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The Legend analogue modeling VSTi from Synapse
26 Sep 2016 in Synths
It's a Minimoog! Sorry for the spoiler but someone had to say it out loud. The Legend is apparently the most meticulously analogue modeling of circuitry ever attempted. What do you think?
Performance Mixer for Eurorack from WMD
26 Sep 2016 in Synths
Take control of your modular outputs and bring the mixing back into your Eurorack with the WMD Performance Mixer.
Stagelight 3 officially released by Open Labs
22 Sep 2016 in Studio
Hooray, it's got a mixer! Plus track freeze, song transfer between devices and OS X compatibility - welcome to Stagelight 3.
Cubasis 2 appears in the iTunes Store
22 Sep 2016 in Studio
Cubasis 2 has appeared on iTunes and there's a video on YouTube.... so it must be out! Steinberg are catching up and we've got the full scoop right here.
Ephemere Glitch Percussion Synthesizer plug-in released by Inear Display
22 Sep 2016 in Synths
Ephemere is an FM synthesis percussion plug-in with oodles of glitch, randomness and probability. Can it satisfy all your synthetic rhythmic desires?
Casio Digital Guitar reborn as Digitar from Puremagnetik
If you are too embarrassed to strap on a plastic 1980's guitar but still need that sound then you can find it in Digitar from Puremagnetik.TipTop Audio Mantis hyper-modern Eurorack case now shipping
21 Sep 2016 in Synths
Deciding on a Eurorack case is the first hurdle for the newbie modular enthusiast. The TipTop Audio Mantis could be a a good way in.
SOMA Laboratory LYRA-4: a synthesizer for communication with whales
21 Sep 2016 in Synths
Designed with recently re-discovered schematics of Soviet whale communication systems the LYRA Organismic Synthesizer lets you commune with the deep
MeeBlip Triode mini-synthesizer brings the bass
20 Sep 2016 in Synths
It's red, it makes super bass sounds with its three oscillators, twin-t filter and weird wavetables. It's the MeeBlip Triode.
Regroove your grooves with Regroover from Accusonus
20 Sep 2016 in
Unmix your loops and samples, extract the groove, remix and regroove back into your tunes with the artificially intelligent Regroover
TubeOhm releases 106-Emulation: a Juno 106 model and editor
19 Sep 2016 in Synths
If you've got a Juno 106 then the 106-Emulation is an awesome software editor for it - if you haven't then it's an awesome emulation software synth - you can't lose.
ES-8 USB Audio Interface for Eurorack
Expert Sleepers are releasing a 12in 16out USB audio interface in a Eurorack module. The ES-8 will be released on the 1st October at Synthfest.Mutable Instruments Ears pull sound into modular
A contact microphone and amplifier bring any sound or vibration into your modular system - just start tapping, scratching and fiddling and the Ears will hear it, amp it and patch it.EastWest upgrade their “Play” engine
15 Sep 2016 in Synths
Version 5 of EastWest's sample streaming interface Play brings better performance and a goodie bag of free stuff for all users
Output releases Substance: a bass engine
14 Sep 2016 in Synths
A completely new sound engine from Output focusing on that big bottom end - but does it have any Substance?
Reason 9.1 supports Ableton Link
Propellerhead release Reason 9.1 that includes full Ableton Link support for multiple computer, laptop and iOS synchronisationSlate Raven MTi2 now works on Pro Tools for Windows
14 Sep 2016 in Studio
After donkeys years in development Slate manages to pull out Windows support for Pro Tools on the Raven MTi2
Lifeforms Percussion Sequencer module from Pittsburgh Modular
14 Sep 2016 in Synths
The Lifeforms Percussion Sequencer makes beats and patterns out of incoming audio signals - video now available!
LaserMetronome destroys click track
13 Sep 2016 in Studio
Fed up with annoying metronome beeps or click track bleed? The LaserMetronome will keep perfect time with a friggin' laser beam.
Build Kontakt interfaces with Rigid Audio’s Kontakt GUI Maker
13 Sep 2016 in Synths
Take the grind and the coding out of scripting Kontakt instrument interfaces with Kontakt GUI Maker
909-Day: DK-01 Boutique tilt stand
12 Sep 2016 in Synths
Keep your Boutique synths are the right angle with the cool DK-01 case - the most ignored release of 909 Day
909-Day: TR-09 the legend is reborn
12 Sep 2016 in Synths
The namesake of Roland's 909 Day has been resurrected in the new TR-09 ACB based drum machine.
909-Day: TB-03 the Bassline reissue, full details
12 Sep 2016 in Synths
30 years after the squelchy acid sound of the TB-303 Bassline started creeping into the musical mainstream the TB-03 wants to do it all over again.