Justin Robert has unleashed Mothman 1966, a free software synthesizer for Windows: This new Mothman synth is a pretty simple little gem. But don’t let it’s simplicity fool you. It is a two oscillator, two LFO synth that uses standard subtractive synthesis. What sets it apart is the three custom waveforms in the the two… Read More Free Synth For Windows: Mothman 1966
The Beat Kangz have introduced PlayaThang (App Store link) – a beat playback application for the iPhone. Description: PlayaThang offers simple playback of high quality pre-loaded content – 20 professional beats (3 in the FREE version) created by The Beat Kangz; including mixes by Grammy award winning engineer Commissioner Gordon (Lauren Hill, Damien Marley, KRS-One,… Read More Beat Kangz Intro PlayaThang iPhone Beat Player
Free Music Software: Mokafix has introduced Glue Reeds – a free virtual electric piano for Windows, based on a Pianet mechanism. Glue Reeds uses reactive synthesis which emulates each part of the sound generating process. Pickups response is carefully emulated, producing a very expressive instrument with great dynamics. Feature list: Velocity curve control Physical parameters… Read More Free Virtual Electric Piano For Windows
Ableton Live 8: Plughugger’s Carl Löfgren has announced the release of Zero, a new soundset for the Ableton Operator synthesizer. Requirements: Ableton Live 8 and Operator. Format: Ableton Operator format. All sounds are available as separate patches. Number of sounds: 150/150 (150 dry plus 150 with effects from Ableton Live). Style: Bass and lead sounds… Read More Plughugger Releases Zero Soundset For Ableton Live
This video captures a performance by Moldover, Chris Buono and friends at the NJ Ableton user’s group in Red Bank, NJ.
Ableton Live 8: Moldover performs tracks from his new album at the NJ Ableton user’s group at The Downtown in Red Bank, NJ.
Shards, by Gattobus,is a lie granular synthesis experiment. Patch details below.
Free Music Software: alert: E-Mu is giving away the free Proteus VX for Windows, along with the v2 Proteus X Composer Bank: As we release and launch E-MU’s next generation Emulator X3 Streaming Sampling Synthesizer software, E-MU celebrates and is pleased to announce that we will be providing the full version of our Proteus VX… Read More Free E-MU Synthesizer, For Windows Users Only 🙁
Eric Archer, an electronics designer and musician who builds unique electronic sound generators, has posted a collection of samples made using one of his latest projects, the Mini Space Rocker drum machines. Here’s a preview: [display_podcast] See also our earlier posts on Eric Archer and his Mini Space Rocker drum machines.
Sunday Synth Jam: This is a semi-autonomous synth jam, via Eric Archer: I’d like to make music free of the cliched compositional motifs I’ve picked up from years of listening to pop tunes in America. Still, I grew up in the 1980s, and the sonic qualities of electro/new wave/industrial are dear to me. Entertain the… Read More Eric Archer’s Semi-Autonomous Synth Jam
