Music Production Forum

Tourist has commended the “inspiring” presets found on Spectrasonics’ Omnisphere plugin synth, hailing it as a solid “starting point for sounds”. The British producer and Grammy-winning songwriter – real name William Edward Phillips – hailed Omnisphere in the latest episode of My Forever Studio. It’s a podcast on which artists, producers and musicians dream up a fantasy studio setup, picking a limited number of items. In this episode, the award-winning plugin (Version 2.8 was launched in 2021) is named by Tourist as a key starting point when starting a new project. He also emphasises his desire to find instruments that “inspire him”... The post Omnisphere is “one of the m…

Here's a look at how Multiband Compressor for desktop & iOS (AUv3) can be used to loudness, power and punch.… Read More Using BLEASS Multiband Compressor To Add Loudness & PowerView the full article

FAC Punchlab is designed to be an all-in-one audio rack, with 9 precision audio processor that you can rearrange to create custom effects chains. … Read More FAC Punchlab Beat Energizer Now Available For iOS, Mac & Vision ProView the full article

MachineMind features an array of self-built, self-playing robotic percussion instruments that can play with impossible complexity, speed, and endurance.… Read More Live Drum ‘n Bass With Modular Synthesizer & Robotic DrumsView the full article

Here's a Berlin School style synth jam, featuring the rare Steelphon S900 synthesizer and a Mellotron M400 tape playback keyboard.… Read More Old School Sounds On The Steelphon S900 & Mellotron M400View the full article

Here's an in-depth look at Farfisa's most advanced Combo Organ/Accordion ever built, the Farfisa Super Synthaccordion.… Read More The Farfisa Super Synthaccordion Is A Rare, ‘Crazy Beast’View the full article

It features 64-voice polyphony, an arp, step sequencer & "that "cold' VA sound that ruled the dance floors and stages."… Read More AudioKit Pro Intros NERD Synth A2X, Inspired By Nord Lead A1View the full article

Jean-Michel Jarre has announced an exceptional one-off live concert, Bridge from the Future, which will be held the opening event of this year’s STARMUS Festival.… Read More Jean-Michel Jarre Announces Free Concert With Brian May At Starmus Festival, ‘Bridge from the Future’View the full article

Many synthesists had noted similarities between the two designs.… Read More Behringer Vintage Soft Synth Not An Official Copy Of Tone2 SaurusView the full article

Icarus is designed to offer a huge sonic range, featuring 62 different synthesis methods, a drum sequencer, a vocoder, 65 filter types, a glitch sequencer, a wavetable editor, a powerful oscillator section and more.… Read More Tone2 Intros Icarus3, “The Most Powerful Synthesizer Available”View the full article

Erica Synths today announced that it stopping the manufacturing of their Perkons HD-01 Drum Synth in blue, and replacing it with a version with black finish.… Read More Erica Synths Perkons HD-01 Drum Synth Now Available In Black OnlyView the full article

In his latest video, German synthesist Hainbach demos the Analog Sweden Swenigiser, a modern clone of the Orgon Systems Enigiser.… Read More View the full article

The comprehensive book chronicles the Minimoog’s history, from its earliest prototypes and the very first Model D #1001, through the Minimoog Voyager models and into the present day.… Read More Bjooks Announces Latest Synth Publication, The Minimoog BookView the full article

Here's a roundup of in-depth reviews of the new Arturia AstroLab keyboard. … Read More Arturia Astrolab In-Depth ReviewView the full article

The ALT features five analog voices, a stereo filter inspired by the Korg MS-20, patch-matrix editing, 4 modulation sources and more.… Read More Cyma Forma Intros ALT Analog Soundscape Synthesizer (Sneak Preview)View the full article

Playtime Engineering has launched a Kickstarter project to fund production of the Blipblox myTRACKS, a music production workstation that's designed to be kid-friendly.… Read More Blipblox myTRACKS Groovebox Now Available To PreorderView the full article

AstroLab features 10 sound engines, 34 instruments and over 1300 presets, letting you cover a huge range of classic sounds using a single instrument.… Read More Arturia AstroLab Packs A Complete Synth Studio Into A Single KeyboardView the full article

Behringer has introduced Vintage, its first software synth plugin. But....… Read More Behringer Intros Free ‘Vintage’ Software Synth PluginView the full article

We can't share details yet, but it's something new and even a little avant garde...… Read More Arturia Teases Something New To Celebrate ’25 Years, And Beyond’View the full article

Did you know that most Elektron devices can also be used as a USB Class Compliant audio interface?… Read More Tip: How To Use Your Elektron Gear As A Class Compliant Audio InterfaceView the full article

Ears To The Ground is a new book that explores how musicians and producers use field recordings and sampling in their music.… Read More Ears To The Ground: Adventures in Field Recording and Electronic MusicView the full article

Aodyo Instruments shared this set of videos, demonstrating the possibilities of using their new Loom MPE controller with the Waldorf Iridium Core synthesizer.… Read More Using The Loom Multidimensional MPE Controller With The Waldorf Iridium Core SynthesizerView the full article

ZAK Sound has introduced Atmospheres, a free reverb plugin for macOS & Windows that's designed to create immersive spaces and dreamy textures.… Read More Free Immersive Reverb Effect For Mac & WindowsView the full article

Here's a look at the world's largest touring synthesizer, aka 'The Chrome TONTO'.… Read More The World’s Largest Touring Synthesizer – ‘The Chrome TONTO’View the full article

It looks like Moog's still-to-be-anounced new polysynth may be called the 'Muse', rather than the 'Mirror'.… Read More Moog Muse 8-Voice Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer (Sneak Preview)View the full article

The new documentary had its world premiere at SXSW in March, and won the Documentary Feature Audience Award.… Read More New Film, Resynator, Resurrects Long Lost ’70s SynthesizerView the full article

This video explores recreating the lead sound from Talking Head's 'Burning Down The House'.… Read More Recreating The Lead Sound From Talking Head’s ‘Burning Down The House’View the full article

Quord is described as a "harmony exploration machine", with 4 sawtooth waves on long pitch sliders that flow into a mixer, filter, and distortion.… Read More Quord Harmony Exploration Machine Sneak PreviewView the full article

Monolith is a new sound library that features the sounds of 53 big drums, carefully tuned and voiced, playable as ensembles and as single instruments.… Read More New Cinematic Percussion Sound Library, MonolithView the full article

The video showcases the sonic range of the Behringer Edge.… Read More Shut Up & Play: 50 Patches For The Behringer EdgeView the full article