8Dio releases Deep-Sampled Legacy Grand Piano for Kontakt (FEATURED NEWS ITEM) 8DIO productions has announced the release of a new deep-sampled Grand Piano for Kontakt called Legacy 1928: Scoring Piano. It will be released February 7th, 2012, with an introductory price of $199 ($249 from 15th February). 8DIO says that the 8DI... [read more]
Celemony wins technical Grammy (08 Feb 2012) Celemony has been awarded a Grammy for technical merit. The Munich-based company will be honored by the Recording Academy with its Technical Grammy, which is given in recognition of "contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recordi... [read more]
Audiority releases Epic Pig Guiro for Kontakt (08 Feb 2012) Audiority has announced the release of a deep-sampled and designed Guiro for Kontakt, called Epic Pig Guiro. It is aimed to provide a useful companion for both soundtrack composing and cinematic scoring. Audiority says that the idea behind this lib... [read more]
Equinox Sounds releases 'Electro & Tech Sylenth1 Soundbank' (08 Feb 2012) Equinox Sounds has released Electro & Tech Sylenth1 Soundbank, a downloadable soundset for Lennar Digital's Sylenth1 that includes 64 sounds featuring leads, basses, plucks, pads and FX that will enhance any Electro, Tech and House production. C... [read more]
Sound Magic updates Imperial Grand to v2.6 and Neo EQ to v1.1 (08 Feb 2012) Sound Magic has updated Imperial Grand to Version 2.6 and Neo EQ to Version 1.1. Changes in Imperial Grand 2.6: Greatly improved CPU usage, now it only consume 40% of CPU compared to Version 2.5. Fixes SR volume can not controlled by note velocity.... [read more]
Precisionsound releases Orfeo Accordion for Kontakt, EXS24, HALion & SoundFont (08 Feb 2012) Precisionsound has released Orfeo Accordion for Kontakt, EXS24, HALion and SoundFont. Orfeo Accordion is a multi-sampled Italian accordion from the 1950s with 5 registers and a separate noise program. All registers have been sampled with belly in... [read more]
Aiyn Zahev Sounds releases Serenity - Trance Soundbank for Ultra Analog VA-1 (07 Feb 2012) Aiyn Zahev Sounds has released Serenity, a new sound bank for AAS Ultra Analog VA-1 designed for a modern trance sound but retaining the warm of Analog Synths. There are 180 presets divided into: 44 Arps. 24 Basses. 38 Pads. 16 Plucks. 22 Atmosphe... [read more]
Chris Halaby's Industry Focus: MacWorld and NAMM 2012 Show Reports (07 Feb 2012) First things first, we would be crazy not to mention a new feature on the KVR site. It's called My KVR and it is available for free for anyone that has a KVR account (also free). It allows people to manage their plug-ins on whatever hardware they us... [read more]
Willow Software updates free version of Anvil Studio to host VST-Instruments (06 Feb 2012) Willow Software has updated the free version of Anvil Studio, version 2012.01.01, to act as a host for VST-Instruments. Previously, the only software synthesizer available with the free version was the Windows-supplied GS Wavetable Synthesizer. With... [read more]
TriTone Digital release RecallTone for Mac VST, AU & RTAS (06 Feb 2012) TriTone Digital has released RecallTone for Mac OS X in VST, AU and RTAS plug-in formats. RecallTone offers powerful features for recalling studio sessions, providing convenient storage and handling of pictures, movie & MIDI data of the hardwar... [read more]
SyncerSoft updates Bass Landscapes to v2.0.1 and Freq Booster to v1.1 (06 Feb 2012) SyncerSoft has updated Bass Landscapes to version 2.0.1 and Freq Booster to version 1.1. Changes in Bass Landscapes v2.0.1: New TUBE effect. New interface. Minor bug fixed. Changes in Freq Booster v1.1: Added modulation indicator. Up to 64 prese... [read more]
Hanacsoft releases Reasonable Distortion for Windows VST (06 Feb 2012) Hanacsoft has released Reasonable Distortion, a free VST effect plug-in for Windows that features four distortion algorithms and four continuously variable parameters. You can enjoy varied results, from wispy saturation to a crunchy hard-rock sound,... [read more]
8Dio releases Deep-Sampled Legacy Grand Piano for Kontakt (06 Feb 2012) 8DIO productions has announced the release of a new deep-sampled Grand Piano for Kontakt called Legacy 1928: Scoring Piano. It will be released February 7th, 2012, with an introductory price of $199 ($249 from 15th February). 8DIO says that the 8DI... [read more]
Best Service releases Galaxy X - Convolution Synthesizer (04 Feb 2012) After three years of development, Galaxy Instruments and Best Service recently released a new virtual instrument with what they say is "an extraordinary new kind of sound design": Galaxy X. X is a Convolution Synthesizer, putting an extremely power... [read more]
Photosounder updates SplineEQ to v1.0.5 (03 Feb 2012) Photosounder has updated SplineEQ to v1.0.5. Changes since v1.0.4: The way slopes are defined is changed to linear instead of angular when the mouse cursor is on the same side of the handle control (red or blue) as the main control point (yellow).... [read more]
