Ample Sound has announced the releases Ample China 4 and Ample China Xun along with a Special Launch Sale. Ample China 4 Ample China 4 introduces the all-new Riffer 4 across the entire Chinese instrument series, with dedicated designs tailored to the unique playing characteristics of wind, plucked string, bowed string, and percussion instruments. Ample…
Soundpaint 5.0 Released – New Built-in Sample Editor
Soundpaint 5.0 is now available as a free download for macOS and Windows. New in Soundpaint V Brush (Built-in sample editor). New Arp (Up to 2000 steps, per-step stutter and glue, new swing and inversion modes. New Racks (Micro Tune, Round Robin, Vintage Drift & 505). New Rack updates (Legato HAL 4, Time Pro now…
Voidscan Audio releases Parasite, a dirty FM synthesizer
Voidscan Audio has released Parasite, a dirty FM synthesizer. Three operators, six algorithms, and a distortion stage that runs on each voice instead of the output. It has two faces. The Home panel keeps only the controls that decide what the sound is, around a creature that moves with the voice. Everything else sits behind…
Steven Braines: “Diversity Isn’t A Problem; It Can Be Powerful If You Embrace It”
Steven Braines on why balanced lineups start years before the poster, and why “fewer women DJs” doesn’t hold up. Debates about representation in electronic music tend to get heated fast. Comment threads and panel soundbites distort arguments that deserve more space, whether that’s about lineup balance, studio access, mentorship or safety. With that in mind,…
SoniX Audio releases DRUMFLX, a FREE drum machine plugin
SoniX Audio has released DRUMFLX, a free drum machine plugin for macOS and Windows. DRUMFLX is a sample-based instrument built by producer KXVI, whose credits include work with Future, SZA, 21 Savage, and Lil Tjay. It is aimed mainly at hip-hop, trap, R&B, drill, and related styles, although the included processing lets you tweak the…
Mixed In Key Upgrades Wingman To Version 3.0
Mixed In Key’s upgraded Wingman 3.0 music composition assistant listens to audio captured from a producer’s DAW and suggests chord progressions and basslines that fit the music already in progress… The post Mixed In Key Upgrades Wingman To Version 3.0 appeared first on FutureMusic the latest news on future music technology DJ gear producing dance…
ZAK Sound releases Atmospheres 2 – Free reverb with text prompts (VST3, AU & AAX)
ZAK Sound has released Atmospheres 2 version 2.0.0, a free reverb effect for macOS, Windows and Linux. This major update to its original one-knob reverb adds text prompts, a revised Random function and reverb technology from Deep Waters 2. Atmospheres 2 combines prompt-generated textures with water-inspired reverb from Deep Waters 2. Both prompt generation and…
CRQL Releases CRUMPETS – Cepstral Formant Shifting Plugin (VST3/CLAP/AU)
CRQL has announced the release of CRUMPETS, a cepstral approach to formant shifting, and cepstral gating. CRUMPETS is actually an anagram of “CEPSTRUM”, the domain of audio that CRUMPETS works in, for separating formant and harmonic content. The cepstrum is essentially “the spectrum of a spectrum”, and with the right processing, it can reveal the…