42 Results for "strings"

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.

Waldorf STVC String Synthesizer and Vocoder is available now

Somewhat in the shadow of the release of Kyra, the Waldorf STVC String Synthesizer is here to show us how to do the old string/vocoder thing properly.

Zoom A1 Four and A1X Four: multi-effects for acoustic instruments

Zoom has announced the A1 Four and A1X Four multi-effects for acoustic instruments. They come with more than 80 effects for acoustic guitar, wind instruments and strings, as well as a looper.

Spitfire Audio brings the BBC Symphony Orchestra to your DAW and it’s huge

Spitfire Audio has teamed up with the BBC Symphony Orchestra to create an orchestral sample library of epic proportions. 99 players, 418 techniques per instrument, 11 mic positions – it's madness.

Behringer asks if we’d like a Solina String Ensemble

Uli Behringer would like to gauge interest in reviving the ARP Solina String Ensemble Analog Synthesizer. They'd add in a phase shifter, have it Eurorack friendly and make it terribly affordable.

Best free plug-ins this week: loads of free sounds and a Swedish saturator

It's time for our line-up of free plug-ins and audio freebies. There is something for everyone, including a ludicrous number of sound effects, a saturation unit, reverb IRs, and scary strings...

Best free plug-ins this week: Waves, TAS-X, LRC5 and CuSnP

Some more nice freebie pluggos for you this week, including a 3D audio visualizer, a tremolo, and two apps for iOS, an interesting strings-esque virtual instrument and an EQ.

Verv: Sunbaked Tape Loop Synthesizer with added degradation, wow and flutter

Verv is a string machine based on tape loops that have been left in the sun, on the dashboard of a car, in the desert, for the summer. It's wobbly wonderland of degraded sounds.