Techspansion has introduced AudialHub — an inexpensive Mac app designed to convert dozens of different audio formats (and even the audio tracks from video files) to AAC, MP3, WMA, WAV and Apple Lossless formats, with the standard metadata tags in most formats converted and passed on to the finished file. Nearly every aspect of the… Read More New Mac Audio Converter
The discussion on our Reason 4 preview has gone out of control – it’s up to 53 comments already! If you haven’t weighed in yet – check out what other people are saying and add your two cents worth!
Atomic is a 16 step sequencer composing tool with a built in synth that also has the ability to control other softsynths or even hardware via its MIDI out function. The design is circular, inspired by step sequencers such as the Buchla Arbitrary Function Generator and Future Retro Revolution. You can preview Atomic below: [display_podcast]… Read More Atomic Synth Inspired By Buchla, Future Retro Revolution
Real Music Media has released a collection of free Mellotron samples. These samples were taken from a 30 year old Mellotron M400S, serial #500 a few years ago. The Tron’s condition was decent. The heads were cleaned and the azimuth was aligned by Streetly Electronics in England (the original maker of this Tron) just prior… Read More Free Mellotron Samples
Here’s something out of left field: Shredz64 is a modern day game for the Commodore 64 that makes use of the Playstation guitar controller hooked through the PSX64 interface. Its design is modeled after the popular “Guitar Hero” series, geared toward the ability to play along to your favorite C64 music on the guitar. Correctly… Read More Shredz64 – Guitar Hero For Commodore 64
The Psychosynth project aims to create an interactive modular soft-synth inspired by the ideas of the Reactable. Here’s how the Psychosynth creators describe their virtual instrument: Our main goal is to create a free software alternative to allow newbies, developers and professionals explore new ways of making music. It is also important to build a… Read More Psychosynth – Free Soft Synth Inspired By Reactable
Sonic Cinema has three free sample packs for download. Foley Series Vol. 1 – Gloves and brushes (WAV and Soundforge files), a ACIDized sample pack and the first edition of Sonic Cinema’s Foley Series. Containing foley sounds for that extra touch in your production. Be it a score for film or a cinematic music piece.… Read More Three Free Sample Packs
Ronny Pries has released a free sample pack: The pack contains 60 chords/stabs and loops between ~110 and ~130 bpm. Most can roughly be classified as minimal, detroit, dubtechno orientated material. You’re invited to cut/slice/mash/torture/mix/whatever and use them for your own tracks. Details and download here.
A live performance with the Tonium Pacemaker – the pocket-sized DJ system, performed on Beatport’s stage at Hotel National, Miami, March 29th 2008. I’m still not sold on the idea of a palm-sized DJ system. How can you work this with any level of control. Anybody want to set me straight?
Nucleus SoundLab has released Viral Outbreak – a new sound library based on the VIrus TI hardware synthesizer. Description: Viral Outbreak is a new soundware product based on the sounds of the Virus* TI hardware synthesizer. Using 96khz multisampling, manual looping and professional preset design, Nucleus SoundLab brings this powerful electronica sound to your productions.… Read More Viral Outbreak Puts Virus TI Synth In A Sound Library
