Earlier today we had images of a Roland 808 on an iPhone and asked if it was legit. The consensus in the comments was that the iPhone 808 was bogus. iPhone Synth, though is real and available for download. Here’s a video of it in action: The synth uses the iPhone’s accelerometer to change the… Read More A Real iPhone Synthesizer
Puremagnetik has released Technosphere, a sound design toolbox of over 100 sonic textures and composer effects. Produced from a composite of live field recordings, studio instruments and intensive effect processing, Technosphere is designed to offer a unique palette of soundscapes, transition effects and scoring tools. Technosphere includes ready-to-play menus for Ableton Live, Kontakt, Logic and… Read More Puremagnetik Releases Technosphere Sound Design Toolbox
Vienna Symphonic Library has released the Appassionata Strings II Collection, which features large muted string ensembles to offer a Hollywood-style string sound. Description: Appassionata Strings II offers almost all of the articulations that the first Collection includes, but played “con sordino”. Their broad cinematic sound defies expectations for a virtual instrument, adding depth, subtlety and… Read More Vienna Symphonic Library Releases Appassionata Strings II
Tone2 has released the PC version of its new virtual synthesizer, Gladiator. They expect the Mac version to be available before Christmas. Tone2 uses “Harmonic Content Morphing (HCM) Synthesis”. This synthesis method is based on a large and expandable repertoire of standard waves like pulse, unique synthetic waveforms as well as resynthesis waves like trumpets,… Read More New Synth For Mac & PC
Ueberschall has released a new library, Adlibs, that features vocal phrases and gives musicians and producers the possibility to add new color or ideas to tracks and songs. The library contains over 2400 adlibs and phrases, both verbal and non-verbal, performed by three female and five male singers. No additional effects e.g. compression or any… Read More Ueberschall Releases Liquid Vol. 10 Adlibs
Rob Papen’s Blue synth has received an update. Here’s the scoop: Increased Audio Quality with less CPU usage Highly improved envelope code, making envelopes punchier and removing occasional envelope aliasing noise. Arpeggiator and sequencer : keyboard entry mode via menu, allowing to enter notes by playing them. Added Ensemble and Compressor effect Optimized Amp FX… Read More Rob Papen Blue Gets Update
AudioWarrior has released a new sample library, Elektrik Guitar for Kontakt. The library features a special electric lead guitar technique that creates authentic guitar-string vibrato that blends the original note into its relative harmonics [up to 3 harmonic tones per note]. This technology lets you emulate leads like Jimi Hendrix’s Star Spangled Banner, or the… Read More Elektrik Guitar & iStrum Silvertone For Kontakt
Audeon has updated its software synthesizer UFO for Mac OS X as a Universal Binary. UFO, for Windows/OS-X, is built upon Audeon’s proprietary TransModal Synthesis engine wrapped in a unique and intuitive user interface. Programming a sound consists of placing dots on 2D controllers featuring perceptual attributes such as Periodicity, Brightness, Noisiness, Chaos, etc. Hundreds… Read More UFO Software Synthesizer Gets Update
Synful has announced an update to its virtual orchestra, version 2.4.1. Check out the impressive MP3 demos below to hear what Synful can do. What’s New: Full String Playing Modes. pizzicato, bartok-pizz, col-legno, tremolo, harmonics, sul-ponticello, sul-ponticello-tremolo. New Powerful Controls. Adjusting harmonic tilt, release time, and release noise level in pizzicato strings creates all kinds… Read More Synful Update Adds Full String Playing Modes
Prosoniq has announced that its VST/RTAS product line will soon be available in AudioUnit format for the Intel and PowerPC Mac models running MacOS X 10.4 or 10.5 (Leopard). Their first AudioUnit product, the AU version of the Prosoniq morph realtime audio morphing plug in will hit the stores the week before Christmas. Other plug… Read More Prosoniq Announces AudioUnit Plug-In
