307 Results for "samples"

Tracktion capture 44 years of analog monosynths in two LOFREQ RetroMod VSTi’s

Is it too soon for a sample instrument featuring the Behringer Model D, IK Multimedia UNO and Arturia MiniBrute? Not according to Tracktion. Meet LoFreq: Classic and Modern synthesizers sampled.

Digital D1 Hybrid Synth brings epic sounds from 1987 to iPad

Digital D1 is a retro-modern hybrid synth combining virtual analog and PCM samples to offer an authentically 80's digital synthesizer experience with lots of current character.

Sequential Prophet XL slightly larger samples-plus-synthesis fusion machine

Sequential officially announce the Prophet XL which is slightly larger than the Prophet X and contains all the same features but brings with it a 32 voice mode.

Get Hooked with Output’s new vocal mangling instrument for Arcade

Hooked is a novel vocal sample player and mangler where you play various vocal recordings on a virtual keyboard. Some have been recorded dry, while others have been processed with God knows what...

Synthetic Sound Labs give the humble Music Thing Radio Music a 5U upgrade

The Music Thing Radio Music is a fun and fruity sample player and manipulator for Eurorack. Synthetic Sound Labs have whipped its open source arse into an elegant 5U modular format.

Free plug-ins this week: Charango LABS library and DRMR drum rompler

We have two bits of freeware for you this weekend: Charango sample library for Spitfire Audio LABS and Beat Magazine's DRMR electronic drums rompler. We'll tell you more about each in this post...

Native Instruments updates industry standard sampler platform Kontakt 6

Kontakt 6 brings new sounds, new effects, a wavetable synthesis engine and the ability to design, build and script your own instruments. Does the upgrade tick enough boxes for your Kontakt wish list?

Native Instruments debuts Komplete 12 and new Collectors Edition

Native Instruments create the biggest bundle of instruments and sound library in the world with Komplete 12 Ultimate Collectors Edition. There's a regular version too all featuring Kontakt 6 and Massive X

New series of modular based sample packs kicks off with Mutant

Audiotent is kicking off a series of sample packs tackling Eurorack modules with the Mutable Instruments Plaits macro-oscillator. Mutant has 270 loops covering all 16 synthesis modes in handy, sequenced ...

Electrix: Led Zeppelin’s Hohner Electra Piano T sampled and free

Electrix steals the sound of the Hohner Electra Piano T from Stairway to Heaven, No Quarter and Down by the Seaside and gives a rare opportunity to sample Led Zeppelins sonic character.

DRONAR Master Edition gives you 50GB of Gothic Instruments cinematic spookiness

Gothic Instruments have bundled together 8 of their most atmospheric DRONAR instruments into a singular, improved and yet familiar interface so you can go to town on creating the most awesome of sonic ...

SolinStrings recreates the always fascinating ARP Solina String Ensemble

A sampled emulation of the ever-popular ARP Solina Strings from Sono Elements. SolinStrings captures the sound and feel of the original and offers a simple, unfussy interface without any bells or whistles.

Stradivarius EKO: Haunting vintage string synthesizer comes to Kontakt

A splurge of string synths appeared in the 1970's after the success of the Solina Strings. The EKO Stradivarius was one of the more obscure but favoured by Vangelis for its spooky and atmospheric tones.

Spitfire Audio LABS free library kicks off with Soft Piano and Strings

LABS is a new range of free curated library from sample library crafters Spitfire Audio. You can download the blissfully simple plug-in free today along with a Soft Piano and a 14 piece Strings ensemble.

Qu-Bit Nebulae 2 granular sampler and DSP platform is ready to go

The Qu-Bit Nebulae 2 can sample up to 5 minutes of audio, pitch it, twist it, granulise, mangle it and slice it back out in stereo. It will also take alternative firmwares to become many other things too.

Superbooth 2018: MFB announce Tanzbar 2 hybrid drum machine

Upping the ante on the Tanzbar 2 by adding 8 channels of sampling next to the analogue drum tracks, a bass synth, analogue filters, LFOs for every channel, multiple outputs and up to 64 steps of sequencing.

Superbooth 2018: ALM reveals sampler, DCO, and envelope/LFO/step sequencer

ALM Busycircuits shows the prototypes of a number of modules including a sampler, a digital wavetable oscillator, a headphone amp and the Quaid Megaslope 5-stage envelope, LFO and step sequencer.

Can Sononym’s powerful tagging redefine sample browsing?

Sononym is a browser that's able to pick apart your samples, organize them according to certain criteria, and visualise the result. The information is stored in a database and can be searched, filtered, and ...

Superbooth 2018: Dave Smith reveals full details of Sequential Prophet X

It's great for those traditional instrument sounds, looping weirdness and Prophet style synthesis running through analog filters. The Prophet X isn't for everyone but if you want Kontakt in hardware then this ...

Sequential Circuits Prophet X – is this the hybrid synth we’ve been waiting for?

Dave Smith Instruments are combining samples with synthesis in this tease of the new Sequential Prophet X. Will this be the best of both worlds or the mishmash of an incoherent workstation keyboard?

BBC archives release 16,016 sound effects online for personal use

An extraordinary historical archive of environmental sounds and sound effects. From every day sounds like "Department store atmosphere" to "Geiger counters" and "Austin Maestro dashboard audible warnings".

MAGIX resurrects a modernized ACID Pro with new sound engine

We think ACID is still relevant, and its latest incarnation is a wonderful means for younger producers to discover this genuinely nice piece of software. ACID Pro 8 is available now, priced USD 150.

UVI USQ-1 recreates the vintage digital sounds of 1986’s ESQ-1 workstation

A very technically accomplished synth for its time, the ESQ-1 has a very lush, distinct sound that you can find on many synth-pop and industrial records from that era. The Ensoniq is a true treasure!

5 new classic synthesizers in IK Multimedia’s Syntronik Deluxe

Just when you think your collection of virtual emulations of classic vintage synthesizers was complete IK Multimedia reckon you need 5 more to make it the Syntronik Deluxe bundle.