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May 1, 2006,
By Babz
FXpansion BFD Deluxe Collection ($249) is the company's third expansion pack for its popular virtual-drum instrument, BFD. Boasting eight drum kits recorded...
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May 1, 2006,
By Jim Aikin
The aim of physical-modeling synthesis is to produce realistic performance nuance in whole phrases, not just in single notes. Rather than simply playing...
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Apr 1, 2006,
By Geary Yelton
For more than two centuries, the dream that one person could command complete control of every instrument in a symphony orchestra was just that: a dream....
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Apr 1, 2006,
By Marty Cutler
Like the Rodney Dangerfield of the electronic-music world, General MIDI (GM) gets no respect. Nonetheless, many of its protocols have infiltrated electronic...
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Mar 1, 2006,
By Marty Cutler
Virtual analog synthesis can take either of two main paths: one emulates classic instruments, and the other blends physically modeled analog-synthesis...
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Mar 1, 2006,
By rachMiel
Jamstix, a virtual-drummer VST instrument plug-in, is one of the new breed of interactive computer-based instruments that help composers to make music....
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Feb 1, 2006,
By David M. Rubin
Reality is a funny thing, especially when you try to emulate it with MIDI instruments. What is it that makes one performance sound more real than another?...
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Jan 1, 2006,
By Jonathan E. Segel
Virtual-synth designer Rob Papen has collaborated with programmer Jon Ayres to create Blue ($199.95), a 16-note polyphonic synth plug-in for VST 2.0 and...
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Dec 1, 2005,
By Dennis Miller
Native Instruments has released version 5 of Reaktor, a major upgrade to an already powerful sound-synthesis toolkit. The new version sports enhancements...
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Nov 1, 2005,
By Len Sasso
With the release of Kontakt 2, Native Instruments has raised the bar for software samplers. Features such as automatic translation for a large and growing...
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Nov 1, 2005,
By Geary Yelton
In 2003, Hartmann Music introduced the Neuron, a $4,995 keyboard synthesizer that took a unique approach to creating sounds. It was filled with fantastic...
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Oct 1, 2005,
By Len Sasso
CronoX3 is the latest brainchild of instrument designer Peter Linsener, and it's a significant advance over previous versions of CronoX. CronoX3 is available...
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Sep 1, 2005,
By Brian Smithers
The ARP 2600 V from Arturia is a cross-platform software emulation of the vintage ARP 2600 monosynth (see Fig. 1). ARP 2600 V works as a standalone program...
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Jul 1, 2005,
By Len Sasso
DiscoDSP's line of Windows VST plug-ins consists of three synthesizers ($99 each), a sampler ($99), and a mastering effects collection called FX ($99)....
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Jun 1, 2005,
By Brian Smithers
They say the more things change, the more they stay the same. When it comes to synthesis, that statement certainly seems to be true. Names such as Moog...
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May 1, 2005,
By Marty Cutler
Though spontaneity is not often associated with loop sequencing, the quasi-improvisational capabilities of Spectrasonics' Stylus RMX are only part of...
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May 1, 2005,
By David Rubin
When GigaStudio debuted in the late '90s as GigaSampler, it soon spawned a plethora of gigantic multidisc sample libraries. Unfettered by the RAM restrictions...
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May 1, 2005,
By Jim Aikin
The analog synths of yesteryear the Minimoogs and Prophets and their dozens of cousins have earned a permanent place in electronic musicians' hearts....
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Apr 1, 2005,
By Len Sasso
Reaktor Electronic Instruments 2 ($119) is Native Instruments' second bundle of premium Ensembles for Reaktor and Reaktor Session. It has two synths,...
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Apr 1, 2005,
By Len Sasso
Wusikstation ($99.95) is a multilayer VST synth plug-in for Windows. Four of its six layers have a one-oscillator subtractive synthesis engine, and the...
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FXPANSION BFD Deluxe Collection
ARTURIA Brass 1.0 (Mac/Win)
IK MULTIMEDIA Miroslav Philharmonik 1.0 (Mac/Win)
NATIVE INSTRUMENTS Bandstand 1.0.1 (Mac/Win)
RAYZOON TECHNOLOGIES Jamstix
SYNFUL Synful Orchestra 2.2.0 (Mac/Win)