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Propellerhead has introduced a new synth Rack Extension from DNA Labs. The Helium Quad Evolving Synthesizer fuses synthesized waveforms with real instrument waveforms to crossbreed hybrid alien/human sounds controlled by a very dark interface. Helium Quad Evolving Synthesizer Behind the darkness is 4.48GB of sample content containing 2000 waveforms that can be loaded into any […]
Every now and then a new product gives you chills. I felt the hairs go up on the back of my neck watching the 1-minute trailer for ORBIS. It’s the latest instrument from sampling supremos Spitfire delving into the extraordinary archive recordings of global sonic explorer David Fanshawe. ORBIS: The World Synthesizer For over 4 […]
Sampleson has used their unique spectral modelling approach to producing software instruments like a Rhodes piano and a Wurlizer. Now they’ve been stripping acoustic instruments of their spectrums and have built the wonderfully weird and organic sounding Akoustic Spectral Synthesizer. Akoustic I have to ask – what’s all the fur all about? It’s like a […]
Soma Laboratories brings us all sorts of wonderful nonsense and unexpected machines that can both delight and boggle us. Their latest creation is an Electro-Acoustic stringed instrument called Dvina. Dvina What I’m really waiting for is the Pulsar Drum Machine. But until that arrives we have this extraordinarily simple 2-stringed instrument to ponder over. Made from […]
When this press release dropped into my mailbox I absolutely assumed it was yet another sampling of an electric piano. Nothing wrong with that except that there are a lot of them about. But with the Markus 88 instrument developer Sampleson have approached it differently and they call it Spectral Modelling. Spectral Modelling They start out […]
FR3TZ is a new Reaktor instrument from Blinksonic. I’m guessing that you’d pronounce it like “frets”? The idea being that it is using a load of sampled guitar string harmonics as the basis of an interesting Euclidean rhythm based instrument. FR3TZ It’s a fascinating looking interface. You have 3 strings being triggered by a Euclidean […]
Skylife has released a new version of their SampleRobot sampler software. It’s been redesigned inside and out to offer fully automated sampling and instrument building in a modular interface and now support for native MacOS. SampleRobot 6 SampleRobot sucks in sounds and spits out sample library. Connect your computer to the MIDI input of your […]
It feels like decades since the release of version 5 but finally we have a full version update and we’re trying not to feel underwhelmed with Kontakt 6. Kontakt 6 It is the 6th generation of what has become the industry standard sampled instrument player and development platform. It hosts a huge number of instruments […]
We’ve known it was coming for a while since a leak on their own forum appeared to give the game away. But that doesn’t make the actual arrival any less thrilling. Native Instruments mega bundle of products has just got the upgrade we’ve been waiting for. Komplete 12, let’s get into it. Komplete 12 Ultimate […]
There’s a bunch of love out there for the Solina Strings. It seems to have been recreated, emulated and virtualised a lot recently and the latest people to have a go are Sono Elements with their SolinStrings VST and AU instrument. SolinStrings It has that familiar, warm, wheezing sort of accordion-like sound of something string-like […]