Oct 29

Experimental Box

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 * Brakes & Noises: Screaming brakes of an underground railway and noise ambience sent through a tape delay.
    * Clashing Rails: Screaming rails and station ambience including an announcement gong. Modwheel switches between the two scenarios.
    * Cuts Cap & Paper: A couple of tempo-synced loops: Crone-Cap shaking, Paper crumpling,  Tapping the strings of a guitar and Steps in leaves. You can control the filter, delay and reverb and a quarter note gate.
    * Electro Wrong: An eighth note gated distorted alarm sound.
    * Frog Angels: Kind of whistling/ kazoo sound mixed with electronic filtered noise. Modwheel changes between the two ambiences.
    * Harmonize Arp: Lot hum through an arpeggiator with 6 presets.
    * Lonesomescape: Different recordings of synthetic generated noise and sine oscillators. Low and deep!
    * Noisescape: Different recordings of a busy lot and a sample of a station hum manipulated by filter and gates.
    * Railway Slices: A couple of samples and recordings of trains and underground railways of cologne as well as station announcements in German and English.
    * Reverse Garden: A combination of autoharp and psaltery fragments mixed up with a “bad” synthetic sound.
    * Western Dirt: A dirty, dry muted E-guitar with 3 Round Robin variations, additional noise, scratch and attack recordings. It´s easy to edit the delay (amount, speed and feedback) and reverb (amount).
    * ZW Expressive: A very expressive and percussive variation of our Zeitter & Winkelmann Piano.

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Oct 28

3D Renderings

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It’s still October – but it’s not too early to declare the worst trend of 2009: sexy 3D renderings in ads for virtual instruments.

Here are a few of the most annoyingly sexy 3d renderings for virtual instruments that we’ve seen in the last year.

HG Sounds’ Black Magic Loop Generator, above, looks awesomely hands-on.

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Oct 27

Trilian - Total Bass Module

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Spectrasonics has announced that it is now shipping Trillian, the successor to its Trilogy bass module.

Description:

Trilian’s massive 34GB core library features new Acoustic, Electric and Synth basses – as well as enhanced versions of the classic Trilogy sounds. With a brand new user interface and numerous software innovations, Trilian is the first 64-bit native software based on Spectrasonics next generation STEAM Engine, and is the first virtual instrument to feature full library integration with the flagship Omnisphere synthesizer.

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Oct 26

Eurolive F1220A

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# High-performance, 125-Watt, active monitor system for live and playback applications
# Exceptional sound quality, wide frequency bandwidth and dynamic range
# Adjustable feedback filter and integrated limiter for ultimate system control and speaker protection
# Ultra-low noise Mic/Line input with Volume control and peak LED
# Dedicated 3-band EQ for perfect sound shaping
# Powerful 12″ long-excursion driver provides incredibly deep bass and acoustic power
# High-resolution 1″ HF driver for exceptional high-frequency reproduction
# Proprietary horn design for ultra-wide sound dispersion
# Integrated 35 mm pole socket for stand mounting and use as PA system
# High-quality components and exceptionally rugged construction ensure long life

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Oct 23

Beat Thang Virtual from The Beat Kangz

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The Beat Kangz have announced that Beat Thang Virtual – a virtual music production system for Windows and Mac, is now available.

Features:

    * One octave pad layout with 8 banks so you can bang out beats or play the keys.
    * 16 tracks so you can create patterns that can be performed and remixed on the fly.
    * 16 layers of velocity sensitivity for emotive performance.
    * High Quality Sampler & waveform editing. Sample your own sounds using your computer’s built in mic or line input.
    * Edit sample start and end times. Process samples using features like normalize, reverse and resample.
    * Easy to use Realtime Sequencer. Create patterns in real time using quantize, swing, individual bar lengths, tap tempo then string them together in SONG mode.
    * Mixer with built in FX Change track, pad and pan levels.
    * Add 24bit reverb, delay, flange, phaser, pitch shift, old record and many more.
    * Add BANG with onboard mastering.
    * Export your songs as .wav files or save them to your Beat Kangz Playa Thang equipped iPhone or iPod Touch.
    * Connects seamless with Beat Thang Hardware.

