Propellerhead intros Parsec 2, a new update of their spectral synthesizer instrument built for Reason that uses additive synthesis to generate sounds. The big difference, compared to subtractive synthesis, is that overtones are added to a basic sinewave signal to form complex signals—instead of subtracted by filters from complex signals. Parsec 2 features 1024 oscillators […]
VirSyn has announced Addictive Pro, a synthesizer app for the iPad, featuring a hybrid synthesis engine with up to 12 wavetable oscillators and a classic analog filter available in several 24dB and 12dB forms. The hybrid synthesis engine of Addictive Pro offers the virtual analog, FM and ring modulation synthesis and spectral sound generation with […]
It’s been a while since I presented you an application as interesting as the one I will present you today, the fluXpad. fluXpad was created by MoMinstruments GbR (Mouse on Mars and Jan T.v. Falkenstein) is the first sample sequencer for iPad that works just by simply drawing the sounds. If you like to do music […]
Reverb has released Sounds of “Stranger Things”, a free Ableton Live pack featuring sounds and vibe inspired by the hit Netflix series “Stranger Things.” Expect to get the MIDI arrangement of the main theme and some nice custom-designed sounds created using Ableton Live’s Operator and Analog synthesizers and some included effects. Also you will get […]
Max for Cats has released Bengal, a semi-modular synth for Ableton Live and Max 4 Live producers. Bengal is “a sound designer’s dream”, combining the textural intricacy of FM with the freeform approach of a modular system. Bengal features four operators, eight voices of polyphony, six audio effects and a flexible modulation architecture centred on […]
Ardour 5.0 DAW have been released for Linux, MAC OS X and Windows. I suppose many of you have not heard about this music software. Let’s present a brief history: The first version of Ardour (v0.99) was first released in 2001 and it has been a digital audio workstation application for 15 years on Linux, and OS X since […]
Wolfgang Palm announced that their powerful PPG Phonem VST/AU synth plugin will be available soon on iPad. The app will be based on an optimised version of the sound engine used in the plugin version and also will be adapted to multitouch with support on Inter-App Audio and AU extension. For those who have not […]
Audiomodern has come out with a new Ableton Max 4 Live device called Random Riff Generator Pro, which is a MIDI device that puts out midi signals to whatever kind of instrument you like creating fun riff’s that are in key with the click of a button. When you open up the Random Riff generator […]
A few days ago Tracktion made a great announcement, their T5 music software is now available for free. Last year, Tracktion made a similar announcement when Tracktion 4 (T4) it became available free to download. That news was quickly spread in the online environment and many producers downloaded the software to test it. Tracktion is […]
Electro-Harmonix releases MINI-SYNTHESIZER, a new synth app for iOS devices. This synth app recreates the 1980s analog cult-classic, the MINI-SYNTHESIZER. It’s capable to accurately deliver all the vintage synth sounds of the original synthesizer plus modern updates. As Mike Matthews, the founder and president of EHX company say: Fans of vintage synths will appreciate the app’s […]