Welcome to our new series of weekly round-ups, bringing you the best and boldest offering sin the world of sample packs and instruments! Some cracking products in our first issue, too. Check 'em out.
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Sampleson has released a one-button polyphonic synthesizer called Push. It will create a new patch every time you hit the button - it doesn't get much simpler than that and it's completely free.
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In an industry saturated with all types of audio production software, there are not that many options of digital audio workstations – especially free ones. As much as it pains me to say it, Pro Tools has ...
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Whether you record at home or work in a recording studio, mic tube gear or use virtual amps, Audified has a new plug-in to help sculpt your guitar tone: ToneSpot Electric Pro.
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Starling is releasing "Via" for running multiple module firmware on a single hardware module. With different faceplates and open source software they could become any module you could ever want.
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Blue Cat Audio says its new Re-Guitar plug-in can make your favourite guitar sound like it has P90s, humbuckers or single-coil pickups - or even transform an electric into an acoustic.
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FamilyTool is a 20hp box that adds passive functionality to your patchable synths with a mult, attenuators and a bunch of mixers. With some stretch goal power it could also be a little Eurorack box.
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Looking for some new virtual guitar amps and cabinets? Positive Grid has a special Christmas give-away this year, offering its Bias Amp 2 LE software bundle for free for a limited time.
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ANA is a 6-in-1 ring modulating utility module that experiments with the intersecting activity of audio and voltage signals. Put something in and get 6 things out that can be as weird as you want to push them.
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Abstract Data were showing off their ADE-40 Shaping VCO with inbuilt voltage controlled waveshaping and a couple of other forthcoming modules including a new feedback looped filter and an updated Logic Boss.
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The new Waves PRS SuperModels collection is a set of three amps modelled after some cool PRS units and designed in collaboration with Paul Reed Smith himself. The introductory $49 price tag seems more than ...
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Whatever you put into the ADE-33 Event Boss will come out in patterns, rhythms and unexpected variations. It deals in variables, multiples, probables, logic, phase, gates and triggers and wants to be in charge.
Developer Mixed In Key unveiled an interesting trio of plug-ins designed to help with all things songwriting - sans lyrics writing. These are the Captain Chords, Captain Melody, and Captain Deep.
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In a brand new incremental update Logic acquires Smart Tempo that will bring all your content under the timing control of your project, plus a bunch of cool plug-ins and mixer action undo.
The Shakmat Modular Time Wizard can generate complex polyrhythms and weird time signatures through the combination of 6 clock dividers, multipliers, logic and resets - it feels like magic.
Puremagnetik release Console Y, an expanded library of the Ensoniq ARS-X across Ableton, Logic and Kontakt formats, but only in their Spark subscription service. Does $8 a month work for you?
