The Atari STe – Still The World’s Tightest Music Computer?

Hexfix93 (Velvet Acid Christ) has been doing some tests, trying to figure out which computer/sequencer combination is the tightest for doing electronic music. He tested sequencers by sequencing a series of 16th notes, recording the output, viewing it in an audio editor and checking how much the 16th notes deviated from where they should be.… Read More The Atari STe – Still The World’s Tightest Music Computer?

Secrets Of FM Synthesis

Here’s a three part video tutorial looking at some of the secrets of FM synthesis. Brian Trifon, of Trifonic, offer his take on FM synthesis basics. His demos use Native Instruments FM8, but the concepts should work with other FM synths.

Native Instruments Intros New Virtual Instrument For Soundtracks, Evolve Mutations 2

Native Instruments today introduced Evolve Mutations 2, a new Kontakt Player-based instrument for movie, TV and game composers. Evolve Mutations 2 is available for download purchase in the NI Online Shop for $119 / 99 EUR. A DVD bundle that combines both Evolve Mutations products is also available for $169 / 149 EUR. If you’ve… Read More Native Instruments Intros New Virtual Instrument For Soundtracks, Evolve Mutations 2

Virtual Moog LIttle Phatty Analog Synthesizer

Xhun Audio has introduced LittleOne – a virtual emulation of the Moog Little Phatty analog synthesizer. Description: LittleOne emulates every component of the Little Phatty (oscillators, filter, envelopes, LFO …), preserving the original frequency responses and frequency ranges. The result is an analog-sounding instrument – all in the digital domain. In addition to the Little… Read More Virtual Moog LIttle Phatty Analog Synthesizer