Bugbrand: The Superfreaky Synth Designs of Tom Bugs

UK synth guru Tom Bugs’ BugBrand offers a constantly expanding and mutating range of electronic sound & effect devices, all built by hand in Bristol, singly or in small batches. “All designs mix experimental audio circuitry with ideas taken from the techniques of circuit bending, and bring together many different controls and playing methods to… Read More Bugbrand: The Superfreaky Synth Designs of Tom Bugs

Precisionsound Intos Klavitron, Stylophone Sample Libraries

Precisionsound has introduced two new sample libraries featuring bizarro keyboard instruments. The Bergman Klavitron is a rare Swedish valve organ manufactured in the 60s. It has its own sound character mostly because of its percussive settings giving a plucky sound to the solo manual. Precisionsound has sampled 291 24-bit mono Wav files in all settings/combinations… Read More Precisionsound Intos Klavitron, Stylophone Sample Libraries

Bitnotic Drops “Laptop v1.0” – Free MP3 Single Featuring VX-323 Speech Synthesizer

Scott Burgess of Bitnotic sent us word that they’ve released Laptop v1.0, an electronic pop song MP3 featuring the voices of VX-323, Bitnotic’s free MIDI-controlled speech synthesis software for Mac OS X. The track features the voice Junior “singing” about a laptop computer’s obsessive love for its owner. Burgess notes, “When you have a talented… Read More Bitnotic Drops “Laptop v1.0” – Free MP3 Single Featuring VX-323 Speech Synthesizer

Precisionsound releases Retro Gadgets – First Chapter for HALion, NI Kontakt & SoundFont

Precisionsound has released Retro Gadgets – First Chapter, a collection of samples from bizarre old electronic toy instruments. To prepare these old toy instruments for use in a DAW-based studio, they fine-tuned each note exactly so you can add retro flavor without any hassle. Every note of the instruments’ natural range and sound possibilities has… Read More Precisionsound releases Retro Gadgets – First Chapter for HALion, NI Kontakt & SoundFont