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Behringer has completed the development of the SOLINA String Ensemble. The recreation of the classic string machine will ship once the required chips are available.
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Samples of the week: Augmented Orchestra, Berlin Con Sordino Strings, Krotos Studio, freebies from BVKER and Cinematique Instruments.
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Arturia has upgraded the V Collection premium suite of virtual instruments to version 9. It pulls in 4 new instruments and updates many others.
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Morphor AP-1 is a fully analogue string synthesis Eurorack module based on the Karplus-Strong principle and it's vibrating on Kickstarter now.
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Augmented STRINGS is a new series of immersive acoustic instrument sounds combined with morphing abstract synthesis. INTRO is a streamlined version you can have for free.
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Synthesizers were created to emulate instruments but in a deliciously perverse twist, Polaris is what happens when a modern string orchestra imitates classic synth sounds.
Neumann has announced the Miniature Clip Mic System for close-miking instruments. The system consists of the KK14 capsule and various mounting solutions.
Every guitarist has accessories that are necessary for what they do. Here are a few essential items you should always have with you.
Harley Benton's Dullahan headless guitar found its way to the Gearnews office - here's what (not) to expect from your first headless guitar.
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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.
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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.
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!
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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.
Through the magic of 3D printing Behringer has put together the first hardware prototype of their forthcoming Solina String Ensemble and posted some photos.
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"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.
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!
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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.
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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.
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2getheraudio tells us it's time to gorge or the new and improved Pro version of the Cheeze Machine string synthesizer. Sounds good, smells good, tastes good.
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GForce brings stereo playback to their Virtual String Machine along with 3.5GB of new stereo library and they've redesigned the GUI for higher density screens and routed the LFO to the filter.
