In a weirdly mysterious press release Plugin Alliance and Brainworx announce that they are getting into the virtual instrument game but forget to tell us anything about any actual products.
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Kilohearts has expanded their Snapin system of effect chain modules into a completely modular hybrid virtual synthesizer. Use sound sources as Generators, add Modulators and load on the Snapin modules
Gig Performer is a live performance VST host for instruments and effects. The new version brings in a setlist concept for faster loading, better MIDI, Ableton Link and Chord Pro support.
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Bitwig has revealed the latest version of Bitwig Studio and introduced us to The Grid - a playful modular environment for building synths, modulators and effect chains directly in the DAW.
News from Elektron that Overbridge 2.0 public beta is available for any owners of supported boxes. The Digitakt is now on the list, the Digitone still has some work to be done but this is a major step forward.
2018 saw a plethora of inventive, appealing software synthesizers, including our Top 5 by Arturia, FXpansion, Native Instruments, Waslio Audio, Cherry Audio and Waves. Wait, that's 6?!?
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Positive Grid is giving everyone a free copy of their BIAS Modulation Pedal plugin. All you have to do is share the offer on social media and a license for this software bundle is yours.
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You can now design, program and build your own modules for personal use and explore polyphonic modules within the 1.1.1 update for Cherry Audio's Voltage Modular
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PulseCode is all about those drum sounds that we didn't know we still needed. But if you kick off the demo video you'll soon remember why you love them so much.
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It was all a bit gritty and lo-fi ...
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Sampleson has taken their Rhodes samples apart and found that they only need to tune sine waves to accurately recreate the entire spectrum of sound. Markus 88 is only 25MB and sounds like a 2GB instrument.
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Waves have a go at making FM synthesis free flowing and easy with Flow Motion FM Synth and bolt in some analog style filtering for good measure. Does it sound as fabulous as it looks?
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With its arcade style interface and retro 80's vibe WaslioFM ticks the right nostalgia boxes. But with multiple unison modes and detuning of 8 voices per operator it's futuristic enough to make it fresh and ...
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Inertia Sound Systems has redesigned GRANULIZER 2 from the ground up to offer a deeper and yet more accessible granular synthesis experience. With a fresh front end and interactive waveform it's very playable.
Lancinantes will sear itself into your consciousness, burn through your brain extinguishing all hope and light, leaving just a deep throbbing sense of dread. It is the sound of your doom.
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This new plugin bundle comes with 12 emulations of classic guitar drive and fuzz pedals, which should be enough to keep you busy for a very long time!
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If the sequencer in your DAW is feeling a little stale try Riffer - the randomising, scaling, motion moving, pattern and beat generating MIDI sequencer that runs as a plug-in.
