Well, it is about time, … right? The OP-1 is being expected by so many already. So it is nice to hear from the guys of Teenage Engineering that it’s almost there. To be exact, 90% percent is completed and working. Good news is that the beta test is about to start.
Brainworx plug-ins have been developed in the Brainworx Studio for years now, the same goes for the plugins they model for their partners. When it comes to judging nuances they feel it is essential to be able to HEAR exactly what you guys out there will hear during your daily work, and Brainworx also believe it is important to be able to TEST the software in a professional surrounding. So they went for it…
Something for the weekend. This time with videos from Mark Mosher and sweet little Pixietea. Mark plays a track from his album REBOOT. And the video from Pixietea is a videoclip for her song ‘I don’t care’.
FabFilter has released two new sound sets for the FabFilter Twin 2 synthesizer plug-in: Dirty House and Ambient. In addition, the new Sound Set Bundle now combines all five currently available sound sets in a single download.
It is still being done! Artists who stay true to their past. And with this I mean, they still make music like it’s 1987. No software emulations of the great analog vintage gear from that era, loaded in a state-of-the-art DAW. Nope, they still use that exact same gear from that era! A perfect example of a band who does just that is Chromeo. Doing their magic from their small vintage packed Midi studio.
One of our team members, Marc, had a little visit at the studio of Rob Papen where he does his magic with the instruments and effects he developes. A short visit turned into a long stay as they discussed past and future products. Most interesting of all were of course the future ones. A known fact is that Rob is working on a drum instrument called Punch. Rob showed Marc the early lay out without the final GUI. As Marc is a beta tester voor many of the Rob Papen instruments and having experience in sound design himself, he got an invite from Rob to create sounds for this drum VSTi.
Since we (Gearjunkies) entered the world of the social media communities, we got the opportunity to connect with lots of cool people and even fellow ‘gear enthusiasts’ like ourselves. One of those people is Roger O’Donnel. He is an artist, producer, musician from the UK with which I had the pleasure to have a conversation with. I asked him about his methods, his projects and of course his gear. With his experience in the industry he had to perfect view on how the ‘way-of-working’ has changed over the years: “… difficult to remember how we ever took four years to make a record…“
Trent Reznor, together with Atticus Ross, are responsible for the score of the coming motion picture The Social Network (october 1st). This is the much anticipated movie about the story of Mark Zuckenberg, the (co-) founder of facebook. As mentioned Trent and Atticus have written the score for this movie. The original sound track is available for pre-order but the good news is that Trent has released a FREE five track sampler EP. Download your sampler and pre-order at Reznor’s Null Corporation site. You can also stream the FREE sampler EP at Soundcloud.
It is the Weekend again, so again some time to show you a few fun videos. It is just some videos I came across this week that I thought it owuld be cool to share with you. First off it is the Eigenharp. An instrument Eigenlabs introduced to us last year. In the video below Marc and Dave play the theme from James Bond on two Eigenharps. Well just take a look and see for yourself that it is pretty cool!
Machine is a unique compilation album and collaborative effort, produced by the Elektron-Users community. Machine – a single word and concept that has guided the imagination of electronic musicians for decades: one word that has captured the attention of electronic music makers, from the early pioneers to the electronic luminaries of today. As relevant as ever, we have chosen this concept to provide a starting point for the Machine compilation album. The compilation seeks to investigate various aspects of this term, and bring some new interpretations to the table.
Korg has released the SV-1 Sound Pack 2 for its acclaimed Stage Vintage (SV-1) Piano. The Sound Pack features a wide assortment of sounds, including many that were inspired by user feedback. Some of these requested sounds include darker tine pianos, an acoustic piano with more sustain and a wider variety of organ sounds. Of special note, for the first time there are split sounds, including left hand basses (a surprise hidden in the ROM, until now). This free, downloadable* Sound Pack is available at www.korg.com/sv1.
Enter Calico – debut compilation from Manchester’s electronica label, Clear Notice Recordings – is a collection of beautifully detailed tracks featuring ground-breaking electronic artists from around the world.
The ‘Nova‘ family was born in 1998 with the Supernova, which was the first of a series of powerful synthesisers. These quickly became industry standard ‘big-synths’ which are still used by countless artists and sound designers. UltraNova is the latest addition to the family bringing the range right up to date with a host of new features and a more affordable price tag.
The iPad has been available for a while now and as promised we are gonna try to give you an insight on the use of the iPad in the studio and on stage. As the release of the iPad in the US was much earlier (then Europe) I have gotten a good overview of apps that are available and what is about to be released. This review or maybe better said, this iPad story mainly focuses on the use of the iPad with music/audio apps in an studio/stage environment. The apps that will be discussed are just a selection of the large amount of apps available at the moment. And allthough the iPad is only just released there is already so much to discuss that there will be several parts to this story.
After the build of the Desktop Version, Mario Jurisch wanted to have his own impOSCar Controller. Instead of a second desktop controller he decided to go for a keyboard version. Trying to emulate the looks and feel of the original hardware synth. His goal was to create a modern OSCar with the features of the new impOSCar2 Software Synth from GForce. And talking about the impOscar2 VSTi, allthough we haven’t heart much about it, it is still in development and being tested as we speak. However a release date still hasn’t been set.