Synthesist Steve Roach is featured in the latest episode of the Echoes podcast. Host John Diliberto talks with Roach about his new album, Skeleton Keys, which is an exploration of sequencers and large-format analog synthesizers. “The entire album and all the interlocking parts are all created from the way you carve out these patterns, and… Read More Steve Roach Interview On Making Music With Modulars
Secret Base Design has released Stompwatch – a new app for iOS that turns your mobile device into a virtual MIDI pedal board. You won’t want to step on it – but you can use it to control both apps and MIDI hardware, using the screen, a Bluetooth keyboard, the Audiobus Remote app, or the… Read More Stompwatch Turns iPhone, iPad + Apple Watch Into MIDI Controllers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6KY2Ffvh3w Slate Digital wants you to stop buying plugins, because ‘they’re too damn expensive.’
Moog Music announced today that the Slim Phatty synthesizer is now out of production:
Pioneer DJ today introduced the ‘Battle Ready’ DJM-S9 two-channel mixer for Serato DJ. Features include a customisable crossfader, and Performance Pads and FX buttons that DJs can map to suit their preferences. The mixer delivers plug-and-play integration with Serato DJ’s four decks and boasts DVS support, on-board Beat FX, two USB sound cards, and a… Read More Pioneer DJ Intros ‘Battle-Ready’ DJM-S9 DJ Mixer
Spektro Audio has made several updates to it CV Toolkit – its set of software modules that you can use with hardware modular synths. The updates include: CV Toolkit 2.1 update which fixes a couple of bugs and adds some minor enhancements A new module pack called Beats which includes 5 virtual modules (Binary Sequencer,… Read More Spektro Audio Updates CV Toolkit, Intros New Module Pack
This video, via glkibler, is a preview of the Frobe modular synthesizer – a new analog synth, inspired by the classic Moog modular: “What better way to test if a Moog is sounding like a Moog than with a little taste of Aquatarkus?” The synth featured in the demo is a hand-wired prototype.
French synth guru Yves Usson, above, knows his way around the insides of the MiniBrute and MicroBrute synthesizers – he collaborated with Arturia to design them. He’s shared a series of mods and hacks for the MiniBrute and MicroBrute at his site. He notes that making any of these mods to your synth ‘will immediately… Read More Five Arturia MiniBrute & MicroBrute Mods That Will Totally Void Your Warranty
Spectrasonics has updated Omnisphere to version 2.1, adding a feature for sharing user sounds and a new Library Publishing capability. “Now third-party developers of patch sets for Omnisphere 2 have a simple way to create and offer custom libraries,” says Spectrasonics’ Founder and Creative Director, Eric Persing. “There’s no need for installers or complicated instructions… Read More Spectrasonics Updates Omnisphere With New Patch Sharing Features
PreSonus has released Studio One Prime – a free version of its Studio One DAW. Studio One Prime offers the same drag-and drop workflow of its bigger brothers, along with providing unlimited tracks, 9 Audio Native Effects, Presence XT sampler, and advanced multi-track editing and comping.
