IK Multimedia Intros Mic Room, Turns Your SM-58 Into A Neumann U67

Can’t afford a vintage Neumann U67 microphone? IK Multimedia has introduced Mic Room – a microphone-modeling app that lets you ‘re-mic’ recordings, giving you a virtual mic collection. They’ve modeled the frequency response and characteristics of a variety of microphones, letting you record with an $100 Shure SM-58 mic and, according to IK, turn it into a recording that… Read More IK Multimedia Intros Mic Room, Turns Your SM-58 Into A Neumann U67

December 1, 2015December 2, 201524 Comments

KORG iDS-10 Brings Portable Synth Studio To iPhone

Korg has introduced iDS-10 – a portable synthesizer studio for iPhone, an evolution of the original DS-10 app for the Nintendo DS platform. Korg iDS-10 combines a virtual analog synthesizer, voice synthesizer, and drum machine, inspired by the design of the original Korg DS-10. The app gives you a hand-held system for creating electronic music.

December 1, 2015December 1, 201530 Comments

What’s The Best Desktop DAW? (2015 Poll)

Ableton Live, FL Studio and Logic Pro have long been favorite Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) of Synthtopia readers. But new apps can still shake things up. Last year, when over 14,000 readers took part in our 2014 Best DAW Poll, Bitwig jumped into the top 5. And DAWs continue to evolve. In the last year,… Read More What’s The Best Desktop DAW? (2015 Poll)

November 30, 2015December 4, 2015126 Comments

Bollywood Maharaja Drums

Bollywood Maharaja Drums is a new sample library that features the percussive sounds of ‘Bollywood’. It features 1200 one-shot drum sounds, organized in to 100 Kits (2.5 GB) in the plugin. It also comes with 1200 wav files for use in hardware and software samplers.

November 30, 20152 Comments

Free Mac Patch Editor For The Roland TB-3 Bassline Synthesizer

Zhimsound has released an unofficial Mac patch editor for the Roland TB-3 Bassline Synthesizer. The previously released a Windows Roland TB-3 editor. The release includes standalone and VST versions of the editor.

November 28, 20151 Comment

eaReckon Intros EAReverb 2 Algorithmic Reverb For Mac & Windows

eaReckon has introduced EAReverb 2, an algorithmic reverb for Mac & Windows. EAReverb 2 is an algorithmic reverb plug-in (32/64-bit VST2, VST3, AU, AAX). It features the “Natural” core engine of the original EAReverb, but also brings new algorithms and functionalities, accessible from a totally revised user interface. Here’s the official video intro:

November 27, 20152 Comments

K-Devices Intros Terra Polyphonic Synthesizer For Ableton Live

K-Devices has introduced Terra – a polyphonic Max For Live synth, incorporating frequency modulation, phase distortion, ring modulation and wave shaping. Terra’s three wavetable oscillators can be switched between four analogue-style wave shapes – Sine, Triangle, Saw and Square – and the spiky Pulsar wave, then mangled, morphed and amplified using the Phase Distortion, Bend and… Read More K-Devices Intros Terra Polyphonic Synthesizer For Ableton Live

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NUSofting Intros Modelonia 2 Physical Modeling Synth For Mac + Windows

NUSofting has introduced Modelonia 2, a major update to their physical modeling synthesizer for Mac & Windows.

November 27, 20155 Comments

Polyverse & Infected Mushroom Intro Granular Note Freezer Plugin

Polyverse Music & Infected Mushroom has introduced a new audio effect, I Wish, for Mac & Windows (AU/VST). I Wish is a granular note freezer for Mac and Windows. When you hit a note on your MIDI keyboard, the plug-in creates a tiny loop, at the wavelength of that note and can create a diverse range of… Read More Polyverse & Infected Mushroom Intro Granular Note Freezer Plugin

November 27, 201511 Comments

Ableton Push 2 Teardown

Markus Fuller continues his series of teardown videos with a look inside the new Ableton Push 2 controller:

November 25, 20157 Comments