http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=35A5035F4E77DED9 This video tutorial series looks at synthesis with Camel Audio Alchemy. BT has described Alchemy as “the best synth I have ever used in my entire life. Hard or soft synth, the most elegant, animated, beautiful, evocative synthesizer ever made.”
This video demonstrates Voice Band for the iPhone.
Hollow Sun has introduced Novachord – the first and only soundset from the legendary Hammond Novachord: Using divide-down oscillators (the world’s first?), the Novachord was fully polyphonic. These pass through resonators, hi-and lo-pass filters and a simple but effective envelope shaper. What is particularly impressive is that the Novachord had LFOs and envelope shapers for… Read More Hammond Novachord, The First Synthesizer, Now Available As A Virtual Instrument
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1C7654C13DB93F52 Pat Metheny has released a series of videos that look at his Orchestrion project – creating a new album and tour that features a backup band made up of robotic musicians. The series is fascinating. Metheny is doing some really unique work with his Orchestrion project. Metheny talks about what turned him on to… Read More Pat Metheny Explains Why He’s Working With Music Robots On “Orchestrion”
Native Instruments today introduced Abbey Road 60s Drums, the first virtual instrument created in its collaboration with the iconic British recording studio. Description: For use in the free Kontakt Player and the industry-leading Kontakt 4 sampler, Abbey Roads 60s Drums features two quintessential drum kits of the Sixties era, a Gretsch and a Ludwig, which… Read More Native Instruments Intros Abbey Road 60s Drums
Spectrasonics’ Eric Persing introduces their updates for Trillian, Omnisphere and their new Spectrasonics iPhone app. The iPhone app seems like more trouble than it’s worth – but Trillian and Omnisphere are both amazingly powerful and great-sounding. via SonicState
Way Out Ware’s Jim Heinz demos iSample – an iPhone sampling and sequencing application. iSample is one of the most powerful iPhone music apps available – and it offers a preview of the potential of the rumored Apple Tablet as a computer for music. Jim has done a lot of optimization with iSample – check… Read More Way Out Ware’s Jim Heinz Demos iSample
This video tutorial, via Brian at NextStepAudio, demonstrates how you can create your own multi-sampled instruments.
NAMM Show, Day 3 highlights: We started off the day with a breakfast meeting with Michelle Moog-Koussa, right, Executive Director of The Bob Moog Foundation; and composer/musician Dave Gross. Moog-Koussa gave us an update on the Foundation. They’ve made some significant progress over the last year, but they’ve got a long way to go and… Read More NAMM Show Day 3 Highlights
NAMM: Vir2 Instruments has introduced Electri6ity, described as “the ultimate virtual electric guitar instrument.”
