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SessionDock lets you browse your music projects like a library, track development of your projects, and preview them via mobile, your Car via CarPlay, your TV via Apple TV and more. … Read More SessionDock Promises To Keep Your Music Projects Organized Across Mac, Windows, iOS & Apple TVView the full article

The ARP Odyssey has inspired generations of musicians and remains one of the most sought-after vintage synths to this day. If you don’t happen to be one of the lucky few who can call an original their own, don’t despair! With these ARP Odyssey alternatives, anyone can get their hands on the legendary duophonic classic. The ARP Odyssey was released in 1972 as a direct competitor to the mighty Minimoog. As the era of massive modular systems came to an end, working musicians desired more compact, more practical, and—perhaps most importantly—more affordable synthesizers, and ARP certainly wasn’t going to miss out on this trend. Although similar in size to the Minimoog, the Od…

Developer Renger Koning has released Felt & Fog cinematic piano for Kontakt, along with a free version. We’re almost spoiled for choice when it comes to free cinematic piano libraries; we have things like Dark Mode by SRM Sounds, Cozy Piano from SampleScience, and Venus Theory’s forms:piano. They all offer something a little different, so [...] View post: Renger Koning releases Felt & Fog cinematic piano for Kontakt (FREE version available) View the full article

Relooper by United Plugins is currently 81% off on Plugin Boutique, bringing the price down to only $15 (regular price $82). The deal runs until April 30th. If, like me, you have hundreds of loops on your hard drive and need something to breathe new life into them, this one might do the trick. Relooper [...] View post: United Plugins Relooper real-time remix engine is 81% OFF ($15) View the full article

This in-depth review of the MacBook Neo, focusing on music production, argues that it's a great 'first computer' for music making. … Read More Is The Macbook Neo The Ultimate Budget Music Computer?View the full article

Cotorro Audio has released P1E-RU, a free multiband harmonic exciter plugin for Windows. P1E-RU splits your signal into three fixed frequency bands (low from 20 Hz to 350 Hz, mid from 350 Hz to 2.5 kHz, and high from 2.5 kHz to 22 kHz) and lets you apply saturation to each one independently. I don’t [...] View post: Cotorro Audio releases P1E-RU, a FREE multiband harmonic exciter for Windows View the full article

Cure Audio has released Scream, a free and open-source plugin that recreates the Scream filter from Native Instruments’ Massive synthesizer as a standalone effect you can use in any DAW. I’m used to seeing plugins that emulate hardware, but here’s a plugin that emulates software. The Scream filter was one of Massive’s iconic modules, known [...] View post: Cure Audio releases Scream, a FREE recreation of Massive’s iconic Scream filter View the full article

FSK Audio has released Bark24 | Dyn v1.1, a major update to its 24-band psychoacoustic dynamics processor developed in collaboration with Mark Jeffery, the original designer and primary developer of Pro Tools. We’re checking out the update and also giving away two free copies of the plugin. First, the giveaway. To enter the giveaway, sign up [...] View post: FSK Audio updates Bark24 | Dyn psychoacoustic dynamics processor (+ 2 FREE Copies) View the full article

Akai’s MPC Sample has caused quite a stir online, drumming up lots of debate on both sides. Has Akai created something special, or is it just a “toy”? How does it stand up to the competition? In just two short weeks, Akai have managed to create quite the buzz with their new MPC Sample. It has won over a legion of fans, from existing MPC beat-makers to people new to the world of pad-based sampling... The post How and Why the Akai MPC Sample Broke the Internet appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Nord Modular G1 Editor is a free browser-based patch editor for the Nord Modular G1. … Read More Free Online Nord Modular G1 Patch EditorView the full article

Panda MIDI has released Future Impact 4.5, an update to their bass/guitar synth pedal that adds support for Yamaha DX7 sounds. … Read More Future Impact Pedal Turns Your Guitar Into A Yamaha DX7 SynthesizerView the full article

LFOstore has introduced a new sound library for Casio CZ synthesizers, including the CZ-101, CZ-1000, CZ-3000 & CZ-5000.… Read More New Sounds For Old Synths: 64 Casio CZ PatchesView the full article

Few know as much as Cherry Audio does about modeling synths. We asked the developer to tell us about the five most challenging emulations they’ve done. Some you may not expect! Cherry Audio is a soft synth powerhouse. Although the developer has done its share of original software instruments, its bread and butter is emulations. Having spoken with them at length, though, I’ve come to realize that modeling synths is a serious undertaking. It’s more than just pressing a note and trying to recreate the sound by ear. There are analyses to do, measurements to take of envelope curves, and on and on. And then you may be working with an oddball vintage synth like the Crumar DS-2, …

Artists in DSP have updated the free Amorph text-to-DSP plugin, which now lets you create custom user interfaces. We looked at Amorph earlier this year, and as with many things AI-related, it comes with seemingly limitless potential and just as many divided opinions. If you missed Amorph on its initial release, here’s a quick recap. [...] View post: Free Amorph AI-driven text-to-DSP plugin gets a major visual update View the full article

