We've got some awesome sample packs for you this week: dark cinemascapes, versatile lo-fi loops, a free collection of brass instruments, and a raft of sounds you need to create sound design for film.
It's a great week for free plug-ins! Not only has the wonderfully twisted Ton-Geraet 1 synthesizer just become freeware. We've also got a bundle of no less than free 40 plug-ins.
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Love the sound of vintage samplers and lo-fi digital effects? Check out 8Bitm8 by Midierror. The hardware bit crusher turns any signal into a digital pile of rubble. It even has an arcade button!
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The Cooper FX Arcades is a strange little multi effects pedal that has a unique control layout and uses a cartridge based system to access different effects.
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SP950 by waveTracing is a unique effect plug-in that recreates the sound of the E-mu SP-1200, specifically the detuning technique associated with it. And they've added an AKAI S950 Butterworth filter!
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2getheraudio has released V1nylla, a vinyl record simulator plug-in. V1nylla sends your tracks back in time by simulating vinyl crackle, flutter and hiss. It even lets you draw your own.
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Baby Audio has released Super VHS, a tape simulation plug-in for the classic VHS sound of the 80s. With six individual effects, Super VHS lets you dial in various states of tape degradation.
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Cassette tapes are back, and Wavesfactory Cassette brings the classic sound to your DAW. With tons of adjustable parameters, is this the most ambitious compact cassette simulation yet?
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AngelicVibes has released NEO, a multi FX plug-in with nine effects. NEO lets you build flexible effects chains in a creative and intuitive way, for use on all kinds of signals in your tracks.
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The SP 2400 is still some way off but they've decided to open up preorders for people who want to get their money down on this exciting evolution of "the greatest drum machine the world ever saw".
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Initial Audio has released Analog Pro, a tape, vinyl, and valve simulation plug-in. If you're craving those vintage lo-fi vibes, here's another option for you.
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Joyo's new D-Seed II is a stereo digital delay that's pretty feature packed given the price of under USD 90. Could this be the perfect delay/looper for newcomers to echo-type effects?
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Sound like a robot, sing through a megaphone, vocode and harmonise your voice with MIDI controlled chords. The Roland VT-4 is a one-stop vocal messing machine.
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Hungry Robot pedals have just announced the Moby Dick V2 delay pedal, now with even more lo-fi goodness and a new more prominent modulation section than on the original.
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A conundrum of a modular synthesizer waiting to be puzzled over. The Melody Puzzle experimentally patches together all sorts of combinations in the hope of finding the solution to your musical yearnings.
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Analogue Solutions announce the second in their desktop analogue SynthBlock series. Dr Strangelove is a fabulous yellow ring modulator with some explosive artwork. Let's hope it sounds as good as it looks.
