25 Results for "pad"

Talkie Box 3: deep walkie-talkie, radio, and telephone voice effects

Talkie Box 3 makes voices sound like they're coming from a walkie-talkie, radio, or telephone - complete with appropriate background noise!

API introduces the 3122V 2-channel microphone preamp

API has announced the 3122V microphone preamp. The 3122V is a 2-channel preamp based on the same circuit design as the 4-channel 3124V and the 512V/512c.

Vanguard V13 Gen2 tube microphone goes for warmth and detail

The Vanguard Audio Labs V13 Gen2 tube condenser microphone improves its predecessor in various places while embodying its decisive qualities.

Best free plug-ins this week: Infinite Space Piano, FunkBass and Abstract Crystal Pads

We’ve got three sampled instruments for you in this week's collection of free plug-ins: a spaced-out piano, a funky bass and a collection of dreamy pads.

Speedrum: MPC style percussion sampler plugin for fast beat making

A simple pad-based layout makes Speedrum instantly familiar and comes with multiple sample layers, effects and low CPU usage.

Lightning Boy TI Box: A “thicker” sounding premium DI box

Lightning Boy Audio drops its TI Box Direct Input box aiming to give you a "thicker" sounding DI box with rich harmonics and high output. Is the TI Box worth getting excited about?

NAMM 2020: Artesia Pro Xpad elegant and compact pad controller

Artesia is known for their elegant and compact Xkey controller but now they've added a nicely designed Xpad to the mix for some finger drumming and loop triggering.

NAMM 2020: Ashdown The Ant and The Newt ultra lightweight pedalboard-amps

Ashdown Engineering has just revealed two new ultra lightweight 200-watt pedal-style amps. The Ant and The Newt cover bass and guitar duties respectively, perfect for gigging musicians on the fly.

Mooer E7 Synth Micro Pedal: Synthesis for guitarists (with added trumpet)

Mooer's E7 Synth pedal lets you blast out synth tones via your guitar without any extra hardware. It's certainly cheap, but does it have enough usable sounds to win out over formidable competition?

The ATOM: small but mighty performance pad controller from PreSonus

The small but mighty ATOM is a compact performance pad controller with lots of special Studio One integration. Perfect for banging out beats on the Impact XT drum machine.

Analogue Solutions new sequencer gets a name – Generator

We saw the prototype at Superbooth but now Analogue Solutions have named it and told us it's coming very soon. Generator is a 3 channel CV step sequencer and gate sequencer and the leaked images look awesome.

Summer NAMM 2018: MXR EVH5150 Chorus pedal

So you can't quite afford the new EVH '78 Eruption guitar? Console yourself with the one of these, the MXR EVH 5150 Chorus instead. But why does it have to be so wide?

Superbooth 2018: Dreadbox Medusa synthesis and sequencing with Polyend

Medusa is a hybrid synthesizer combining analogue and digital oscillators, up to 6 paraphonic voices plus an expressive 64 pad grid of sequencing and modulation programming. Now with video!

Tracktion BioTek 2 public beta oozes out of the undergrowth

Tracktion has released the public beta of BioTek 2. It's a new evolution of their organic/mechanic hybrid virtual synthesizer and brings new oscillators and presets by Richard Devine.

TK Audio announces DP-2 boutique mic preamp with switchable circuitry at NAMM

Boutique recording gear manufacturer TK Audio announced the DP2, a dual rackmount mic preamp with switchable circuitry. But can the Swedes make a dent in the fiercely competitive premium preamp market?

Tetrapad: Multi-Dimensional ​Performance Touch Controller for Eurorack

Get your fingers into your modular with the Intellijel Tetrapad. Four strips of force, position and pressure sensitive material that can be used to send notes, chords, voltage, control, LFO and all sorts.

Groove Engine: Desktop MIDI and CV 16 channel step sequencer

Dax and Winston are looking to crowd fund the Groove Engine. 16 tracks of 16 step sequencing for MIDI and CV in a tabletop console with beautiful RGB pads for a stunning price. But how real is it?

Electro-Harmonix Tone Corset Analog Compressor – Tight as funk!

The Tone Corset is the latest offering from guitar effects guru Mike Matthews, who aims to keep your sound tightly under control with this simple-to-use pedal that should be a snap to use.

Mine: Build your own MIDI Controller from Special Waves

Arrange your knobs, pads, button and faders any way you want in Mine - the fully customisable MIDI controller. But will this Kickstarter project ever see the light of day?

Electrorganic aFrame: natural percussion of the future

The aFrame is a beautifully hand-crafted instrument with a DSP heart for futuristic percussion performance. Or just slap it about for some interesting sound generation.

Zynaptiq release new reverb plugin: ADAPTIVERB

Here's a cool new reverb plugin which claims to harmonically trace and 'fit' around your input signal. ADAPTIVERB also has a few party tricks on offer too.

API 512v Discrete Mic Pre offers more control

This new 512v builds on the well-renowned 512c and adds output control for modern workflows, allowing more API-style saturation.

Vir2 release Aeris Hybrid Choir Designer

Aeris takes a bunch of oo's ah's and oh's and transforms them into an interesting collection of pads in this Kontakt based vocal instrument.

Dizengoff Audio Tube DA2 Pre-amp now available. Listen here…

Looking for an affordable retro-styled valve mic pre? Listen here to the DA2 pre-amp, built in Chicago for that authentic Nashville-esque sound.