http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdaFfbNXej8 MilkyApps’ BeatBox Live (App Store link) is a $2.99 drum pad music application that lets you play your own drum patterns and also play over original urban/pop/rock music. BeatBox Live includes 6 different drum kits and 12 original soundtracks. Kits Include: Beatbox Drums (Vocal Beats) 808 Drums Latin Drums Hip-Hop Drums Indie Drums Euro/Dance… Read More New App Turns Your iPhone Into A BeatBox
TAL-Vocoder is a vintage vocoder emulation with 11 bands that emulates the sound of vocoders from the early 80’s. Here’s a demo of Tal-Vocoder in action: [display_podcast] It includes analog modeled components in combination with digital algorithms such as the SFFT (Short-Time Fast Fourier Transform). This vocoder does not make a direct convolution of the… Read More Free Vocoder For Mac & PC
Rockifone has released another so-called “digital drug” iPhone App, Binaural Beats (App Store link). Binaural beats are illusory “beats” that you can hear when pure tones of slightly different frequency are separately and simultaneously presented to each ear. It’s an interesting psychoacoustic effect – one that at least some people think can help you do… Read More Free “Digital Drug” iPhone App
GearWire takes a look at the new Sony Acid Pro 7.
Nucleus Sound Labs has released Digital Keys, a new retro keyboard sample library. Description: Bring the 80s keyboard sound to your productions with this faithful sampling of Roland’s MKS-20 keyboard synthesizer. MK Digital Keys is available in three format packages: Reason Refill, WusikEngine, and Kontakt/EXS/SFZ. Back in 1986, there weren’t many good ways to take a… Read More New Retro Keyboard Sample Library
PASY02 (App Store link) is a new synthesizer based on a physical simulation. It retails for $0.99. Description: You can enjoy the sound visually with PASY02. Swing the net on the screen to control the sound.?If you pull the net, it waves under tension and the sound changes. The net tention parameter settings are configurable.?You… Read More New iPhone Synthesizer Based On Physical Stimulation
http://vimeo.com/2121604 Scott Church from Pro Tools demos the Pro Tools 8 Score Editor. “In addition to diving into the details, you’ll learn about some of the lesser known tidbits,” says Church. “I also share some of my thoughts behind why we implemented it the way we did, and some unique aspects to our design. Above… Read More Pro Tools 8 Score Editor Tutorial
Sugar Bytes has introduced Consequence – a chord groovebox, with “a surprising depth of possibilities while being easy to use, due to an intuitive workflow.” Description: Chords are alternated, split up to custom arpeggios and turned into leg-driving basslines, amazing melodies or dreamy sound textures. The internal audio recorder keeps your ideas when they come or records… Read More Sugar Bytes Intros Consequence Chord Groovebox
GearWire’s Bill Holland demos Native Instruments’ Virtual Jarre: Reaktor Equinox.
Puremagnetik has released Digital Beatboxes – a collection of four old-school digital drum machines that helped define an era in hip-hop, rock and electronica. Included in this Micropak are models of the Korg DDD1, Alesis HR-16, Kawai R-50 and the rare Soviet “Sound” drum machine. Customized for Ableton Live The “Live Ready” version of Digital… Read More Puremagnetik Releases Digital Beatboxes for Ableton Live, Kontakt and Logic
