Arturia MicroFreak V5 free update: custom user samples, sample and granular engines

New gear is great, but how about new life from your existing gear? Arturia’s pint-sized wundersynth just got a huge update: load your own custom user samples, and work with a sampling or one of three different granular engines and random per-key modulation. It’s really about the most fun little synth around.

Synthstrom Deluge synth-sampler-sequencer is now open source, GPLv3; details

Synthstrom’s Deluge, a do-everything sequencer-sampler-synth instrument beneath a lit-up grid, is going open source. We’ve got the details from Synthstrom about how that will work.

Peter Kirn - May 10, 2023

Roland SP-404MKII v3.0 firmware drops – here’s why we’re excited about it

Roland just released the 3.0 software update for its SP-404MKII sampler/sequencer/effects unit, and we’re psyched to share some of the features with you (and try them out ourselves!) Quick overview:

David Abravanel - March 10, 2023

Endorphin.es Ghost effects module V3: now with bit crusher, sample rate reduction, tweaks

Peter Kirn - February 17, 2023

Nonlinear Labs’ C15, the human-centered keyboard instrument, expands sound design features

Peter Kirn - February 1, 2023

Mutable Instruments swan song: end of production leaves huge legacy, one last Plaits update

Peter Kirn - December 15, 2022

Hey DJ, hey sampler – Circuit Rhythm 2.0 beat matches, samples in time, and more

Peter Kirn - November 11, 2022

New Noise Engineering modules, new platform: multiband dynamics, drum kit

Peter Kirn - August 11, 2022

Roland SP-404MKII 2.0: TR-REC step sequencing, more FX, pitch and chromatic features

Peter Kirn - July 1, 2022

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