via CDM: DJ Chinkial came up with a free VST (Windows-only) beatbox for your computer, using the Korg KAOSS Pad KP3 as outboard controller, complete with visual feedback. It’s a work in progress – but worth checking out if you’re on Windows. DJ Chinkial explains: Kaoss64 is a 16 step 64 part sequencer that triggers the slices of two bar loops like… Read More Free Kaoss 64 Beatbox Plugin For Windows
plastique is a new freeware software synth for Windows from de la mancha. It’s a 2 oscillator subtractive synth, using the 31 waveforms from the Casio HT-700 synth and some enhancements to the originals feature set. It does lofi 80’s sounds but also so much more, with a configurable filter (up to 16 poles), a pitch… Read More New Free VST Synth For Windows Is Casiotastic
Rockifone’s Easy Recorder (App Store link) is a free iPhone audio recorder. Easy Recorder lets you record audio at three quality levels and is a no brainer to record with. To sync recordings, Easy Recorder has a built-in Web server that runs over WiFi. This isn’t an elegant solution, but it works fine. If you’re an iPhone user,… Read More Free iPhone Audio Recorder
The SoundCloud people are moving quickly and developing some interesting stuff. The Cloud Player is a browser-based music player. It lets you: Find and play all tracks from SoundCloud Save playlists to your Google Account Make smart playlists based on genre, BPM, etc Share your ready-made playlists with your friends Collaborate in making the best playlists… Read More Cloud Player Like A Browser-Based iTunes
iRecorder (App Store link) is a free virtual recorder application for the iPhone. It’s great to see these virtual instruments starting to proliferate – but it would be even nicer to see more developers working on original expressive instruments that take advantage of the iPhone’s capabilities. Description: Blow into the iPhone mic and experience the… Read More Free Virtual Recorder For The iPhone: iRecorder
Koblo Audio Software has made all of the code for the Koblo Studio available as an open source project at http://github.com/koblo. Koblo Studio, for Mac or PC, may be downloaded for free. By making it open source, Koblo is allowing any developer to build upon the Koblo Studio platform. “Our business model seeks to change the… Read More New Open Source Music Studio For PC & Mac – Koblo
Sound Animals (App Store link) is a bizarre iPhone audio sampler app, and it’s free, too.
Version 1.0 of Processing, an application for creating audio and visual work, has launched. Processing is a programming language, development environment, and online community that since 2001 has promoted software literacy within the visual arts. Initially created to serve as a software sketchbook and to teach fundamentals of computer programming within a visual context, Processing… Read More Processing Audio/Visual App Now 1.0
This is a quick video demonstrating using TouchOSC ito extend the functionality of a MIDI keyboard. Novation 25SL Compact and TouchOSC controlling Ableton 7 and a Access Virus Snow. This looks ultra cool – but I think the main reason this is getting any attention is that people have been lusting after the JazzMutant Lemur for several… Read More Use An iPhone To Add Lemur-Like Control To Your MIDI Keyboard
Moogo Filter is a free Moog-style filter effect for Windows. It features an envelope generator, which can be triggered by MIDI notes so the plugin can be inserted behind any synth plugin, to play it thru a Moogish filter. The plugin also features an overdrive. You can preview Moogo below: [display_podcast] Moogofilter runs as a… Read More WOK Releases MoogoFilter VST
