Zen 1.5 virtual banks
Big Tick Audio has released an update to its free universal presets manager, Zen 1.5.
Zen 1.5 adds a “virtual banks” feature, to organize presets from different plugins. Preset changes can be automated by midi – perfect for live situations, where a program change will create the new plugin and load it with the desired preset.
New In Zen 1.5:
- Major code rewrite, separating Zen into a core library (ZenCore) and the Zen Browser itself
- Added midi-controlled “virtual bank” slots, where presets from different vstis can be stored
- Replaced tooltips with a contextual help box
- Added support for Zen-aware plugins, including assets management
- Added ‘hidden’ flag to permanently hide presets from search results
- Fixed various UI refresh issues
- Fixed crashes when duplicating instances in Ableton Live
- Fixed button for creating own tags on OSX
- Invalid designer keys are now rejected immediately
- Optimized dynamic memory allocations
- Changes for 64bits compatibility
Download at the Big Tick Audio site.
iPad wireless control software for StudioLive
PreSonus has released a dedicated wireless control software for its StudioLive-series digital mixing consoles: SL Remote software for the Apple iPad. SL Remote, is now available free from the iPad App store. SL remote provides direct wireless control over PreSonus Virtual StudioLive software for Mac and Windows, which in turn controls the StudioLive mixer. At last, you can have wireless remote control of any PreSonus StudioLive-series digital mixer’s channels, auxes, effects, subs, Fat Channel processors, and more. Not only can these functions be controlled from anywhere in a venue by the front-of-house sound person, but custom aux mixes can be simultaneously adjusted by any performer with an iPad.
“While there are iPad apps for digital mixers costing tens of thousands of dollars, SL Remote is the only iPad solution for affordably priced mixers,” notes PreSonus CEO Jim Mack. “It’s a free app and is part of the free Virtual StudioLive computer-control system that also ships with both our 24- and 16-channel digital mixers.”
A StudioLive firmware update is required in order to use SL Remote. Registered StudioLive owners can download this update at www.presonus.com/technical-s….
The Prewsonus SL Remote is a now available at the App Store at http://itunes.apple.com/us/a…
Still looking for the classic Yamaha DX7 ?
This iPad DX7 patch editor for TouchOSC, via armatronix, is designed to simplify and speed up programming the ‘notoriously difficult’ Yamaha DX7, TX7, and TX816 FM synths, via MIDI SYSEX.
It’s a free download (.touchosc file).
Free sample pack from Artfx
Artfx has introduced a free sample library, Artfx Sound Effects Sample Pack Vol 1.
The package containes 480 audio samples and loops ordered in 12 folders, total of 1GB. Below is a list of the main folders:
- Atmospherics
- Beatbox samples and loops
- Downlifters
- Impacts
- Metallic FX
- Robotic FX
- Scratches
- Swishes
- Uplifters
- Vocals
- Weird
Sound Preview:
All samples are originally recorded by ARTFX, especially for this sample pack. All sound design is done by Kaj van den Oord.
Free download of Avantgarde’s new album
Avantgarde – “Resurrected”
Resurrected – Download
Baby Scratch
Async’s “Baby Scratch”, a free app that lets you sample any sound and then “scratch” it on the on-screen turntable over a handful of selectable beats
Baby Scratch is a free App available at Apple AppStore. Made a little try out as handling is pretty amazing with awesome sample sound. App has 3 build in beat loops and some samples and voice recording to scratch. Latency of scratch sounds is noticeable but still best of all checked scratch Apps.
Give it a try!
SunVox: endless self-modifying song
Here’s an ambient generative synth performance with SunVox. SunVox is available as a free download for Mac, PC & Linux.Using std effect 20 (note probability).
Free Wireless MIDI control app for iPhone/iPad
Onoko has released Pad MIDI (App Store link), a free Wireless MIDI control app for iPhone/iPad.
Features:
- Supports native Mac OS Network MIDI (Core MIDI)
- 16 assignable / renameable MIDI pads
- Full 88 key piano
- Selectable MIDI channel and velocity
There’s a tutorial on setting up MIDI on an OS X network at Nix Fox-Gieg’s Tutorials.
Free virtual drum instrument plugin for Windows
Marvin Pavilion has released version 0.1 of Tromine GT, a free virtual drum instrument plugin for Windows.
Tromine GT is a Roland TR-808 style drum synthesizer.
All instruments are made with analog synthesis.
Tromine GT features
- 16 sounds:
- Bass drum: Tune, Sweep, Tone, Decay, Pan, Level.
- Snare drum: Tune, Tone, Decay, Snare, Pan, Level.
- Low tom / Low conga, Mid tom / Mid conga, High tom / High conga: Tune, Tone, Noise, Decay, Pan, Level.
- Closed hihat, Open hihat: Tune, Decay, Pan, Level.
- Crash cymbal, Hand clap: Tune, Tone, Decay, Pan, Level.
- Rimshot: Tune, Pan, Level.
- Claves, Maracas, Cowbell: Tune, Decay, Pan, Level.
- 9 outputs.
- MIDI CC support.
- Automation support.
Tromine GT is available as a free download for Windows PC (VST).
More information: Marvin Pavilion
Free sample pack with 74 MOOG analog drum sounds
Loopmasters has released a free sample pack by Wave Alchemy.
The free pack consists of 74 analogue drum samples which have been crafted using our semi-modular synth setup and treated through a selection of signal processors.
Details below.
Download link.
Kit used:
- Moog Voyager
- Moog CP-251 CV processor
- Moog VX-351
- Moog MF-107
- Moog MF-101
- Moog MF-102
- Future Retro XS
- Korg MS-20
Sound Shaping:
- EL Fatso & Distressor
- A-Designs EM-PEQ
- Spectra Sonics 610
- Valley People 610
- Thermionic Culture Vulture
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