New synthesizer specifically designed for creating electronic kickdrum sounds
Synapse Audio has introduced EKS Pro, a VST/Audio Unit plugin for Mac & Windows, designed for creating electronic kickdrum sounds.
The plugin offers six high-quality sound models, a mix of vintage hardware emulations, and new, modern kick drum sound models. Despite their fundamentally different nature, all models respond to the sound parameters in largely the same way.
The user interface is organized into four sections controlling the pitch, the amplitude and pitch envelopes and its curvature, the attack stage and finally pitch modulation. This layout makes it simple and straightforward to program your own patches or modify existing ones.
EKS Pro for Windows and Mac (VST/AU) is available now for US $39. A free demo is available.
Beta 2.0 of the LiveProfessor
LiveProfessor is designed to be a effect rack of VST-plugins. It has been designed specifically with live sound in mind. The concept is very simple. Using a ASIO audio card you can route inputs and outputs through your VST-plugins. The program supports snapshots, MIDI and both VST-effects and VST-instrument.
ifoundasound has announced the release of LiveProfessor Beta 2.0, which brings some big changes, although most of them are under the hood.
The audio engine has changed: There was a need for more flexible routing and better multi-core support. Each plug-in input can now mix any number of sources, from sound card inputs or other plug-in outputs. Routing is done like before but you can now use the CTRL-key to add more then one input to a plug-in. In the same way all plug-in outputs can be split to multiple destinations.
Multi-core processors are now supported so that each signal chain can run on its own core. So if you have 4 plug-ins and 4 cores each plug-in gets its own core. But if all the plug-ins are connected to each other, they run on the same core, as they have to wait for each other any way. You don’t have to think about this, it’s just to give you a hint that routing affects the efficiency of the program.
MIDI controllers: The next big change is the way MIDI controllers are handled. Users reported that they where limited by the early system of a global map with 8 layers. The system has now been split up. You now add a new Controller, you add as many knobs, buttons, sliders as you want to match your physical device, and then assign MIDI messages to these (instead of directly to the plug-in-parameters).
Each plug-in instance can now have as many controller maps as you want, and you can switch between them like you do with snapshots. There has also been added a bunch of filter, scale and logic options so you can tweak the controllers just the way you like.
LiveProfessor Beta 2.0 Change Log:
- Feature: New audio engine. Summing on all plug-in inputs, split on all plug-in outputs.
- Feature: Better multi core support. All cores are now used. The cores are divided pr. “Signal-chain”.
- Feature: “Route back” you can now split a signal and route it back to a plug-in earlier in the signal chain. (Please look out for feedback).
- Feature: New MIDI controller system. The way hardware MIDI controllers control plug-in parameters is completely changed.
- Feature: Library. Most LiveProfessor settings (Snapshots, Cues, Cue Actions, Controllers, Controller Maps, etc) can be saved in a global Library so you can use them in other projects.
- Feature: Each cue now has a button to assign a MIDI trigger.
- Fix: MIDI learn ignore active sense message.
- New: Comment action. Empty cue action that can be used as a note/hint/memo.
- Fix: Bug in patch window when hiding plug-ins with multiple I/O.
- Feature: Warning when opening a project on a system with less IO then the one the project was saved on. (Will remove the patch points).
- Feature: 88.2 KHz sample rate.
- Feature: Snapshot masks. When recalling a snapshot in a cue action, you can now choose to not recall selected parameters.
- New: Export cue lists. Cue lists can now be saved (Only makes sense for cues that are not linked to a plug-in).
- Feature: Expand/Hide all in cue list.
- Feature: New location of program settings. The program settings are no longer saved in the Program Files folder but in the AppData folder, as this is the Vista/Win7 way.
- Fix: Bug when replacing snapshots when using the global cue tool.
- Fix: Cues could get stuck to the mouse.
Free VST: TubeOhm 16 Step Sequencer
FREE VERSION A-T and STEPPER OUT NOW on TubeOhm.com
First prev from a free step sequencer. The free version contains velo, hold, shuffle, 16 steps, master pitch +/- 2 OCT 2x keyboard trigger modi.
We are working on a polyphonic version too.( but not for free)
Features:
external audio trigger, 16 steps, max 24 voices poly, 2x MIDI CC send.
