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Composer and synthesist Alex Wurman has released a new album, 'The Classical Synthesizer', that's a rare treat for fans of the 'switched on' category of electronic realizations of classical music.… Read More New ‘Switched On’ Album From Alex Wurman, The Classical SynthesizerView the full article

For many beginners, the task of writing, producing, mixing and mastering a song can seem overwhelming. Thankfully by breaking this job down into manageable tasks it becomes less intimidating, and feels more achievable. In this guide to making a complete song from scratch we’ll look at how to make a song using nothing more than your DAW and Native Instruments 360 Essentials, a convenient entry-level subscription that features everything you need to make music. Jump to these sections: Creating a concept Making a verse Making a pre-chorus Composing a chorus Building a bridge Making an arrangement Mixing Mastering Start producing your own songs with 360 Essentials You can…

Nembrini Audio is currently offering the Cali Reverb modern high gain amp plugin (normally $137) for free for a limited time. The guitar amp freebie is available for macOS and Windows in VST2, VST3, AAX, and AU formats. Cali Reverb is also available as an iOS release on the App Store for $10. Nembrini Audio [...] View post: Nembrini Audio Cali Reverb Amp is FREE for Limited Time View the full article

The Crow Hill Company is celebrating its first birthday and is running a promotion where, until October 31st, you can get £15 off of any purchase you make on their website, so long as you use the code BIRTHDAY15. There’s actually no catch with this coupon code. You can use it on any purchase that [...] View post: Save £15 On Any Purchase from The Crow Hill Company View the full article

The collection includes some of the most influential instruments in the development of electronic music, along with some modern 'dream synths'.… Read More Pete Townshend Donates Synth Collection To His Alma Mater For New StudioView the full article

From @synthandsoftware - Sequential Unveils the Prophet-10 Special Edition… Into the Wild with Breathtaking Lacewood. As part of the 50 Years of Sequential celebration, the renowned synthesizer company proudly announces the launch of the Prophet-10 Special Edition, a tribute to half a century of groundbreaking innovation in analog synthesis. This exclusive edition, with only 150 made, features exquisite […] The post Sequential Unveils the Prophet-10 Special Edition appeared first on Synth and Software. View the full article

Today we’re exploring the subscription option that includes all Native Instruments’ brands: 360. With 360, you’ll be able to get all the music production software you need with a flexible plan option for every level. And you pay nothing up front, can cancel any time, plus keep your projects. Jump to: Why subscribe? What’s inside? The different plan options Total flexibility Everything where you need it Is 360 a good option for professional producers and composers? Is 360 a good option for beginners? Does this mean the end of one-time payments for Native Instruments products? Give it a try Why subscribe? Over the years we’ve developed …

Black Noise has announced that it has made several modules available for free in VCV Rack.… Read More Black Noise Modules Now Available For Free In VCV RackView the full article

The Prophet-10 Special Edition is a custom version of the Prophet-10 that features exotic lacewood panels.… Read More Sequential Prophet-10 Special Edition Now AvailableView the full article

Boom Library just announced that the StereoLab giveaway is back in motion, with 20,000 free licenses available. Unless the free licenses are depleted earlier, the giveaway will end on October 24th. This announcement comes roughly a week after the initial StereoLab giveaway, which was plagued by technical issues. This left many users without a free [...] View post: Boom Library StereoLab Giveaway is back! (20,000 Free Licenses) View the full article

Developer Melda Productions has released the free MDelay and announced an update to all Melda plugins. The update includes the launch of a brand-new freebie, MDelay. MDelay is now the 38th plugin that Melda Productions has added to the free MFreeFXBundle. Melda Productions is the developer behind plugins like MDynamicEQ (one of the most popular [...] View post: Melda Productions adds FREE MDelay plugin to MFreeFXBundle View the full article

Flame Sound launched the Halloween Sale, offering the Inferno SFX cinematic sound effects library for $27 (usually $97). As most regular BPB readers know, Flame Sound is my cinematic sound design label. I launched it as my second sound design project, the first one being 99Sounds. Inferno SFX was the first Flame Sound release and [...] View post: Flame Sound offers Inferno SFX with 6GB of Sound Effects for $27 View the full article

Sonicbits has released the Exakt FM synth plugin and updated the FREE Exakt Lite to v2.0. If you read the opening statement and thought, hang on, Exakt has been around for years; you’re probably not alone. However, despite Exakt Lite being around since 2020, the full version remained in development until now. Now, we finally [...] View post: Sonicbits releases the Exakt FM synth plugin and updates the FREE Exakt Lite to v2.0. View the full article

