PSP Audioware has introduced PSP 2445 – a reverb processor plug-in (VST, AAX and RTAS for Windows; AudioUnit, VST, AAX and RTAS for Mac OSX) that is inspired by two legendary early digital age reverberators: the EMT 244 and the EMT 245. Here’s what they have to say about it:
Best of 2015: Other years have seen the introduction of great synthesizers of all types. But 2015 brought a treasure trove of new hardware sequencers, the likes that we have never seen. We asked Synthtopia readers to vote on The Best New Hardware Sequencers Of 2015, and you picked the Arturia Beatstep Pro as the best new… Read More The Best New Hardware Sequencers Of 2015
The Ciat-Lonbarde Tocante Karper is a unique instrument, created by Peter Blasser, that uses 24 pic chips in parallel to synthesize Karplus-Strong string emulations, in the Tocante scale. Here’s a video demo, via Richard Brewster:
The Korg Volca Keys synthesizer isn’t the most powerful synth, by far. But the video, below, shows why the Volca Keys synth has found so many fans – it’s got it where it counts:
Best of 2015: This year has seen the introduction of a huge number and a huge variety of MIDI controllers & instruments. We asked readers to choose the best new MIDI instruments and controllers of 2015, and you chose the Seaboard RISE – a multidimensional polyphonic controller that lets you change the sound of each note… Read More The Best New MIDI Instruments & Controllers Of 2015
2016 NAMM Show: Pittsburgh Modular shared this sneak preview of the new Lifeforms Modular systems – a series of Eurorack-compatible synth modules.
AudioRealism has released AudioRealism Bass Line 3 (ABL3) – the next generation of their virtual Roland TB-303 plug-in. Here’s what’s new:
As part of our look back at the Best of 2015, we asked readers to vote on the best new synthesizers of 2015. With thousands of votes cast, Synthtopia readers made a clear choice, selecting the Dave Smith Instruments Sequential Prophet 6 as the best new synth of 2015. The Prophet-6 combines the best qualities of the original Prophet-5 – true… Read More The 10 Best New Synthesizers Of 2015
This video, via the DigiEnsemble Berlin, captures a test of syncing 12 iPads, spread across several rooms, using Ableton Link.
Synthpop thereminist Clara Venice rings in the new year right, with this performance of Auld Lang Syne on the Moog Theremini.
