We’re back at it with Hive 2 – this time making a very atmosphere deep wide pad good for drum & bass and other things. In today’s Synth Secrets we’re going to use u-he’s workhorse synth Hive 2 to cook up a deep, wide, atmospheric stab that would make a good centerpiece for an atmospheric…
Fracture Sounds has released their latest free Blueprint: Textural Viola instrument for Kontakt Player. This is the third in a mini series of instruments which started with Textural Violin performed by composer and Trails collaborator Alexander Parsons. This library bridges the gap between the original library and Textural Cello, accompanied by the same four textural…
Numerical Audio has released Mr LoFi – Instant Vintage Vibes for iPad. Mr Lo-Fi features a single-knob interface that allows users to quickly apply classic lo-fi textures to their audio. The plugin offers four playback modes—Cassette, VHS, Vinyl, and Vintage Digital—each emulating the sonic qualities of classic audio formats. Users can further shape their sound…
Woodman’s Immaculate Maple Syrup Studio has updated WoodSynth to v4.1 for macOS and iOS. WoodSynth is a multi-layer, MPE, MIDI V2, versatile synthesizer. Changes in WoodSynth v4.1: Added MIDI Clock support (MIDI V2 and MIDI V1): BPM setting can track the MIDI clock. MIDI RT play/stop command can start/stop the sequencer (and/or the metronome). Added…
Gooey has announced the release of The Freq, a “buttery frequency shifter, which transposes frequencies with ease”. The Freq comes with two well-defined controls, Freq and Mix. As a special thanks for the ongoing support, during the first week of launch Gooey is offering The Freq for free (its normal price will be $6.99). Read…
Humanizer Midi by Audiowavez is a Windows-only plugin that makes your MIDI tracks less static by subtly changing the velocity and timing of the notes. If you’ve felt like your MIDI-generated melodies, chords, and rhythms sound clunky, hard, and robotic, you’re probably not alone. Think of how a real piano sounds when you play it….
Pitch Innovations has released Fluid Chords 2, an improved version of its award-winning MIDI FX plugin for bending chords in expressive new ways. Fluid Chords 2 introduces a suite of new features, including a hybrid sound engine, real-time chord bending, and enhanced creative tools for crafting harmonically rich progressions. The original Fluid Chords made waves…
ZL Audio has released a freeware compressor plugin called ZL Compressor, available for Windows, Linux, and macOS. We’ve already covered ZL Equalizer, a powerful dynamic EQ plugin from the same developer, so it’s interesting to see what they came up with in the realm of compressors. ZL Compressor has four different operating modes: Clean: Modern, transparent…