Imaginando has released TV3, a Roland TB-303 emulation, for macOS and Windows. It is free to download until December 1st (the free licenses don’t expire). TV3 is available to download for free until December 1, 2024. Once the offer expires, TV3 will return to its original price of €10. As a reminder, anyone who still [...] View post: Imaginando TV3, a Roland TB-303 emulation, is FREE until December 1st View the full article

Imaginando has introduced TV3, an acid bass synth and sequence generator that they say is designed to make creating basslines quick and easy.… Read More New 303 Emulator, TV3, Available As A Free DownloadView the full article

Get up to speed with the basic of analog synthesis, including oscillators, filters, and modulation. New to synthesizers? Start here! If you’ve never played a synthesizer before they can be intimidating beasts. All those dials and sliders. Whether you’re talking hardware or software synthesizers, there’s a lot more to operating them than just playing the keys like a piano... The post Beginner’s Guide to Analog Synthesis appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

The initial Triology session features a tasty performance by Brazilian musician Amaro Freitas on Rhodes electric piano, accompanied by David Mrakpor on bass and Barrell Jones on drums.… Read More Shut Up & Play: The Rhodes Triology SessionsView the full article

The performance features the current lineup of Hoshiko Yamane, Thorsten Quaeschning and Paul Frick.… Read More Tangerine Dream’s Phaedra 50th Anniversary ConcertView the full article

The Palindromes are made up of David Battino (Waveform Magazine, Electronic Musician Mag) and Aaron Higgins (1010 Music)… Read More The Palindrones Live At Knobcon 2024View the full article

Humble Bundle recently extended and expanded the IK Multimedia Pro Sound Suite deal and now offers the SampleTank 4 Max V2 virtual instrument workstation for just $30, down from a list price of $300. The timer on the promo page indicates that the deal will expire at 1 AM on October 24, 2024. Humble Bundle is [...] View post: Humble Bundle Now Offers SampleTank 4 Max V2 for $30 until October 24 View the full article

This video captures a live performance, featuring the often-maligned AKAI Rhythm Wolf drum machine and synthesizer.… Read More AKAI Rhythm Wolf Synth JamView the full article

Yonac has introduced Thereminator 2, a major upgrade to the iPhone theremin, originally introduced in 2008.… Read More Thereminator 2 For iOS & Mac Now AvailableView the full article

The Round Robin is a digital synth that has four voices, each of which can play a particular waveform when it is triggered.… Read More Round Robin Synthesizer Hands-On DemoView the full article

If you’re looking for more advanced mixing tools, keep reading because we’ll cover a great bundle today! Until the end of October, you can get 10 Brainworx plugins for $49.99 total, which is a hefty 96% discount! Brainworx has been a staple of the audio plugin world and continues to make great tools for music [...] View post: Grab 10 plugins for $49.99 with the Brainworx Heritage Bundle View the full article

Aaron Anderson recently launched Terrain, a free, open-source wave terrain synth instrument. The plugin is available for MacOS, Windows, and Linux in VST3 and AU formats. Anderson provided links to the Terrain installers for macOS and Windows in the video description for a YouTube demo of the plugin. He is still working on the Linux [...] View post: Aaron Anderson offers Free Wave Terrain Synth for macOS, Windows,Linux View the full article

Eurorack maker 2hp has introduced two new modules, the Swarm Hyper Oscillator, and the Lo-Fi audio degradation emulator.… Read More 2hp Modular Intros Swarm Hyper Oscillator, Lo-Fi Eurorack ModulesView the full article

From @synthandsoftware - It follows their sampled/modeled Ivory 3 German D, which we reviewed as “stunning” We were totally impressed with Synthogy’s Ivory 3 German D when it came out early last year. The first demo of their new American Steinway has a lovely round sound, and we’re looking forward to checking it out. Their Ivory 3 “engine” […] The post Synthogy Releases American D Piano for Ivory 3 Virtual Instrument appeared first on Synth and Software. View the full article

Developer Iftah Gabbai has released Synthesizers 1896 - 2024: A Dataset and Exploratory Insights, a dataset of hardware synthesizers, samplers, and drum machines that's available as an open source repo on Github.… Read More Synthesizers 1896 – 2024: A Dataset and Exploratory InsightsView the full article

The user oscillator brings the Braids oscillators to Korg's devices, where the oscillators can be used polyphonically and used along side the synths' other capabilities.… Read More Lily Macro Oscillator Brings Mutable Instruments Braids To Korg Prologue, Minilogue XD, NTS-1View the full article

This free collection for the Korg Wavestate includes 36 performances based on classic Genesis sounds.… Read More Free Genesis Sound Library For The Korg Wavestate SynthesizerView the full article