S.709 Synth for iPhone and iPad
Intuitive synthesizer using four multitouch points on the screen and the accelerometer to give a large amount of control over a sine wave output.
Controls
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Orange – Volume and Pitch (radius control pitch range)
Pink – Ramp speed and note length
Blue – Delay Length and Pitch (hold down for delay)
Green – Delay Filter and Feedback
Accelerometer controls pitch and wave shape.
New Groove Drums Synth from IMEA
Steelberry Clones reader Dan A from IMEA tipped us on their new Groove Drums Synth that now has been released, here’s what he tells about it:
VSTi plugin and Application, its architecture combines a sequencer, a sampler, a synthesizer and the randomization tool of Groove Drums that allows you to create easily and intuitively grooves and drums loops.
The standalone version allows you to use the plugin without the need for a host sequencer and so be able to export drum loops independently.
The difference with GROOVE DRUMS is to affect the channels to a sampler and a synthesizer that allows you to create synthetic percussions.
Features:
• Pattern based drum machine engine + Sampler + Synthesizer.
• Innovative tool for randomization.
• Ability to export audio loops.
• 12 channels.
• 3 parametric filters per channel.
• 2 effect sends per channel.
• Independent outputs.
• 16 patterns of 64 steps per channel.
• Drag & Drop patterns.
• SCALE mode for velocity on the tune that selects the closest note in an editable range.
• Master equalizer and insert effects.
• Comes with Chorus, Compressor, Delay, Filter, Flanger, Limiter, Reverb and Overdrive.
• Comes with standalone version allows the use of the VSTi without the need for a host sequencer.
Livid Instruments Builder V2
Livid shows off their latest development in relation to their Builder DIY controller set:
Brain v2 expands the original Brain with a lot more functionality. We’ve added the Brain v2 Bus Board that make it easy to connect your controls to the Brain. We expanded LEDs from 48 to 192 with added circuitry for extra brightness. Encoders can now be used with led encoder ring support. RGB LEDs can also be used to greatly enhance your possibilities. We’ve also added a 5v power jack for standalone operation without a computer. Velocity sensitive pads and can also be used with version 2. Music by Henry Strange
Roland Jupiter-50 review
Check our exclusive video to see the first, full, in-depth review of the new Roland Jupiter-50. Dan ‘JD73’ Goldman shows off the Jupiter-50’s sounds and digs deep into the synth engine, before revealing his final verdict on the performance keyboard.
Rolands pitch:
With its unprecedented fusion of synthesis and acoustic instruments, the new-generation Roland JUPITER has changed the way we play, react to, and feel a keyboard. By combining the supreme expression of the JUPITER-80 with the travel friendliness of the JUNO series, the new JUPITER-50 brings SuperNATURAL sound and pro performance to every stage and studio.
- – Stunning SuperNATURAL sounds powered by our most advanced sound engine
- – Travel-friendly design; 76-note weighted keyboard
- – Fast, friendly user interface with intuitive color-coded buttons and sliders
- – Registration function for saving and selecting sounds instantly
- – Pro-quality multi-effects and reverb
- – Expressive performance controllers, including D-BEAM, pitch/mod lever, and control input jacks
- – USB Song Player/Recorder
- – USB audio/MIDI functionality; bundled with SONAR LE and JUPITER-50 Control Surface plug-in for SONAR
MINITAUR + ABLETON LIVE PART 2: Minitaur as External Filter
In part two of this three part series, Moog Product Development Specialist, Amos Gaynes shows you how to integrate the Minitaur Analog Bass Synthesizer into Ableton Live. Learn how to use your Minitaur as an external filter, manipulate sounds in real time, and create a sequenced gate effect.
