MOTU is now shipping MachFive 3, a major upgrade to their universal sampler for creative music production. Rebuilt from the ground up, version 3.0 includes a new user interface design, an extensive 45 GB sound library, seven signature instruments based on new scripting technology, a new hybrid synthesis engine, licensed algorithms from the IRCAM research institute, and many other new features and enhancements.
Native Instruments today announced new versions of its studio-standard software bundle. While KOMPLETE 8 has been further expanded to include 27 individual products at an unchanged price, the new KOMPLETE 8 ULTIMATE for the first time combines the full arsenal of Native Instruments’ KOMPLETE Instruments and Effects range at the same substantial discount, with 50 individual products conveniently provided on a dedicated external hard drive.
discoDSP has announced the release of Corona, a 32 and 64-bit virtual analog and wave synthesizer for Audio Units and VST hosts. Corona features 3 uniquely combinable VA + WAVE oscillators, 8 destination matrix modulations, built-in effects and high-quality analog modeled filters in a straightforward and easy to use interface.
Berlin-based synth and effect plug-in developers u-he have announced that their software synthesizer plug-in Zebralette is now free for all to download. Perhaps jealous of its younger sibling, the upgrade to Zebra 2.5.1, including 64-bit support, new spectral effects and extra presets, is now also free.
XILS-lab is proud to announce availability of its third soft synth plug-in. Synthix is an AU, VST and RTAS virtual recreation of the much-sought-after Synthex, a lush-sounding, 1982-vintage, eight-voice programmable analogue polysynth independently designed by Mario Maggi and built by Italian home-organ manufacturer Elka.