Welcome to our 2016 Sonic Joy awards for the Best Virtual Instruments & Effects category. Hardware instrument sales are booming, but computers and virtual instruments & effects are still the most popular choice for the majority of musicians and producers worldwide. Although there was no revolutionary release, 2016 brought some…
Tag: Madrona Labs
deals
Madrona Labs 30% Off Sale!
At ANR we’re big fans of boutique companies like Madrona Labs, offering unique virtual instruments and fx that go way beyond your average VST. The good news is that the company is running a special sale (30% off!) until Sept 7th (extended deadline!!!). It’s a great chance to get Aalto,…
software reviews
Madrona Labs Virta Review – Modular Synth & Effects Processor For Your Voice (And More)
The idea for the new Madrona Labs synth/effect processor, Virta, first came about after a conversation about how to make expressiveness and dynamics more immediate when it cames to synthesis and performance. And the result of that conversation is here in software form, for us to explore. Virta is based…
news
Madrona Labs Introduces Virta – Effect Plugin For Creative Sound Design
Madrona Labs Aalto and Kaivo are still to this day two of our favorite soft synths and we’re excited to see that the Seattle company has a new product coming out next week. Virta (a Finnish word for ‘stream’ or ‘current’) is a MIDI or OSC-controllable effect plugin that runs…
software reviews
ZenSound Electro Modular Soundset for Madrona Labs Aalto
Madrona Labs Aalto is one of the few software synths that feels anything like hardware in use – even when only using a mouse. Its semi-modular, Buchla-esque approach makes it both inspiring and difficult to tame. It can take a lot of time and patience to programme usable, predictable sounds….
interviews
Q&A With Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – Painting Sounds
It doesn’t happen so often that I get excited with a ‘new artist’, so I’m happy to share with you one of the most intriguing discoveries I made this year. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is an American sound designer and composer. She studied composition and sound engineering at Berklee, to later…