AfroDJMac has another free Live Pack, MiniBrute Drums For Ableton Live: These drums were created from samples of the Arturia MiniBrute. First I made a bunch of Ableton Live Instruments (available in my MegaBrute Collection), tweaked and twisted those instruments into drum sounds, and resampled the output of those sounds into Ableton Drum Racks. It’s… Read More MiniBrute Drums For Ableton Live
Developer Single Cell Software has updated Caustic 2 for Android, adding MIDI Support and more. Caustic 2 is a rack-mount virtual studio that lets you use synthesizers and samplers to create music. It lets you create a virtual rack, using any 6 of these machines: Virtual analog subtractive synthesizer PCM synthesizer BassLine synthesizer (303-like synth) Sampling… Read More Caustic 2 update for Android
Sunsine Audio has released Generation – a sound pack for PPG Wavegenerator. It features 32 presets including 5 basses, 7 leads, 5 keys, 2 arps, 9 pads, and more
Benjamin Lee of Synthmob.com contacted us to lets us know about their new site, where members can share presets and patches for audio plugins. He adds: To celebrate our official launch, we are running a sweepstakes with loads of cool prizes to win. The grand prize is a Novation MiniNova! Other prizes include Native Instruments Massive,… Read More New Patch Sharing Site, Synthmob.com
Developer Bastus Trump has released an update to Orphion – a virtual instrument for the iPad – adding Audiobus support. Orphion is US $3.99 in the App Store.
The music video for We Have Lift Off, from the Synthjunk album Control, features some unconventional use of the Synthesizers.com modular and a Commodore 64.
Impact Soundworks has released a new virtual guitar instrument Shreddage 2: Absolute Electric Guitar. According to the developer, Shreddage 2 is designed for maximum realism and playability, incorporating: sustains, power chords, staccatos, palm mutes, portamento slides, hammer-on/pull-offs, multiple vibrato types, and neck slides. Shreddage 2 also includes a free virtual amp simulator by Peavey Electronics,… Read More Impact Soundworks Releases Shreddage 2: Absolute Electric Guitar
Reader Stephen Alcorn let us know that he’s released an album of vintage holiday themed synth music. An ARP Odyssey Christmas is an album of Christmas carols, recorded in 1976 entirely with an ARP Odyssey synthesizer. The Odyssey is a monophonic synth, so each carol was multi-tracked, with up to seven parts. The recordings aren’t… Read More An ARP Odyssey Christmas
Reader Alex Juno has put together another video in his Dem Jamz series, which explore the capabilities of a vintage synth through a collage of songs. Or as he puts it, “some nice tunes and fairly sardonic humour.” In this video, he explores the possibilities of the Roland MT32 – a ‘little brother’ to the… Read More Roland MT32 Mania, Or The First Dixieland Synth Demo Video
Sunday Synth Jam: Bruno Ender Lee performs his space music meets Berlin School style track, Ice Planet, live in the studio.
