Monkey Tools has announced Sound Grinder Pro, a Mac waveform editor and batch-processor: From advanced metadata and file support to the new waveform editor, you will save yourself a significant amount of time in editing and processing tasks, and with full support for both Intel and PPC processors, you can be assured that your results… Read More Monkey Tools Sound Grinder Pro
OutSim has updated SynthMaker, a Windows audio programming tool for creating virtual synths and effects: There are a huge number of fixes and enhancements in the new 1.1 release of the software. We have a new de-zipper component, new trigger based FFT and iFFT components and components for acquiring system information such as MAC addresses… Read More SynthMaker Updated
NUSofting has released Groove Analogizer, an audio controlled drum synthesizer, as freeware. Similar to a vintage electronic drum tone generator (e.g. Simmons) the percussion sound is triggered by an audio input, not by a MIDI message. Groove Analogizer features: 3 oscillators synth (loads as effect plug-in), triggered and shaped by the audio input in many… Read More Cool Free Drum Synth From NUSofting
ixi audio is an experimental project concerned with the creation of free digital musical instruments and environments for generative music. ixiQuarks is a software environment designed for live improvisation that allows for user interaction on hardware, GUI and code level. The environment enables innumerable setups with flexible loading of tools and instruments. The ixiQuarks consist… Read More ixi audio – Free Experimental Electronic Music Software
Max 5 is now available for download. A 30-day demo download is available that combines Max & Jitter. Max is an interactive programming environment for music, audio, and media. Jitter is a set of video, matrix, and 3D graphics objects for Max. Max is a true cross-platform system compatible with both Mac OS X and… Read More Max 5 Now Available
Cycling 74‘s Darwin Grosse has announced the release date for the latest version of Max, Max 5: I’m pleased to announce a release date for Max 5. This new version will be available as a download on April 22nd, with packaged versions available shortly thereafter. Compatible versions of MSP and Jitter will be released at… Read More Max 5 Release Date April 22nd
Techspansion has introduced AudialHub — an inexpensive Mac app designed to convert dozens of different audio formats (and even the audio tracks from video files) to AAC, MP3, WMA, WAV and Apple Lossless formats, with the standard metadata tags in most formats converted and passed on to the finished file. Nearly every aspect of the… Read More New Mac Audio Converter
Kammerl Audio has released a set of 5 free VST plugins for Win/OsX, complete with bizarro Goldfrapp-style synth babes: Pitcher Warm Distortion Scratcher Looper Slicer Let me know if you think the plugins are as disturbingly hot as their logos! via AudioLemon
Image Line Software has released FL Studio 8, the latest version of their digital audio workstation. FL Studio 8 offers an improved interface, sound engine, revised mixer, the addition of pattern clips to the playlist, new multilink MIDI learn system, a suite of new plug-ins and updates to many others. Here are the details:
CodeAudio has released BeatBurner, a freeware Windows beat mangler. Here’s what they have to say about BeatBurner: Using innovative wave shaping and filtration methods, Beatburner turns innocent drum beats, loops or sounds into new, fresh and vibrant audio parts for you to incorporate into your musical arrangements. BeatBurner comes with a myriad of sample loops… Read More Freeware Beat Mangler
