Self-professed ‘big nerd’ Matt Heins has gotten off to a good start with his Kickstarter fundraising project to develop a new DIY synth kit, the Rockit synthesizer. In the first week, he’s got over $1,200 pledged towards the project’s $10,000 fundraising goal. Here’s what Heins has to say about the progress: I’m feeling pretty good… Read More Rockit 8-Bit Synth Kit (Kickstarter Project)
We’ve been advocates for the potential of iOS music making since the release of the original iPhone, and we’ve taken some criticism for it. (Usually along the lines of – ‘You suck!!! Change the site name to AppTopia!!!!”) <rant> But recently, it seems like rarely a day goes by without a developer introducing a powerful… Read More iOS Music App Developers – Where’s The MIDI? (Rant)
Brick Wall Audio has released SYKLIX, a free sample library, inspired by the electronic sounds of the TRON: Legacy and Blade Runner soundtracks. Free, Blade Runner & Tron is about all you probably need to hear -but here’s BWA’s summary for the free sample library: You will find an assortment of crunchy basses, sharp leads,… Read More Free Sample Library Inspired By Tron, Blade Runner (Schwing!)
Misa Kitara – song by our friend in Japan was uploaded by: misadigital
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Canada’s Intellijel Designs has introduced the Corgasmatron – a dual VCF + Xfader module in 16hp. The Corgasmatron was modelled after the Korg MS-20, but it is a completely new circuit design. Here’s how they describe the Corgasmatron’s sound: The Corgasmatron’s sound can range from ultra clean and precise, to extremely ballsy and dirty.The resonance is incredibly musical… Read More New Corgasmatron Module For Eurorack Synthesizers
How closely can today’s virtual analog synths come to matching classic analog synths? You can be the judge, with this analog vs virtual analog smackdown, comparing the factory sounds of the classic Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 to their virtual analog counterparts with Arturia Prophet V.
Fingerlab has released DM1, their ‘advanced vintage Drum Machine’ for iPad. It features 24 electronic drum kits. 12 classic vintage drum kits, plus 12 in-house produced electronic kits, edited and mastered at Fingerlab’s studio. Here’s what the developers have to say about DM1: As electronic musicians ourselves, we, at Fingerlab, have developed DM1 with the intention… Read More DM1 ‘Advanced Vintage Drum Machine’ Now Available For iPad
Free Live Rack: Here’s another free Live Rack from AfroDJMac, Fender Feedback Rack. It’s the 15th in his series of free Live Racks. Here’s what AfroDJMac has to say about Fender Feedback Rack: Being a guitarist, I always loved the sound of the electric guitar growling over into harmonically rich feedback. So I set up… Read More Free Live Rack – Fender Feedback
SampleRadar has released a free sample library of vocal lines from singer Mandy Edge. The samples are supplied in six stylistically themed folders. All the samples are supplied as 24-bit WAV files, so they can be imported directly into your DAW or sampler of choice. Because they’re royalty-free, you’re welcome to use the samples in your… Read More 1,338 Free Female Vocal Samples
DSK Music has updated Overture, a free orchestral rompler plugin. Here’s what’s new: Sounds quality and levels dramatically improved New presets Minor bug fixes Features: 4 layers (40 instruments, 1 drum kit, 10 internal combos). Amp. envelope. Midi channel selector. Panorama control. Level, gain and mute control. Advanced multimode filter (HP, LP, BP1, BP2 &… Read More Free Orchestral Instrument VSTi Updated
