Spectrasonics has announced that Omnisphere, its hotly anticipated mega-synth, is now shipping with an MSRP of $499 US and €379 Euro. Omnisphere is cross-platform, compatible with Apple Macintosh OS X 10.4 and higher as a native Universal Binary and also with Microsoft Windows XP/Vista. Audio Units, VST, and RTAS plug-in formats are supported for compatibility… Read More Omnisphere Virtual Synthesizer Released
Cosmic Boy has released Icecream, a freeware VST instrument for Windows. Features: 8-bit/Chip style Mono/Poly synthesizer. Dual Osc’s. 4 Octave per OSC. Osc2 Finetune. Step Sequencer Pitch/Filter. Bitcrusher 8bit,16bit, 24bit, 32bit. Filter Section. Amp/Filter ADSR. Harmonics Switch. Reverb/Delay. X/Y Pad. Glide and Glide Rate. It’s a free download from Cosmic Boy’s MySpace page. via Rekkerd
E-MU has announced that the full version of the Proteus VX Software Sound Module software is now available as a free download. The download (registration requried) includes the enhanced v2.0.1 Proteus X Composer Bank (a special E-MU tweaked version of the Composer bank) that can be used in all versions of the Proteus X or… Read More Get Proteus VX For Windows For Free
Digidesign has announced the immediate availability of its Transfuser virtual instrument for Pro Tools. Transfuser comes with nearly 2 GB of loops and phrases to get users started quickly. By combining a series of modular drum machine/sound generators, dedicated sequencers, loop manipulation tools, and effects with an intuitive drag-and-drop composition/editing interface, users can easily create,… Read More Digidesign Transfuser Now Available
This episode of the 1Up show – an online video game show – features a look at the new Korg DS-10 synthesizer, which runs on the Nintendo DS platform.
Future Audio Workshop has released Circle, a new virtual synth for Mac & PC that’s designed to be easy to use. Features: Visually Design Sounds – Simply move colour coded circles around the interface to start creating your own unique sounds. Preview the connections by just hovering the circle beneath a knob. Explore sound in… Read More Future Audio Workshop Intros Circle Synthesizer
Native Instruments has released KONTAKT RETRO MACHINES, the latest sound library for KORE 2 and the free KORE PLAYER. The sounds in KONTAKT RETRO MACHINES originate from eleven analog synths, five vintage digital synthesizers and six classic drum machines, with a dedicated sample set for each of the over 130 included KoreSounds. KONTAKT RETRO MACHINES… Read More NI Intros Kontakt Retro Machines
Humanoid Sound Systems has released Scanned Synth Pro 2, a synth designed to create rich complex digital tones and sound effects. Changes in Scanned Synth Pro 2 New GUI design New presets An audio input that can be used to feed Scanned Synth Pro’s hammer and mass shapes making its sound even more dynamic An… Read More Humanoid Sound Systems releases Scanned Synth Pro 2
CNet Asia reports that the Korg DS-10, the software synth for the Nintendo DS, should be available in Japan in July: The original MS-10 (price 53,500 yen in 1978; US$300 then) was a monophonic, single oscillator job. DS-10 simulator works as two synthesizers (each of them, dual-oscillator affair), since Nintendo DS has dual-screen, upper and… Read More Korg DS-10 Update
Atomic is a 16 step sequencer composing tool with a built in synth that also has the ability to control other softsynths or even hardware via its MIDI out function. The design is circular, inspired by step sequencers such as the Buchla Arbitrary Function Generator and Future Retro Revolution. You can preview Atomic below: [display_podcast]… Read More Atomic Synth Inspired By Buchla, Future Retro Revolution
