On a few occasions I was going to pick up the original Vielklang. Instant Harmony V2 was just released and it looks really good. Imagine Melodyne with auto-harmony creation. I like how you can drop audio from your DAW directly into Instant Harmony’s plug-in window. Price: $149 USD
“Vielklang Instant Harmony generates harmonies with 2-4 voices. It is packed with musical intelligence and music theory: it detects the best fitting harmonies for each individual input melody, and automatically synthesizes up to four voices with the voices not merely running in parallel but with their voicings selected to sound most natural (voice leading). The advanced pitch editing controls (full version only!) give you fast and easy access to pitch, timing, vibrato control, formant shift, and to many more editing options.” – zplane.de
For more info: zplane.de/products/plugins/vielklang
This entry was written by , posted on October 6, 2012 at 7:00 am, filed under plug-ins, song writing and tagged Instant Harmony, Melodyne, vielklang, vocals. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Peter and Pavol from LinPlug have released a new version of their Cronox sampler/synth plug-in called CrX4. It really is an all new plug-in adding a lot of new features but also dropping a few Cronox items. I love samplers and Linplug’s mod matrix has always been awesome. One feature I like is the Wavetable Generator that can be modulated. There is a demo so try it for yourself. $149 USD.
“CrX4 mixes up your samples in realtime like no other instrument. If you start with a kick sample you may end up with getting a fascinating pad from it, and you should not be astonished to get some punchy drums just from your vocal samples. Its CrX4, samples are only food for its versatile and unique engines, featuring 3 different specialized sample processing generators, an oscillator, a sophisticated noise generator and all the filters and modulations you expect from a fully fledged synthesizer.” – Linplug
For more info: linplug.com/crx4.html
This entry was written by , posted on August 27, 2012 at 7:00 am, filed under plug-ins and tagged CrX4, Linplug, sampler. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Is this is a software Oto Biscuit? Maybe not but it’s from Sonic Charge so it’s 100% going to be useful. 12bit delay, analog saturation, limiter, etc… Permut8 is available now for $66 (25% off if you own any of their other products). I’m going to try it tonight when I get home from work and will update this post with some thoughts. Please do tell me what you think!
“Permut8 is an effect plug-in that embraces the sounds of primitive signal processing hardware. At its core is a 12-bit digital delay with variable sample rate from 0 to 352 khz. The delay is controlled by a programmable processor that allows you to change and modulate the delay time with various “operators”. The input and output stages offers virtual analog components for saturation, limiting and filtering. The sound of Permut8 is raw and complex but noisy and warm at the same time.” – soniccharge.com
For more info: soniccharge.com/permut8
This entry was written by , posted on August 13, 2012 at 6:48 am, filed under plug-ins and tagged Permut8, plug-in, Sonic Charge. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
I’ve become internet friends with Brian “AfroDJmac”. In passing I mentioned a possible idea for one of his incredible free Ableton Live packs. Basically I love cassette tape hiss. I suggested that if he access to some old tapes I would certainly like a “pack of hiss”. Well a week later and viola Brian surprised me with this nice gift: Free Ableton Pack #60: Tape Hiss Vinyl Crackle! Watch the video above because this isn’t just some samples. Brian has spent time making things work properly and also added vinyl crackle. Eat that Slate Digital!
“An Ableton Live Instrument Rack that turns any synth you have into a synth that sounds like it came from tape or record!” – afrodjmac.com
Download the free pack now: afrodjmac.com/2012/07/19…
This entry was written by , posted on July 19, 2012 at 9:34 am, filed under Ableton Live, plug-ins, sounds and tagged ableton, Ableton Live, free, tape, tape hiss. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Twisted Tools S-Layer is a sample library paired with a glitch effect plug-in. This only works with the full version of Native Instruments Reaktor. Check out Torley’s video above to get an idea some of the sounds and effects. If you have Reaktor and make any type of electronic music I think you will get use of this. $69 USD.
“S-LAYER is a sample layering sound creation tool that allows you to create, edit and play new sound combinations by taking samples and layering them together using an eight part sampler and an intuitive cell layout.” – twistedtools.com
For more info: twistedtools.com
This entry was written by , posted on July 11, 2012 at 5:07 am, filed under plug-ins and tagged glitch, native instruments, Twisted Tools, Twisted Tools S-Layer. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
I love storm sounds. In New York we get some massive thunder from time to time. I like to turn off any TV or music playing, sit by the window and listen to the rumble. Rain and wind sounds are great in music. I often use white noise to simulate wind. There are sample libraries of this stuff but if you want a proper VST which simulates rain or wind well now you an have one. Audiowind and Audiorain do just exactly that. There’s even the almighty awesome random button. The only caveat is the price: 149 Euro each launch price going up to 245 Euro or 399 Euro for both. Without a doubt for weather channels, commercial producing studios and filmakers it’s worth it. For a solo electronic musician looking for a storm maybe not.
