New App, Soft Drummer, Turns Your iOS Device Into A Virtual Drummer
The developer says that it’s much more than a drum machine, because it can improvise musically….… Read More New App, Soft Drummer, Turns Your iOS Device Into A Virtual Drummer
Category: Virtual Instruments
Native Instruments announces Komplete 11, Komplete 11 Ultimate, and Komplete 11 Select
Native Instruments has announced their new generation of Komplete collections, adding new products to Komplete and Komplete Ultimate, and introducing a new “member of the portfolio,” Komplete 11 Select.… Read More Native Instruments announces Komplete 11, Komplete 11 Ultimate, and Komplete 11 Select
Free Celeste Virtual Instrument For Ableton Live
Expanding Sound has released a free Ableton Instrument, Celeste, that captures the sound of a celeste in a performance hall.… Read More Free Celeste Virtual Instrument For Ableton Live
Blinksonic Intros Substanz Groovebox For Reaktor
Blinksonic has introduced Substanz – a groovebox and finger-drumming platform for Native Instruments Reaktor. The developers say that Substanz provides a complete solution for switching between pre-built sequences and realtime finger drum performance, trigger by an external midi device. Features: 41 drum kits 164 original high quality sounds 100 presets 25 effects Komplete KONTROL S integration Heres the… Read More Blinksonic Intros Substanz Groovebox For Reaktor
Ableton and Skinnerbox Update Time & Timbre Polymetric Groove Engine
Ableton and the electronic duo Skinnerbox recently released a major update for Time & Timbre, the rhythm engine and drum synthesis instrument for Live. The revamped Max for Live toolkit allows the user to use the engine’s “unique rhythm and swing capabilities” throughout their music-making process. Time & Timbre has been a popular tool for… Read More Ableton and Skinnerbox Update Time & Timbre Polymetric Groove Engine
Legendary London Organ Now Available As A Virtual Instrument
Spitfire Audio has introduced Union Chapel Organ – a new virtual instrument, based on the the organ at London’s Union Chapel. The organ was built by Henry Willis in 1877 specifically to match the size and acoustics of the building and is one of the finest in the world. Willis also built the organs for… Read More Legendary London Organ Now Available As A Virtual Instrument
Freestyle Turns Your Computer Into A Live Rig Keyboard Workstation
New Sonic Arts has introduced Freestyle, a VST host for stage and studio. Freestyle is described as ‘a modular sound design and performance environment’. It lets you combine, split, layer and chain VST instruments and FX. ‘Rack View’ is intended for quickly building patches, while ‘Structure View’ provides complete access to the modular architecture, allowing manual ‘wiring’ between… Read More Freestyle Turns Your Computer Into A Live Rig Keyboard Workstation
Wave Alchemy Releases Spectrum for Kontakt 5
Wave Alchemy recently announced the release of Spectrum, a virtual synthesizer for Native Instruments’ Kontakt 5. Wave Alchemy developers’ goal with Spectrum was to bring together “the iconic sounds of the most sought-after analog and digital synths in existence,” giving users the flexibility to layer, blend and transform patches, tones and timbres into evolving sounds,… Read More Wave Alchemy Releases Spectrum for Kontakt 5
Samplemodeling Intros Cello Virtual Instrument
Samplemodeling has introduced The Cello, a new virtual instrument that they say captures ‘virtually all the elements contributing to the sound of the real instrument ‘ Bow speed, pressure, direction and distance from the bridge are under player’s control. One can also control the resonance of the played string, that of the open strings, the… Read More Samplemodeling Intros Cello Virtual Instrument
IK Multimedia Intros Orchestral Percussion Virtual Instrument
IK Multimedia has introduced Orchestral Percussion, an add-on instrument collection for Miroslav Philharmonik 2 and SampleTank 3 that contains over 45 symphonic percussion instruments. IK says that ‘users will get the majesty of full-range, dynamic timpani, the stirring power of a massive 36? gran cassa orchestral bass drum, the unmistakable punctuation of symphonic chau gongs… Read More IK Multimedia Intros Orchestral Percussion Virtual Instrument
