Audiomodern has introduced Soundbox, a fully-customizable, MPE-compatible sampler and instrument platform for Windows, macOS & iPad.
With MPE support, modular effects, a Vector engine and powerful modulation engines, Soundbox is designed to be highly extensible, reconfigurable, and fully customizable. Soundbox lets you create your own custom virtual instruments that you can export and share with other Soundbox users.
Here’s what they have to say about it:
“Soundbox is our new All-in-One Musical Machine, crafted to introduce cutting-edge virtual instruments with enhanced power and capability. It comes with a plethora of features and is entirely customizable allowing you to create your own bespoke virtual instruments from scratch.
A powerful combination of features make Soundbox the do-it-all sampler instrument that helps you create anything you can imagine.
Soundbox comes Free with any library. It is designed with simplicity and transparency in mind. There are no subscriptions or hidden paywalls.
You only pay for the libraries you like and want to use. This means you have complete control over your purchases, ensuring you only invest in the content that suits your creative needs.”
In addition to introducing Soundbox, Audiomodern has introduced three Soundbox-based virtual instruments:
Voxmotive features a library of vocal phrases, performed by female vocalists, including sopranos and ethnic singers, offering a rich palette of expressive and evocative sounds. Additionally, the instrument includes a vocal FX section, packed with textures, whispers, breaths, spoken words and other vocal effects.
Kromium is a virtual instrument that features “stringed instruments pushed beyond their traditional boundaries”.
Here’s what they have to say about it:
“This collection features an array of organic, abstract strings, where tortured cellos and violins take center stage, delivering sounds that are as haunting as they are captivating.
In this library, strings are not merely played—they are manipulated, twisted, and contorted to produce an array of unconventional textures. Bowed strings are stretched to their breaking point, producing eerie, elongated tones that swell with tension. Plucked strings resonate with a hollow, almost percussive quality, while scrapes, squeaks, and whispers from the bow create a soundscape that is both dissonant and rich with harmonic complexity.
Kromium is perfect for composers and sound designers seeking to add a layer of depth, discomfort, and raw emotion to their work, whether for film scores, experimental music, or soundscapes that demand an atmosphere of unsettling beauty.”
Cosmo is new virtual instrument that features a collection of “abstract keyboards”.
They say that the instrument combines the warmth and richness of recorded organic instruments with the versatility and depth of electronic synthesis. Each sound is derived from real-world instruments, and blends organic tones with subtle electronic processing.
Pricing and Availability:
The Audiomodern Soundbox instruments are available now with an intro price of €29 each, or in a bundle for €79.
