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New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday
These are the releases we have encountered this week on the Loops and Samples front. Just like the quality of the audio software we use these days the quality of the content we use (loops and samples) equally matches the high standards of this software. Below is this weeks selection.
Voxengo Elephant 3.6 mastering limiter released
Voxengo Elephant update version 3.6 is now available for download. Voxengo Elephant is a mastering limiter plug-in for professional music production applications, available in AudioUnit and VST plug-in formats, for Mac OS X and Windows computers.
Camel Audio releases two new Alchemy soundbanks
Camel Audio have just released two new Alchemy soundbanks – Luftrum: Ambient and Cameleon: Remixed. Like all Alchemy Soundbanks, each bank is a standalone instrument in its own right, as it comes with a complementary copy of the new Alchemy Player, and costs $59 / €49 / £39.
Waves on your Yamaha – Introducing the WSG-Y16 I/O Card
The WSG-Y16 is a mini-YGDAI card which makes it possible to run Waves plugins on selected Yamaha mixing consoles, using Waves SoundGrid technology. Together with a switch, a server, a Mac or PC, and iLok-authorized Waves plugins, the WSG-Y16 lets you process 16 channels of audio using Waves award-winning reverbs, equalizers, compressors, limiters, delays, and more.
PolyKB Dongle free demo available
The PolyKB is a modern take on a very rare, very powerful polyphonic synthesizer released in the 80’s by a french company. One of it’s unique features, is the never before heard continuously modulated waveform. This feature was never available in other analog synthesizers and this is the first time it has appeared in a software instrument.
FG Connects Live Update for Roland Fantom-G
Roland Corporation is proud to announce that the new FG Connects Live project is now available on the Roland website. As part of the Version 1.50 Update for the Fantom-G Series Workstations, this free download will emphasize the powerful live performance potential of the Fantom-G, adding new rhythm patterns, patches and live sets, and creating a new world of flexibility and versatility with new Motion Phrases.
Slate Digital TRIGGER Now Available
Slate Digital is pleased to announce that the new SLATE DIGITAL advanced drum replacer TRIGGER Platinum is now available for purchase. TRIGGER is a multi channel, phase accurate drum replacer with 6 channels of multi velocity sample layers. This means that you can trigger a close mic, stereo overhead pair, and room mic pair all from one instance of the plugin! With TRIGGER you can quickly and easily turn ordinary drum tracks into world class drums.
HG Fortune Releases The Dreammachine 3
This is a new and completely rebuilt version of The Dreammachine featuring a largely increased functionality. Still it is a machine intended for slow motion providing complex evolving athmospheres and soundscapes. The concept of the Dreammachine is based on three synthlayers with slow wavesequencing and soundmodulations.
New Electro Sounds for FabFilter Twin 2
FabFilter has released a new Electro sound set by Ouroboros for FabFilter Twin 2, its powerful software synthesizer. The Electro sound set includes over 140 new and exciting presets that will add an edge to your music, with immediate application to electro house, electro clash, and experimental electronica. Featuring simple, nasty leads, basses that grind your teeth and pads soft enough to fall into, sound designer Ouroboros (Erin Hamilton) offers a bank with futuristic electronic sounds that will inspire you with new ideas.
Free Elysia Niveau Filter plugin & mpressor 1.0.3 update out now
Get the niveau filter section of our famous mpressor plugin – it’s free! Add punch to muffled snares, reduce the harshness from active pickups, create some wonderful Dub and LoFi sounds… there are so many ways to benefit from this little tool. It’s fast, efficient, and most important: it sounds great!
PreSonus Studio One 1.5 update now available
The recently announced 1.5. update for the Studio One DAW software is now available according to Presonus. , along with three new content expansions: Studio One Expansion (hundreds of new presets and fx chains), Studio One Piano (an improved piano for Presence) and Synth Session (150+ sampled synth sounds for Presence).
Nomad Factory Vintage Altec EQ Emulation released
Nomad Factory have digitally recreated the vintage ALTEC 9063B Program Equalizer. The ALL-TECH 9063B Equalizer emulate the legendary ALTEC 9063B Program Equalizer. Nomad added a simple Output Level control for better control on the overall level.
Electric Himalaya Antiquity – DCAM: Synth Squad Preset Pack
FXpansion is proud to present Himalaya: Antiquity, a DCAM: Synth Squad Preset Pack produced by Electric Himalaya. The scope of Antiquity’s chunky, vintage sounds is breathtaking, and its musical character will keep you playing for hours.
Music City USA SDX for Toontracks Superior Drummer
Like it, love it or leave it, Nashville Tennessee is Music City USA. With more labels, publishers, writers, producers, musicians and artists per capita than any other city in North America, Nashville knows a thing or two about great music, and more importantly – great sounding music.
FL Studio 9.1. Top 10 New Features
Imageline has released an update for FL Studio. FL Studio 9.1 includes some great new additions including Fruity Convolver (see below) & Drumpad. Below is a video explaining the top ten new features