New synth modules from Make Noise. The death of the intro. What happens when you listen to the same piece of music for 19 hours straight? New modular fun. Two new Make Noise modules, Contour and Dynamic, have been introduced, with circuits derived from the 0-Coast synthesiser. Watch a preview video above. Musical marathon. The New York…
Friday Five: Why DJs Don’t Always Have To Produce Music
If you think you have to be a music producer to be a DJ, think again: We’re leading with a piece by Electronic Beats on a German club DJ who only plays other people’s tunes, just like how DJing was back in the day. We’ve also got a piece on a world-famous DJ who claims…
Tone2 Audio updates Nemesis to v1.5
Tone2 Audio has updated their NeoFM synthesizer Nemesis to v1.5. The big update to v1.5 is available for free. Nemesis 1.5 is downward compatible with all previous versions. All existing song [Read More] Read the full story
Le Sound By AudioGaming updates Reshape/ReshapeFX with ROLI BLOCKS support
Le Sound By Audiogaming has updated Reshape and ReshapeFX to version 1.1 with ROLI BLOCKS support. Each X-Y effect panel of Reshape/ReshapeFX can be assigned to a Lightpad BLOCK for expressive [Read More] Read the full story
5Pin Media releases House & Techno Arps & Stabs sample pack
5Pin Media has released House & Techno Arps & Stabs, a collection of arps and stabs designed to add color, interest, grit and flair to your House and Techno productions. The pack includes an inspiring, diverse collection of stabs and arps across various keys. It comes with an Ableton Live 9 Project featuring Sampler Instrument…
Dustyroom releases Fake Acoustic Drum Kit: 500+ FREE pseudo-acoustic drum samples
Dustyroom has announced the release of Fake Acoustic Drum Kit, a sample pack featuring a collection of over 500 pseudo-acoustic drum one-shot sounds. These original drum sounds were made entirely with the FM8 synthesizer instrument by Native Instruments. In the package you can find kicks, snares, rimshots, hats, rides, toms, shakers, other percussion instruments. And…
Elektron Octatrack MKII performance sampler now shipping
Elektron has announced that the Octatrack MKII performance sampler is now shipping. The MKII comes with new high-quality back-lit buttons, hi-res encoders and a professional contactless crossfader, ensuring operational reliability in the most demanding environments. The new Octatrack also has an ultra crisp OLED screen and an increased count of dedicated buttons, each with a…
DENPA releases Talking Filter VST/AU plugin for Mac
DENPA has released Talking Filter, an audio effect plugin for Mac OS 10.9 or newer. The Talking Filter allows you to create vocal-like vowel sounds. It includes 5 vowels and 3 filter types. Talking Filter features 5 Vowels : i, e, a, o, u. 3 Filter Types : Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass. Macro…