Ready for some hypnotic dancing? – New VST has arrived
The Hypnotic Dance VST Sound Instrument Set offers an ensemble of 300 synth-laden dance sounds complemented by 100 step modulator presets for your HALion Sonic (version 1.5.2), HALion Sonic SE (version 6.0.2, included with any Cubase 6 family member) and HALion 4 VST instruments. The custom-designed macro page provides direct access to solid bass lines, cutting-edge leads and spherical pads — perfectly suited for everything from trance to techno
Background:
VST Sound Instrument Sets provide high-quality content straight out of the box, expanding the used sound library with fantastic-sounding VST Sound presets and MIDI loops. In order to provide attractive sound sets Steinberg is working together with various sound designers and artists to churn out content that is categorized and easy-to-use for all kinds of music productions, while expanding the sound libraries of products like Cubase or Sequel. One or more demo songs are included to show you the full creative potential of each instrument set.
- High-quality VST 3 sound presets and/or MIDI loops
- Categorized in easy-to-use instrument presets and MIDI loops
- Exclusively available as easy download
- Windows and Mac installer available
Moog clone that might be worth checking out
Audio capabilities of the Manx MM+ vsti.
External reverb & delay is used in places
www.manxsynthersizers.com
Short notice: DSK TechSynth Pro
We don´t know much about this one more then that it has recently been rleased :-). DSK Music has released DSK TechSynth Pro, a free virtual synthesizer instrument for Windows. DSK TechSynth Pro features 32 steps sequencer.
– 2 Osc with 5 waveforms
– Amp. envelope and detune control
– Advanced filter with ADSR and LFO
– Delay filter
– Pitch / poly control
– +60 patches
– Velocity response
– 32 steps sequencer
*Turn on the sequencer and enjoy it 😉
Free step sequencer for live performances
Judging from the UI it appears to be very straight forward and easy to use. Just load your samples and run. Question remains around audio quality and real time use, but if any of you have or will try it feel free to leave your thoughts on it.
Noisebud has released CatchDad, a new plug-in created strictly for live situations.
With CatchDad you can catch 4 different sounds with just the click of a button and instantly start to program rhythms with the built in step sequencers.
Put it on a channel (or return track) in Ableton Live (or any other VST host that send time signals). Activate live monitoring if you like to record live sounds or run a loop trough CatchDad and start programming beats on the fly, or you could use loops as sound banks to change sound as you go or catch a live drummer and start to rearrange what he’s playing in real time or just add hits here and there.
CatchDad is free and is available for Windows as a VST effect plug-in.
Visit: Noisebud
Redtron_400 VST plug-in featuring the Taijiguy’s Mellotron samples
Redtron_SE is a Special Edition of the Redtron_400. This VST plug-in uses the Taijiguy’s Mellotron samples (taken from a 1973 Mellotron M400S – Serial #500). The samples have been cleaned (not too much) by removing an annoying 60Hz hum and some unwanted “clicks” and “pops” here and there.
Features :
– Nine sound types : MKII Flute, MKII 3 Violins, M400 Cello, MKII Brass, M400 Combined Choir, M400 String Section, M400 Woodwinds, M300A Violins, M300B Violin
– No loops : as the original Mellotron, each sound is eight seconds long with, in many cases, “the bad endings”.
– Exclusive “Mellotronic Click” switch. On real Mellotrons, “Click” can be heard at the beginning of a note, when the tape comes in contact with the replay head. These “clicks” are here randomly generated, so you don’t hear twice the same and they can appear on any key ; A rotary knob allows you to control the effect intensity (of course, you can also completely disable it ). Note : this function is inactive when the attack parameter is set to any value different from zero.
– Layer (two sounds A & B) and split possibilities (octave shift).
– Independent parameters for sound A & B :
– Volume, Tone, Pan, Tune, Reverb, Delay, Attack & Release, Octave & Note parameters.
– Delay effect (Amount, Time, Feedback & Pan parameters).
– Reverb effect (Mix, Width, Size & Damp parameters).
– Global Volume control.
– Global Tone control.
– Global Pitch control.
– Freeware.
Redtron_SE is probably the most faithful and authentic Mellotron’s emulation of all Redtron Plug-ins. Many thanks to Taijiguy and his Mellotron samples. Link : http://leisureland.us/audio/…
You can download REDTRON_SE v1.0 free legally from the official Artfake_Labs product site at http://sites.google.com/site…
Elder Thing from Xoxos
Inspiration for a waveguide model based on Lovecraft’s ululating Elder Thing came shortly after the development of Fauna VST. This more complex vocal tract includes a reflective multiport junction. It is a rather eclectic instrument.
The vocal tract includes a monophonic input for processing external sounds. The lightly limited demo is non-expiring. Would that the same could be said for human sanity.
The price is $20 for an introductory period, or $30 if you also wish to purchase Amboea VST.
You can download the demo version to try at http://www.xoxos.net/
Monolith Low latency guitar Synth plugin Preview
Monolith is a very low latency, guitar driven VST plugin Synthesiser.
This is just a preview of the prototype.
Monolith is planned for release in the spring of 2011.
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