FeelYourSound has released version 1.0.0 of its free MIDI generator plug-in SongEngine (VST + AU). SongEngine automatically turns any chord progression into new arpeggios, basslines, and complex piano phrases. If you don’t have your own chord progressions yet, you can use one of the included chord progression generators. You can also explore chords by ear…
patchpool releases 3RD KIND for Zebra 3
Patchpool has released 3RD KIND, their first soundset for the new u-he flagship synthesizer Zebra 3. 3RD KIND is a close encounter with fascinating forms of audio synthesis, resulting in a sound library containing a diverse collection of somewhat familiar sounds and unknown sonic territory which still had to be explored. The modal filters and…
Sonora Cinematic Releases Movimento Strings for Soundbox
Sonora Cinematic has announced the release of Movimento Strings, a detailed chamber string library that brings a cinematic string experience to Audiomodern’s Soundbox platform. Those who use string libraries to write for film, TV, or cinematic music, will be all too familiar with the issue of long, sustained notes often sounding too static or too…
Akai Launches MPC Sample – The Most Classic MPC Design For Years
Akai Professional has announced MPC Sample, a compact standalone sampler that brings core MPC beatmaking features to a smaller, battery-powered format. Priced at £349 in the UK, the device includes onboard sampling, sequencing, effects and direct compatibility with MPC3 projects. Akai Professional has introduced the MPC Sample, a new standalone sampler designed to offer a…
How Wax Poetics Is Redefining Music Memorabilia Collecting
Magazine Wax Poetics has quietly transformed itself into a cross between Sotheby’s and eBay, with very high-profile auctions for memorabilia like Mariah Carey’s demo tape and Nightmares on Wax’s 808. We spoke with CEO Alex Bruh and original owner of that tape, Arthur Baker, about how collecting memorabilia is a form of storytelling – and…
Scaler Music releases Scaler 3 for iPad
Scaler Music has announced the release of Scaler 3 on the iPad App Store. The app is the same as the full version of Scaler 3 on desktop. Scaler 3 for iPad integrates using AUv3, meaning it can be loaded in a compatible iPad DAW such as Logic Pro, GarageBand, AUM or Cubasis, or host…
Beat Magazine releases Sound of Berlin, a FREE 4GB field recording sample pack
Beat, the German music production magazine, has released Sound of Berlin, a free sample pack containing 4GB of field recordings captured around Berlin. The pack was created in collaboration with Zoom using the Zoom H5 field recorder. The cool thing is that sign-up isn’t required in any shape or form. Just click the download link…
fedDSP releases SHI, a FREE frequency-focused saturation plugin in stompbox format
fedDSP has released SHI, a frequency-dependent saturation plugin designed in the developer’s signature guitar stompbox format. Like the previous entries in the series (Snapper, Morso, and Elegante), SHI is free during the launch period. You can grab it for free until March 31st, after which the price goes up to £30. SHI is basically a…