct waveshaping and key follow function.
Sunday Synth Jam: This video captures a performance by Russian musician Rewire (Andrei Swipe), at Propaganda club, Moscow
Reader Steven Morris shared his latest video with us, a ‘video song’ style cover of Buried in Snow, from the Final Fantasy VII soundtrack, by Nobuo Uematsu. Morris had this to say about the performance:
Free Music: Reader Kevin Busby let us know Terse Greetings – a new compilation on the Terse label that’s available as a free download.
EFX.Remote-iOS is an iPad patch editor + MIDI controller for the Roland TB-3, based on the MIDI control app TB- MIDI Stuff. Here’s a quick video demo:
99Sounds has released Project Exodus, a free Kontakt library containing 127 royalty-free sample based patches designed to ‘add that earth shattering cinematic’ feel to music or video projects.
