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Loop & Sound has released Eternity, a powerful virtual analogue synthesizer featuring 2 VCOs with about 140 waveforms each (Sine, Triangle, Sawtooth, Square plus 135 special wave forms). Each oscillator can work in Single, Dual, Fat and Ultrafat modes.

The core of the synthesizer is the custom randomization that can be assigned or not to any of the knobs. It is easy to set up custom presets for instant production of any type of sound. For example, just create a Bass sound and fix (exclude randomization) the knobs to give the sound shape (VCA Envelope & VCF Envelope) to generate unlimited bass sounds with only a mouse click.

Specifics:

• 2 VCO (140 available waves).
• 4 modes of oscillator: Single/Dual/Fat/Ultrafat.
• Preset Genesi Technology (customized randomization).
• Modulation Matrix can modulate OSC PWM, OSC Phase, LFO Speed, LFO Depth, VCF Cutoff, VCF Resonance by Velocity, Mod Env, Aftertouch, Mod Wheel, Foot Pedal, Breath.
• VCA with Envelope.
• Time synched LFO.
• 5 VCF (12db/24db) with Envelope (LP, HP, BP, BR, Peak).
• 196 Presets.
• Save/Load presets.
• Pitch Wheel.
• 5 Octaves MIDI Keyboard.
• EFX Panel with Chorus/Delay/Reverb).
• Meter.

Eternity is free and is available for Windows as a VST instrument plug-in.

Visit: Loop And Sound

Univox SR-95 / Keio Minipops MP-7 Drum Machine : Version two is a major update of the Kontakt instrument file.

There is now a built-in rhythm pattern player with all the original rhythms from both the Univox SR-95 and Keio minipops MP-7. Rhythms can be combined just like the real thing, in fact you are able to create combinations unavailable on the real thing due to the way the selector buttons were shared between two rhythms.

You can also mute instrument groups (of which there are eight) and add “Imperfections” like velocity and timing variations. Sound groups can now also be panned.

Price: GBP 3.50

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WOK has released dTUNE, a new voice doubling/detuning VST effect plug-in for Windows.

dTUNE generates two detuned signals of the input, making thin synth sounds more fat or fill up vocals or drums.

dTUNE is available for €9. There is also a free version (no presets and displays a nag-screen).

Price: Free / EUR 9.00

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Retro Soul : This drum loop pack pushes up the tempo with soul drum loops that range from 120 to 164. With huge room ambience and vintage Ludwig drum kits these soul drum loops offer a truly authentic soul sound that cannot be found in any other drum loop library. We also included some tambourine loops to compliment some of these timeless rhythms. The Ludwig drum kits were carefully tuned to capture the essence of the drum tones used in the 60′s and 70′s.

Retro Soul features

• 9 collections of soul drum loops that were influenced by some very famous soul classics and include a wealth of fills and variations.
• Total of 150 live played loops in WAV, AIF and REX2 formats.
• Tempos: 120 to 164 Bpm.
• Total Size: 510 MB.

Price:  USD 39.95

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Now it’s time for unveiling a number of features and aspects of Ohm Studio’s GUI: Not only did we turn on the respective tab on Ohm Studio’s site, but also put 6 new video teasers online. In each one of them you’ll be able to learn more about Ohm Studio’s refreshingly simple and efficient interface, built from the ground up.‚

Each video explains a little bit of Ohm Studio’s structure while showing concrete examples, talking about automation, modular routing, piano roll innovations, and much more besides. The GUI overall look/skin is still the Alpha Version’s one (we’re keeping the definitive Ohm Studio skin as a suprise for the Beta version) but the intuitive and highly versatile workflows – and their stunning smooth visual – are already there.

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acid.milch&honig has released stylobox v1.0 and transistordrums v2.0c. Both plug-ins are free / donationware and are available for Windows as VST instrument plug-ins.

transistor drums is a drum machine that uses different kinds of sound generating: the kick drum works analogue-style, the snare drum works hybrid analogue-style/sampling, the clap is granular sampled and the rest of the drums are built with samples.

Velocity affects not only volume – it also has an influence on the EQ in the background, analog parameters and also (minimally) to the envelope. Also built in is a microtuning random generator which generates for every drum beat a tiny difference mainly on pitch but also on other parameters to generate a more sensitive pseudo-realistic sound. A patch random button is included to help in creative crisis.

stylobox is like a virtual analog or physical modelling emulation of a well known toy instrument classic. It works without any samples, so octaves are possible. The only parameter is the vibrato on/off switch, which can be used with the mod-wheel.

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