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Oct 22

RedTron_MKV from Artifake_Labs

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Free Windows Music Software: Artifake_Labs has introduced a free software synthesizer, RedTron_MKV, that emulates the Mellotron MKV (essentially a double M400), one of the rarest Mellotrons ever made.

Features :

    * Realistic user interface.
    * Six sound types : 3 Violins, 8-Voice Choir, Flute, Brass, String Section, Cello.
    * “Loop” and “Non-Loop” modes : as the original “Mellotron”, each sound is eight seconds long but you can switch to “Loop Mode” and allows the samples to loop continuously.
    * Layer possibilities & independent parameters for layer A & B:
          o Volume, Tone, Reverb, Delay, Pan, Octave, Note & Attack parameters.
          o Delay effect (Amount, Time, Feedback & Pan parameters).
          o Reverb effect (Mix, Width, Size & Damp parameters).
    * Pitch control
    * Can be used as Soundfont Player to mix any .sf2 file with “Tron sounds” or to extend the sound palette.

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Oct 21

EP4000 Europower

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# 2 x 2,000 Watts into 2 Ohms; 2 x 1,400 Watts into 4 Ohms; 4,000 Watts into 4 Ohms (bridge mode)
# Precise Power, Signal and Clip LEDs to monitor performance
# XLR and 1/4″ TRS input connectors for compatibility with any source
# Professional speaker connectors and “touch-proof” binding posts support most speaker wiring systems
# Selectable low-frequency filters (30 Hz or 50 Hz) remove distracting infra-sound frequencies
# Independent limiters per channel offer reliable protection against overload and distortion
# High-current toroidal transformer for ultra-high transient response and absolute reliability
# Ultra-reliable Toshiba/Fairchild power transistors
# Independent DC and thermal overload protection on each channel automatically protects amplifier and speakers without shutting down the show
# “Back-to-front” ventilation system including air filter for reliable operation
# “Built-like-a-tank,” impact-resistant, all-steel 2U rackmount chassis
# High-quality components and exceptionally rugged construction ensure long life

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Oct 20

Free Electro Drum Samples from Eric Archer

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Eric Archer, an electronics designer and musician who builds unique electronic sound generators, has posted a collection of samples made using one of his latest projects, the Mini Space Rocker drum machines.

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Oct 19

Bell Synth

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Free Windows Music Software: Theodor Krueger Music has released BellSynth, a free windows VST dedicated to making bell-like sounds. It can also be used to create large detuned pads and leads.

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Oct 16

AKAI Professional LPD 8

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Akai Professional is now shipping its nanoKontrol-killer LPD8 laptop pad controller and LPK25 laptop performance keyboard controller.

The LPD8 and LPK25 are USB-MIDI controllers for musicians, producers, DJs and other music creators. Each model is less than 13 inches across and weighs less than a pound to easily fit into a laptop case, backpack or messenger bag for extreme portability.

The LPD8 is based on Akai Professional’s MPC line of music product stations. The LPD8 has eight blue light-up pads that are velocity sensitive for programming rhythmic or melodic parts. The pads can also send program-change information to software. The LPD8 also has eight assignable Q-Link knobs to which users can assign virtually any parameters in their software for hands-on control.

The LPK25 is a scaled-down relative to the MPK series of keyboard performance controllers. The diminutive keyboard is made up of 25 miniature, velocity-sensitive keyboard keys with synth action. The LPK25 contains an arpeggiator, which steps through chords automatically, assisting musicians with creating quick melodic ideas. Sustain, octave up and down and tap tempo controls round out the LPK25’s easy-to-learn layout. Each controller works plug and play with Mac and PC and requires no software driver installation or wall power for operation.

Both the LPD8 and LPK25 have four memory banks for programming and recalling settings appropriate to different software programs they use.

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