Musikmesse: Arturia has announced Origin Keyboard, a new virtual analog synth that promises to be one of the sexiest new synth designs of the year. Origin is a modular system featuring modules based on the best synthesizers of all time. Origin is not a simple hardware synthesizer, it is an integrated system offering the best… Read More Arturia Announces The Origin Keyboard
Musikmesse Update: Arturia has announced that the Jupiter-8V is now shipping. The Jupiter-8V is a software recreation of Roland’s famous Jupiter-8, coupled with a new generation of features. The result? A wide sound palette, unique and contemporary. Among those new features are the Galaxy, the step sequencer and the new possibilities with the effects’ architecture.… Read More Arturia Now Shipping Jupiter-8V Software Synthesizer
Soniccouture have released Synthi AKS For EXS24, a library exploring the legendary sound of the vintage E.M.S. Synthi AKS from 1972. Sampled at 24 bit throughout, the library features extensively detailed multi- samples, a huge selection of hits and effects patches, sequenced loops and convolution of the famous Synthi Spring reverb programmed for Logic’s Space… Read More Soniccouture Intros Virtual Synthi AKS For EXS24
Native Instruments has released PRO-53 3.0.3, an update for its popular virtual analog synthesizer. Introducing Universal Binary support, the new version lets users of Intel-based Macintosh computers utilize the full potential of this faithful emulation of the much-famed analog synthesizer from the 80s. The 3.0.3 update for Windows and Mac is now available as a… Read More Native Instruments Releases PRO-53 Universal Binary Update
Native Instruments‘ Massive 1.1 is now available, featuring 140 new sounds, virtual-analog oscillator modes, an Acid Filter and a Hardclipper Effect, adding “even more beef to the already enormous sound spectrum of Massive”. Registered Massive customers receive the update for free. For everyone else a new demo version for Mac and PC is available for… Read More Native Instruments Massive Gets More Massiver, 303 Filter
Arturia has created a interesting video on the CS-80 and its history. It looks at the synth’s features, famous users, CS-80 recordings, and uses this as a starting point for introducing Arturia’s CS-80V.
2007 Winter NAMM Show: Arturia announced the Jupiter-8V, a software recreation of Roland’s famous Jupiter-8 which was in production from 1981 to 1984. The Jupiter-8 was a synth that not only inspired a generation of musicians ranging from Prince to Howard Jones, from Depeche Mode to Moby, it was also a unique machine that offered… Read More Arturia Intros Virtual Jupiter 8
2007 Winter NAMM Show: Korg announced its latest software synthesizer offering, the Legacy Collection – Analog Edition 2007. It pairs the “MS-20” and “Polysix” soft synths from the original Legacy Collection with a newly created version of the classic “Mono/Poly.” The Legacy Cell software synthesizer plus MS-20FX and MDE-X effect plug-ins are also included. Each… Read More NAMM: Korg Announces Legacy Collection Analog Edition 2007
2007 Winter NAMM Show: Korg introduced the tiny R3, a full-fledged synthesizer that provides an easy way to enjoy sophisticated synthesis and advanced sound creation. In a compact and light-weight body, it packs 37 full-size, velocity sensing keys, along with two-timbre/eight-voice performance power. The sound generator section uses the same MMT (Multiple Modeling Technology) used… Read More Korg’s New R3 Synth Features Vocoder
AraldFX has released DKS, a professional drums synthesis solution. DKS was born after three years of studying the classic analogue drum machines, which were able to produce convincing drums sounds by simple electronic means. By joining the “classical” oscillator-based electronics drum synthesis approach with simple FM synthesis, physical modeling of the drum shell, a powerful… Read More DKS Intros Drum Synthesizer
