Fangtooth Instruments is offering Baikonur 4, a sample-based instrument built from SOMA Lyra-8 recordings, for $39, down from $79, through November 1. Developed by Jeff Davis, the one-person operation behind Fangtooth Instruments, Baikonur 4 focuses on atmospheric drones, sci-fi tension, and horror scoring. It turns Lyra-8 hardware recordings into a playable plugin, letting you control…
AcusMagic releases Figura, a real-time cymatics visualizer plugin
AcusMagic has launched Figura, an audio effect and standalone application that transforms any incoming audio signal into cymatic figures in real time. It can show audio as: Sand forming Chladni patterns on a vibrating plate. Waves on the surface of a liquid. Lissajous curves generated from a stereo signal. It is designed for producers who…
Cineol-X 224 is a FREE Lexicon reverb plugin, but it requires original ROMs
Cineol-X 224 is a free reverb plugin for macOS and Windows that uses data from the original Lexicon 224 v4.4 and 224 XL v8.21 firmware. We’ve covered similar firmware-dependent projects before, including OsTIrus for the Access Virus TI and Xenia for the Waldorf Microwave II/XT. But all of those were synths, and if I remember…
IK Multimedia introduces TONEX Free Unlimited with unlimited free tone downloads and captures
IK Multimedia has introduced TONEX Free Unlimited, an expansion of its free TONEX 2 CS guitar and bass software that removes the limits on free ToneNET downloads and Tone Model creation. The changes arrive with version 2.2, released on October 22. You get the standalone Player, a plugin for your DAW, and the separate TONEX…
Sonic Cascade releases THE DREAM, a FREE analog character plugin
Sonic Cascade has released THE DREAM, a free analog character effect that combines tape saturation, pitch flutter, and bit crushing for macOS and Windows. Film composer Kevin Matley founded Sonic Cascade after being inspired by a sound he chased while scoring Den of Thieves 2: Pantera. He wanted a cinematic reverb that could erode as…
Pulsar Audio releases DigiTape, a FREE tape saturation plugin for macOS and Windows
Pulsar Audio has released DigiTape, a free saturation plugin inspired by the early tape-emulation plugins of the 2000s. I’ve probably tested close to a hundred tape saturation plugins on BPB. We’ve covered a couple of other tape freebies this month, including TapeEngine and PortaTwin. TapeEngine lets you adjust twenty processing modules individually, while PortaTwin models…
Akai Professional Reveals MPK Mini Plus II
Akai has released the MPK Mini Plus II… The post Akai Professional Reveals MPK Mini Plus II appeared first on FutureMusic the latest news on future music technology DJ gear producing dance music edm and everything electronic. Read the full story
How To DJ Your First Party Fast (Without Learning Everything)
Do you want to be a DJ, or do you just want to do some DJing? There are two types of people who come to this. Some people happily DJ for fun. Others want to be DJs, mastering the whole craft so they can play anywhere, to anyone. This article is for the first type…