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Behringer SOLINA String Ensemble available for preorder

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.

Samples of the week: Augmented Orchestra, Sordino Strings, free sounds

Samples of the week: Augmented Orchestra, Berlin Con Sordino Strings, Krotos Studio, freebies from BVKER and Cinematique Instruments.

Superbooth 22: Arturia V Collection 9 takes it up to 32 instruments

Arturia has upgraded the V Collection premium suite of virtual instruments to version 9. It pulls in 4 new instruments and updates many others.

Morphor AP-1: Karplus-Strong analogue string synthesis module

Morphor AP-1 is a fully analogue string synthesis Eurorack module based on the Karplus-Strong principle and it's vibrating on Kickstarter now.

Arturia Augmented STRINGS launches with free INTRO instrument

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.

Spitfire Audio Polaris: Orchestra epically emulating classic synths

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 introduces Miniature Clip Mic System for close-miking instruments

Neumann has announced the Miniature Clip Mic System for close-miking instruments. The system consists of the KK14 capsule and various mounting solutions.

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.

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.

Cheeze Machine Pro: the cheesiest string synth has matured

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.

GForce Virtual String Machine V3 goes stereophonic

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.