AudioWarrior has released a free virtual instrument, Free Djembe for Kontakt Free Djembe is a studio-quality 24-bit instrument that allows you play your keyboard like a hand drum. Free Djembe was designed using Kontakt and works best with an unweighted MIDI controller, such as the Oxygen 8. The instrument is mapped with 10 velocity layers… Read More Free Djembe Virtual Instrument For Kontakt
Inspiration Sounds has released Dobro – a new collection of 515MB of dobro licks and slides performed by Bob Dixon, who has been active on the country music scene for 35 years. Inspiration Sounds recommends Dobro for Music, TV, Film and Multimedia producers. However, the content can be used in a wide variety of other… Read More Dobro Sample Collection
[display_podcast] Spectrasonics takes a look at psychoascoustic sampling in Omnisphere – its upcoming mega virtual instrument.
2008 Winter NAMM Show Update: EastWest introduced Chris Hein Bass – 12.7 GB of bass sounds, some of which feature the powerful tones of a Music Man StingRay electric-bass-both picked and slapped; a LeFay fretless bass as well as the sounds of a unique upright bass. For variety, the upright bass is played with three… Read More EASTWEST Debuts Best Service’s Chris Hein Bass
NuSofting has introduced Broken Drum Machine, a VST inspired by a combination of several old school beat boxes and the circuit-bending culture around the “toy” Casio and Yamaha keyboards of the 80s. BDM is a plugin instrument designed for the musicians who love chaos and usually find the unpredictable behaviour of an uncontrollable sound machine stimulating… Read More NUSofting BDM Drum Synthesizer Released
NAMM Update: Garritan has released the Authorized Steinway Virtual Model D Piano, a sample-based software instrument developed in collaboration with Steinway & Sons. Description: The Authorized Steinway Virtual Model D piano accurately captures the distinctive sound of the hallmark Steinway & Sons concert grand piano. This new software instrument will allow the musician to play… Read More Garritan Steinway Virtual Model D Piano
[display_podcast] Winter NAMM Show: EASTWEST previewed Quantum Leap Forbidden Planet, a virtual sample-based synth collection of more than 1,000 cutting-edge presets which allows users to combine, morph, process and modulate sample-based sounds. I’m not sure if it’s the sounds or the graphics, but their preview video reminded me of BT’s This Binary Universe. Forbidden Planet… Read More Quantum Leap Forbidden Planet
Synthogy has announced the release of Ivory Grand Pianos version 1.7, the latest version of their popular and award winning virtual grand piano plug-in. Ivory Grand Pianos 1.7 features compatibility with Apple OS X 10.5 Leopard and 10.4.x Tiger for Universal Binary AU, RTAS, VST and Standalone support. Version 1.7 is available as a free… Read More Synthogy Piano Libraries
Steinberg has announced the release of the Software Development Kit (SDK) for VST3, the latest generation of its VST platform. VST3 offers new capabilities to developers of host applications, audio plug-ins and virtual instruments. The SDK can be used under free license, and is available for download at the Steinberg website. “VST3 opens up new… Read More NAMM Show: Steinberg Updates Virtual Instrument Standard
BTC Audio has introduced its maiden product, Valsier., a bass synth VSTi. You can preview Valsier’s capabilities with the groovy-ass audio demo below, or download the free standalone version. (.zip) Valsier is priced at £25.00
