Reformer Pro ($238) is the most interesting effects plugin I’ve ever tried. Sure, there are plenty of plugins which can mangle a sound in unrecognizable and unpredictable ways, but this one mangles the input sound in unrecognizable but predictable ways which are easily controlled live. So, What Is It? While most effects will use the audio…
AG12 is a sample-based acoustic guitar virtual instrument, developed and released by Ample Sound. It features the sounds of a Taylor 956ce 12-string acoustic guitar. The instrument comes with 32-bit and 64-bit plugin support for both Windows and Mac, along with a standalone version. It costs $169. Double Your Strings I’m aware of a few 12-string…
There are many volume modulator effect plugins available on the VST market, but they often produce undesirable results. Sudden DC offsets (amplitude displacements that deviate from zero phase) occur as a result of poor sample accuracy. Polyverse Gatekeeper is 100% sample accurate, which makes it one of the most aggressive volume plugins around. Gatekeeper has…
Sound Author has released Night Lights ($15.99), a soundbank containing 100 high-quality patches for the Hive virtual synthesizer by U-He. Night Lights is inspired by retro synth sounds of the 80s. The included presets share a nostalgic synthwave vibe while sporting a modern, cleaner sound quality. Imagine hearing an old sci-fi flick soundtrack, but coming…
Homegrown Sounds has announced the release of Singularity Lite, a freeware virtual synthesizer library for Native Instruments Kontakt (full version required). Singularity Lite’s synthesis engine is based on a single layer from Destiny, a premium sound library developed by Homegrown Sounds. The synthesis engine is quite advanced for a Kontakt-based instrument, sporting a plethora of built-in effects and…
Below are some of the new releases we have encountered this week on the Loops and Samples front. Just like Read the full story
Media Overkill (MOK) has released version 1.0.4 of the Waverazor synthesizer. The update includes the following features and fixes: Linux VST is now supported. Audio Input is now enabled. A new [Read More] Read the full story
Wagsrfm has released 150 brand new sounds for Thorn. The collection contains: 15 ARP. 10 Bass. 10 Bells. 10 FX. 15 Glitch SEQ. 10 Keys. 20 Leads. 20 Pads. 10 Plucked. 15 SEQ. 15 Synths. Listen [Read More] Read the full story