NUSofting has introduced Acidome VST synthesizer for Windows PCs, a synth designed to bring you an optimized set of useful features and a rich, juicy sound. Acidome Features: Osc 1, the “variosc”: With this sound generator you can draw a waveform with the mouse, or load one of the many shapes available in the included… Read More Acidome – Inexpensive, But Juicy Synth
For the first time in the company’s history, the Vienna Symphonic Library has focused their attention on keyboard instruments. With the endorsement of “Bösendorfer Klavierfabrik”, the Vienna team has developed its first sampled grand piano software instrument, a recreation of a Bösendorfer 290 Imperial. And with the support of the “Wiener Konzerthaus”, the Vienna Symphonic… Read More Bösendorfer Imperial & Vienna Konzerthaus Organ
Mekarer, who may be the MacGyver of the music world, has turned a sponge into a snare drum, using a guitar pickup and a piece of string: Here’s his English explanation: “I use Reaktor to translate the signal with its amplitube to snare drums. Each punch, with sound a snare drum (not the same snare… Read More Use Reaktor To Turn A Sponge Into A Drum Machine
Native Instruments today released Akoustik Piano 1.1.1, an update for its acclaimed piano software-instrument. The new version brings Universal Binary support, allowing users of Intel-based Macintosh computers to fully utilize the potential of Akoustik Piano’s elaborate multi-sampling and sophisticated emulation of soundboard resonance and pedal behaviour on their machines. The 1.1.1 update for Windows and… Read More Native Instruments Releases Akoustik Piano 1.1.1 With Universal Binary Support
Galbanum has introduced Architecture NI Waveforms 2 – a collection of over 1,800 Wavetables available in three popular formats. Wavetables are single cycle periodic waveforms that form the most fundamental building block of synthesis. They are the sound generators, and can be thought of as the oscillator of a classic analog synth, but they provide… Read More Architecture NI Waveforms Offers New Sonic Palette
A time limited, but fully functional demo version of Cantor 2 is now available. Cantor is a realtime vocal synthesizer that lets you enter lyrics and then “sing” them as you play a melody on a MIDI keyboard. More than a dozen of demo projects including the one used to make our audio demos gives… Read More VirSyn Cantor 2 Demo Available, But Requires Dongle
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=E1C21EB20D2C8F31 This is a collection of tips and tricks for Propellerhead Reason.
A new sample CD by Mig Music, Virtual Wavestation, which contains 508 Korg Wavestation samples, has been pulled from the market over copyright concerns. The Mig site has been updated with this message: “The Virtual Wavestation Sample CD Rom has been temporarily suspended from sale. We apologize for the inconvenience caused, please check back in… Read More Virtual Wavestation Sample CD Pulled From Market
Precisionsound has released the Persian Santur for HALion, Kontakt & SoundFont. The Persian Santur is a trapezoid shaped instrument with 72 strings and a 3 octave range. Similar types of instrument could be found all over the world; “Santoor” in India, “Yang qin” in China, “Hammered Dulcimer” in England and “Hackbräde” in Sweden. They are… Read More Precisionsound Intros Persian Santur Sound Library
Specialized, a company that makes specialized bike parts, has a new promo that features Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite performed entirely on bicycle parts. Here’s how composer Flip Baber, aka Johnny Random, did it: Specialized is a bike manufacturer and they needed some Christmas music, but with a twist: They wanted me to create the music from… Read More The Nutcracker Suite, On Bike Parts
