Soundiron has introduced Questionably Barbershop – a 4-piece male vocal ensemble sound library, crafted in the style of an ‘old timey’ Barbershop Quartet. Soundiron describes the new vocal library as ‘4-part harmony in a box.’ Here’s what they have to say about Questionably Barbershop: Each one of our singers (Mike: Tenor Lead, Gregg: Baritone, Spencer: Bass and ‘Mikey’:… Read More Questionably Barbershop Is ‘4-Part Harmony In A Box’
SONiVOX recently announced the availability of Tony Coleman Drums, a new drum instrument for drummers, producers, and songwriters. Coleman is known for his work with B.B. King, Etta James, Buddy Guy and Albert King, among others.
Vibrant Digital Engineering has introduced Diode-108 – a new drum machine app for iPad. Diode-108 comes with a variety of built-in vintage, classic, and acoustic kits, but you can also mix and match the samples provided or import wav files to create your own kits.
Output have announced the release of their new, powerful pulse engine, Signal. This software instrument, created for use with Native Instruments’ Kontakt, focuses on generating pulses, combining “the warmth of fat analog and digital synths” with “the beauty of organic instruments.” Working from the premise that “nearly all music is centered on a pulse,” Output,… Read More Output Debuts SIGNAL Pulse-Generating Instrument
AudioRealism has announced ABL3 – a new version of their Roland TB-303 inspired bassline synthesizer – is coming to Reason as a Rack Extension.
Applied Acoustics Systems (AAS) has announced the availability of the updated virtual guitar instrument, Strum GS-2. Strum GS-2 reproduces the sound of acoustic guitars as well as the playing techniques of a guitar player, which, developers say, makes “producing realistic guitar tracks very straightforward.” As we mentioned in an earlier story, Strum GS-2 is a… Read More AAS Strum-GS2 Virtual Guitar Instrument Now Available
Developer Jamie Thomson let us know about the HTML 5 Drum Machine Emulator – a new browser-based drum machine, described as a ‘the most advanced in-browser drum machine available’. “I created this app with the intention that producers could compose and download drum patterns in a highly intuitive and accessible way,” says Thomson.
Maxsynths has introduced DR-910 – a drum machine for Windows, inspired by the Roland TR-909.
AudioThing has introduced EKR490 – a new virtual instrument, inspired by the sound of the classic Elka Rhapsody 490 strings machine. EKR490 features two main sounds, Strings and Violoncello, and a combination of the two, which is slightly different than just mixing both sounds together. This synth was used by many artists, including Jean Michel… Read More EKR490 Strings Machine For Kontakt Inspired By Classic Elka Rhapsody 490
Audiomodern has released SYNC – a loop-based sampler instrument for NI Kontakt, also available on WAV, AIFF & REX. SYNC focuses on ‘futuristic sounding electronic & glitch drum groove construction kits’. Here are the official audio demos:
