EMS Synthi for Kontakt 2

I recently saw one of these on ebay. The 70s suitcase synth! Now you can get a virtual version from Soniccouture

Do these vintage drum machines by Audio Realism compare to the real thing?

Audio Realism contains two different drum machines modeled after roland. The interface looks really nice
Coming out in 2007:

If thats not cool, check this piece out! AudioRealism Bassline PRO! Its like a super-modded TB-303!

Mac Demo or PC Demo

From Audiorealism.Se

Free soft synth: Synthmaster

SynthMaster is semi-modular software synthesizer and multi-effects plug-in that combines many different synthesis methods such as additive synthesis, subtractive synthesis, ring modulation, amplitude modulation, frequency / phase modulation, pulse width modulation, osc sync and waveshaping.
Check out the Downloads Page from Kv331audio.
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Free Phaser VST

KR Phaser version R.1.1.0

Looks like it does all the normal phaser functions. I always love free plugins, even if its for Windows.

Available at K Research

5.1 Channel Surround in Reason

A quick tutorial on how to set up 5.1 audio mixes in Reason.

• Features quadraphonic reverb & pans.

My wish list for Reason 4 would include better surround support, but this tutorial is pretty cool until then.

Also on my wishlist for Reason 4:
Optical Audio plugs on the back, so I don’t have to keep wiring stereo channels.

From Reason Freaks Click Here

Anthology 2

I have never used Anthology before, but any release optimized for Intel Macs is a good thing!

Eventide say that this new Mactel upgrade will allow users to take full advantage of Apple’s newest computers, including the Mac Pro with quad-core architecture, for faster processing speeds when operating the company’s digital plug-ins.

Click to Read Sonic State Article
Check Out EvenTide (what a crummy page!)

Native Instruments Massive and FM8 released!

The successor to the FM synthesis software FM7 is here: FM8!
Also a new “wave scanning” synthesis instrument Massive has been released

Massive For PC Demo
Massive For mac (intel binary!)

and

FM8 for PC Demo
Fm8 for mac (intel binary!)

It should be really interesting to demo Massive. Full review of the demo coming soon.

Outsim Synthmaker - Create your own synth!

Synthmaker 1.0 has been released. It will allow you to create a synthesizer without writing any program code, like SynthEdit. Graphics are vector based, which allows you to resize easily. It also features a way to directly write your own DSP code into the machine. $125 GBP It looks really interesting, I can’t wait to try it out and compare it to SynthEdit. Click Here

Reason Song Tutorial Part 2

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Propellerheads Reason Song Tutorial - make a full track in less than 20 minutes!

Here is part one of a free video tutorial I made on how to use Propellerheads Reason. Goes through recording, composition, and even a little bit of mastering at the end. You can use these tips in your own songs and expand upon them. The quality is a little shoddy because its youtube…google video version coming soon. Part two will be posted tomarrow.

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