sonicLAB releases Cosmosf - Advanced Stochastic Synthesis Instrument (03 Feb 2012) sonicLAB has released Cosmosƒ, a stand-alone synthesizer application for Mac OS X. Cosmosƒ features a non-standard synthesis engine offering great functionality, precision and a real time operation/modulation scheme "on every level of tim... [read more]
Teragon Audio announces MrsWatson (Successor to MissWatson) (03 Feb 2012) Teragon Audio has announced the release of a beta version of MrsWatson, which is the successor to Teragon Audio's MissWatson - a command-line plug-in host capable of doing detailed plugin debugging, batch processing, and plugin benchmarking. Teragon... [read more]
Best Service releases Nitron - Sample-based Synth for Kontakt & Kontakt Player (03 Feb 2012) Best Service has released Nitron, a new sample-based synthesizer powered by Kontakt Player. The more than 1000 included Nitron patches are high quality multi-samples from more than 50 different synthesizers. You will find a broad range of classics... [read more]
Ableton updates Live to v8.2.8 (03 Feb 2012) Ableton has updated Live to version 8.2.8. Improvements: Added support for the Ableton Improvement Program, an automatic usage and data reporting tool. To enable, add this line to your Options.txt file: -ImprovementProgramParticipation=On More info... [read more]
Michael Ourednik releases Argotlunar Real-time Delay-Line Granulator for Mac VST & AU (03 Feb 2012) Michael Ourednik has released the Mac OS X VST and AU versions of Argotlunar, his real-time delay-line granulator effect plug-in. Argotlunar is free software, licensed under GNU GPL v2, and is now available for Mac OS X (32-bit) and Windows and Lin... [read more]
EastWest releases Quantum Leap Solo Violin (03 Feb 2012) EastWest has released of Quantum Leap Solo Violin for Windows and Mac OS X (VST, AU & RTAS). Produced by Nick Phoenix, Quantum Leap Solo Violin is a virtuoso solo violin recorded at Remote Control Productions, a film score facility in Santa Mon... [read more]
Full Bucket Music releases "the deputy Mark II" String Synthesizer (03 Feb 2012) Full Bucket Music has released the deputy Mark II, a free VST2.4 software instrument for Windows in the tradition of classic string machines and early "polyphonic" synthesizers, written in native C++ code. The main features are: Polyphonic string/... [read more]
eaReckon updates BloXpander to v1.3.0 (03 Feb 2012) eaReckon has updated BloXpander to version 1.3.0. MIDI Improvements: Tempo tap and tempo value can be controlled via MIDI. Manual edition of MIDI assignments. A control type (switch, knob, …) can also be selected for a better interpretation o... [read more]
Apple updates Final Cut Pro X to v10.0.3 (03 Feb 2012) Apple has updated Final Cut Pro X to version 10.0.3, a significant update to its professional video editing application, which introduces multicam editing that automatically syncs up to 64 angles of video and photos; advanced chroma keying for handli... [read more]
SKnote announces "Grasso" - Saturation and Compression Unit (03 Feb 2012) SKnote has announced Grasso, a new saturation and compression unit for mixing and mastering. Main features: Headroom and dry unit: manage saturation and resolution to make the sound more full and dry; Saturation unit: tube emulation with several a... [read more]
Defective Records Software updates Audio Plugin Player for Mac to v1.1 (02 Feb 2012) Defective Records Software has updated Audio Plugin Player to version 1.1. Changes: New ability to send tempo information for tempo sync'd plug-ins. New ability to shift octaves in QWERTY mode using left & right arrow keys. Expanded QWERTY key-... [read more]
Audiothing releases Spheres for Massive (02 Feb 2012) AudioThing has released Spheres, a new collection of 64 patches for Native Instruments Massive including pads, leads, basses, soundscapes, synth tuned percussions/mallets, sequences and more. These patches weren't designed for a specific genre, ins... [read more]
Kush Audio UBK-1 Now Available in AU Format (02 Feb 2012) American manufacturer Kush Audio has announced it is now shipping the AU version of UBK-1, a three-stage dynamics processor with simultaneous serial and parallel audio paths that offer a high level of control over a sound’s shape, tone, and ha... [read more]
Dmitry Sches updates Diversion VST to v1.11 (02 Feb 2012) Dmitry Sches has updated Diversion VST to version 1.11. Changes: Fixed crash rarely occurred when switching presets. Fixed CPU spike observed in Studio One. Slightly reduced overall CPU load. Envelopes now can be modulated by LFOs and MSEGs. Fixed... [read more]
IMEA Studio releases Groove Drums 1.1 - Percussion Sampler + Pattern-Based Drum-Machine Engine (Win & Mac VST) (02 Feb 2012) IMEA Studio has released version 1.1 of Groove Drums, a percussion sampler combined with a pattern based drum-machine engine, for Mac OS X and Windows. Groove Drums' architecture combines a sampler and an innovative tool which allows you to create... [read more]
Plughugger releases "Bazooka Bass" - 303 sounds for Fxpansion DCAM Synth Squad (02 Feb 2012) Plughugger has released Bazooka Bass, which offers 303 new sounds for FXpansion's DCAM Synth Squad. This sound expansion has been under development for over six months and is a collection of 303 presets for Strobe and Fusor. It spans from deep and d... [read more]
