Cameleon 5000 is a revolutionary virtual synthesiser, featuring unique resynthesis and sound morphing technologies, and offering ease of programming. The Camel Audio Cameleon 5000 blurs the boundaries between sampling and synthesis. Want a bass sound with the tone of an acoustic, but the punch of an electric? Simply import samples of both, and click in… Read More Cameleon 5000 Additive Morphing Resynthesiser
The Musikmesse has opened in Frankfurt, and Native Instruments has announced several new products, including the Guitar Rig, Elektrik Piano, an organ controller, and several new software bundles. The Guitar Rig combines a foot controller and groundbreaking software with amp, speaker, microphone, and effect emulations. The newly developed advanced analog modelling technologies guarantee a unique… Read More Native Instruments Announces New Products
What can you do with some worthless old computer equipment when you have too much time on your hands? This site shows that you can do a lot, if the worthless old computer is a Commodore 64. Back in the days, the Commodore 64 was one of the first personal computers. They were popular before… Read More Resurrecting the Commodore 64 as a Synthesizer
At the Winter NAMM Convention, Open Labs introduced NEKO, the first open platform musical keyboard workstation and the OpenSynth™ hardware and software reference platform. NEKO is designed to bridge the gap between the personal computer and traditional music keyboard workstations. It is a keyboard and music control surface that gives immediate physical access to the… Read More Open Labs Announces NEKO
This year, Native Instruments is helping you get ready for the new year by stuffing your stocking with a bizarre new instrument called Metaphysical Function. Metaphysical Function is a self-playing sound generator that can be used as a stand-alone application within OS X or Windows XP/2000. The instrument combines “multiple waveform visualization with dynamic parameter… Read More Free Instrument from Native Instruments
This virtual instrument is one of the best free instruments available. It’s a Mac/PC VST instrument that emulates a subtractive synthesizer. It has 12-voice polyphony, 2 oscillators pervoice, an extensive modulation matrix, and 2 ADSFR envelopes. Download FreeAlpha at LinPlug’s website.
For years, there have been convincing electronic versions of many conventional instruments. The human voice, though, has alway been elusive. Yamaha hopes to change that with Vocaloid, a new technology that lets you write vocal lines and have your computer sing them. The results are surprisingly realistic. Yamaha is working with Zero-G and other companies… Read More Vocaloid: Fake Computer Vocals
