Arturia have released version 1.2 of their ARP2600V soft synth, a virtual recreation of the Arp 2600. What’s new: Universal Binary support VST 2.4 Cubase 4 ready A new installer, regrouping all previous updates The update is a free download for registered users.
Precisionsound has introduced two new sample libraries featuring bizarro keyboard instruments. The Bergman Klavitron is a rare Swedish valve organ manufactured in the 60s. It has its own sound character mostly because of its percussive settings giving a plucky sound to the solo manual. Precisionsound has sampled 291 24-bit mono Wav files in all settings/combinations… Read More Precisionsound Intos Klavitron, Stylophone Sample Libraries
Tagu Audio Line (TAL) have released Vintager, a free analog-style monophonic VST synthesizer. According to TAL, Vintager features “a good sounding non linear modelled 24dB lowpass filter, three bandlimited oscillators and accurate envelopes are the heart of this synth.” Description: This synth is suitable for all kind of typical analog sounds even percussion sounds. Also… Read More Free Monosynth VST Released
Ueberschall has released Groove Shadow Elastik, a set of FX Loops developed to help add uniqueness and body to standard grooves and motifs. The Elements are derived from incidental sounds which occur in nature, electrical components, musical instruments and phrases, audio manipulation, machines and a variety of other sources. The Groove Shadow Elastik library comes… Read More Ueberschall Releases Groove Shadow Elastik FX Loops Library
Applied Acoustics Systems has released Journeys for String Studio VS-1, the second title in its Sound Bank Series. Description: This 128-preset add-on complements the String Studio factory library, and is sound designer Gregory Simpson’s endeavor on sounds that evoke the essence of other times, places, or cultures. Indeed, this collection is the perfect ticket for… Read More Applied Acoustics Systems Releases The Journeys Sound Bank for String Studio VS-1
Nine Volt Audio has kicked off its free online video series with a tutorial titled Creating Soundscapes with Stylus RMX. The tutorial is a 20-minute, step-by-step tutorial showing Stylus RMX users how to create an eight part tonal and melodic soundscape. The tutorial utilizes loops from Nine Volt Audio’s latest release Textural REX. All loops… Read More Nine Volt Audio Intros Online Stylus RMX Tutorial Video
Submersible Music has started shipping version 2.5 of DrumCore drum software. DrumCore 2.5 adds new features to increase DrumCore’s capabilities as a MIDI instrument and make workflow even easier when writing songs with DrumCore. New DrumCore 2.5 MIDI Features: “Pad Swapping” – for easily creating personalized, hybrid drumkits. – DrumCore 2.5 makes it easy for… Read More Submersible Music Ships DrumCore 2.5 with Enhanced MIDI Instrument and Workflow Features
With the release of Tassman 4.1, Applied Acoustics Systems has finished their transition to support Intel-based Mac systems is now over. All of their Professional and Session Series instruments are now available on Mac OS X as Universal Binaries. The Tassman 4.1 Update includes Intel-based Mac system support, RTAS plug-in on both Mac OS X… Read More Applied Acoustics Systems Tassman 4.1 Adds Universal Binary and RTAS Support
PowerFX has announced the release of Grand Colour, a new virtual instrument piano library from Colour Sonics. The library has been split up into individual downloads of particular pianos with each download including patches for Kontakt 1, 2.1 and HALion. The acoustic pianos consist of the Bösendorfer 290, the Steinway D, the Baldwin Vertical and… Read More PowerFX Releases New Piano Virtual Instrument
SonicProjects has released version 2.0 of its Oberheim OB-X clone, which is ready for shipping. The update brings a completely new GUI, new envelopes, enhanced analog approximations and a lot of new sounds. Note to SonicProjects: those gorgeous 3-D renderings of software synths makes us lust for real hardware synths, not virtual synths.