“They are perfect tools for wind sound effect and rain sound effect.” – audiogaming.net
For more info: audiogaming.net/audiowind-audiorain
via rekkerd.org
This entry was written by , posted on June 27, 2012 at 5:25 am, filed under plug-ins, sounds and tagged audiorain, audiowind, plug-in, rain, storm, weather. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Of all the sample library makers I think UVI is one of the best. They have good taste and also wrap their sounds in a nice way. This time they do a take on the Fairlight called the Darklight IIx. I love these very Trevor Horn sounds so much. Think Art of Noise, late Yes, Yello, Herbie Hancock… I had a few of the type of sounds on my first sampler a Roland S-50. There have been a few recent sample libraries and an iOS app but I’m betting this one from UVI will be the most useful. It has 3 pages/screens. Page P is where you load and change the sound, Page B is a digital drum machine (yay) and Page U is a sequencer. $200 USD.
“UVI Darklight IIx is the latest UVI product, inspired by the most mythical Computer Music Instrument of the 80′s. We took our obsession to the next level, creating a complete set of instruments, sounds and sonic tools deeply inspired by the original digital monster. A unique, hybrid process of exhaustive multi-sampling, analysis, and advanced audio processing allowed us to not only capture the original character of this machine but to enhance its ability with a host of today’s most powerful analog modeled filters, LFOs, envelopes and effects–packaged beautifully in an old-school interface.” – UVI YouTube
For more info: uvisoundsource.com/darklight-iix…
This entry was written by , posted on June 22, 2012 at 11:07 am, filed under plug-ins, sounds, synthesizer and tagged Darklight IIx, Fairlight CMI, UVI. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Sonic Charge who make the excellent uToniq, Synplant and Bitspeek are gearing up to release something called Permut8. There’s a thread over at the KVR forums getting into what it could be (link). My guess it uses some Bitspeek tech and is sort of a bit-crusher, filter, fxstep sequencer with feedback? Someone there mentioned it could have software like Otto Biscuit. I think it will be a good one!
“NDA, I’m afraid. But it’s a doozy of a plugin. Definitely not a one-trick pony.” – ariston
For more info: soniccharge.com
This entry was written by , posted on June 10, 2012 at 8:46 am, filed under plug-ins and tagged Permut8, plug-in, Sonic Charge. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
I love all the plug-ins Berlin based Sugar-Bytes produces. Even though their new software Cyclop is aimed at the dubstep crowd don’t let that deter you. In fact, tools created for one thing used for another often makes a lot of sense. A FX Sequencer, 10 filters, 6 synth engines, Routing Mod and more in an easy to use thing should make any electronic music producer smile. I’m going to buy this tonight. $139 USD.
“And with it comes bass — lots of it. Synthesis in its purest form. Spectral, digital, or fat analog. Use your own samples as a wavetable, throw effect sequencer orgies, drop on filters and make wobble basses never heard before.” – sugar-bytes.de
For more info: sugar-bytes.de/content/products/cyclop
This entry was written by , posted on June 5, 2012 at 1:20 pm, filed under plug-ins, synthesizer and tagged bass, Cyclop, dubstep, Sugar Bytes, synthesizer. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
So let’s say you modified your Korg Monotribe to use MIDI. You can see the post I did about the Amazing Machines Miditribe I/O: here. Unbelievably there is now a software editor that lets you control your MIDIed Monotribe called Mtribe. You can now save presets, record automation, etc… There’s even a random patch generator (yay). It’s stand alone or a Max4Live device. The software is $5. I love my Monotribe and think it has a great sound. Very much worth the price.
“MIDI IN/OUT for all MIDI supported features in a practical GUI. Presets (load/save for storing and recalling presets!). Key Tracking. In real time pitch modulates LFO intensity / VCF cutoff. LFO as second oscillator, auto tuned based on harmonics schemes. Glide emulation and finer pitch bending (more precisely than raw MIDI). XY Pad for two parameters at once (with reset and spring mode). (optional) note off removal (to remove gate clicks) and velocity off/on. preset randomizer for each section (VCA, LFO, modulation, glide). MIDI learn for the GUI through extra MIDI input.”
For more info: fabriziopoce.com/mtribe
This entry was written by , posted on May 22, 2012 at 6:42 am, filed under plug-ins, synthesizer and tagged Korg, Monotribe, MTribe, synthesizer. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
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