Chaotic – new DAW in beta – coming

Chaotic is a new upcoming DAW built from scratch, no big graphical elements in in, so it’s reduced to the most important arrangement features – it looks simple but.. there is a pattern structure in it – you can trigger patterns by design which is different to other DAWs, of course it might not be TR-style sequencing in here but one step into another direction. here’s the features quoted from their site: Universal composition arranger, utilizing keyboard input and allowing to sequence wide variety of elements — from text notes and…

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Cubase 6.5 with 2 synths and granular warper

remember Pad Shop? It’s part of the new Cubase 6.5 along with a VA Synth with classic structure (2 OSC, 10 slot modmatrix, standard stuff) and some sample stuff, they added comping (like Logic has) – and a warper which reminds of the former beat tool with granular technology. and yes, there’s warp markers. Steinberg rüsten auf mit PadShop (siehe link oben), einem Granularsamplesynth und einem neuen VA Synth, aber auch dem so genannten Comping, also in mehreren Takes innerhalb eines „Ordners“ Sessions und Takes verwalten wie in Logic, außerdem…

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AudioGL – Modular Software Synthesizer and Sequencer

a combination of sequencing and even more modular kind of synthesis in here.. sort of mixture of Audiomulch, Reaktor, Sunvox and a Tracker, right? AudioGL Video 3 – Modular Software Synthesizer and Sequencer – YouTube. no, it’s not a DAW, but … not a synth only as well. and they need some money to get it done, still. worth a look! and there is a classic modulation and keyroll editor in there as well. they plan both – osx and windows. Jonathan Heppner, the one who codes it,  says: AudioGL is…

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New DAW: Bitwig Studio – the Ableton Killer?

Bitwig  is a bit like ableton – that means – the synths and plugs are below the audio track and arrange window, it has most of the things known from ableton – but it has a modular „environment“ which is more like max or the logic environment. It’s ex Ableton Codes in here, right? See the comments (Kommentare) for some add. thoughts!! looks like this – and supports 2-monitors..: they are in beta now, you can register to check it out.. here is a comment from The Blog of Julien Bayle…

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Step Sequencer via Launch Pad on / with ReNoise

Step Sequencer – Start page. 8, 16 or 32 steps (due to the Launchpads 8-step principle) unlimited amount of tracks / patterns set up for each track a sample, sample bank, a vst instrument or a Midi instrument of your choice set for each step: velocity, delay, note values including „note OFF“, note length chord mode: insert up to 3 notes in one track variable note resolution: 3 modes switchable (for example edit 1/2, 1/4 or 1/16 notes) quick clear: delete all steps of a track at once complete bidrectional editing: all…

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