Tunecraft Sounds have announced the release of Cinematic Synths for Serum, a freely downloadable (for a limited time only) soundset for the Xfer Serum wavetable software synthesizer. The company describes Cinematic Synths for Serum as a preset library suitable for music production, cinematic composition, trailers, film scores, and sound design applications. It is a versatile…
Developer discoDSP released Schroeder Reverb, a freeware reverb plugin based on early Schroeder reverberators. Featuring only two controls – Decay and Mix – Schroeder is a plugin that is minimal, but also capable of exciting and unusual reverb sounds. The software is only available in the VST3 and AU plugin formats for digital audio workstations…
Mixed In Key upgraded their Captain Plugins for Mac and Windows to version 5.0… Read the full story
Waves Audio has released a new enhanced version of the StudioRack plugin chainer – now with added macros, parallel processing racks, multiband racks, and more new features. The new StudioRack… Read More Read the full story
Black Octopus Sound & Amy Kirkpatrick have released Mystic, a sample pack featuring vocals loops and samples that are designed to be ideal for Downtempo, Chillout, and Ambient music…. Read More Read the full story
Steinberg today announced the immediate availability of Backbone, Steinberg’s latest virtual instrument with an emphasis on creating unique kicks, snares, cinematic impacts, hi-hats and… Read More Read the full story
In this Deconstructed, we take a look at Joey Beltram’s smouldering techno classic, ‘Energy Flash’. In 1989, a 19-year-old Joey Beltram created a track that would help usher in a new, darker strain of techno and go on to influence a countless number of producers. Released on Belgian imprint R&S Records in 1990, ‘Energy Flash’…
Pioneer DJ has announced a substantial update to their DJ software, including a new vocal detection feature and integration with Beatport LINK. The latest version of Pioneer’s DJ software rekordbox features a new music analysis algorithm which can detect exactly where vocals are in a track, and display this information on screen. Pioneer DJ announced…