Learn more about the Minitaur at:
www.moogmusic.com/products/taurus/minitaur
Register your Minitaur at:
www.moogmusic.com/register
BLIP FESTIVAL 2011 // FIVE YEARS
More info here:
www.blipfestival.org
www.2playerproductions.com
New Vintage Multiband Compressor and Free Vinyl Emulator
Tonebytes tells us that Vinylis a free VST effect for Windows that emulates the sounds of old vinyl players. They say that Vinyl recreates the dust noise and frequency response of old recordings. You can adjust intensity, color and amount of dust noise in a wide range. Also you can select the age of vinyl discs.
Main features:
- Adjustable dust emulation
- Frequency responses emulation
- Gentle distortion
In addition, VST automation and full MIDI Learning are supported.
Pricing and Availability:
Free download.
More information:
LSR Audio has released preliminary details of a forthcoming plug-in. They tell us that WARMultipress is a tube multiband compressor for VST and AU hosts on Mac and Windows.
Features
- 3 bands, with adjustable cross-over frequencies
- Pre gain and post gain for each band compressor
- Hybrid peak / RMS level detection
- Optional soft knee compression curve
- Adjustable tube gain, from subtle warming to hot overdrive
- Frequency dependant drive
- Adjustable shape control to add asymmetry and harmonics
- Optional reel to reel tape emulation
- Mono and stereo
Pricing and Availability:
Available summer 2012.
More information:
The Power in Logic Pro: Trailer with author, Dot Bustelo
Hal Leonard Books has published The Power in Logic Pro by Dot Bustelo. They claim that this book is the first choice for any artist seeking quick, fun, easy-to-digest insight into the depth of Logic. Author of “The Power in Logic Pro,” Dot Bustelo, introduces her new book, goes over the basic concepts covered, and gives a quick example from the book!
PURCHASE BOOK:
http://halleonardbooks.com/product/viewproduct.do?itemid=333399&lid=1&…
Dot Bustelo’s signature approach to teaching Logic will get you up and running quickly. She’ll help you move beyond the basics to discover a professional-level Logic workflow, taught through highly musical examples that expose Logic’s essential features and powerful production tools. You’ll find many of the tips, tricks, and insider techniques that powered Logic to its industry-leading status as the best tool for unleashing creativity in songwriting, composing, making beats, and remixing. Plus, find out why musicians over the years have sworn Logic “grooves better.”
Dot provides the powerful methodology for creating in Logic that she has shared with countless high-profile bands and Grammy Award–winning producers and engineers. Here’s just a sampling of what some of music’s most successful artists say about Dot’s approach to Logic:
Ronnie Vannucci, The Killers: “Dot has made Logic, well, logical.”
Ryan Tedder, OneRepublic: “Dot Bustelo has hands down the most extensive working knowledge of Logic and all its intricacies.”
James Valentine, Maroon 5: “Dot was the first one to introduce me to Logic. . . . She knows this software inside and out, and she breaks everything down in an easy-to-understand way. And she knows the best insider techniques that will make your recording more efficient and creative. . . . I wonder when Dot will get sick of me asking her Logic-related questions?”
Nathaniel Motte, 3OH!3: “Dot has provided me with an incredible source of in-depth and practical knowledge of Apple’s Logic program. She has shown me tricks in Logic that have opened creative doors that I didn’t even know existed.”
Chad Hugo, N.E.R.D., The Neptunes: “When you got a Logic problem / Dot has wrote a book to solve ’em . . . / And this right hear is it. Yeya!”
$16.99 (US)
Inventory #HL 00333399
ISBN: 9781458414199
UPC: 884088602147
Width: 8.5″
Length: 11.0″
200 pages
DJ: Pacemaker on PlayBook in action
A concert DJ’d using a BlackBerry PlayBook app named Pacemaker. Incredible power from a great little tablet paired with an awesome app.
AudioCubes and Saurus: Perfect Pairing
Mark Mosher has delivered a new video featuring the AudioCubes:
Screencast on how to use the AudioCubes together with Saurus, the new Virtual Analog synthesizer of Tone2.
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