B.Serrano’s IO – free set of VST effects for Windows
B.Serrano tells us that IO is a set of VST effects for Windows driven by a sophisticated GUI envelope. He says that duration is theoretically infinite, so the envelope can run from 1 nanosecond to several minutes,even hours. Here’s B.Serrano’s descriptions of the individual effects:
Paraphonic multifilter
- Multimode filtering: LP, HP, BP, Peak
- Cascade filtering up to 4 stages (stack)
- Advanced GUI envelope up to 32 stages
- Loopable or 1 shot
- Host-Bpm syncable
- Individual curve-type for each segment
- High precison editing
Stereo Phaser
- 4, 8 or 12 stages
- Advanced GUI envelope up to 32 stages
- Loopable or 1 shot
- Host-Bpm syncable
- Individual curve-type for each segment
- High precison editing
Multi level adjuster
- Advanced GUI envelope up to 32 stages
- Loopable or 1 shot
- Host-Bpm syncable
- Individual curve-type for each segment
- High precison editing
Multi level Auto-Pan
- Advanced GUI envelope up to 32 stages
- Loopable or 1 shot
- Host-Bpm syncable
- Individual curve-type for each segment
- High precison editing
Ring Modulator
- Advanced GUI envelope up to 32 stages
- Loopable or 1 shot
- Host-Bpm syncable
- Individual curve-type for each segment
- High precison editing
Pricing and Availability:
Free download.
T-Force Phaser – free effects device for adding phase cancellations
Mastrcode Music tells us that T-Force Phaser is an effects device for adding phase cancellations as a creative effect to your sounds. They say that it results in a sound with a spacey feeling.
Specifications:
- Phase cancellation up to 16 stages – means how many points in the frequency range will be cancelled by a serially connected chain of allpass filters).
- Frequency Range control – determines the center frequency where the stages will be aligned.
- Spread control – controls how far the single stages are apart from each other.
- Feedback amount control – controls how strong the signal will be fed back to the audio input (stronger amounts result in a more metallic sound).
- Depth control – determines how strong the phase cancellation will be added to the original sound.
- BPM syncable LFO with phase offset for modulating the Frequency Range (lets the stages sweep up and down in the frequency spectrum).
- MIDI Learn (by right clicking a control)
- All functions fully automatable
Selena – free synthesizer instrument for Windows
B. Serrano has launched Selena, a free synthesizer instrument for Windows.
Downsized version of Horus.
Just strings, but not only…
Full MIDI learn
32 voices polyphonic
CPU friendly
The plug-in is available for Windows (VST).
M3000 Free Edition – free virtual Mellotron for the iPad
Omenie has released M3000 Free Edition – a ‘freemium’ virtual Mellotron for the iPad.
M3000 Free Edition is a fully-functional recreation of Streetly Electronics’ M4000 tape-replay instrument. Compared to the full version, the app offers just 5 tapes from Streetly Electronics’ production library, all authentic mellotron voices. In-App Purchases allow the full voice set of the 50th Anniversary Edition to be downloaded, and many other voices as well.
Apart from the limited voice set included with the app, no functionality is removed in this free edition. MIDI and AudioBus is fully functional, including ‘Two Trons’ mode where 2 different MIDI channels can control the A/B/C and D voices.
M3000 Free Edition is a free download
Shoogler – free Max for Live filter device
Shoogle Studios has announced Shoogler, a free Max for Live filter device.
To celebrate the launch of our new Max for Live course we’re giving away this incredible multimode filter device! Featuring:
- 2 Independent Filter Units
- Low Pass, High Pass, Band Pass, Band Stop and Peak filter types
- 4x standard LFO’s and 1x combo to modulate cutoff, Q and gain
- Full Push compatibility!
The Shoogler device is a free download (requires Facebook like).
Shoogler is an incredibly powerful dual-multimode filter with extensive modulation possibilities. It was developed by Shoogle Studios M4L guru Robert Goldie to demonstrate the type of effect you will be able to build after completing our new Max for Live: Introducer course.
Multiman – free Ableton Live library featuring the Multiman-S string synthesizer
Cluster Sound has announced Multiman, a free Ableton Live library featuring the sounds of the Multiman-S string synthesizer.
Released in the 1977 by the Italian Crumar, the Multiman-S (called Orchestrator in the USA) is a fully polyphonic orchestral string synthesizer. Used by artists like Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk, this vintage analog machine appears both in ‘70s rock songs and old school electronic tracks.
Multiman is a Live Pack is based on 5 multi-sample recordings obtained by sampling the five preset sounds: Brass, Piano, Clavichord, Cello and Violin. Multiman delivers 25 Live Presets each of which consists of 61 perfecly looped samples (each note of the 5-octave keyboard).
Multiman features
- 140 MB conent, 24-bits/44.1kHz.
- 6 multi-sample recordings (332 samples).
- One sample per note (5 octaves).
- Perfect loop-points (no crossfading).
- 25 Live Presets.
- Sampler/Simpler compatible.
The sound pack is a free download at Cluster Sound. Requires Ableton Live 9.
Enzyme CM – FREE VST/AU scanned synth instrument for PC/Mac
Humanoid Sound Systems lets us know that the Enzyme Player VST/AU synth plugin contains the complete synthesis engine from their Enzyme synth, which has won awards for its innovative design and sound, and has all the essentials for music creation (access to all of the parameters, and the saving of presets is available with the full version).
They say that the synth uses a unique combination of wavetable and physical modeling synthesis to create rich, dynamic musical timbres. Hybrid Scanned / FM synthesis is also on offer for even more sonic possibilities.
GliderVerb – new free Max for Live device
Amazing Noises has released GliderVerb, a free Max for Live device.
GliderVerb is a “reverberator with glissandos” simulating a room gradually changing its shape. It is an expanded version of an algorithm created by James McCartney for his Supercollider 2 programming language.
The original algorithm had no user-variable parameters: this device adds a series of parameters to create a wide palette of effects; from evolving reverberations to granular disintegration to smooth resonances.
GliderVerb is available to download at no charge. Requires Live 9 and Max for Live.
DSK DrumZ 8bitZ – Free VST
8 bits drum VST plugin, by DSK Music.
Features:
– 8 sound slots (C3 to C4 white keys)
– Pitch control for each sample
– Level and pan control
– 6 full kits + extra sounds
– Midi automation
– Velocity response
– Preset selector
Info and download: http://www.dskmusic.com
Snare Comp [Rack] – a free download for Ableton Live
Audiomodern has release Snare Comp [Rack] – a free download for Ableton Live.
The free Live rack is described as ‘a hard snare compressor’.
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