Arctic Keys For iPad Review – Interesting, But Buggy

Reader Tim Webb, aka Discchord, offers his thoughts on One Red Dog Media’s Arctic Keys, one of the latest software synths for the iPad. “Arctic Keys improves upon the standard Subtractive Synth model with an elaborate step-sequencer,” says Webb. “This is great for a rhythmic control over the parameters.” Unfortunately, Webb’s bottom line on Arctic Keys… Read More Arctic Keys For iPad Review – Interesting, But Buggy

Image-Line Intros Groove Machine ‘Virtual Groove Box’

Image-Line has introduced a new plugin, Groove Machine – a virtual ‘groove box’ for Mac & PC. Here’s how they describe it: Groove Machine’s power lies in its ability to quickly link to MIDI controllers and automate every parameter of the sampler, synth and effects channels on a PER-step basis. Get a groove happening quickly and… Read More Image-Line Intros Groove Machine ‘Virtual Groove Box’

Native Instruments Intros Damage ‘Cinematic Percussion’ Instrument

Native Instruments has introduced Damage, a new instrument that offers ‘hard-hitting cinematic percussion for professional movie scoring and high-impact music production’. Created by sound design house Heavyocity and powered by the Kontakt 5 engine, Damage combines industrial sounds and orchestral percussion. The instrument is based on over 25,000 individual samples recorded in 24bit/96Kz, resulting in… Read More Native Instruments Intros Damage ‘Cinematic Percussion’ Instrument

Arctic Keys For iPad Now Available – Here Are The Details

iPad Music Software: Developer One Red Dog has released Arctic Keys – described as a ‘hardware quality synthesizer” for the iPad. Arctic Keys is a virtual analog synthesizer for iPad that features a classic dual-oscillator subtractive synthesis design. Features: Alias-free analog modelling oscillators 16×4 gate step-sequencer with deep modulation routing Effects processors including EQ, distortion,… Read More Arctic Keys For iPad Now Available – Here Are The Details

Arturia Oberheim SEM V (Sneak Preview)

Arturia has announced a new addition to their Synthesizer Anthology series, Oberheim SEM V. Arturia Oberheim SEM V is designed to emulate the sound and interface of the original Synthesizer Expander Module introduced by Oberheim Electronics in 1974. Reproducing the tone, waveshapes, multi-mode 12dB/octave filter and other characteristics, the Oberheim SEM V also brings the… Read More Arturia Oberheim SEM V (Sneak Preview)