Free Music Software: Spectrasonics has released a collection of multi-patches for Omnisphere, created by Jordan Rudess. In the video, Rudess demos his Trilian and Omnisphere patches at NAMM 2010. Omnisphere users can download Jordan’s Multis here. (.zip)
DiscoDSP has released Discovery Pro R5 – a 12 oscillators Virtual Analog VSTi, Audio Units and RTAS Synthesizer featuring 4 layers, WAV and SoundFont (SF2) support, PADSynth, 2X oversampling/undersampling, built-in arpeggiator, sync, FM, 12 filter types, panning modulation, stereo delay and gate effects, graphic envelope modulation. Imports and exports Nord Lead 2 SysEx data.
Synapse Audio has introduced EKS-9, unique VST/AU plugin dedicated to creating vintage-style electronic bass drum sounds – and has served up a sexy 3d ad for a virtual instrument to boot. Description: Its virtual analog engine is not only capable of authentic recreations of the sounds from such machines, but can synthesize new kick sounds… Read More Synapse Audio Intros EKS-9 Electronic Bass Drum Synth
Image Line Software has released a beta version of Drumaxx – a new percussion modeling instrument that gives you control over physically modeled drums that can be routed to independent outputs for external effects processing.
Ultimate Sound Bank has introduced Acoustic Toy Museum, a massive collection of sampled toy instruments. Hundreds of musical toys were used to create this unique sound library, including toy pianos, bells, toy guitars, baby drums, blow toys and more. Acoustic Toy Museum is now available now for $349 USD (includes the full version of UVI… Read More New Acoustic Toy Museum Sound Library
This video demonstrates Voice Band for the iPhone.
Hollow Sun has introduced Novachord – the first and only soundset from the legendary Hammond Novachord: Using divide-down oscillators (the world’s first?), the Novachord was fully polyphonic. These pass through resonators, hi-and lo-pass filters and a simple but effective envelope shaper. What is particularly impressive is that the Novachord had LFOs and envelope shapers for… Read More Hammond Novachord, The First Synthesizer, Now Available As A Virtual Instrument
Native Instruments today introduced Abbey Road 60s Drums, the first virtual instrument created in its collaboration with the iconic British recording studio. Description: For use in the free Kontakt Player and the industry-leading Kontakt 4 sampler, Abbey Roads 60s Drums features two quintessential drum kits of the Sixties era, a Gretsch and a Ludwig, which… Read More Native Instruments Intros Abbey Road 60s Drums
This video tutorial, via Brian at NextStepAudio, demonstrates how you can create your own multi-sampled instruments.
NAMM: Vir2 Instruments has introduced Electri6ity, described as “the ultimate virtual electric guitar instrument.”
