51 Results for "strings"

Gear Every Guitar Player Needs in Their Gig Bag

Every guitarist has accessories that are necessary for what they do. Here are a few essential items you should always have with you.

First Look Review: Harley Benton Dullahan FT-24 and AT-24

Harley Benton's Dullahan headless guitar found its way to the Gearnews office - here's what (not) to expect from your first headless guitar.

Behringer SOLINA String Ensemble almost ready for release

Via an "Engineer's Update" video Behringer shows us the finished SOLINA String Ensemble and says that it should be on the market in the next few months.

Antidote and Euphoria: The Chromatic modules we need right now from Dreadbox

In the chaos of modular as a metaphor for life in 2020 a little bit of Antidote and Euphoria from Dreadbox could bring you the arresting beauty of strings and the warm embrace of phasing.

Qu-Bit Surface: Physical modelling in an 8-voice multi-timbral Eurorack module

Revealed at NAMM but now shipping is the Qu-Bit Surface multi-timbral physical modelling Eurorack voice for plucks, strikes, bangs, chokes and spatialized stereo.

Best Sample Packs This Week: Boutique strings, Caribbean percussion, Italian instruments

This week's best sample packs: a unique set of boutique strings, high-quality Caribbean drum and percussion instruments, horror-themed sound effects, and two classic Italian instruments from 60s!

Best free plug-ins this week: Denoiser, Stringya 2 and LoudMax

This week's collection of free plug-ins brings us an automatable de-noising tool, a transparent brickwall limiter and a virtual string ensemble. Introducing Denoiser, LoudMax and Stringya 2.

Behringer shares new photos of prototype Solina String Ensemble

Through the magic of 3D printing Behringer has put together the first hardware prototype of their forthcoming Solina String Ensemble and posted some photos.

Greg’s Harp: Polyphonic String Robot

"Greg's Harp" is an extraordinary mechanically and robotically musical device with 3 strings excited in 3 different ways that generate some wonderfully unearthly sounds.

Demystifing the trem: How to set up your floating tremolo

If your tremolo is causing you problems but you've never tried setting it up before, this post is the perfect place to start. It's a lot easier than you think!

Cadenza Violin: heartbreaking, emotional solo violin virtual instrument

The Cadenza Violin from SoundMagic attempts to capture the genuine tone and emotion of a solo violin by combining an elegantly sampled instrument with acoustic modelling.

String gauge: Does it matter and should we even care?

Does string gauge matter? Yes, says YouTuber Rick Beato. But perhaps not in the way you think. His new video has some fascinating insights into string gauge that many may find surprising.

XILS X-505 captures “The Analog Orchestra” of the Roland RS-505

The X-505 is a string machine, a synthesizer, and a bass synth in one vintage analog style software synthesizer modelled on the Roland RS-505 with some added choir for good measure

NAMM 2020: Spitfire Audio Albion NEO modern cinematics

Spitfire Audio is launching the next chapter in the Albion series. It's called NEO and is a modern cinematic collection of small orchestra and intimate strings threaded through their synthesis engine.

Best free plug-ins this week: LABS Strings 2, SeteChave and SN-05G

New year, new free plug-ins! This week, we've got a new release in the Spitfire Audio Labs series, and not one, but two free compressors. Check out LABS Strings 2, SeteChave and SN-05G.

Klevgrand Hillman: A simple, great-sounding vintage combo synth

A perfectly simple and beautifully presented virtual instrument from Klevgrand that's a bit like an organ, a bit like a string synth and a lot like a lush sounding instrument.