Sound Magic Releases Neo Harmonic, A Hybrid of EQ & Harmonic Exciter

Sound Magic has introduced Neo Harmonic, a hybrid EQ/harmonic exciter that they say ‘opens a new direction for EQ’. Here’s what they have to say about Neo Harmonic: There’s an EQ theory called “Yin and Yang” which says that adjusting one band will automatically influence the others. Neo Harmonic takes this theory to a new level… Read More Sound Magic Releases Neo Harmonic, A Hybrid of EQ & Harmonic Exciter

The Novation Launchpad (Review) – The Affordable, Portable Controller For Ableton Live

The Novation Launchpad is the MIDI controller that took the 8 x 8 button matrix mainstream. While it’s been out a few years, we thought it was time to revisit it, in part because the monome-style button matrix has become a de facto interface for working with Ableton Live and also because the Launchpad’s street… Read More The Novation Launchpad (Review) – The Affordable, Portable Controller For Ableton Live

AudioThing Birthday = Free Kontakt Instrument & 20% Discounts!

Sound developer AudioThing is celebrating its 1 year anniversary: To celebrate, we released a new free Kontakt instrument along with a new Bundle, and we are giving up to 20% discount on multiple-item purchases! If that’s not enough, for one week we are lowering the price of our first sample library, Toy Piano, to its introductory… Read More AudioThing Birthday = Free Kontakt Instrument & 20% Discounts!

FL Studio 10.5 Available For Beta Testing – Here’s What’s New

Image Line has announced that FL Studio 10.5 (beta) is now available to registered customers for testing. Here’s what’s new in FL Studio 10.5 (beta): Performance Mode – Trigger Clips using your mouse, touch screen, typing keyboard or MIDI controller. New controllers supported – APC20/40, Launchpad, Block, Maschine / Maschine Mikro, padKONTROL. Unique controller MIDI input… Read More FL Studio 10.5 Available For Beta Testing – Here’s What’s New

Steinberg Intros Dark Planet

Steinberg has introduced Dark Planet, a new virtual instrument for HALion 4, HALion Sonic and HALion Sonic SE that explores dark and spooky ambiences. Here’s what Steinberg has to say about Dark Planet: The Dark Planet VST Sound Instrument Set is loaded with hundreds of creepy sounds, shattering loops and eerie instruments, including leads, basses, drums… Read More Steinberg Intros Dark Planet

iZotope Iris Synthesizer Lets You Transform Sound Visually

iZotope has introduced Iris, a new sampling re-synthesizer that lets you visually transform sound: Start by dissecting up to three distinctive audio samples, using Iris’s spectrogram display and easy selection tools to spotlight the most interesting spectral characteristics. Blend and layer your modifed samples, then beef up their impact with a choice of suboscillator waveforms. Still… Read More iZotope Iris Synthesizer Lets You Transform Sound Visually