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AnalogFusion: a dual engine analog and digital polyphonic synthesizer
17 Oct · AnlogFusion is a rather tasty looking polyphonic synthesizer. It fuses two separate synthesizer engines, one analog and one digital making it less of a hybrid and more of a megasynth!
AES 2018: Rupert Neve Designs 5211 2-channel mic pre
16 Oct · The AES goodness has officially began with the announcement of RND's 5211 Two Channel Microphone Preamplifier. Each channel has a generous 72dB of gain on tap, enough to cover even gain-hungry microphones.
D16 Redoptor 2: A revamped, retooled and restyled tube distortion plug-in
16 Oct · Version 2 of Redoptor adds a lot of new functions to D16's distortion plug-in and promises a lot of phat tube goodness (as well as a sleek if busy GUI) in what looks like a stellar release.
Accusonus ERA Voice Leveler: A one-knob cure for your vocal volume woes?
16 Oct · Accusonus' new ERA Voice Leveler is a plug-in to automatically detect level differences in voice recordings and fix them using patent-pending algorithms while presenting a super-simple GUI.
Pipes: 64 voice hardware sample player hits Kickstarter
16 Oct · Pipes holds up to 128GB of sample library in memory for instant, low latency multi-instrument and multi-controller access. It's open source and touchscreen controlled and looking for preorders.
Audio Coach: A free mix training app for your smartphone or tablet
16 Oct · Mix engineer Max Montanez and producer Chizzy Stephens (JLo, Bieber, Chris Brown, and more) released Audio Coach - a free mix and ear training app that's pretty much the first of its kind.
Heritage Audio HA-73 EQX2 dual mic amp/equalizer: two for the price of one?
16 Oct · Two for the price of one and posh audio - these are the HA-73's main selling points. And at around EUR 1500 (excl. VAT), it makes for a fine deal, considering it's built with components like Carnhill ...
MINI.MU: a sewable, codeable, gesture-controlled musical instrument for kids
15 Oct · The MINI.MU is a simplified gesture-controlled musical instrument based on the MI.MU glove developed by Imogen Heap. But this one you get to sew the gloves and write the code yourself.
RectangularThing: a limited edition complete synthesizer voice for Eurorack
15 Oct · This is Not Rocket Science was playing with some Curtis chips and came up with the RectangularThing, a dual oscillator synth voice with some very interesting sync and "Rambler" waveform generation.
Synclavier V2: Arturia brings sampling and resynthesis to their emulation
15 Oct · The original additive, FM and timeslice synthesis emulation of the Synclavier has been expanded to include sampling and the resynthesis of samples as Arturia complete their Synclavier V journey.
Osaka Mix EQ lets you drift into analogue non-linearity
14 Oct · The equalizer stands out with the DRIFT+ feature - an additional preamp stage where the custom circuitry's reaction to component temperature changes over time is modeled, and you have hands-on control over it!
Will CITES II free up trade in music instruments using rosewood in 2019?
14 Oct · The move to extend CITES regulations to all rosewood species caused headaches for instrument makers and buyers alike. Now a proposed rule change may see rosewood exempted from CITES in 2019.
#MyEpicMusicStory Contest: Your chance to win a €200 voucher at thomann
13 Oct · Online music gear retailer thomann is running an interestingly themed competition, #MyEpicMusicStory, with a main prize worth grasping for: a €200 voucher you can cash in on its online shop.
PRS SE Standard 24 gets a new paint job for 2018. Actually, make that six.
12 Oct · Paul Reed Smith's iconic Custom 24 design now available in new colours for the budget PRS SE Standard 24 range in Europe, with a couple of additional aesthetic touches also added to the range.