Developer Ryan McGee has released a new sound design app for iOS, VOSIS, that synthesizes sound based on the greyscale image pixel data from photos or live video input. Description: OSIS is an interactive image sonification interface that creates complex wavetables by raster scanning greyscale image pixel data. Using a multi-touch screen to play image regions of… Read More New App, VOSIS, Turns Photos Into Sounds
Francis Preve has released a free instrument for Ableton Live, based on Dave Smith’s new Prophet 12 synthesizer. Here’s what Preve has to say about the free Live instrument:
Ep.42: Sebastian Dittmann from Audiobus (DMT 1-2-1) was uploaded by: Digital Music Trends
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When UVI recently released a free Mellotron virtual instrument, Mello, Synthtopia readers spoke up and said they didn’t want to use software that required an iLok dongle. UVI has responded by announcing support for computer-based authorization across its entire product line.
Abeem Live Technologies has released Rack Performer 1.0 – a modular environment hosting VST plugins and internal modules (over 100 and counting), with MIDI support, multi-channel audio I/O and internal processing, automatic patch-delay compensation, sample accurate sequencing, low jitter and latency. Rack Performer lets you create custom patches using internal modules and VSTs that can be… Read More Abeem Intros Modular VST Environment, Rack Performer 1.0
Developer Anthony Saunders has introduced midiSequencer – a 16 step sequencer for iPad. It offers with analog style sliders, Cycle for delaying changes, step or note duration timing and special effects (e.g. ratcheting ornamentation). The design of midiSequencer was focused on being able to make changes for any of the 16 steps during play, for example it… Read More midiSequencer – An Advanced Step Sequencer For iPad
Sonic Touch 28 – Stroke Machine and Electrify NXT was uploaded by: sonicstate
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2014 NAMM Show: Apogee Electronics has released the MiC 96k – a multiplatform digital microphone. The MiC 96k combines a microphone, microphone preamp and an A/D converter into one device. According to Apogee, they have ‘designed each part of MiC 96k to deliver the lowest noise and highest quality signal possible for a digital microphone.’
IK Multimedia has introduced the iRing – a $25 device that works with your iOS device to work as a motion-tracking controller for music. iRing utilizes a wearable ring with identifiable markers & your mobile device’s front-facing camera to determine the precise positioning of the ring markers, tracking their movements and position in the 3-dimensional… Read More IK Multimedia Intros $25 iRing 3D Music Controller
Reader Geert Bevin (the creator of GECO MIDI) let us know that a new batch of the Eigenharp Alpha is in the works: The Eigenharp Alpha is Eigenlabs’ flagship instrument and due to the difficult building process and complex engineering, they’re built in batches. Since there have been enough people signed up through the waiting list,… Read More Eigenlabs Planning New Batch Of Eigenharps
