Quantastical Sound’s Synpathy is a free software string machine built around sympathetic resonance, with three primary sound-shaping controls and 16 presets.… Read More Free Sympathetic String Virtual Instrument, Synpathy
PartialString is a software synthesizer that models the vibration of a plucked string in real time using a finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulation of the one-dimensional wave equation.… Read More Different Instruments Intros Free Physical Modeling Synthesizer, PartialString, For macOS, Windows & Linux
Pluck uses a tunable feedback loop for string synthesis, inspired by the work of Kevin Karplus and Alexander Strong.… Read More Pluck Oscillator For The Korg minilogue xd
Applied Acoustic Systems has released String Studio VS-3, a software synthesizer in which a collection of string oscillators replace the traditional VCOs, DCOs, and operators as the main sound source.… Read More String Studio VS-3 Now Multitimbral
This series of videos offers tips and tricks for using the Korg ARP Odyssey.… Read More Korg ARP Odyssey Tips & Tricks
This video explores using the Roger Linn LinnStrument to play virtual cello. … Read More Linnstrument Virtual Cello Performance
At Superbooth 16, we talked with Christian Günther of CG Products and got an introduction to his unique Eurorack synth modules. Günther is a percussionist, and many of his modules are designed with percussion synthesis in mind.
In the latest episode of Markus Fuller‘s teardown series, he takes a look inside the Waldorf Streichfett String Machine.
UK-based Mogees shared a new preview video for their Mogees Vibration Sensor kit, which lets you use just about anything as a musical instrument. Mogees works by combining a vibration sensor with music software that translates the vibrations of objects into expressive synthesized sound. It also can be used to generate MIDI, letting you turn just about anything… Read More Mogees Vibration Sensor Lets You Use Anything As A Musical Instrument
The Ciat-Lonbarde Tocante Karper is a unique instrument, created by Peter Blasser, that uses 24 pic chips in parallel to synthesize Karplus-Strong string emulations, in the Tocante scale. Here’s a video demo, via Richard Brewster:
