Madrona Labs Ushers in Aalto Synthesizer

Madrona Labs Aalto software synthesizer

Madrona Labs today released Aalto, a new semi-modular software synthesizer with a patchable UI, distinctive sounds, and a charming personality. The heart of Aalto is a Buchla-inspired complex oscillator, with FM, timbre and waveshape controls that enable a wide range of expressive sounds difficult or impossible to make with softsynths before now. These sounds are uniquely malleable and alive, in part because they are made with dynamic calculation, not static wavetables.

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Propellerhead Reason 5 and Record 1.5 Released

Propellerhead Reason 5 and Record 1.5

Propellerhead Software today released for sale worldwide the biggest overhaul to its Record and Reason application family to date. These highly anticipated upgrades to Reason 5 and Record 1.5 introduce new instruments, effects, sequencing, sounds, patches and more for composing, beatmaking, loop-mangling, vocal treatment, songwriting, remixing and music production.

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Audio Damage Announces Axon

Audio Damage Axon

Audio Damage has announced Axon, a VST and AU plug-in that combines a set of FM-based percussion synthesizers with a novel sequencer design. Christened the Neuron Sequencer, it is described as a set of counters that trigger each other, creating complex and sometimes unpredictable—but not random—patterns and rhythms.

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Togu Audio Line Presents TAL-NoiseMaker Synthesizer

TAL-NoiseMaker Software Synthesizer

Togu Audio Line (TAL) today announced TAL-NoiseMaker, an improved version of their TAL-Elek7ro software synthesizer AU and VST plug-in with a completely new synthesis engine and improvements in sound and usability. The instrument also includes a small effect section with a reverb, chorus and a simple bit crusher effect.

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