Tritik has introduced Krush – a free bit-crusher effect for OS X & Windows. According to the developer, Krush combines ‘the crispy taste of the digital realm with the warmth of its drive stage and analog modeled resonant filters’.
Reader Momo Miller let us know that he’s released Korg Volca Bass MIDI Remote – an app for OS X & Windows that lets you control the Volca Bass via MIDI. Here’s a video demo:
Memory Slice has shared an unofficial patch editor for the Roland JD-Xi keyboard synthesizer.
This video is a review of the TEControl USB MIDI Breath Controller. In the video, Bryan Lake demonstrates using the TEControl USB MIDI Breath Controller with guitar and software synths, using the breath controller in place of a mod wheel.
Imaginando has released a multi-platform virtual analog synthesizer for Android, iOS, Mac & Windows, DRC. In addition to multi-platform support, DRC offers cloud-based patch syncing. With this feature, you can start the creative process on one device and continue on another, seamlessly.
c3n loops is a new app for iOS, designed for live remixing of loop-based music. The interface is designed to let you navigate and play with loops on an ‘infinite surface’. Automatic tempo matching lets you mix anything with everything. And you can sync hardware and apps to c3n loops via MIDI sync and work with… Read More New App For Live Remixing On iOS, C3N Loops
Cluster Sound has released CS-808, a collection of 16 sample-based Max for Live drum instruments replicating the 16 sound modules available on the iconic Roland TR-808 drum machine.
Sample Logic has released Morphestra 2, a virtual instrument that they describe as a ‘morphed cinematic orchestra’. Morphestra 2 weighs in at over 25 GBs and offers 5,000+ morphed cinematic instruments & multis, derived entirely from true orchestral recordings. Morphestra is powered by Native Instruments’ Kontakt 5 platform (full version or Kontakt Player). Here’s the official intro video:
Developer Taylor Holliday let us know that his software modular synthesizer, Audulus, has been updated to version 3.1, and it’s now available for both Linux and Windows. Mac & iOS versions of Audulus 3 were already available. Audulus is a minimalist modular software synthesizer and effects processor. With Audulus, users can build synthesizers, design new… Read More Audulus 3.1 Brings Support For Linux & Windows
Interaction design student Andreas Refsgaard created Eye Conductor, an application that is essentially a MIDI interface that allows people with physical disabilities to play notes and build beats, through eye movements and facial gestures. Using a $99 eye tracker and a regular webcam, Eye Conductor detects the gaze and selected facial movements of users, enabling them to play… Read More ‘Eye Conductor’ Brings MIDI To People With Disabilities
