Review of M-Audio Venom Synth and Editor
The new Vyzex editor – FREE software that comes with the new Venom Synth
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Ambient Chill soundset for Waldorf’s Largo synthesizer
Preview of the presets from the ‘Ambient Chill’ soundset for Waldorf’s Largo synthesizer .
Soundsdivine has announced the release of Ambient Chill, a new soundset for Waldorf’s Largo synth.
This bank contains 72 new sounds for Largo featuring weird timbres, noise washes, strange glitchy soundscapes and some beautiful pads. No bass or lead sounds. Perfect for any style of music.
The price is $25 ($17.50 for existing customers).
For customers who are not signed up to the newsletter, email me at info@soundsdivine.com for the discount code.
Access Virus TI Polar Darkstar Edition!
Access just released their Darkstar version of the TI Polar. This seemed like the perfect excuse to play with a Polar to Troy and I! -Brian
The Virus TI Polar is the last part of the Virus TI WhiteOut special edition. Only a limited number of units have been produced.
The technical specifications are identical to the Virus TI Polar 2009, the color scheme of the housing does differ as you can see.
This is the last part of the Virus TI WhiteOut special edition. The first two editions, a white Virus TI desktop and a white keyboard, were all sold on the first day.
Here´s Apollo
Apollo’s interface has been designed for ease of use, providing the ultimate user experience. It comes with a diverse sound bank with 70 pre-made Bass presets so you can get started straight away making professional music. There are also 10 default presets for you to create your own sounds and all sounds can be manipulated to your desire.
Apollo consists of 2 oscillators, each oscillator with 2 waveforms. Inside the oscillators are sawtooth, square and sine waveforms. Apollo has an amplifier envelope, filter and filter envelope as well as pitch envelope and 2 easy to use effects: sample and hold and distortion to get those big bass sounds you hear in today’s Electro/House music.
Price: GBP 9.99
Visit: CubicAudio
Check out the Tom Oberheim SON OF 4 VOICE
SON OF 4 VOICE’s SEMs bring back vintage ’70s design … 100% discrete analog … absolutly no custom chips.
The audio that screams from an SEM is fat, fine and funky, with a tonal variety unlike any other sound-generating device on this rock we call home. Gang up four of these monsters, and you’ve got sounds that’re thicker than thunder.
SO4V can be used as a 4-voice polyphonic synth or as 4 individual synths under MIDI control. Two SO4Vs can be ganged together to create an 8-voice.
The Polyphonic Voice Control and Programmer section retains all the features of the original Four Voice Programmer and Keyboard control modules, while adding gotta-have-’em goodies like these:
• Two MIDI sync capable LFOs with multiple waveshapes including sample and hold per voice
•Two programmable ADSR envelope generators per voice
• Selectable master tuning (both VCOs or VCO2 only) allows easy detuning for huge unison sounds
• Polyphonic portamento with linear or exponential response
• Noise generator connected to filter input #1
• External audio or A440 tuning reference connected to filter input #2
• Updated output module with mix and pan control for each voice
• Two SO4Vs can be easily connected together – result: eight voices!
Each SO4V is equipped with a Tom Oberheim signature plate.
The Tom Oberheim SON OF 4 VOICE will bring classic audio whomp to your arsenal of sounds. There’s nothing else like it anywhere.
Specifications subject to change.
SO4V availability: May 2011 / Price: $3,495. To pre-order contact Geoff Farr at 310-995-0100 or via email: geoff (at) gsfagency (dot) com
SEM-related product questions may be directed to Tom Oberheim: tom (at) tomoberheim (dot) com”
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).
The Blofeld black limited edition
Waldorf is releasing the Blofeld hardware synthesizer in black as a limited edition. Here’s how they are describing this beauty:
Deep in the subterranean Waldorf Laboratories, our scientists have finally discovered the finish that delivers the best sound. We almost had forgot about them when the resurfaced and proudly presented the result of their almost endless struggle to find the ideal material: Neither Mauve nor Lavender nor Ochre result in optimal sound, but a special electron absorbing coating in deep black.
The explanation is simple: as more absorbed electrons reach the inner digital and analog workings of Blofeld and casue each bit to be stronger pronounced, resulting in a very defined and detailled sound. This makes our new Black Blofeld sound even better than before. The new black Blofeld is produced 100% in German Schwarzarbeit and is available only on the black market.
More here http://www.waldorfmusic.de/.
Dreamer – Free VST synth
Dreamer – http://www.vstplanet.com/News/2011/Dr…
Developer: odosynths.com/vst.htm
WNAMM 2011 Wayoutware SynthX
This iPad app is a real synthesizer, with a novel UI and the ability to serve as an effects chain for external instruments.
Radikal Technologies Accelerator
We said that Schaaf “introduced an entirely new form of wankery to the world of keyboard performance”, when he introduced the Radikal Accelerator and its 3D motion sensor. Fortunately, the Accelerator also offers a Radikal synth engine and performance controls….
This live performance synthesizer sounds really good, but it also has a few tricks we hadn’t seen before. Wait until you see how it bends pitch…
Features:
- 3 oscillators with sweepable waveforms, time linearity modulation, phasemodulation, ringmodulation between Oszillator 2+3
- oscillator synchronisation
- 6 envelope generators
- 4 LFOs (3 voice, 1p art LFO)
- noise with noise filter (multimode filter 12 / 24 dB)
- independent amp EG for noise
- 2 multimodefilter per voice
- LP, HP, BP and Notch with 12/24 dB per filter switchable
- independent oscillator to filter feeds
- serial and parallel filter configurations
- 8 voices (expandable per DSP upgrade)
- categorized randomize sound function
- monochrome graphic display with RGB backlight
- modulationmatrix – 2 FX – arpeggiator
- step sequencer
- split, dual, single and performance mode
- 3D positioning sensor for parameter control
- 61 lightweighted keys with channel aftertouch
- 512 sound memories
- floating point for enhanced dynamic range
- expression pedal input
- footswitch input
- USB (USB MIDI class device)
- two external inputs
- two outputs
- MIDI In, Out, Thru
- headphones output
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