via Bedroom Producers Blog: Krakli has introduced Arminator, a freeware (Facebook account required to download) virtual instrument in 32-bit VSTi plugin format for Windows which emulates the Yamaha CS-80 hardware synthesizer. Arminator was released as a tribute to Armin Kujashi who, in turn, created an excellent Vangelis-inspired sound bank for Krakli’s new freeware synth. You can hear some…
Masterguide: Know Your DJ Cables
DJ cables are hardly the most glamorous part of your set-up but without them, nothing works. There’s a confusing array of plugs and cables to deal with in a typical set-up, and many DJs (experienced or not) have no idea where to start. In this guide, we will cover all the cables you are most likely…
Turn Heads With Avante Audio’s Achromic Speakers
New company Avante Audio has announced its Achromic Series, a range of active loudspeakers with a distinct, minimalist design. The line is aimed at mobile DJs and performers looking for powered loudspeakers that look different. Avante Audio is the new speaker division by ADJ, makers of professional DJ lighting. The post Turn Heads With Avante…
rncbc.org updates Vee One Suite for Linux to v0.8.3
rncbc.org has announced a new official beta release of the Vee One Suite version 0.8.3 of the old-school software instruments, for Linux. The Vee One Suite are: synthv1 – a polyphonic subtractive [Read More] Read the full story
Studio Major7th releases “MT-Piano” for Kontakt
Studio Major7th has released MT-Piano for Kontakt, a “mute piano library that pressed the piano string with a finger and played”. Details: Full Retail Version of Kontakt 4.2 (or higher) Required. [Read More] Read the full story
Max for Cats releases Pallas Semi-Modular Synth for Live
Ableton has announced the release of Pallas, a new Semi-Modular Synth from Max for Cats. Available now in the Packs store, Pallas is a semi-modular, analog-modelling synthesizer that has been [Read More] Read the full story
Steinberg releases Nuendo 8
Steinberg Media Technologies today released the eighth iteration of its advanced audio post-production system after first announcing Nuendo 8 at the Game Developer Conference in San Francisco [Read More] Read the full story
Ample Ethno Ukulele Review
via Bedroom Producers Blog: Ample Ethno Ukulele is a detailed virtual ukulele from Ample Sound, with 32-bit and 64-bit plugin support for both Windows and Mac, as well as a standalone version. It weighs in at 2.15 GB and costs $119. Like A Smaller Guitar? After releasing several guitars, which I’ve described as being “good…