Moog Releases Another Animoog Update
After a long period of slow development on Animoog, Moog Music is following a major performance release in May with another update. Here’s what’s new in Animoog version 2.2.5:
Category: Software Synthesizers & Samplers
Audiomodern Releases Sync 2, Polyrhythmic Sampler Instrument
Audiomodern has released Sync 2, a loop-based sampler instrument for Native Instruments’ Kontakt.* SYNC 2 focuses on “futuristic sounding” electronic and glitch drum groove construction kits that blend IDM, Breaks, Organic, Ambient, Glitch, Trip-hop, Minimal, and “Futuristic” Electronica, among others.
Animoog For iPhone Gets Major Performance Upgrade
Moog Music today released an update to Animoog for iPhone, its Anisotropic software synthesizer. The update improves support for iOS 8, 64-bit devices, improves Audiobus support, delivers a long list of bug fixes and more. Here’s what’s new in Animoog for iPhone:
Camel Audio Alchemy Lives On In GarageBand
It looks like Camel Audio’s Alchemy synth may live on within Apple’s GarageBand and eventually Logic Pro. Apple Insider reports that Apple has updated its site with previews of an upcoming GarageBand release that features new synth sounds with the ‘Transform Pad Smart Control’. The Tranform Pad will look familiar to users of Alchemy Mobile:
Soundplane Synth Jam
Sunday Synth Jam: This video, via Mark Harris, captures a synth jam on the Madrona SoundPlane, controlling the Aalto software synthesizer.
Waldorf Attack Drums Now Available For iPad
Waldorf Music has introduced Attack Drums – a software synth for iPad that they say is designed mainly for drum sounds, but that also can be used for everything else – including vocals.
Tangible Control Of Modular Software With Percussa AudioCubes
https://vimeo.com/130027682 Synthesist Mark Mosher is a fan of the Percussa AudioCubes and their potential as a tangible controller for MIDI software that’s also visually interesting. AudioCubes are modular controllers, that can be used with MIDI and OSC, for live performance, sound design and more. This video documents Mosher’s experiments with using Wireless AudioCubes, with MIDIBridge… Read More Tangible Control Of Modular Software With Percussa AudioCubes
Rob Papen Releases Vecto Rack Extension Synthesizer
Rob Papen has released Vecto – a four-oscillator vector synthesizer Rack Extension that allows you draw in vector paths to shape the sound in many different ways. Included are a large range of oscillator waves, plus sampled waveforms and lots of different modulation options. Here’s a video patch preview:
Lissajous For OS X Lets You Explore The Relationship Between Sound & Vision
Exploratory music label Audiobulb has released Lissajous – a complex audio/video signal generator for OS X, built in Max/MSP and inspired by the work of Jules Antoine Lissajous. Audiobulb says that the software is created with the purpose of ‘investigating the relationship between sound and vision, chaos and order.” Here’s a video demo:
Propellerhead Reason 8.3 Beta Now Available
Propellerhead has announced that Reason 8.3 is now available as a public beta. Note that this is a public beta release, so you should only download it now if you are interested in testing pre-release software and giving Propellerhead feedback on any bugs that you encounter. The final version of Reason 8.3 is expected to… Read More Propellerhead Reason 8.3 Beta Now Available
