Native Instruments has announced KOMPLETE 4, the new version of its software bundle. KOMPLETE 4 incorporates the latest ABSYNTH 4, BATTERY 3 and FM8 versions, which add significant creative capabilities over their predecessors and offer increased integration with Native Instruments’ host system KORE and its KoreSound format. The new KOMPLETE package also includes AKOUSTIK PIANO,… Read More Native Instruments Intros KOMPLETE 4
IK Multimedia has announced that three new Bundle collections of IK’s award-winning music production tools are now shipping: “Total Studio Bundle”, The “Total Effects Bundle” and the “Total Workstation Bundle”. The bundles offer savings up to 67% off the full prices. Total Workstation Bundle All of IK’s premier software virtual instrument workstations in one complete… Read More IK Multimedia Intros Three Bundles
VirtuosoWorks, makers of NOTION music composition and performance software, has released the Saxophone Sound Expansion Kit. This new sound kit expands the company’s library to six titles, adding new sounds and techniques to the standard orchestra that ships with NOTION software. The Saxophone sound kit features new sounds and techniques recorded for seamless playback by… Read More Notion Adds Saxophones
Arturia, in conjunction with IRCAM, has released Brass, a physical modelling virtual instrument for creating realistic brass sounds. Description: Brass is a new kind of virtual instrument: a software recreation of the trumpet, saxophone, and trombone. This software allows you to play instruments like a professional performer would do: same control, flexibility, and expressiveness (without… Read More Arturia Intros Brass Physical Modelling Virtual Synth
Precisionsound has released Philicorda GM 751, an organ sound library for HALion, Kontakt & SoundFont. Description: VOX and Farfisa organs may be the most known of the “squeaky” pop organs of the -60ties, but the Philicorda GM751 is probably the coolest. The Swedish pop group “Soundtrack of our life’s” may be the once who put… Read More Precisionsound releases Philicorda GM 751 Organ Library
The Daily Californian has an interesting article about Cynthia Bruyns, a computer science graduate student that has created Vibration Lab, a program that uses modal analysis to analyze and synthesize percussive sounds. The program can simulate sounds of real instruments or create new sounds. “The whole point is to generate sound in a way that… Read More Graduate Student Researching 3D Percussive Synthesis
d-lusion has released two virtual instruments as free downloads, Drumstation and Rubberduck. Drumstation is a free, fully functional “drum computer” for your PC. Its concept is based on the legendary cult synthesizer TR 909. Rubberduck is a free, fully functional acid- and techno-synthesizer for your PC, based on the legendary cult synthesizer TB 303. Drumstation… Read More Two Free Synths Released
Spectrasonics has released new Audio Units (AU) updates of their virtual instrument plug-ins Trilogy, Atmosphere and Classic Stylus.The AU updates add compatibility for Apple’s new Macintosh OS X version 10.4, code named Tiger, as well as AU Validation for Apple Logic 7, sample rate and tuning fixes and all known MOTU Digital Performer 4.52 and… Read More Spectrasonics Virtual Instruments Updated for Apple Tiger
Big Fish Audio has introduced London Solo Strings, a string sample library. The most playable string library available. Violin, Viola, Cello & the oft-omitted Double-Bass like you’ve never heard them before. 24 bit, multiple microphone positions, played by world class performers. Articulations include: arco, marcato, spiccato, sul tasto, ponticelli, pizzicato, harmonics, snap pizzicato, FX &… Read More Big Fish Intros London Solo Strings
Korg has released a Mac OS X Tiger-compatible version of the Legacy Collection of virtual instruments, assuring users a hassle-free transition to this new OS. Also updated are the MDE-X effects plug-ins, which are available in the microKONTROL Creative Kontrol Pack bundle. Registered users can upgrade to version 1.1.4 for free by visiting http://www.korguser.net.
