Native Instruments Announces ABSYNTH 5
Sep 1st
Native Instruments today announced ABSYNTH 5, a new generation of the acclaimed semi-modular software synthesizer that is renowned for its unique evolving sounds and textures. The fifth version enhances the profound sonic capabilities of ABSYNTH with powerful additional synthesis and effects features as well as overall improved audio quality, and offers an ingenious new way to create complex sounds based on musical attributes.
Native Instruments Announces KONTAKT 4
Sep 1st
Native Instruments today announced KONTAKT 4, a new version of their flagship software sampler. Taking the unrivalled performance and versatility of KONTAKT for music production, live performance and sound design even further, the fourth generation adds powerful “Authentic Expression Technology,” unique sample compression, an extended studio-grade sound library complete with a convenient new database system, and much more.
Native Instruments Announces GUITAR RIG 4 PRO
Sep 1st
Native Instruments today announced GUITAR RIG 4 PRO, the next generation of its acclaimed guitar studio. The fourth version raises the bar on sonic authenticity with advanced new speaker emulation technology, and further expands on nearly all aspects that sets GUITAR RIG apart as the most capable digital guitar solution.
Freeware : TAL-Reverb
Aug 29th
Hi everyone,
I’ve maintained the freeware FX and instruments lists in the forums for a few years – I started them as a reference list for my students. but it seems they’ve been useful to 90,000 other people as well : )
Glenn has now asked me to post new additions here as well. I’m a blogger boy by nature, so hoping I get my head around Wordpress!
Generally I’ll just be re-posting PR, but might add comments occasionally. Here we go :
TAL-Reverb (AU, VST) is a free open source stereo plate reverb based on juce. It’s very diffuse and has its own sound because of its special signal routing. Slight modulated delay times avoid artefacts in the reverb tail and give this reverb its smooth sound.
* 12 dB High- and Low-Pass filter.
* Pre delay, up to one second.
* Midi Learn (vst only)
* 10 presets.
* open source.
Meatscience Rolls Out Reverb and Open IR Library
Aug 18th
Maxwell at Meatscience writes in to announce the debut of the Meatscience Convolution Reverb plug-in and the Open Impulse Response Library, a free IR repository for users to submit their impulse responses and download impulses from a well-organized, expansive library with server-side convolution allowing instant online preview with a variety of audio signals.
Logical Versus The Creative
Aug 16th
A few interesting YouTube links popped up on my Twitter Feed a little while back concerning the creativity sound design in film. The videos touch on a point that is applicable to all sound related fields; sometimes the most logical choice is not most creative one. The video below exemplifies this the best so take a moment and watch it. I’ll be waiting for you below the fold.