Sonar X1 On Windows 8 – Faster, But No ARM Tablet Action

Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8, which will offer a new user interface optimized for tablets, may be a little faster than Windows 7 for digital audio workstation work, according to Cakewalk. In preliminary testing with Sonar X1, Cakewalk found improved performance in three areas: Better load balancing. Based on their testing, they concluded that workload is distributed… Read More Sonar X1 On Windows 8 – Faster, But No ARM Tablet Action

Free Soundpack For The Novation UltraNova, Synth Guru Vol.2

Novation has released a new soundpack for the UltraNova synthesizer by sound designer Daniel Fisher, Synth Guru Vol 2. The Soundpack features patches that emulate well-known sounds from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, along with new sonic creations ‘for the 21st Century’. The Soundpack is a free download for all UltraNova users. You can preview the… Read More Free Soundpack For The Novation UltraNova, Synth Guru Vol.2

Cosmosƒ Advanced Stochastic Synthesis Instrument Now Available On Windows & Mac

sonicLAB has updated its Cosmosƒ advanced stochastic synthesis instrument to version 1.2, bringing the software synth to Windows for the first time. Here’s what’s new in Cosmosf: Cosmosf v1.2 adds an additive synthesis engine. Up to 12 partials with individual amplitude and frequency settings are summed as one micro event waveform. The partials can play sine… Read More Cosmosƒ Advanced Stochastic Synthesis Instrument Now Available On Windows & Mac

Evo Touch Sensitive Keyboard Gets Evosizer Synthesizer

Musikmesse 2012: The Endeavour Evo Keyboard, described as the ‘worlds first keyboard with touch sensitive keys’, now has a synthesizer, Evosizer. The Evo keyboard is unique in that it has capacitive touch sensors for each key. This means it can read your fingers’ movement on top of a key’s surface. So, in addition to pitch and velocity,… Read More Evo Touch Sensitive Keyboard Gets Evosizer Synthesizer

The Strange Agency Updates MegaCurtis Granular Synth

The Strange Agency has updated MegaCurtis, its granular synth for iOS: Version 1.2 of MegaCurtis just dropped at the App Store. The previous update gave us iPhone 3GS (and iPad) compatibility as well as a vocoder-like live granulation mode. Now MegaCurtis adds new visuals and an improved control interface. A single touch will control granulation… Read More The Strange Agency Updates MegaCurtis Granular Synth

Universal Audio Apollo Recording System Now Shipping

Musikmesse 2012: Universal Audio (UA) has announced worldwide shipment of Apollo, a high-resolution audio interface that combines UA’s analog design heritage with UAD Powered Plug-Ins for a complete recording system for Mac and Windows*. “Apollo is the culmination of 10 years of analog and digital audio development here at UA,” said Bill Putnam Jr., Universal… Read More Universal Audio Apollo Recording System Now Shipping

Free Looping App For Mac & Windows, Mobius, Updated

Circular Labs has announced a major update to its cross-platform looping software, Mobius. Mobius is a free application for Mac & WIndows that was inspired by the hardware loopers of the past. But Mobius offers 8 synchronized stereo loopers that can be used in any combination with extensive MIDI and computer keyboard control. Here’s what’s… Read More Free Looping App For Mac & Windows, Mobius, Updated

Iosono Intros Anymix Surround Mixing Plugin For Mac & Windows

Iosono has introduced Anymix, a surround mixing plug-in for Windows and Mac. Anymix offers a variety of features for surround mixing for post-production, broadcast, music and game sound design. Anymix can be used to convert any input setup from mono to 8.1 to any output format from stereo to 8.1. In addition, the included surround… Read More Iosono Intros Anymix Surround Mixing Plugin For Mac & Windows