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Synth and Software

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Nashville Sky—New AAS Sound Pack for Strum GS‑2 and AAS Player

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsNashville Sky—New AAS Sound Pack for Strum GS‑2 and AAS Player From @synthandsoftware - With Nashville Sky for Strum GS, Brazilian producer and keyboard virtuoso Thiago Pinheiro captures the spirit of Americana through expressive acoustic guitar performances inspired by Nashville’s

September 10
ILIO and LifeStyleDidIt Update SINES Patch Library for Omnisphere 3

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsILIO and LifeStyleDidIt Update SINES Patch Library for Omnisphere 3 From @synthandsoftware - ILIO and LifeStyleDidIt announce that SINES has been updated for Spectrasonics Omnisphere 3. PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Alongside the update, ILIO and LifeStyleDidIt have released a new free SINES Demo P

September 10
The Bob Moog Foundation Announces Summer Raffle for Vintage Memorymoog Plus and Moog Muse Synthesizers

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsThe Bob Moog Foundation Announces Summer Raffle for Vintage Memorymoog Plus and Moog Muse Synthesizers From @synthandsoftware - The Bob Moog Foundation is excited to announce its summer fundraising raffle for a vintage Memorymoog Plus synthesizer and a brand-new Moog Muse synthesizer. The Memorymoog Plus, serial number 30

August 31
Cherry Audio’s Memorymode 2 – Their New Flagship

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsCherry Audio’s Memorymode 2 – Their New Flagship From @synthandsoftware - Modern features, while maintaining compatibility with the original – that is, both their previous softsynth and the original Memorymoog Chery Audio keeps introducing amazing softsynths. We’d like

August 26
New Joranalogue Audio Design Flow 3 Auto-dynamic Filter Module

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsNew Joranalogue Audio Design Flow 3 Auto-dynamic Filter Module From @synthandsoftware - Joranalogue Audio Design announces Flow 3 auto-dynamic filter module for Eurorack. PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Flow 3’s core integrator saturation of its simultaneous — low-pass (LP2), attenuates frequenc

August 25
Audio Modeling Introduces Expressive Physical Modeling Ensembles

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsAudio Modeling Introduces Expressive Physical Modeling Ensembles From @synthandsoftware - PolySWAM from Audio Modeling is a fully polyphonic orchestral instrument for composition, production, and live performance. PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Audio Modeling’s established SWAM instruments are de

August 25
New Focusrite ISA C8X Audio Interface

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsNew Focusrite ISA C8X Audio Interface From @synthandsoftware - ISA C8X brings the warm, rich sound of ISA into a modern 26-in, 28-out USB-C interface. PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Two ISA Lundahl LL1538 transformer preamps sit alongside six ultra-low-noise, modern Foc

August 25
New Harrison Audio 32Classic Channel Strip V2 Plug-In

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsNew Harrison Audio 32Classic Channel Strip V2 Plug-In From @synthandsoftware - The Harrison sound meets modern workflow with native UC1 integration, dual GUI modes, expanded processing tools, and SSL 360° compatibility. PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Harrison Audio today announces 32Cl

August 21
Focusrite Expands Control 2 Compatibility

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsFocusrite Expands Control 2 Compatibility From @synthandsoftware - Focusrite expands Focusrite Control 2 compatibility to Scarlett 3rd Gen, Clarett+, Clarett USB, and select Scarlett 2nd Gen USB audio interfaces — specifically the 6i6, 18i8, and 18i20. PRESS ANN

August 21
ARP Foundation Introduces Back-to-School Fundraiser

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsARP Foundation Introduces Back-to-School Fundraiser From @synthandsoftware - Building on the momentum of the Alan R. Pearlman Centennial celebration, the Alan R. Pearlman Foundation has announced its 2026 Back-to-School Fundraiser, running August 18 through October 13, 20

August 21
How to Cheat Tap Tempo (Without Tapping) and Align Free MIDI to Bars and Beats

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsHow to Cheat Tap Tempo (Without Tapping) and Align Free MIDI to Bars and Beats From @synthandsoftware - Read this if you’re frustrated with the standard ways of creating a bar/beat map Here’s a relatively unusual – yet simple and practically foolproof – method of aligning bars and beats to MIDI you

August 18
Pittsburgh Modular Lifeforms SV-2 Semi-modular Revisits Classic East Coast Analog Synthesis

