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Developer Acustica Audio has released version 3 of its Honey analog console emulation suite. Honey 3 recreates an American mixing console used on classic records by Michael Jackson, AC/DC, ABBA, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Genesis and others. However, Acustica didn’t stop at remaking the original hardware. As the console doesn’t feature a compressor, the developer added […]
A couple of weeks ago we saw renders of Behringer’s attempt at a clone of the Yamaha CS-80 polyphonic synthesizer. It took in a lot of the beats of the original but many people were unhappy (as people always are) about the layout. Behringer took these comments on board and has reworked it into a […]
Joyo has just announced new Classic and Multimode wah pedals, each in a pedalboard-friendly format and with some neat features. And at the usual Joyo price point. Both the new wah pedals have Wah and Volume functions. The only difference is that the Wah-2 (the red one) also has an added control for the Q value knob, […]
Head of Behringer and dangerously addicted to sharing on forums Uli Behringer has unloaded a welcome update about the proposed Behringer UB-XA synthesizer. Developed as a re-imagining of the classic Oberheim OB-Xa this is one elusive synthesizer that everyone seems most excited about. Well, don’t hold your breath. Behringer UB-Xa update In a post on […]
When you mention the phrase, “classic tweed sound”, it evokes the sound of many well-known songs. Hotel California, Hurricane, Funk 49 and thousands of songs featured that sound. J Rockett Audio Designs has come up with a new pedal it says wraps up all those classic tones into one effect. It’s called The Monkeyman. Monkeyman So, why […]
Tracktion’s RetroMod synth based virtual instruments have been interesting in that they’ve sampled the unusual as well as the obvious suspects. In two new instruments LoFreq-C (classic) and LoFreq-M (modern) you’ll find all the classics taken care of but you will never guess what they’ve sampled for the “Modern” one. LoFreq-C But let’s start with […]
Arturia has updated the Synclavier V, their software emulation of the classic digital synthesizer/workstation. Version 2 brings sampling and resynthesis which makes you wonder what it had before. Synclavier V2 The original version was all about additive synthesis, frequency modulation and timeslice synthesis methods found in the keyboard. But the Synclavier evolved and most famously […]
CMS is an authority on ARP synthesizers. They are the premier US service centre, restorers and upgraders of classic ARP synthesizers. Earlier in the year they released the 1047E multimode filter Eurorack module based upon the filter in the ARP 2500. And they’ve promised to do a lot more than that with their CMS Eurorack […]
Tracktion sometimes seem to move under the radar. We heard a little bit about their Retromod range of sample-based software recreations from NAMM in January. And then they disappeared. Now, without any fanfare or press release they have quietly become available. And they deserve a bit of attention I think. Retromod There are a lot of […]
At last Pro Tools users can enjoy the world of virtual Roland sounds inside their favourite DAW. RolandCloud 5.5 includes support for the Avid AAX plug-in format. RolandCloud 5.5 That took a while but previously Roland’s online collection of instruments, synthesizers and plug-ins has only been available on VST and AU platforms. This update to […]