Sinevibes has introduced Dynamo, a $39 gate sequencer AudioUnit plugin. Dynamo is a tool for adding motion to just about any type of sound. The sequencer offers up to 32 steps each with individual level and envelope shape, allowing you to construct modulation patterns of any complexity.
Kid Nepro has introduced Arturia Prophet V Collection, a set of 100 patches for Arturias’ Prophet V software synthesizer. Included are 40 Prophet-5 Patches, 40 Prophet-VS Patches and 20 new Hybrid mode sounds. Here’s what Kid Nepro has to say about the Arturia Prophet V Collection: The Patch King has owed several different Prophet’s over the… Read More Arturia Prophet V Patch Collection
Mackie announced two new recording interfaces at the 2011 NAMM Show, additions to the Onyx family — the Onyx Blackjack and Onyx Blackbird. The new interfaces combine Onyx mic preamps with Cirrus Logic AD/DA converters and workflow-friendly features.
At the 2011 NAMM Show, Spectrasonics announced and demonstrated Omnisphere 1.5, the latest version of the company’s flagship synthesizer. Omnisphere 1.5 includes a new interactive interface called “The Orb”, which offers real-time synthesis manipulation capabilities, along with many deeply expanded additions to the synthesis engine and user interface. The update also includes many important user-requested features… Read More Spectrasonics Omnisphere 1.5 – Here’s What’s New
Boulder electronic music artist Mark Mosher posted an update on his free Live Pack Sounds From A Distant Outpost today, noting that the free Live Pack has been downloaded over 1,000 times: On December 17th, 2010 I released the Sounds from a Distant Outpost FREE Live Pack. Now, a little over a month later there… Read More Free Live Pack – Sounds From A Distant Outpost
SEQ541 is a free MIDI pattern sequencer for OS X. The program is designed to be extremely flexible, all it requires is that you have an external MIDI device generating a clock and it will output notes in time to a pattern sequence you specify. Features/Limitations: you can’t record patterns, only input them via mouse… Read More SEQ541 – A Free Step Sequencer For OS X
This is an intro to mlrv 2.0 – a hypersampling instrument for grid-based music contgrollers like the monome, Livid ohm/block, Novation Launchpad, and Akai APC/MPD. The software allows a sound file or live recording to be mapped across each row (or grid cell) and assigned a triggering behavior. Within this simple set of constraints and… Read More mlrv 2.0 Hypersampler Is Free – Unless You Want Your Name On the Startup Screen In Huge Text
http://www.vimeo.com/12360617 This video, via Philipp Ronnenberg ,offers an overview of ReSynth, an experimental system for human-computer interaction for audio software.
http://www.vimeo.com/19189467 Here’s a collection of clips that demonstrate the Misa Kitara digital in action. No talk, just Kitara action. The Misa Digital Instruments Kitara and Kitara Limited Edition are unique 100% digital guitars. The Kitara includes a multifunction touch-screen, MIDI controls and an on-board polyphonic synthesizer with effects. Instead of using strings, guitarists control sound… Read More The Misa Kitara Digital Guitar In Action
http://www.vimeo.com/19219589 This tutorial takes a look at Subtractor synthesis in Propellerhead Reason. It’s part of an excellent series of tutorials on Reason & Record by James Bernard.
