LearnGigaStudio.com has released DVD Video versions of Volume I and Volume II of their Online Training Videos from the instructional series “Learn GigaStudio 3”. These broadcast quality DVD videos feature GigaStudio 3 guru David Govett along with Larry Seyer demonstrating configuration and use of GigaStudio 3. The lessons are presented in easy to understand terms… Read More Two New DVDs Help You Learn GigaStudio
Native Instruments now has a demo version available for Massive, the company’s next-generation software synthesizer. According to Native, Massive has a unique sonic character, outstanding audio fidelity, vast flexibility and an innovative, accessible interface. Based on an new high-resolution audio engine, Massive combines advanced Wave-Scanning synthesis with a wealth of sound-shaping and modulation options, resulting… Read More Demos Now Available for Native Instruments Massive And FM8
NOTION was used to create orchestral content for Pass the Ring, one of several Theme libraries for Sony Cinescore soundtrack creation software. Theme libraries are self-contained music content packages that have been engineered exclusively for use within Cinescore software. Each Theme contains multiple variation presets that can be fine-tuned by adjusting settings like mood, intensity,… Read More NOTION Plays Content for Sony Cinescore
RolloSONIC Software, a California-based software firm, has released its flagship product, RolloSONIC, a synthesizer designed to provide a new method for trance and sound-effect artists to create smooth-flowing synth-sounds. The synthesizer software uses the computer’s mouse as the primary source of control-data to the synthesis-components – allowing for a more smooth and natural guidance of… Read More New Mouse-Based Sound Synthesis Software
FXpansion has released a free mono synth, ORCA, for registered users of the company’s site. Anyone can download the synth by creating a free user account at the FXpansion web page. This account also gives access to the company’s forum for discussion, tips and support. According to the company, ORCA showcases some exciting new technology… Read More FXpansion Announces Free ORCA Mono Synth
The latest sample library from Bitword, Wavefront for Reason, is a massive, overwhelming ReFill. It’s produced by Marc Van Bork, the producer/programmer behind Sonic Data Volume One and Prosamples Platininum Vapor Virtual Synthesizer. Van Bork’s clearly got an ear for creating cutting-edge electronic sounds. We called Wavefront massive and overwhelming, and it is – both… Read More Bitword Wavefront for Reason
BFD Percussion is the fifth expansion pack for FXpansion’s BFD premium acoustic drum module. Featuring everything from latin, world and drumkit-centric percussion to junk and kitchenware, BFD Percussion is by turns diverse, outlandish and simply inspirational. The library even includes the Kitchen Sink – in full BFD multi-sampled, multi-articulated form! Recorded at Omega Studios in… Read More FXpansion Intros BFD Percussion
Synthogy has released the Italian Grand Expansion Pack for Ivory, featuring a magnificent Italian 10 foot concert grand. The all-new sample set installs directly into Ivory, adding over 2,000 samples or 19 GB to Ivory’s award-winning repertoire of pianos. Expertly regulated and recorded at the famed SUNY Purchase concert hall in New York using Class-A… Read More Synthogy Releases Italian Grand Expansion Pack for Ivory
Precisionsound has released Retro Gadgets Vol.2 for HALion, NI Kontakt & SoundFont. Retro Gadgets Vol.2 is a very detailed sampled collection of toy instruments, in the same style as their Retro Gadgets Vol.1 Description: We have put the same care into capture the nuances of these toy instruments as with instruments like the “Weltmeister Accordion”,… Read More Precisionsound Releases Retro Gadgets Vol.2
Cakewalk has released the second round in the series of free Expansion Packs for Rapture and Dimension Pro synthesizers for Mac and PC. This latest release follows quickly in the footsteps of the first Expansion Packs released in July. Series 1 and Series 2 Expansion Packs are available now as free downloads to registered Rapture… Read More Cakewalk Releases Second Series of Free Expansion Packs for Rapture and Dimension Pro Virtual Instruments
