New freeware release from xoxos

April 14, 2009 · Posted in Electronic Music · Comments Off on New freeware release from xoxos 

Stoq is available as a freeware VST instrument for Windows PC. Download it here (1.35 MB).
xoxos Stoq
xoxos Stoq – suited for synthesis of maracas and other shaker instruments

xoxos explains the model:

impulse is driven by ‘pitch’ which is a % for event per sample at oscillator pitch. tracking is implemented but architecture is geared towards percussion synthesis.

the event % is shaped with a ‘rise’ envelope that lowers the chance for events to immediately follow other events (ie. hysteresis, good for emulating ‘larger beans’). when rise is locked to pitch it can be shifted by +/- 2 octaves. ‘tail’ multiplies the % after the rise period to reduce longer gaps.

impulses are decay-stage enveloped and consist of either the envelope contour or enveloped noise, low pass filtered for dynamics performance, then routed to a bank for 5 bandpasses (# of bands can be reduced to save cpu).

Plastic Piano is a killer

March 30, 2009 · Posted in Electronic Music · Comments Off on Plastic Piano is a killer 

Knobster.org has released Plastic Piano, a simple electric piano emulator synthesizer VST instrument for Windows PC. download (zip, 1.4 Mb)

Make sure to check this little beauty out :-)

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It has the characteristic of a plastic sound. Especially good for the lo-fi and cheap-tone music. For the production of the synthesizer was spent more than 150 grams of plasticine.

Plastic Piano features

  • 2x oscillators with three wavetypes.
  • LP-filter for each oscillator.
  • Velocity sensitivity.
  • ADSR-envelope.
  • Magic button.

Time to spice up your music PC?

March 23, 2009 · Posted in Electronic Music · Comments Off on Time to spice up your music PC? 

Why not a wooden keyboard with handmade typewriter digits. Here’s a step-by-step Instructables guide so you can make one for yourself. Cool!!

Wooden keyboard

Or perhaps it’s better to go steam in these ecological days?

Professor fates calculating engine

But if you are not in the mood for monday jokes perhaps you are more intrigued to try out the new sounds developed by Kreativ Sounds. They have released ABYSS FM8 Sounds, a collection of highly original sounds for Native Instruments FM8 synthesizer and Native Instruments KORE2 Workstation. Transform your FM8 and KORE synthesizer into a digital sonic monster with ABYSS FM8 Sounds!

ABYSS FM8 Sounds features

  • 20 original sounds, each with 4 extreme variations (80 sound variations) for Native Instruments FM8 and KORE2.
  • Each sound comes with custom ARP and MORPH info that allows you to create cool sequences and to morph between its four variations.
  • Each sound features velocity and modulation wheel information for even more control over the sounds.
  • All future minor updates with new sounds are free.

Image Line has released FL Studio 8

March 28, 2008 · Posted in Electronic Music · Comments Off on Image Line has released FL Studio 8 

FL Studio is a fully featured, open-architecture music creation and production environment for PC. No extra software is required to produce any style of music, as a complete kit of instruments and studio tools is included in the cost of the package. With the included plugins, sounds and tools the user can create complete songs, backing tracks, loops or sizzling beats. Completed songs can be saved to WAV, MP3, OGG, MIDI, ZIP or the native project format (.FLP).

Key new features and changes

 

First, FL Studio 8 carries forward everything that is included in FL Studio 7 plus many more features:

 

FL Synthmaker is a fully modular environment where you can create & share your own FL instruments, effects & dashboards, all without the need to write basic code in a modular ‘plug-n-go’ workspace.

 

 

One-click-recording using Edison wave editor plugin. Edison ia a fully integrated audio editing and recording tool with spectral analysis, convolution reverb, loop-recording and more.
 

Slicex, the powerhouse drumloop slicer & re-arranging tool.
 


 

Soundgoodizer is a ‘maximizer-enhancer’ plugin based on the Maximus sound-process engine.
Fruity Limiter for maximizing & compressing final mixes or individual tracks. Free to all users.
Better integration with controllers. FL Studio can permanently learn and remember links to external controllers with the new ‘multilink’ function + ‘Override generic links’ option.
Wave Candy, a flexible audio analysis and visualization tool with Oscilloscope, Spectrum Analyzer and Peak Meter.
Sinc interpolation now faster (64 point sinc now usable in real-time, depending on CPU)
Rendering with improved latency compensation
Score logger, records all MIDI & note activity for instant recall. Everything you play, whether or not recording is active, is captured and ready to be dumped to the Piano roll.
Directwave Player, broaden your musical palette with downloadable sound banks and multi-sample sets.
Recording filter, to select Audio, Automation or Note data recording sessions, independently or in any combination.
Slip editing and resizing tool has been added to the Playlist for all clip types.
Multi-core safe plugins are threaded for performance gain on multi-core CPUs.
A ‘Selected mixer track’ has been added to the Mixer. The selected mixer track is routed there for better integration with visual effects or a recording Edison.
FL8 supports track-based sequencing in the Playlist. Pattern Clips present sequence data as Audio and/or Automation Clips
An ‘Online Panel’, to keep users updated with content and patches.
   

Find out more here >>

Electronic download pack for a nice price (4.99€)

February 6, 2008 · Posted in Electronic Music · 2 Comments 

Glitch Gumbo Vol 1 product pic
Glitch Gumbo Vol 1 is a new download pack featuring electronic breaks and percussion loops. It is aimed at adventurous producers of breaks, IDM, techno and other electronic music styles. Glitch Gumbo Vol 1 is available in PC and Mac loop formats at the introductory price of 4.99 EUR.

The emphasis of this download pack is on experimental breaks and beats, while retaining a good dose of funk and groove. The loops build on ideas from IDM, techno and hip-hop to create an original collection of warped percussive sounds. The consistent use of timestretching, granular synthesis and programmed beat deconstruction techniques makes for a futuristic sounding download pack.

The loops are ideal for layering on top of other beats and textures. For the more experimental producers, they also lend themselves nicely to beat slicing, pitch shifting and other DSP trickery. Lastly, the beats can be used for spicing up hip-hop rhythms with a touch of glitch.  All loops contain a convenient BPM tempo indication in the track title.

The Atypical Audio website provides previews of the loops as well as a Glitch Gumbo free download pack. This pack contains similar sounding loops made during the production of Glitch Gumbo Vol 1. Separate sounds are also made available for free in the form of two kits for Native Instruments’ Battery. All files can be downloaded from the Atypical Audio website.

– Glitch Gumbo Vol 1
– Electronic breaks and percussion loops
– Instant Download Pack of 66 loops
– Acid Loops & Apple Loops formats

– 16 bit / 44.1 kHz
– Royalty free
– Available from January 2008 on the Atypical Audio website
– Introductory price of 4.99 EUR until April 2008
– Website: www.atypicalaudio.com

Atypical Audio
www.atypicalaudio.com 

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