Novation unveils Bass Station II, a brand new version of the original BassStation released in 1993. Bass Station II is a powerful analogue synth keyboard that’s made for bass but equally well adapted to leads. Bass Station II has been completely re-worked for the 21st century, with two filters, three oscillators, patch save and a fully-analogue effects section. Plus there’s a step sequencer, arpeggiator, a two octave (25-note) velocity-sensitive keyboard with full-sized keys and a powerful modulation section. There’s even MIDI I/O and USB connectivity.
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Software plug-in manufacturer iZotope announce Iris, an exciting new virtual synthesizer instrument that will be released at the end of April 2012.
Inspired by their RX2 audio repair suite, Iris is the first ever virtual instrument from iZotope. This groundbreaking sample-based synthesizer harnesses the power of both your eyes and ears and is an extremely powerful tool for creating completely new sounds.
This brief history is told by Venom Synth designer Taiho Yamada giving us an insight into the development of M-Audio’s first ever analog synthesizer.
I originally thought Venom would be white.
That seems like an odd thing to say, considering that Venom actually is painted white, but I think you’d be amazed at the incredible journey it took to finally get there. In this blog post, I’m going to pull back the curtain a bit on the design of Venom, and give you a peek at what it’s like to work with a group of colleagues who are so passionate about synthesizers. Sometimes, gaining consensus between various viewpoints can be quite frustrating, but after all of the “spirited” debates, the end result is a finished product that’s the best it can be.
Onward with the tale…
In the beginning, I decided that Venom really needed to look like M-Audio’s KeyStudio 49i:
Officially announced at NAMM 2011, Rob Papen Punch is a virtual drum synthesizer which is the first foray into percussive based instruments from Dutch sofware developer Rob Papen. With a rich arsenal of software synths already in the Rob Papen product line, Punch will complement the likes of SubBoomBass and Predator to give producers and complete set of virtual instruments to create with.
Punch allows the user to combine synthesis and sampling to create brand new sounds in a quick and easy way that is typical of Rob Papen software , there is even a control called ‘Punch’ so tweaking is really nice and simple. That’s enough talk, take a look at our video and see what all the fuss is about… continue reading…
Leading pro-audio specialists Avid have released the M-Audio Venom Synth at NAMM 2011.
The aim of Avid’s new synth is to combine the warm sound and character of vintage keyboards with the intuitive control and workflow advantages of modern digital processing, hoping it will provide cutting-edge sound options to musicians of all skill levels.
The sound design capabilities allow musicians to create distinctive sounds using 41 oscillator waves and 53 drum sounds sampled from renowned vintage keyboards. continue reading…