Behringer has announced the release of the UB-1 MICRO, a monophonic analog synthesizer designed for portability. The unit is built around the 3396 and 3397 analog chip designs, which were historically utilized in the Oberheim Matrix-6 and Matrix-1000 synthesizers. The sound engine features dual digitally controlled oscillators (DCOs) capable of saw, triangle, and square waveforms,…
artcode has announced the release of three new virtual instruments: artcode Drum, artcode Bass, and artcode Synth. This lineup covers everything from raw analog drum synthesis to deep low-end and rich polyphonic textures. All three plugins are developed using the Rust-based nih-plug framework, ensuring high-performance real-time processing. YouTube/O4-Ko4bd4mU artcode Synth: Modern Analog-Style Versatility artcode Synth…
Open-format DJs who regularly receive client requests as Spotify playlist links now have a new option for getting those tracks into their DJ software. Spotify to Audio Files (StAF), from DJ utility developer And The Groove Remains, scans a DJ’s existing music collection and matches it against any Spotify playlist URL, then exports the results…
One of our Access All Areas subscribers needs to take their bedroom set-up on the road for a 50th birthday party (and, we strongly suspect, more where that came from). We see this question all the time: how do you convert a bedroom set-up into something you can actually use for DJing parties? This marks…
Audioblast has updated Abx3 Bassline Synth to v1.4.1. Changes: Added undo / redo for random. Fixed bug on import multiple .abx3 patterns at once. Improved memory management (preset change). Fixed copy/paste on same pattern. Fixed UI update for FX on preset change. Changed: drop down for settings (standalone version). Added: “clear all patterns”. Audioblast has…
killihu has released EPC Devices for Ableton Live, a series of Max for Live devices designed to use VST plugins as if they were native Live devices. The main goal is to work with VST plugins directly from the track’s effects section, without having to open and close floating windows. Or at least minimizing the…
Karanyi Sounds announced that Minipol, a virtual analog synthesizer for macOS and Windows, is available for a limited time during the holiday season. You can grab your free copy by visiting the promo page on Karanyi Sounds’ website and entering your name and email address. Once you do that, Minipol lands in your inbox, no…
Gooey has announced the release of Next, a modern classic, which defines rhythms in patterns for samples and loops. Next has an internal ADSR to provide sample-accurate trance gating, replicating those classic vocal trance-gated chops. Next has eight programmable sequences with thirty-two amplitude, panning steps, a sequence filter, a sequence mixer, swing, and the ability…