FXpansion has announced the release of version 1.5 of GURU, its creative beat box workstation. Version 1.5 has over 50 new features and an additional 3GB of exclusive, original audio content covering styles such as hip hop, grime, tech house, and electronica. Major new features include audio rendering and export, creative randomization, sample reverse, full… Read More FXpansion Releases GURU v1.5 Creative Beat Box Workstation
Puremagnetik has released Mutations, a collection of over 100 racks specifically designed for Ableton’s Operator Synth. Programmed by some of Ableton’s own sound designers exclusively for Puremagnetik, Mutations fully explores the sonic possibilities of Ableton’s Rack format and FM synthesis. Best of all…. it’s free!
Wizoo has released a new book on creating synths with SynthEdit. Visual VST/i-Programming—A Comprehensive Guide to Creating VST-FX and Instruments with SynthEdit offers users valuable help and background information for the creation of their own VST-Effects and VST-Instruments. SynthEdit makes it possible for anyone to create their own synthesizer and effects, without previous knowledge of… Read More New Book Explains Building Virtual Synthesizers With SynthEdit
Jayzen Sound Design has introduced Jayzen Acoustic Bass, a sample library, in Soundfont format, that captures that “old time sound” from a large, 1950’s era stand-up acoustic bass. According to Jayzen, it can be used to recreate those Bass sounds heard on Country and Rock albums of the late 1950’s, or for modern Acid Jazz… Read More Jayzen Sound Design Intros Acoustic Bass Virtual Instrument
Homegrown Sounds has released Astralis C, the 3rd synth from the Astralis VSTi synth pack. It uses either 16 or 24 bit Mono/Stereo Samples as its sound source. The Samples are stored in banks of around 50 in a custom samples folder which can be installed anywhere on your PC. Each folder in the main… Read More Homegrown Sounds Intros Astralis C Synth for Windows
Steinberg have announced that Groove Agent 3 is now shipping. Groove Agent 3 provides new virtual drummer modules, drum kits and a range of other features . “Groove Agent 3 puts musically complex and ultra-realistic drum tracks just a few clicks away,” said Helge Vogt, Steinberg’s Product Manager for VST Instruments. “The simplicity of the… Read More Groove Agent 3 Now Available
Muse Research has announced that they are releasing “a ton” of new plug-ins on Receptor, including Rob Papen’s Albino 3, Blue and Predator. Demo versions are available at Plugorama. Descriptions: Albino 3 from LinPlug is an powerful synth with incredible sounding presets. This synth has a ton of features that let you explore your expressive… Read More Rob Papen’s Albino 3, BLUE and Predator Now Available on Receptor
PreSonus is offering hints about a new product, set to be announced August 7th, that promises to bring together in one device some of the leading names in electronic music. Software partners included in the new product include: Sony Creative Software Inc. Steinberg GmbH Propellerheads IK Multimedia FXpansion Cycling ‘74 Applied Acoustic Systems Wave Arts… Read More PreSonus Offers Tease Of New Secret Synth Box
Lineage is a high-quality universal refill consisting of 320 presets for the award-winning Korg Legacy Edition. Details: 128 Legacy Cell presets 128 MS-20 Presets 64 Polysix Presets You can preview Lineage below. More demos are available at the Nucleus Soundlab site. Lineage for Korg Legacy is available now for electronic distribution for 29.95 EUR.
Neuenberger have released a beta version of their JellyFilter v2.0 freeware polyphonic lead synth for Windows. Here’s what’s changed since the alpha release: Fixing Filters: Only the experimental Notch Filter needs some update now Noise Frequency now has an effect on the sound The LED Switch of the User Interface has been updated such that… Read More Beta Version Of Free JellyFilter v2.0 VST Synth Now Available
