iZotope has announced the RX Plug-in Pack, a set of audio repair plug-ins; and a free online resource for audio problem-solving, the RX Audio Cookbook. The new RX Plug-in Pack is a kit of four audio repair plug-ins for cleaning up flawed recordings, transforming them into more usable material. This collection of repair tools includes… Read More iZotope Announces New Resources For Audio Repair & Problem-Solving
This video offers an audio sneak preview of the upcoming Zephyr Hybrid Synthesizer – described as ‘the best of the digital and analog worlds’. According to the developer, the Zephyr-1 brings you the flexibility of digitally controlled synthesizers, combined with the ‘warm sound from the analog multimode filters on each voice’. And it has no fixed modulation… Read More Zephyr Hybrid Synthesizer Sneak Preview
This video, via HardtekStudios, captures a demo of the sound of the Akai Pro Tom Cat drum machine. It’s not a technical overview, but instead focuses on exploring the tweakability of the Tom Cat’s sounds.
The latest episode of the Modular Monthly video series takes a look at getting started making DIY Eurorack modules.
Rob Papen has released RG – his rhythm guitar groovebox instrument – as a Rack Extension for Propellerhead Reason.
Optigan.com has introduced two new sound discs for the vintage Optigan, Glitchdelica & Guitarscape. Glitchdelica is an experimental rhythmic pattern generator. Forgoing the usual drums/chords/keys convention entirely, each button and key features a different loop, drawn from Optigan.com’s Pea Hicks’ archive of oddball instruments, electronics, and other sound sources.
Cloud-based music platform BandLab has announced the launch of its Pro Mix Editor for Android and teased upcoming features for both iOS and Android, along with a new Web MIDI Editor. Here are the details:
John Carpenter shared a new track, Distant Dream, from his upcoming album Lost Themes II. Here’s what label Sacred Bones Records has to say about the release:
Arturia has released iSpark for iPad – an iPad version of its Spark virtual drum machine. iSpark is designed to let you play drum patterns in-real time and to tweak your sound on-the-fly. It also integrates a powerful and flexible 64-step sequencer. iSpark combines Arturia’s TAE technology with with a modular engine and multi-layered samples – so it can… Read More Arturia iSpark A Powerful iPad Drum Machine, Compatible With Spark 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mk_nAhdNsQ In this video, George Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013), plays a funk solo on Reach Out, using a bizarre transparent keyboard that sports a whammy bar.
