Category: Software Synthesizers & Samplers

Online Collaboration With Reason Key To Urban Myth Club Sound

UK electronic collective, Urban Myth Club—comprised of electronica artist Dezz and Hollywood film composer Stephen Barton—has released its first full-length recording on TRL Music in the spring of 2006. North American radio airplay followed, as well as debut appearances at Glastonbury and the Big Chill festivals. Their debut single gate-crashed into Apple’s iTunes Top 30… Read More Online Collaboration With Reason Key To Urban Myth Club Sound

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Acoustic Legends HD Offers 19 Gigabytes Of Acoustic Guitars

Vir 2 Instruments has introduced Acoustic Legends HD, a three-DVD, 19 gigabyte sample collection which features $40,000 of the finest acoustic guitars sampled in 24-bit 96kHz stereo. This broad collection of acoustic guitars is sampled in the finest detail in a variety of playing styles, including picked notes, finger picked notes, natural and artificial harmonics,… Read More Acoustic Legends HD Offers 19 Gigabytes Of Acoustic Guitars

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VirSyn Shipping Cantor 2 Vocal Synthesizer

Virsyn is shipping Cantor 2, described as “a breakthrough in synthesis of solo, background and choir voices.” According to Virsyn, a vast improvement in sound quality and intelligibility has been achieved. The range of voice characters is virtually unlimited: it goes from robotic voice characters to highly expressive and nearly realistic sounding voices. The completely… Read More VirSyn Shipping Cantor 2 Vocal Synthesizer

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Native Instruments Abysnth 4 Demo Now Available

Native Instruments has announced that a demo version of ABSYNTH 4 is now available. ABSYNTH 4 is the fourth generation of Native Instruments’ award-winning semi-modular software synthesizer that is renowned for its unique evolving sounds and textures. The new version offers extended sound design and performance capabilities through a new customizable signal flow; additional oscillator,… Read More Native Instruments Abysnth 4 Demo Now Available

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Synk Audio Announces Musicbed DV 1.6 plus Seasons 1 and 2 Bundle

Synk Audio has announced version 1.6 of their Musicbed DV music soundtrack generation software with Mac Universal Binary support, new music generation features, new surround music features and more than double the amount of royalty-free music content. Musicbed DV is an easy-to-use Mac program for generating custom music soundtracks that match the mood and timing… Read More Synk Audio Announces Musicbed DV 1.6 plus Seasons 1 and 2 Bundle

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Battery 3 Demo, Update Now Available

Native Instruments has announced that a demo version of Battery 3 is now available. Battery 3 is a significant revision of Native Instruments’ industry standard drum and percussion sampler. The addition of time-stretching and advanced loop capabilities, authentic “articulations”, a powerful master effects section and an integrated wave editor all serve to strengthen the role… Read More Battery 3 Demo, Update Now Available

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Native Instruments Reaktor 5.1.2 Offers Universal Binary Support

Native Instruments has released Reaktor 5.1.2, an update for its award-winning modular sound design studio. The new version brings Universal Binary support, allowing users of Intel-based Macintosh computers to fully utilize the creative potential of Reaktor on their machines. Version 5.1.2 also features improved integration with Native Instruments’ universal sound platform KORE, resulting in faster… Read More Native Instruments Reaktor 5.1.2 Offers Universal Binary Support

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Vienna Instruments Intros Saxophones and Elements

The Vienna Symphonic Library team announces the release of two brand new Vienna Instruments Collections, Saxophones and Elements. Now available from Vienna’s worldwide network of distributors and dealers, these two new products are the first of many upcoming releases to complement the existing 10 Collections of the Symphonic Cube. Saxophones The Saxophones Collection includes five… Read More Vienna Instruments Intros Saxophones and Elements

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Native Instruments Updates Kontakt 2.2 With Universal Binary Support

Native Instruments today released Kontakt 2.2, an update for its flagship sampler. The new version brings a wide range of functional enhancements and optimizations, ranging from improved loop handling and group management to extended KSP and Universal Import functionality, as well as compatibility with Intel-based Macintosh computers. Handling of sliced loops in Kontakt 2.2 is… Read More Native Instruments Updates Kontakt 2.2 With Universal Binary Support

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Synthmaster Virtual Synth For Windows

KV331 Audio has introduced SynthMaster, a new semi-modular software synthesizer and multi-FX plug-in for Windows. A free version is available that has limited polyphony. As a software synthesizer, SynthMaster combines many different synthesis methods such as additive synthesis, subtractive synthesis, ring modulation, amplitude modulation, frequency / phase modulation, pulse width modulation, osc sync and waveshaping.… Read More Synthmaster Virtual Synth For Windows

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