We have two bits of freeware for you this weekend: Charango sample library for Spitfire Audio LABS and Beat Magazine's DRMR electronic drums rompler. We'll tell you more about each in this post...
A sampled emulation of the ever-popular ARP Solina Strings from Sono Elements. SolinStrings captures the sound and feel of the original and offers a simple, unfussy interface without any bells or whistles.
When you talk about good tone, it is often said by guitarists, that tone is in the fingers and in this new series I share my own personal tone journey, starting with the humble plectrum
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A splurge of string synths appeared in the 1970's after the success of the Solina Strings. The EKO Stradivarius was one of the more obscure but favoured by Vangelis for its spooky and atmospheric tones.
Diligently keeping you up to speed on free plug-ins that pop up on the Internet, we present to you three tools with plenty of potential. There are romplers, a synth, and a chorus/flanger.
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LABS is a new range of free curated library from sample library crafters Spitfire Audio. You can download the blissfully simple plug-in free today along with a Soft Piano and a 14 piece Strings ensemble.
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A re-imagining of the classic Arp Solina Strings to make it groovier, fruitier and even more heavenly. They've mixed in an analogue synthesizer and some sequencing to create a heady cocktail of lushness.
Make Synths Not War has created the StringTheory module that brings 4-voice Solina Strings into your Eurorack. It's played by MIDI, not CV which won't suit everyone but makes it very good value.
Perhaps the ultimate travel guitar, the Steinberger GT Pro Deluxe is being re-launched in new colours that make it stand out from the crowd even more - is that even possible?
It's here, the first proper photo of what we now know is the Behringer Vocoder VC-340 and it looks an awful lot like the Roland Vocoder Plus VP-330, exactly as we hoped it would.
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After last month's pointless guitar plectrum sticker we have yet another doofus invention aimed at guitarists with more money than sense. Is there any limit to the pointlessness of some guitar "innovations"?
So you want a be-bop jazz tone, but you want something versatile with modern playability. This new hep cat on the block could be the answer.
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Polytune 3 now comes with a 'BonaFide Buffer' feature that aims to let you keep the tuner engaged all the time without degrading your signal. Is this a genuine advancement in guitar tuners?
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Gforce Software reworks the Virtual String Machine into Re-Strings for Propellerhead Reason for a rack extension full of classic analogue strings.
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Analog Strings combines sampled orchestra with vintage synths and weird tape loops, controlled by wires of pulsing liquorice. Have they found a different take on the string sound library?
Sonar Home Studio is back in a brand new version with new tools, effects, instruments and a touchable interface - where have you been?
