Dreadbox Hades Bass Synthesizer Review
This video, via ProckGnosis, is a review of the Dreadbox Hades Bass Synthesizer. Despite the name, the Hades Bass Synthesizer is in no way limited to just bass synth duties.
Author: synthhead
Strezov Sampling Wotan Puts A Virtual Choir Into Your DAW
Strezov Sampling has released Wotan Male Choir, a new Kontakt instrument, inspired by the Lord of the Rings ‘Moria’ male choir sound Wotan is a virtual choir, comprised of 10 tenors and 10 basses, that lets you combine different syllables to create complete phrases. Here’s what they have to say about it:
‘Alien We Three Kings’, On EVI, Artemis, Breath Keyboards
Synthesist Mark Steiner shared Alien We Three Kings – a creative take on the holiday standard. Featured instruments:
Alternative Disting Firmware
Squinky Labs (Bruce Frazer & Lloyd Cole) have released ThisThing – a full alternative firmware with 16 new algorithms for the Expert Sleepers disting module.
u-he Intros Free ‘Experimental Reverb’, Protoverb
u-he has released Protoverb – an ‘experimental reverb’, based on the idea of a “room simulator”. Most algorithmic reverbs try to avoid resonances or model the reflections of sound from a rooms walls. Protoverb does the opposite. It builds up as many room resonances as possible, modeling the body of air in the room. It therefore… Read More u-he Intros Free ‘Experimental Reverb’, Protoverb
Silent Night For iPad + Animoog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9f-3q4EcZc This video, via Crème Douche, captures an all-Animoog arrangement of Silent Night.
Ethervox Meets Continuum
Sunday Synth Jam: This pair of videos captures composer Edmund Eagen performing with an Ethervox theremin, controlled by the Haken Continuum keyboard.
A Performance For Keyboards, Modular Synthesizer & Spoken Word
Sunday Synth Jam: This video, via synthesist and sound designer Alba Ecstasy, captures a performance for keyboards, modular synthesizer and spoken word. Here’s what he has to say about it:
Christmas Shredding
Sunday Synth Jam: Jordan Rudess shared his take on the Vince Guaraldi classic Christmas Time is Here.
Dave Smith & John Chowning Introduce FM Synthesis On The Prophet 12
Dave Smith Instruments has released a new operating system for the Prophet 12 that adds a number of user-requested features, including: Linear frequency modulation for classic FM synthesis Support for up to 16 alternate tunings (a set of 16 popular tunings is included) Assignable voice-stacking in Union mode MIDI note output for the arpeggiator New modulation… Read More Dave Smith & John Chowning Introduce FM Synthesis On The Prophet 12
