New App, Sopranotron, Turns Your iPad Into A Virtual Soprano

Omenie has introduced Sopranotron – a new app that they call the first ‘virtual soprano’ for iPad. Sopranotron is Omenie’s M3000 HD ‘English Soprano’ library, provided as a standalone instrument. Soprano Caitlin Downie, right, has been recorded and assembled into a huge vocal collection. The instrument features 525 different samples, 15 different voices, with chromatic sampling over the… Read More New App, Sopranotron, Turns Your iPad Into A Virtual Soprano

Free Speech Synthesis VST For Windows Does That Old-School Futuristic Robo Talk

Blogosaur has released VST Speek for Windows – a free vocal synthesis VST plugin for recreating the ‘old skool robotic text to speech we all love’. To use it, you just choose a preset, type some text and let it ‘speak’. VST Speek is is based on the Software Automatic Mouth (SAM) vocal synthesis software created… Read More Free Speech Synthesis VST For Windows Does That Old-School Futuristic Robo Talk

Carol of the Bells, Performed By A Choir Of Vintage Computers

Here’s a bit of holiday cheer that takes makes clever use of vintage computer technology. This year’s holiday e-card for The Glasgow School of Art was put together by alumnus James Houston, using a collection of vintage computer gear. In the video, an ensemble of vintage Mac computers, a Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum + 1 and a SEGA… Read More Carol of the Bells, Performed By A Choir Of Vintage Computers

Boss Intros VE-5 Vocal Performer Effects Processor

At Musicmesse 2012, BOSS has announced the VE-5 Vocal Performer, a compact  personal effects processor and looper. The VE-5 inherits effects from BOSS’ VE-20 Vocal Performer pedal, including reverb, delay, double/harmony, and dynamics processing. Also on board is realtime pitch correction and special effects processing via the TONE/SFX category. A built-in phrase looper lets users… Read More Boss Intros VE-5 Vocal Performer Effects Processor