Making Music: 2009-05-24

2009-05-28

Instrument: Human Touch Technology - HTP4 Darbukator Desert Drums

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Human Touch Technology unveils HTP4 Darbukator Desert Drums, a live real time arranger instrument for Pc.
Features:

Darbukator optimized original drums and percussion styles

4 main groups to control complexity

Multi and single instrument styles

New rare sounds like Mergaf Tar Sagale and Zeer

Up to 16 players per instrument

35 arranger styles with limitless combinations

24BIT multi layer kit

Drum Kit includes single and grouped instruments

5 stereo outputs (4 routable for arranger + 1 for kit)

Price: 89 US$

“A new spectrum of sounds and instruments that is considered a hard to find and play” Human Touch Technology

2009-05-27

Effect: Variety Of Sound – TesslaPRO / Pc / Free

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Variety Of Sound launches TesslaPRO, a free transient aware signal saturator effect plugin for Windows.
Looks really cool!

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“There is a dedicated so called TRANSIENTS dial which determines how long the effect is somehow “delayed” when an audio transient occurs. “ Variety Of Sound

Synthesizer: David Sosnowski - Sosnowski Synthesizer

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David Sosnowski launches Sosnowski Synthesizer, an analog-style software music synth for Windows.
Features:

- Windows XP/Vista

- Standalone player & VST

- 128 original preset sounds;
- plus three user sound banks

- Unlimited user-created sounds;
- easy to save and load

- Four multi-function oscillators
- (sine, triangle, square, sawtooth,
- and noise waveforms on each)

- Full filter control with dual LFO's
- and separate envelope control

- Onboard transposition plus
- global master tuning

- Designed for easy connection
- to any MIDI keyboard

- Built-in parametric EQ with
- visual interface

- Onboard basic 'scope aids sound
- shaping and leveling

- MIDI channel selectable 1-16
- plus omni mode

- Selectable enable of patch change,
- volume, and pan signals

- Onboard velocity keyboard

- Full 32-voice polyphony

- Zoomable interface (standalone
- player)

- Fullscreen display for performance
- venues (standalone player)

- Works with popular notation
- programs and sequencers

- Onboard sound treatment
- (chorus, reverb, echo, pan/x)

- Supports multiple instances

- Switchable elements for control
- of graphical load

- Pitchbend, MIDI, sustain pedal
- indication

Price: $49

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“The instrument is specifically designed to be equally at home as both a “performance synth” and in studio audio, sequencer, and notation work environments.” David Sosnowski

2009-05-26

Effect: Voxengo - Tube Amp 2 / Pc / Mac / Free

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Voxengo unveils Tube Amp 2.0, a free amp effect plugin for both Mac and Pc.
Features:

Asymmetric tube triode overdrive
Multi-channel processing
Internal channel routing
Channel grouping
Mid/side processing
Up to 8x oversampling
64-bit floating point processing
Preset manager
Undo/redo history
A/B comparisons
Contextual hint messages

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“Tube Amp is an audio effect plug-in that applies asymmetric tube triode overdrive usually found in single-tube microphone pre-amp boxes.” Voxengo

Effect: ZA media - ZA8 Dual Delay 2 / Pc / Free

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ZA media launches ZA8 Dual Delay V2.0. It’s a free DUB/ECHO DELAY FX VSTi plugin for Windows.
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“it is more cpu friendly than the Dub Delay and acts pretty much in the same way” ZA media

2009-05-25

Effect: AcmeBarGig – Tribe / Pc / Free

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AcmeBarGig launches Tribe, a free amp effect for Windows.
Features:
Option of loading an Impulse Response file of your choice
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“Whether you’re tired of your current amp sim’s clean tones or are just looking for a blank canvas to experiment with, give Tribe a shot and we’re sure you won’t be disappointed” AcmeBarGig

Effect: FabFilter - Timeless 2

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FabFilter launches Timeless 2, a tape delay effect plugin for both Pc and Mac.
Features:

Improved: Two delay lines (5 ms to 5 sec) with host tempo sync and panning
Feedback, cross-feedback and phase inversion
Tape delay or time-stretching behavior when changing the delay time
New: Mid/side processing
New: Freeze buffer option
Improved: Over 300 presets
Tap feature
Improved: Two multimode filters with filter panning and 11 characteristics
Interactive filter display
New: Endless modulation options, with all the 16-step XLFOs, XY controllers, envelope generators, envelope followers and MIDI sources
Improved: Easy drag-and-drop modulation with 24-slot modulation matrix
New: Modulation source signal visualization
Improved: Interactive MIDI Learn
Unique per-component presets
Smart Parameter Interpolation
Extensive help file with interactive help hints
New: Undo, redo and A/B switch features
Improved: Available in RTAS, VST, VST 3 and AU formats for Mac OS X and Windows

Price: €99 | $129 | £89

Read more about the first version here.
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“Its unique high-quality filters and many creative options turn it into the ultimate sound-mangling machine” FabFilter

DAW: Cockos – Reaper 3.0 / Pc / Mac / Pro / Free

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Cockos unveils version 3 of their great DAW / Sequencer Reaper! Looks awesome!
Some Changes & New Features:

Automation lanes
Nested track folders
Multiple tabbed projects
Multichannel (greater than stereo) media support, including MOGG
FX parameter controls on track and mixer control panels
Customize toolbar icons and actions
Programmable MIDI joystick/game controller support
Inline MIDI editing
Edit multiple MIDI items in one editor
Sync MIDI editor to arrange view, including looped items
Export project MIDI, with tempo map support
MIDI event filter
Track MIDI controls (manage bank/program changes, sysex, automate CC)
MIDI hardware timing improvements
Full sysex support
All-native graphics rendering engine (better appearance and performance)
Memory use improvements
Soft controller takeover, including FX parameters