Happy Synthgiving everyone

Native Instruments today launched “Synthsgiving”, a time-limited special offer that gives musicians and producers access to some of the most powerful software instruments on the market at a drastically reduced price.
Until November 30th, ABSYNTH 5, FM8, MASSIVE and REAKTOR 5 will be available for download purchase in the NI Online Shop for $99 / €99, a discount of up to 75% on the regular pricing.
Bass Cruncher – new free plug-in for download
Puremagnetik Waveframe
Waveframe is a an advanced wavetable synthesizer designed exclusively for the features of Ableton Live. Based on the Ensoniq Fizmo, Waveframe contains over 1700 wavetable samples, over 30 waveform Live Racks and a generous selection of performance patches.
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Multi-touch interface to a visualized low frequency sound
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Christian Bannister from Subcycle Labs has created a patch for visual multi-touch manipulation of a bass synth (Native Instruments Massive).
a real-time multi-touch interface to a visualized low frequency sound. the various touch configurations control different parameters of the synthesized bass including filter modulation rate, bit crush, sample and hold, feedback, oscillator phase and fm synthesis. more info at subcycle.org
Bonus:
New Reason Refills at Stereoklang uploaded >>
Download the highly capable Odo synth for free
Odo from Odosynths is well known on the DIY synth forums especially the SynthEdit forum. A heavy synthedit user he has just released all his softsynths for free. Odo was already very generous giving away a lot of synths, drum machines and processors but he has decided to release all his softsynths for free.
Really good expansion pack for Gladiator
The Electronic expansion
The ‘Electronic expansion’ is a big preset and feature expansion pack for Gladiator 2. Designed by the professional sound designers Markus Feil, Bryan ‘Xenos’ Lee and Bastiaan van Noord, ‘Electronic’ is a collection of more then 300 sounds and new add-on features.
Impressive arpeggiator sequences, resonant basses, groovy drumlines, vocaloid sounds, cutting leads, chiptune sounds, techno stabs, rhythmic trancegates, deep housechords, atmospheric pads and ambient textures are among the many types of electronic sounds featured inside this expansion. A must have if you’re looking for new sounds or if you want to expand Gladiator with more features.
Expansion highlights:
- 300+ inspiring, unique presets aimed at miscellaneous genres of electronic music. The additional sounds can be accessed directly from the interface.
- Stereo Trancegate: Featuring no less then 22 patterns for rhythmic gate effects
- Reverb Ultra: Reverb Ultra uses a new high-quality reverb algorithm, its soft and diffuse sound make it especially
suitable for larger rooms and sculpting the proper ambience. - Three new early reflection effects: Early reflection, reverse reflection and gated reflection
- Aliaser: A LoFi retro-effect that works by mirroring the signal’s spectrum at the cutoff frequency
- Stereo Enhance: A stereo width effect, equipped with a High-Shelf filter to expand the stereo field while keeping the
lower frequencies intact. - Three additional skins as free bonus content: Black, gold and red skin
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MelloFAN – new free plug-in synth to enjoy
MelloFAN
If you like noise, and you know how to use it for music, the synthesizer MelloFAN exactly what you need. With this synthesizer you can perform music on an ordinary household fan.
Main features:
- Adjustable «melodiousness»;
- Adjustable frequency and amount of rotation;
- ADSR-envelope;
- LP filter.
Don't be fooled by the name – Teenage Engineering
It is a real synthesizer, a lot of people have even thought it was an April 1st hoax, but it is well worth checking out
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The Operator-1, Teenage Engineering’s portable synthesizer. It’s a synth, sampler, drum sequencer and controller all in one!
About section:
The Tape Operator is designed with logic in mind.

Every key and encoder is placed in way that makes sense, even if you use it with one hand or if you are lefthanded. And everything is color-coded for quick and easy reading.

And the same color codes are used on the bright active OLED display to make it even more easy to locate the right encoder or function.
Everything displayed with a refresh-rate of 60 frames per second.


On the right side of the case you’ll find all the neccasary connectors.
• 3.5mm input for audio/external microphone
• 3.5mm output for line out /headphones
• 3-pole power-connector for charging the internal battery or for use with power adaptor.
The power connector itself is the same as used in robotic automation applications
• USB 2.0 port for hooking up your OP to your computer transferring your recorded music
• Two holes special machined for carry strap
• Turn the machine upside-down there are two M6 holes for use with our Studio System parts.
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discoDSP Discovery Pro for MAC
12 oscillators Virtual Analog VSTi and Audio Units Synthesizer featuring 4 layers, WAV and SoundFont (SF2) support, 2X oversampling/undersampling, built-in arpeggiator, sync, FM, 12 filter types, panning modulation, stereo delay and gate effects, graphic envelope modulation. Imports Nord Lead 2 SysEx data.
Features :
– 128 Patch Memories per bank
– Parameter Morphing using Modulation Wheel or MIDI velocity
– 2x oversampling
– 2x oversampled distortions
– Bank browser (by clicking arrows in display led and bank name)
– More than 300 presets in 3 banks (including a percussion one)
– Nord Lead 2 and 2X patch import
– 4 Layers per Patch, each with :
* 1 Wave Oscillator. Can load WAV files using high quality interpolation. User banks are easily added
* Resonant Filters (LowPass, HighPass, BandPass, BandReject, Formant, 8 taps phaser, X 12/24 dB and Y 12/24 dB are Moog modeled)
* ADSR for Amp & Filter. Amplitude envelope can switch between linear and exponential curves
* 2 LFOs
* Modulation Envelope
* Graphical Modulation Envelope
* Arpeggiator
* Built-in Chorus, Phaser, Panning Delay and Gate effects
* Symmetric, Asymmetric and Asymmetric 2 Distortions
* Limiter
* Portamento
* Poly/Mono/Legato modes
First videos of the new microKORG XL
Finally some news of the long awaited follow up to the hugely successful microKORG, but still no launch date – sorry 
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Main info:
The microKORG range expands with a new big brother to mega selling microKORG synth
The original microKORG is loved and used daily by musicians around the world – from keyboardists to guitarists – enabling everyone to experience the enjoyment of a great synthesizer. Now an advanced microKORG is available; a synthesizer that lets you generate your own personal sound, packing a cutting-edge sound engine and powerful effects into a compact, vintage-like body. Welcome the microKORG XL
Main features
New vintage design is both fresh and nostalgic.
Korg’s renowned MMT Multi Modeling Technology, optimized for the microKORG XL.
Sixteeen band vocoder for voice controlled effects. A gooseneck microphone is included, so you can begin vocoding right away.
128 powerful sounds are built-in and ready for immediate use.
Intuitive sound selection; simply specify the music genre and instrument category.
Seventeen powerful KAOSS derived effects.
Newly developed natural touch mini keyboard is compact, yet easy to play.
Editing software can be downloaded from the Korg website, as well as converted MS2000 and microKORG programs.
Battery powered for on-the-go enjoyment.




