MOTU Mach 5.1 Synth and Sampling

Motu upgraded their Mach5 Sampler plugin. it looks a lot like a competitor to Kontakt now, but it is a full blown synth, not just a player for sampler –  it features an FM synth, wavetables and a special IRCAM granular engine like this: a lot of synths now come with different noise types like Massive has or the Casio XWP1/G1 noises it is not just about white and pink – but (possibly sampled) ones: a new reverb, new filter types. multi segment envelopes are also in here as well…

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Waldorf Microwave XT Editor – MonstrumWave 2.5 via Ctrlr

this is a CTRLR Patch for editing the Waldorf Microwave XTk , Microwave XT Digital Synthesizer, of course it can not access the Waves and Tables since they are higher SysEx commands, but this one looks nice to use. looks like a lot of work, tho‘ update: since it is not exactly free check the site – the demo is free! .. see comment! it’s here: monstrumMedia   note: update for the Wolfgang Palm App „Wavegenerator“, since it’s about Wavetables – the features look very interesting.

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Paradox Uncreated – 303filter inspired free VST synth plugIn

God Animates Everything | Classic Esoteric Dualist Monotheism. (yeah!! to this title, blog name and slogan btw!) – well they are from norway and did a simple club track using it with no special video footage in, but well – it is free at http://sourceforge.net/projects/pxu – so you can try and use it yourself. Dieses Video auf YouTube ansehen as they say „including mastering effects used on his latest release „Global Praises“, with a whooping -~3.6dB RMS average master. Completely clean!“

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Arturia – MinimoogV-Original free on 21.this month (only)

on the 21.st there will be a free Minimoog V version up for everyone. the „original“ addition means, that it is really just „the mini“, no additions, as we know and love Arturia for – but it has the same sound as the minimoog V and you can use it for free – so why not checking it out, then…? Arturia – Musical Instruments | MinimoogV-Original.

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NI Maschine – Upcoming 1.8

The update will include the following improvements: – looks like the slicer will still be a bit dull, they should look at Geist from FXpansion how to use and process slices, anyway not bad to have time stretching – My personal comment 2 refering to my own performances: The LFO is still 18 Hz, which is far below standard, should be 100Hz minimum, and please add multicore support, after that there’s a lot improved, aaand – say you have a slice programmed to play and remove it in the chase…

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Padshop – Granularsynth by Steinberg.

Padshop is the repsonse to Monolakes „Granular Synth“ for Max for Live and Granite, this one looks like loopable kind of thing in here as well (envelope?) not a bad idea – well, it says 2 LFOs, ADSRs, 10slot Modmatrix and Step Sequencer for modulation – the sample grain action display looks like this:  (in deutsch) Forum: Steinberg kündigt einen Granularsynthesizer an

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instant sample-to-synthesizer Reaktor Ensemble Skanner (free) algorithmicalizes samples

you need to register, but it’s free. this is a synth, that samples a sounds (looks like it is sort of algorithmically?) so you can say it instantly samples any sound and „converts“ it into something playable without being a real audio sample actually. sounds strange? the last time I heard about things like this was, when Technos Acxel Digital Synthesizer  was released – but does not look exactly like it – don’t know what „they“ have used (Stefan Schmitt, the founder of NI programmed it).  – so maybe try it out .. SKANNER  ok,…

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