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsPittsburgh Modular Lifeforms SV-2 Semi-modular Revisits Classic East Coast Analog Synthesis From @synthandsoftware - It’s a complete synth with a keyboard, but it also has an integrated Eurorack patchbay Pittsburgh Modular is known for affordable yet quality Eurorack modular synthesis. The SV-2 is that – it can

August 12
Rhodes Music Introduces Clav Pro Plug-in

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsRhodes Music Introduces Clav Pro Plug-in From @synthandsoftware - Rhodes Music introduces the Rhodes Clav Pro plug-in, a faithful recreation of a rare 1977 Clav D6 “Transition” model. PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Capturing the sharp attack, expressive response, and rhyth

August 5
Ravine DSP Introduces Inter::State V1.3 Plug-in Host

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsRavine DSP Introduces Inter::State V1.3 Plug-in Host From @synthandsoftware - V1.3 Inter::State plug-in host for already-owned effects — enhanced with new Slot Scenes storing eight tonal states from one plug-in and an ability to switch, morph, or tempo-crossfade between th

August 5
The MIDI Piano Profiles Standard Is Here

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsThe MIDI Piano Profiles Standard Is Here From @synthandsoftware - No tweaking – record parts using one MIDI piano, play them back on another Everyone who’s ever recorded MIDI piano parts using one sampled or modeled piano, then switched the same MIDI over to an

August 3
Celemony’s Tonalic Expands

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsCelemony’s Tonalic Expands From @synthandsoftware - Tonalic plug-in brings real performances by studio musicians directly into the DAW. PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Tonalic – the plug-in from the creators of Melodyne – brings real performances by world-clas

July 27
KORG NTS-4 Analog Performance Mixer

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsKORG NTS-4 Analog Performance Mixer From @synthandsoftware - Assembly required – and that’s a good thing It’s always interesting how the most successful, durable synth manufacturers – and Korg is certainly that and a lot more – have a finger to the wind. H

July 23
New Preverb Plug- in

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsNew Preverb Plug- in From @synthandsoftware - Low End Candy produces Preverb as first plug-in realizing reverse reverb in real time by putting a reverb swell before a sound instead of after. PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Low EndCandy announces Preverb

July 21
Vintage Synths – Where’s the Missing Sine Wave Oscillator Shape?

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsVintage Synths – Where’s the Missing Sine Wave Oscillator Shape? From @synthandsoftware - Why it’s not there and how to program one The number of times people at cocktail parties have asked me why many vintage synths’ oscilators don’t have sine waves is ridiculous. And what makes it r

July 15
New Novation Launchkey 88

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsNew Novation Launchkey 88 From @synthandsoftware - Novation announces the release of Launchkey 88, the largest keyboard controller in the MK4 range. Press Announcement This latest addition from Novation inherits the deep DAW integration, built-in

July 14
Update: Magnolia Frap Tools 8-Voice Analog Thru-Zero FM Synthesizer

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsUpdate: Magnolia Frap Tools 8-Voice Analog Thru-Zero FM Synthesizer From @synthandsoftware - It’s an analog FM synth from Italy, with a new firmware update This is a boutique synth – a euphemism that means high-end – that among many other features has a 5-octave keyboard with polyphonic

July 8
MOTU 16A, 848, and 10pre Audio Interfaces Now Milan™ Certified

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsMOTU 16A, 848, and 10pre Audio Interfaces Now Milan™ Certified From @synthandsoftware - MOTU recently completed Milan™ Certification for its 16A, 848, and 10pre audio interfaces. Press Announcement “Milan Certification means that studio engineers, systems integrators, and other audi

July 7
GForce Sequential Prophet-5 – the Synth and Software Review

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsGForce Sequential Prophet-5 – the Synth and Software Review From @synthandsoftware - A software version of the classic digitally-controlled synth that led to MIDI, with additional 2026 features The Sequential Prophet-5 was an important instrument the history of synths, but even m

July 3
Arturia Rev OCEAN – a Big, Evolving Reverb Ambience Processor

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsArturia Rev OCEAN – a Big, Evolving Reverb Ambience Processor From @synthandsoftware - It’s an ambient effect processor inspired by the ocean Arturia’s succinct release below pretty much nails this effect. One relatively rare feature that stands out for us is its ability to set the

June 25