Aalto is a new semi-modular software synthesizer with an innovative, patchable UI, distinctive sounds, and a charming personality. It is out now as an Audio Unit plugin for MacOS X. Madrona Labs have recently released an 1.1 version update.
Automap is the piece of software that comes with all Novation controllers. It has been designed to make the job of assigning your hardware controls to various software parameters quick and easy. Automap enables knobs, faders and buttons to instantly control plug-in instruments and effects, as well as your sequencer’s mixer and transport controls. Its software interface shows you exactly what each control on your hardware is assigned to and, in combination with Novation’s controllers, is the clearest way of getting hands-on control of your DAW and plug-ins.
Yesterday we posted the unveiling of the TYRELL analog synthesizer project by Amazona.de. They guys at Amazona send us some more pictures and details of this ambitious project.
The guys (and girls) at online magazine Amazona.de had this crazy idea. “What about we make our own analog, polyphonic Hardware-Synthesizer?” And that’s what they have been doing for this past year. With this project they tried to nutch the Industry in developing a new ployphonic analog synth again. TYRELL was born!
Recently I came across this video from KEXP Radio (LA) of artist Nosaj Thing (a.k.a. Jason Chung) doing a improv (!!!) set on a AKAI MPD32 (and NOT an APC40 as I posted before, sorry!). It is very nice to see how well some artists can get an awesome performance from so little.
Loopmasters is giving you the opportunity to show your sound design skills. If you like to show what you got there is a catch however. You have to hurry as the deadline of the Loopmasters Patchworx Competition is the 30th of november. And that’s next week already!
DirectEMX is a VSTi MIDI plug-in that allows you to control in real-time every sound shaping parameters of the Korg EMX-1 Music production station in your DAW. Programming your own patches with DirectEMX is really easy as every single parameter is well arranged (like on the original EMX) and directly accessible from a clean interface. As a benefit of the host integration, DirectEMX provides an incredible feature set including total recall and parameters automation, combined with the power, stability and punchy sound of the EMX.
The Modular Dock is the connection between the Mono Lancet and your modular system. It can be your start into the modular world as well as a great expansion for the modules you already have. The “Modular Dock“ is an optional extension for the analog synthesizer “Mono Lancet” by VERMONA. It comes in form of a 3HE eurorack module (22 HP).
The roster of Oberheim keyboards is legendary and the groundbreaking Synthesizer Expander Module, the SEM, was the sonic engine that started it all. Whether standing alone and singing via CVs and gates, or grouped in a Tolex-covered case with a keyboard to become a Two-Voice with a mini-sequencer, a Four-Voice, or the rare and godlike Eight-Voice, the SEM produces a gutsy, unique palette of sounds that have always been gotta-have-‘em parts of the serious keyboardist’s toolkit.
This year our focus was pretty much exclusively on Apple and its iPad when it came to music apps. We are still in the middle of our iPad and music apps series (part one and two). And we also took a look at the competition of the iPad touchtablet wise. And the conclusion (in short) was that Apple had a big lead when it came to music apps for use in a studio and/or stage environment.
Talk of the town last week. KORG released a vintage synth recreation for the iPad. After the earlier this year released iElectribe, they now gave us the iMS-20 app. The original MS-20 is a patchable semi-modular monophonic synthesizer which Korg released in 1978 and was in production until 1983. Although the MS-20 follows a conventional subtractive synthesis architecture of oscillators/filter/vca, its patch panel allows some rerouting of both audio and modulation, and it includes an external signal processor. This flexibility led to its resurgence during the analog revival of the late 90’s.
After several years of development Elektron are happy to announce the imminent arrival of the Octatrack. They are confident their efforts have resulted in a unique machine with a huge potential and they really look forward to see how you will use and abuse it.
Open Labs is now offering AVID’s Pro Tools 9 software on our NeKo, MiKo, and Soundslate instruments. The option to have Pro Tools software fully installed, integrated and supported by Open Labs engineers provides producers and musicians with industry-leading studio recording software running seamlessly on Open Labs gear. You can produce a track in Pro Tools right out of the box on all GEN 6 Products. Proprietary AVID or M-Audio hardware is no longer needed to run Pro Tools 9.
Music Computing announced their brand new line of keyboard workstations for both gigging musicians and any size recording studio, are now shipping. The StudioBLADE and iKeyDOCK are complete, portable production stations, which either include a built-in Windows 7 64-bit PC with touch-screen and DAW software and virtual software instruments, or a docking system for any PC/Mac notebook.