MiniBrute V, a modeled software rendition of Arturia’s baby wonder
Arturia's virtualization of its instruments continues. Following MiniFreak V, they've now turned to the compact analog MiniBrute keyboard, modeling the...
analog modeling
Arturia Pigments 5 audio input: video tutorial, tips and tricks, free presets
Pigments 5 from Arturia adds the ability to route audio input into soft synth, opening up new sound design possibilities...
Pulsar’s new w495 is a perfect Neumann EQ model – and it’s free in October
Having at least one really great 3-band EQ in your arsenal is a very good idea. Pulsar's w495 looks like...
Thump One is a hard-hitting wavetable-kick-supersaw synth – and it’s free
What if you could take the essence of a melodic 808 kick, a wavetable synth, the thick supersaw from a...
Roland just added a CR-78 and 808 bass to the TR-8S/6S [hands-on]
Just when you thought the Roland TR-8S (and its little sibling, the 6S) couldn't do any more - there's this....
Baby Audio’s retro BA-1 synth is now on iOS, too
Baby Audio's remake of the Yamaha CS01 is a perfect fit for iOS, since the original was cheap, cheery, portable,...
Ninja Tune x Erica Synths Zen Delay is now a plug-in – with deep new modulation and more
From dub to techno to ambient, the Zen Delay hardware has proved itself as a sought-after boutique effect instrument. Now...
Arturia now lets you choose hardware, software, or both for its synth: MiniFreak V tested
First, there was the hardware keyboard. Then, MiniFreak owners got the MiniFreak V plug-in as an exclusive software companion. Now,...
Little Radiator is free now – plus Soundtoys sale, and native Ableton UI wrapper by Elisabeth
Here's some Soundtoys goodness to end the year. You can grab the Little Radiator modeled preamp plug-in entirely for free,...
SynthieCat gives Ableton Live the deep matrix and effects of the 1971 EMS Synthi A
Max for Cats is here with SynthieCat. It's like using Ableton Live in an alternate universe where it was developed...
