Sound Library Features Noises Of The Human Body. No! Not Those Noises!

SONiVOX MI has released Anatomy, a sample library for Kontakt that features exclusively human body sounds. Anatomy offers over eight-hundred instruments that “twist and transform the human body into one expansive collection of physiological melody and rhythm. Anatomy sonically explores the human condition in ways never dared attempted previously, delivering you a deep, diverse &… Read More Sound Library Features Noises Of The Human Body. No! Not Those Noises!

April 24, 2008Leave a comment

John Bonham Style Drum Library

Rayzoon has released BonzoPak – a John Bonham style drum library for Jamstix virtual drummer VSTi. I’m a little iffy on the whole idea of cloning a dead musician’s sound, but I’m sure there’s a place for this. If you’re interested at all in the idea, check out the Rayzoon demos – like Little Bitta… Read More John Bonham Style Drum Library

April 22, 2008Leave a comment

Pianoid Physical Modeling Piano

Overview of The Pianoid. The Pianoid synthesizes not only the sounds of a piano, but their behavior as dictated by the specifics of a musical performance. The Pianoid is an idealized piano model. Users can create and save as presets the characteristics of any existing piano or related instrument, such as a harpsichord, glockenspiel —… Read More Pianoid Physical Modeling Piano

April 19, 2008January 24, 20096 Comments

Free Fisher Price Music Box Sample Pack

Tom of Music Thang has shared a sample pack of Fisher Price record player goodness: A pleasant evening at Music Thing towers, spent fixing up and sampling this ancient Fisher Price record player from my parent’s attic. The Swiss-made music box mechanism was rusted solid and the tiny clockwork motor doesn’t really give enough juice… Read More Free Fisher Price Music Box Sample Pack

March 7, 20082 Comments

Post-Industrial Trumpet

Miles was cutting edge 40 years ago. Check out what Der Bekannte Post-Industrielle Trompeter is doing now! Der Bekannte Post-Industrielle Trompeter (DBPIT) is an experimental/industrial project created by Flavio Rivabella. The trumpet is its main feature. Field-recording and electronics are also used, but hardly ever computer-generated or synthesized sounds. Each new DBPIT’s work is the… Read More Post-Industrial Trumpet

March 7, 20083 Comments

Gamelan Gangsa For iPhone

The spate of iPhone instrument development continues. Check out this virtual Gangsa, one Bali’s Gamelan instruments.

March 2, 2008Leave a comment

Freeware Virtual Putney Synthesizer

Ninecows has released The Putney v2.0 (.zip download link), a freeware architectural replica (SynthEdit) of the EMS Putney. The plug-in runs as a VST effect, not a VST instrument. Description: As the original it is constructed of basic modules connected in a matrix, letting you route sources and control voltages to different destinations. Many module… Read More Freeware Virtual Putney Synthesizer

February 26, 2008February 26, 20081 Comment

iPhone Piano

The iAno is – you guessed it – a virtual piano for the iPhone. This is available now as a free download for jailbroken iPhones. Let’s hope that when Apple officially opens up the iPhone to developers that they let everybody get at this sort of delightful weirdness. Features A complete four octave keyboard. Multi-touch.… Read More iPhone Piano

February 16, 20083 Comments

Free Prophet V VST – Prophanity

Blu Gruv has released Prophanity, a freeware Windows VST version of the Prophet 5. Features: Oscillator A: Frequency, Osc Waveform (Saw/Square), Pulse Width, Sync. Oscillator B: Frequency, Fine, Osc Waveform (Saw/Triangle/Square), Pulse Width, Low Freq, Keyboard. Mixer: Osc A, Osc B, Noise. Poly-Mod: Sources – Filter envelope, Osc B; Desinations – Freq A, PW A, Filter.… Read More Free Prophet V VST – Prophanity

February 11, 2008February 11, 20083 Comments

The Morrison Digital Trumpet

[display_podcast] The Morrison Digital Trumpet, or MDT, is a new brass-style MIDI wind controller designed by Steve Marshall with Australian multi-instrumentalist James Morrison. The MDT is a MIDI wind controller designed to make it as easy as possible to transition from the regular trumpet. For trumpeters, your hand position will be very similar to what… Read More The Morrison Digital Trumpet

February 3, 2008Leave a comment

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