Steinberg Intros Dark Planet

Steinberg has introduced Dark Planet, a new virtual instrument for HALion 4, HALion Sonic and HALion Sonic SE that explores dark and spooky ambiences. Here’s what Steinberg has to say about Dark Planet: The Dark Planet VST Sound Instrument Set is loaded with hundreds of creepy sounds, shattering loops and eerie instruments, including leads, basses, drums… Read More Steinberg Intros Dark Planet

iZotope Iris Synthesizer Lets You Transform Sound Visually

iZotope has introduced Iris, a new sampling re-synthesizer that lets you visually transform sound: Start by dissecting up to three distinctive audio samples, using Iris’s spectrogram display and easy selection tools to spotlight the most interesting spectral characteristics. Blend and layer your modifed samples, then beef up their impact with a choice of suboscillator waveforms. Still… Read More iZotope Iris Synthesizer Lets You Transform Sound Visually

New Mac Synth, Sinevibes Reactive, Offers Audio-Controlled Synthesis

Sinevibes has announced Reactive, a new AudioUnit plugin that turns any audio into melodic material. Reactive detects the input signal’s dynamic envelope and transforms it into pitch information via a note matrix with eight switchable patterns. The envelope and pitch are then used to drive three distinct synthesis engines – waveshape modeling, phase modulation, and subtractive with… Read More New Mac Synth, Sinevibes Reactive, Offers Audio-Controlled Synthesis

Free Anaphobia Mini Synth Updated WIth Step Sequencer, Improved MIDI Support

Developer Lars Rosenquist has updated Anaphobia Mini – a free monophonic virtual analog synthesizer for iOS 5.0. Here’s what’s new in Anaphobia Mini 2.0: 16 step sequencer with adjustable tempo (20-200 BPM), adjustable swing and glide/portamento Synchronise tempo to MIDI clock Support for MIDI start, stop and reset commands Background audio play Virtual MIDI WIST (Wireless synchronised… Read More Free Anaphobia Mini Synth Updated WIth Step Sequencer, Improved MIDI Support