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Search ArticlesPittsburgh Modular Lifeforms SV-2 Semi-modular Revisits Classic East Coast Analog Synthesis
Pittsburgh Modular is known for affordable yet quality Eurorack modular synthesis. The SV-2 is that – it can be patched – but you don’t have to use patch cables to make music… hence the term “semimodular.” We’ll let them outline the features in their official release: Balancing the character of old school “East Coast” synths with modern possibilities, the Lifeforms SV-2 reimagines the classic analog signal chain by building on the foundations of the past.
Rhodes Music Introduces Clav Pro Plug-in
PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Capturing the sharp attack, expressive response, and rhythmic character that helped define the sound of funk, soul, disco, and rock, Clav Pro brings the distinctive sound and playing experience of the D6 to today’s keyboardists, composers, and producers. Few keyboard instruments have left as lasting a mark on popular music as the Clav D6.
Ravine DSP Introduces Inter::State V1.3 Plug-in Host
PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT As a plug-in host for already-owned effects, Inter::State effectivelyeliminates the clutter of floating plug-in windows and fragmented MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) mappings. Ultimately, users can build an effects chain once, map its macros and modulation, then reopen the whole thing exactly as they left it — in any DAW, in any session.
The MIDI Piano Profiles Standard Is Here
Everyone who’s ever recorded MIDI piano parts using one sampled or modeled piano, then switched the same MIDI over to another one to try out another sound, knows that it’s not that simple. They all respond differently, and given how subtle and expressive they’ve become, those differences have only become more important over time.
Celemony’s Tonalic Expands
PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Tonalic – the plug-in from the creators of Melodyne – brings real performances by world-class studio musicians directly into the DAW, adapting them musically to your own chords, tempo, and groove, with the sound, the feel, and all the detail that lives between the notes. Tonalic is a platform that expands regularly, at least every three months, with recordings of new musicians and styles.
KORG NTS-4 Analog Performance Mixer
It’s always interesting how the most successful, durable synth manufacturers – and Korg is certainly that and a lot more – have a finger to the wind. Here’s an affordable little mixer that integrates the kind of synth setups musicians are using today perfectly, complete with Eurorack-level inputs, MIDI, internal effects… just the right features.
New Preverb Plug- in
PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Low EndCandy announces Preverb — produced as the first plug-in to realize reverse reverb in real time by putting a reverb swell before a sound instead of after it, turning any audio into an instant riser, transition, or vocal lead-in directly within a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) without the need for ‘faking’ this enduring, engaging effect by hand.
Vintage Synths – Where’s the Missing Sine Wave Oscillator Shape?
The number of times people at cocktail parties have asked me why many vintage synths’ oscilators don’t have sine waves is ridiculous. And what makes it ridiculous isn’t the question – which is good – it’s that the number is one, and in fact it wasn’t at a cocktail party.
New Novation Launchkey 88
Press Announcement This latest addition from Novation inherits the deep DAW integration, built-in creative tools, and intuitive workflow features of Launchkey 49 and 61 and pairs them with a custom-designed, 88-key semi-weighted keybed for expressive playing. Launchkey 88 boasts seven-plus octaves of full-size, piano-style keys and a semi-weighted mechanism that has been refined to provide the most expressive response possible, even during the most delicate passages.
Update: Magnolia Frap Tools 8-Voice Analog Thru-Zero FM Synthesizer
This is a boutique synth – a euphemism that means high-end – that among many other features has a 5-octave keyboard with polyphonic aftertouch (made by Fatar). Listening to the demos, it’s capable of sounding like familiar FM, there’s a track that could be Steps Ahead, other sounds are more bread and butter. Here’s the release, edited lightly.