Developer Mr Jefferson has released Stepista, a free AI-assisted MIDI pattern generator. Chord and Pattern generators have been around for a long time, and while the simplicity of 1980s hardware MIDI sequencers is still desirable to many, software offerings have come a long way. Although we have long seen new MIDI-generation plugins come along fairly [...] View post: Mr. Jefferson releases Stepista, a FREE AI-assisted MIDI pattern generator View the full article

Windows 11 now supports both MIDI 1.0 and MIDI 2.0 through Windows MIDI Services.… Read More MIDI 2.0 Comes To Microsoft WindowsView the full article

Fuse Audio Labs has released Tube Lab, a vintage channel strip plugin built around a multi-tube preamp, a Baxandall-style EQ, and an optical compressor with flexible module routing. If you’re familiar with Fuse Audio Labs (we covered the excellent free VPRE-72 Vintage Tube Preamp and VREV-666 Spring Reverb plugins in the past), you know the developer [...] View post: Fuse Audio Labs releases Tube Lab vintage channel strip plugin ($29 intro price) View the full article

We’re giving away three free copies of Chimera, the cinematic Vital soundbank by HydraTek. But stick around, because there’s a 30% OFF Easter Sale happening right now with a hidden Easter egg that could save you a lot more than 30%. Let’s check out the giveaway first. The Giveaway To enter the Chimera giveaway, just [...] View post: WIN Chimera Cinematic Vital Presets + Flame Sound Easter Sale (+ 80% OFF Easter Egg) View the full article

Cherry Audio has introduced Crumar DS-2, a new virtual instrument, based on the hardware DS-2 from 1978.… Read More Cherry Audio Intros Crumar DS-2 Synthesizer PluginView the full article

TATO shared this overview of the Aline Compositional Step Sequencer. … Read More Aline Compositional Step Sequencer Now AvailableView the full article

The session dives deep what makes Korg unique, from their analog heritage, to the acoustic synthesis of the Phase8 synthesizer. … Read More The Past, Present & Future Of Korg SynthesisView the full article

The video explores the evolution of Oberheim's products in the '70s and '80s, covering many of the most influential electronic instruments ever made.… Read More New Documentary, Expander, Looks At The History Of Oberheim ElectronicsView the full article

Stryde Audio has introduced Swayed, a new software synthesizer modeled after the Yamaha SY-77. … Read More New Software Synth, Swayed, Recreates Classic Yamaha SY77 SoundView the full article

Firmware Update 1.6 introduces a new polyphonic sequencer engine and macros. … Read More Redshift 6 Firmware Update Adds Polyphonic Sequencing, MacrosView the full article

Plugin Boutique’s VirtualCZ synth is currently 75% off, bringing the price down from $79 to $19. The sale runs until April 30th. On top of that, Plugin Boutique is running a new tiered free gift promotion this month, and I’ll cover the freebies you can pick up with your purchase below. VirtualCZ is a phase [...] View post: Get 75% off VirtualCZ phase distortion synth + FREE Plugin Boutique gifts View the full article

Vocal Gate is a free, open-source AI noise gate plugin that separates clean speech from unwanted microphone artifacts like coughs, sneezes, keyboard clicks, and heavy breathing. It’s available for macOS, Windows, and Linux. The concept reminds me a little of Goyo Voice Separator, which was free for a limited time a few years ago. Goyo [...] View post: Vocal Gate is a new FREE AI noise gate plugin for podcasts, streams, and video editing View the full article

This year, high-end Danish brand Bang & Olufsen turns 100. To mark the staggering milestone, the brand has released an ultra-limited line of quirky, almost alien-looking Atelier Edition variants of its flagship Beolab 90 speaker – and they come with a predictably lofty Bang & Olufsen pricetag... The post Bang and Olufsen marks its 100th birthday with half a million dollar speakers appeared first on MusicTech. View the full article

Dusk Audio has released Chord Analyzer, a free MIDI chord detection and music theory analysis plugin for Windows, macOS, and Linux. We’ve covered a few Dusk Audio releases recently, including DuskVerb and the 4K EQ, MultiComp, and Tape Machine trio. Chord Analyzer is a different kind of tool. Instead of processing audio, it reads incoming [...] View post: Dusk Audio releases Chord Analyzer, a FREE real-time chord detection plugin View the full article

Sojus Records has released a free and open-source VST3 emulation of the Ensoniq SD-1/32 synthesizer. It’s the first plugin emulation of this synth. But the coolest part for me is that it’s built on MAME, the same emulation framework used to preserve arcade machines and vintage hardware. I’ve spent hours playing some of my favorite [...] View post: Sojus Records releases a FREE open-source Ensoniq SD-1/32 VST emulation View the full article

April is Vocal Month at Minimal Audio, and the developer behind Ripple Phaser, Poly Flanger, and the free Formant plugin is kicking off proceedings with a free vocal sample pack – Elevated Vocals. It’s worth noting that Audio Plugin Deals is offering a massive 90% discount on Ripple Phaser for a limited time. You [...] View post: Minimal Audio offers a FREE vocal sample pack: Elevated Vocals View the full article