Affinity Photo – Photoshop CS Killer without subscription BS

Ok, you did your covers with Photoshop, right? You were searching for something to avoid that totally unacceptable 50€ model per month model of their cloud bullshit and ran into Pixelmator or Acorn, right? But the Pro-side of life wasn’t there – something that could do the Adobe CS Photoshop jobs? well you can do for 40€ with Serif Affinity. Looks like I’ve found it – I really was hoping for things like this to happen! Link to them: Affinity Photo – Professional image editing software for Mac. via Apples Shop…

Synth 

Synth-Telegram mixed Synth & Audio news – processing (in a way) + gear-stuffs!

1) first – here’s a nice video of Devo – the Synth Lab 2) Soundcraft has just released a new analog mixer that is able to import 22 input channels to a computer AND does analog processing and has built in Lexicon and dbx FX to be connected via USB. The Signature MTK (for multitrack rec.) as Milla would say: mul-ti-pass! Soundcraft Signature 22 Mtk   3) there is a new Raspberry Pi „mini computer“ that is about 4 times faster than the one before – that makes it more interesting for…

NAMM 2015 – OVERVIEW / ÜBERSICHT + Talk

UPDATED – last: 25.1. 19:30 (also updated most of these posts:) most important things from NAMM in one – OVERVIEW  – die wichtigsten Sachen von der NAMM Waldorf Wavetable Module (Eurorack), Attack App, Nave Plugin Moog Modular limited edition System 15-55 – Minimoog? coming? Roland JD Xi + JD Xa – analog + digital crossover synths + TR sequencer inside! Korg MS20M with FM, Sync, PWM and flat desktop design + SQ1 sequencer (-> SynthDB   Korg MS20M Analog Synthesizer) Sequential Prophet 6 (yes it is labelled Sequential, not Dave Smith who is still the distributor) +…

DAW macOS 

Logic Pro X10.1 (2015)

hey, Apple seems to keep working on Logic X – and .. not being at NAMM (I think) here is a run down image stolen from CDN – see link above! – since apple .. well – never got an NFR or so.. so.. Automation by regions org’ed plugins multi touch EQ support + app retro synth + wavetables (so this is catching up with retrologue etc.) A NEW COMPRESSOR <—!!! the old one was sooo $%$%!! new quantize mode called „smart quantize“ names can be seen – got handles…

Synth 

Roland JD-Xa Synthesizer (analog + digital!) + Aira MX

the JDXA synth is the „large“ version of the new series that the JD Xi leak looked ahead on – and looks like this: btw – Roland breaks it’s own rules not to use „old technology“ to have an analog circuit integrated! and we ALL did not even consider Roland will ever make analog again! including myself ;) NAMM 2015: Roland\'s New JD-XA – Big Daddy Of JD-XiDieses Video auf YouTube ansehen it has an analog and a digital part of a sound (layer). quite classic layout and knobs –…

Synth 

Musotalk: NAMM Preview / Talk, Casio, weniger Kamele und mehr Lametta – Synthesizerwelle 2015?

NAMM Preview & die Top-News der WocheDieses Video auf YouTube ansehen Da isser – der erste Musotalk „Stammtisch“ mit Non Eric, Kai und Tom (und mir) zu aktuellen Themen von 12:00 aus der Livesendung. Wir verkünden darin, dass leider Camel Audio das sehr geschätzte Alchemy und überhaupt den kompletten Verkauf aufgeben, es gibt nur noch Support bis Sommer, danach ist leider Schluss. Schade. Unsere Themen (auch viele davon hier auf Sequencer.de gepostet): Für Aktuelles zur NAMM 2015 einfach unten auf den entsprechenden Tag klicken! Ich habe vergessen einen kostenlosen AU…

App 

iOs App: Elastic Drums & Wretch Up (Mouse on Mars related)

Elastic Drums is a new iPhone app, it offers 6 tracks that can be easily programmed as 16step patterns, that can be chained and programmed as as song. 4 fx incl. reverb and gated reverb can be automated to it and recorded in realtime. Free Promo Codes – der frühe Vogel.. Grüße vom SynMag und Sequencer.de und Danke an Oliver für die Codes: AA6L9JKJ9ARR 4RN4EAFY9EHH H6AFHX6EWWKW 3JWJEME3FAA9 33EWJYMT4AH7 6EEJJMRYJK39 4ELPL9YRTJJX TR36NWF7T7YE -> Einlösen -> Redeem Promo Code: http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201209 the shown screen shot tells it – it’s a fm capable and…