Version 1.0 of Sonic Visualiser, an application for viewing and analysing the contents of music audio files, is now available. Sonic Visualiser contains advanced waveform and spectrogram viewers, as well as editors for many sorts of audio annotations. Besides visualisation, it can make and play selections based on the locations of automatically detected features, seamlessly… Read More Free Audio Analysis Tool Released
Berrtill is a free distortion unit from Shuriken.de that’s modelled from circuit bent hardware. It offers an interesting collection of controls, including Clip, Drive, Bitcrush, MonsterClip and Moonshine. Berrtill is modelled on a pile of old crap gear, as this video demonstrates: It’s a free download for Windows and as a Universal Binary for Macs.… Read More Free Virtual Instrument Short Circuits Your Music; No Worms Harmed
A free video game for Mac & Windows, Synthesia, is generating a lot of buzz as a sort of Guitar Hero for keyboard players. Synthesia loosely follows the Guitar Hero format — music tracks appear visually on screen, and your challenge is to play the correct notes on a keyboard. Unlike Guitar Hero, however, Synthesia… Read More Synthesia Like Guitar Hero For Keyboardists, Except That Guitar Hero Is A Lot Cooler
Tagu Audio Line (TAL) have released Vintager, a free analog-style monophonic VST synthesizer. According to TAL, Vintager features “a good sounding non linear modelled 24dB lowpass filter, three bandlimited oscillators and accurate envelopes are the heart of this synth.” Description: This synth is suitable for all kind of typical analog sounds even percussion sounds. Also… Read More Free Monosynth VST Released
Bremmers Audio Design has released version 4.3 of MultitrackStudio, an audio / MIDI multitrack recording program for Windows. 4.3 features Cycle Recording, this works for both normal and punch-in recording. The punch-in mechanism has been improved: the existing track outside the punch-in region is now audible. The Pro Plus edition has improved sidechaining capabilities for… Read More Bremmers Audio Design Releases MultitrackStudio 4.3 Update
FXpansion has announced that ORCA, a free experimental monosynth based on detailed and accurate models of analogue synthesizer circuits and components, is now available in RTAS (Pro Tools) and AU (Mac) format. ORCA was previously released in VST format. According to the company, “ORCA is an experimental monosynth built to showcase some exciting new technology… Read More Free Synth Now AU, RTAS Compatible
Bitnotic’s VX-323 Vocal Synthesizer is a free software instrument for the Macintosh that plays synthesized speech. Here’s an example of the VX-323 in action (MP3) The app is currently in beta testing, so the instrument has a built-in expiration date, but it seems stable. VX-323 lets you play synthesized speech with your Mac using your… Read More Synthesize Speech With Your Mac!
The team at algoriddm has released djay, a new app for Mac OS X. It takes full advantage of Apple’s latest audio and graphics technologies, and runs natively on both Intel and PowerPC processors. It supports all common file formats, such as mp3, aiff, wav, aac, caf. Features: Real-time audio mix transmission over Bonjour network… Read More Mac DJ App
A new version of the free audio editor Audacity has been announced. A beta version is available, but it is not considered stable yet. The software is popular with musicians and podcasters looking for a free, open source audio editing environment. Several features will be especially interesting for podcasters, including FTP uploading, transcription tools and… Read More Audacity 1.3 Update Adds Features for Podcasting
Electronisounds has now expanded their product line again with the release of Red Dragon, VST-i. Red Dragon is free with any purchase from Electronisounds. Red Dragon is designed to be easy to use and understand virtual synth with a unique sound and character. Red Dragon V1.0 comes with 384 patches hand-crafted by eighteen sound designers.… Read More Electronisounds Offers Free Red Dragon Virtual Synth
