Rhodes Music has announced the release of two new limited edition models from their Custom Shop: the MK8 ‘Glacial’ and MK8 ‘Monolith’. Hand-built in Leeds, UK, these pianos feature distinct cosmetic treatments applied to the standard MK8 architecture. Both models are built to order and available exclusively during a one-month window closing on January 9,…
Gulf Coast Synthesis releases Strum Plate, a FREE Omnichord-inspired plugin
Strum Plate is a free Omnichord-inspired MIDI effect plugin from Gulf Coast Synthesis, available in AU, VST3, and AAX formats for macOS and Windows. If you’re wondering what on earth an Omnichord is, you’re likely not alone. If you already know, then you’re one of the lucky ones! Well, perhaps saying one of the lucky…
Ocean Swift releases Tyrian Tine, a FREE unstable chime engine for Kontakt Player
Ocean Swift has released Tyrian Tine, a free Kontakt Player instrument that blends metallic chimes, wavetable motion, and controlled instability into an expressive sound-design tool. I like how Tyrian Tine combines two very different layers: an intentionally unstable wavetable oscillator and a curated sample engine built from bells, kalimbas, music boxes, and other metallic percussive…
Native Instruments Unleashes Absynth 6
Developed in partnership with the original creator of Absynth, Brian Clevinger, Native Instruments has unleashed Absynth 6… The post Native Instruments Unleashes Absynth 6 appeared first on FutureMusic the latest news on future music technology DJ gear producing dance music edm and everything electronic. Read the full story
Solid State Logic releases SpringVerb – Algorithmic Spring Reverb with Tank Modeling
Solid State Logic (SSL) has announced the release of SpringVerb, an algorithmic reverb plugin designed to emulate the physical characteristics of classic spring reverb hardware. SpringVerb is the latest addition to the SSL ‘Verb’ collection, which also includes PlateVerb and GateVerb. The plugin provides users with extensive control over parameters beyond what is typically available…
Strymon announces Fairfax Class A Output Stage pedal
Strymon has released the Fairfax Class A Output Stage pedal. Fairfax isn’t just another gain pedal — it’s a different approach to pedal overdrive altogether. Inspired by a little known tube device from the ’60s that powered a number of classic rock anthems, we’re using it to kick off a new line of fully analog…
Native Instruments Releases Absynth 6 – Returns with MPE, Surround, and AI Browsing
Native Instruments has announced the release of Absynth 6, a major update to the company’s long-standing semi-modular synthesizer. Developed in partnership with original creator Brian Clevinger, the new version modernizes the instrument’s architecture with an AI-powered browsing system, full MPE integration, and expanded multichannel capabilities. The core of Absynth 6 remains its hybrid semi-modular engine,…
Ocean Swift releases “Tyrian Tine” – free instrument for Kontakt Player
Ocean Swift has announced the release of Tyrian Tine, a free Kontakt NKS instrument for generating randomized bell and chime tones. Its asymmetric dual-layer engine pairs a wavetable oscillator – with purposeful instability, morphing, and controlled randomization – with a sample oscillator curated from bells, kalimbas, music boxes, and other metallic oddities. The result ranges…