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Little Labs Voice Of God Bass Resonance is now a native UA plug-in
There are tricks for getting low-end, and then there’s the Voice of God. UA’s (official) version is good as ever, and now at last, you can run it as a plug-in without any UAD hardware. We’re getting all the classics this week.
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Novation Bass Station gets a GForce software model and it’s perfect
Nothing punches like the Novation Bass Station, the UK company’s 1993 analog original. GForce Software makes a pretty good argument for making this a plug-in: emulate all the powerful sound of the synth and its filter, but add awesome modulation, effects, and sequencer/arp, unison mode, up to 16-voice polyphony, and make it mega-affordable (or free with a keyboard controller).
Peter Kirn - January 21, 2025
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ALM’s new MCO mk2 packs a studio of classic digital synths into 6HP, VCV
You won’t fit more synths into 6HP of Eurorack (or VCV Rack module) than the newest ALM/Busy Circuits module, MCO v2. It’s a wavetable synth, an additive synth, a Roland JP8000 voice, a vocoder, a 90s VA, a bass and drum synth, and a SID chip emulation all in one.
Peter Kirn - December 3, 2024
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Okay, the “frog” bass stabs on MJ’s Thriller is a Casiotone MT-60
Peter Kirn - November 1, 2024
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Modor DR-2, Belgian beast of a drum machine, now does basslines, too
Peter Kirn - October 14, 2024
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Free Surge XT 1.3 adds OSC, command line, new effects, more features
Peter Kirn - December 8, 2023
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Donner’s $199 B1 bass synth – sequencer just got song mode and randomization
Peter Kirn - August 17, 2023
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1976’s growling CAT synth now in a plug-in, co-created with original designer Carmine Bonanno
Peter Kirn - July 11, 2023
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