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A legend returns. Fantastic!
The soundtrack to Racer: A Chrome Experiment (http://g.co/racer). Original music produced and composed by Giorgio Moroder.
SYNTH MAGIC release Phobos update for Kontakt
Hot on the heels of the magnificent System1000m (a collaboration between SM & Tronsonic) comes an updated version of Phobos - Interstellar Fantasy instrument for Native Instrument’s Kontakt.*
Featuring updated filter sequencer, updated FX section, a huge amount of newly sampled waveforms and a stunningly beautiful GUI crafted by Anders Hedstrom (Flavours of Lime).
Shipping with an impressive 150 presets - excellent for drones, ambience, spacey textures and pads. Brilliant for creating drfiting, lilting arpeggios and soundscapes - a must for lovers of evolving ‘space’ music and downtempo edm.
The original Phobos was a beautiful sounding, rewarding instrument and this update takes Phobos to a whole new level.
Buy Phobos MKII now for the introductory price of just £10 (£19.99 thereafter). Owners of the original Phobos will get the new instrument for free.
Well done, Steve. Another winner!
* Full version of Kontakt 4.2 or greater required.
New Aurora AR57 synth from Synth Restore
The UK’s Synth Restore has announced the Aurora AR57 synth – a brand new 3-oscillator analogue synthesizer. Not a clone or recreationnof an old classic but a totally new design featuring: Available only in the UK at the moment for a price of around £995
Synth Magic & Tronsonic release System 1000m
Favourite purveyors of beautiful classic recreations, Synth Magic & Tronsonic have collaborated to bring us System 1000m - a brilliant modular-style, multisampled instrument for Kontakt 5. Utilising Kontakt 5’s excellent new filters, and the benefit of K5’s larger GUI area, System 1000m is an experimenter and soundtweakers dream. All the fun of modular synthesis with none of the headscratching. Sampled with vintage valve gear and recorded to 1/4” tape for that authentic analogue vibe, this is surely another no-brainer! Available at the introductory price of just £14.95 (until 20/5/13). Full version of Kontakt 5 is required.
First look at the new Korg Volcas
Tyrell N6 V3 released
Version 3 of U-he’s freeware beauty, Tyrell has been released. Sporting a new retro-style skin (which to me looks like it belongs in a Reason rack) and a host of new features, notably: I’ve been informed that V2 skins will still work with the new V3 so you don’t have to give up on your preferred look if you don’t want to.
New Volca boxes from Korg
Set to be announced at Musikmesse (following intense rumours and speculation). These look like a great step up from the little Monotribe boxes - and especially the inclusion of MIDI! They should make an excellent addition to the Monotribes. Looks like Korg are really switching their focus this year. Great stuff!
New OMD album
OMD’s new album “English Electric” has been released and it’s stupendously good. Go get it now and if you’re lucky enough to live near one of the towns they’re visiting on the current tour then don’t miss it. John Foxx and The Maths supporting on much of the British leg. It’s times like this that I really hate being on the other side of the world.
New Analogue Bass Station from Novation
Novation have announced the release of the all new Bass Station II - a reworked, re-imagined analogue version of the the classic Bass Station. Featuring a very impressive set of sound creation possibilites, and a probable low-street price, this looks set to be a winner for Novation.
MFB Tanzbär Drumcomputer
Also from MFB - the Tanzbar Drumcomputer. Even more want!
MFB Announce Dominion 1 Analogue Synthesizer
Manfred Fricke Berlin will be previewing the Dominion 1 anolgue synth at Musikmesse 2013. Featuring: Price and availabilty is yet to be announced. This is is leaving full of want!
