K-Sounds has announced two piano sample CD-ROM’s for the Yamaha Motif ES keyboards. Piano 1 features a Steinway D concert grand while Piano 2 features a Kawai EX concert grand Each disc includes nineteen solo piano voices and fifteen performances which cater to a variety of applications and styles. Voices vary brightness, timbre, and dynamic… Read More K-Sounds Motif ES Piano Libraries
Celemony Software has announced that it is licensing the technology behind its unique audio application Melodyne to the Hannover-based sample manufacturer, Ueberschall, which has used it to develop a completely new family of flexible VST instruments. The first instruments in this truly remarkable VSTi series are the Liquid Saxophone and Liquid Electric Bass, which will… Read More VSTi Ueberschall Liquid With Melodyne Technology
Synful has announced the availability of Synful Orchestra, a VST/DXi Virtual Software Plugin Synthesizer that achieves exceptional realism and expressivity. Synful Orchestra is based on Synful’s patented Reconstructive Phrase Modeling (RPM) technology. Synful RPM Technology Synful Orchestra and RPM are the result of eight years of intensive research. According to Synful CEO, Eric Lindemann, “We… Read More New Virtual Orchestra Synful
Native Instruments has announced that demo versions of XPress Keyboards are now available. XPress Keyboards is a new series of software instruments combining the sound of three famous vintage keyboards with maximum ease of use and affordability. It includes the B4 XPress vintage organ, the PRO-53 XPress virtual analog synthesizer and the FM7 XPress digital… Read More XPress Keyboard Demos Now Available
Spectrasonics has released a series of four new expansion libraries, called S.A.G.E. Xpanders, to enhance the variety of choices for their recently released Stylus RMX virtual groove instrument. The four Groove Control activated Xpanders are based on the company’s Backbeat, Retro Funk, Liquid Grooves, and Metamorphosis collections. A fifth library, Burning Grooves is due to… Read More Spectrasonics Introduces Stylus Xpander Drum Sample Libraries
SonicBytes has announced that its ERA Step-Sequencer has been updated to 1.21, along with price reductions across the SonicBytes line. New: Many presets (mainly drumloops), examples and drummaps GUI improvements and visual feedback Midi Echo on all tracks Tap recording with mouse Midi import (Drumloop and Melody Extractor) Useful commands (Autochain, Unchain, Apply drummap to… Read More SonicBytes Updates Sequencer, Reduces Prices
Sounds Online is offering a free sample-based virtual instrument with 650MB of content. EastWest is giving you the chance to get your own copy of Native Instruments Intakt and Kompakt virtual instruments for Windows and Mac, along with 650MB of content from Zero-G to get you started, all for free. It’s all on their latest… Read More Free Sample VST Instrument from Sounds Online
The Audio Ease Rocket Science Bundle (flight path simulator, talk box and autowah) has now been released and improved for OSX (Mac G4 or G5). It consists of three audio plug-ins for RTAS, HTDM, MAS, Audio Unit and VST. Improvements over the previous version include extra automation features, support for surround formats and high sample… Read More Audio Ease Rocket Science Bundle v3 for OSX
Steinberg has announced an addition to its virtual player range of virtual musicians: Virtual Bassist. “Featuring the talents of the programming team behind Virtual Guitarist and Groove Agent, Virtual Bassist provides all manner of bass guitar phrases, sounds and styles,” comments Helge Vogt, Steinberg’s Product Manager for VST Instruments. “Steinberg is now in the unique… Read More Steinberg Announces Virtual Bassist
John Bowen Synth Design/Zarg Music has released the ReD drum, a user-defined variable architecture drum box for the Scope platform. One of the Red Dwarf (RD) line of semi-modular products, the ReD Drum has 8 insert slots and comes with 33 modules, from which the user can then select a sound source material for each… Read More Zarg Introduces ReD Drum Semi-Modular Drum Machine
