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Synplant 2 is Here – Smarter, Performance-Friendly, and Imports Audio Samples!
Great news from Sonic Charge! Synplant 2, the follow-up to one of the most unique software synthesizers of all time is finally here. We are old enough to remember our excitement when the original Synplant came out back in 2008, which led to our related Q&A with its developer, Magnus…
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FREE Miroslav Philarmonik 2 CE Orchestral Library
Miroslav Philharmonik 2 CE is a great introduction to the legendary jazz bassist and sampling visionary Miroslav Vitous’ lush new world of near-cinematic orchestral musical realism (I still remember fondly my early days with the original Miroslav Vitous library!). The product includes a 10 GB library with 733 instruments spread…
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Portapacks, New Content For Robotic Bean’s Portatron Tape Synthesizer
Robotic Bean today releases Portapacks, expansion packs for their popular Portatron Tape Synthesizer plugin. Portatron has already made waves in the music production industry for its quirky sound design and creative features. With Portapacks, Robotic Bean offers a variety of complete 4-track cassette patches, and individual samples, that can be…
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Arturia KeyLab Essential Mk3 In-Depth Review
Arturia has recently introduced the latest iteration of their popular KeyLab Essential MIDI controller series: the Mk3. What’s new? Is it worth upgrading? Is it a solid choice for beginners and more experienced players as well? I have been using one for a few weeks now, so let’s find out…
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Inphonik RX1200 12-bit Sampler Review – A Fun, Modern Take On The E-mu SP-1200
You might remember Inphonik from their 2018 release, the RX950 Classic AD/DA Converter effect plug-in, a reproduction of the signal path of the cult Akai S950 sampler. The French company is now with a new instrument plug-in. The RX1200 12-bit Sampler Instrument (available for Mac, Windows, Linux, and as a…