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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.
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Emergence 1.0 granular plug-in arrives, with host sync, audio modulation, ADSR, presets, more
Emergence, Daniel Gergeley’s gorgeous granular plug-in, has reached a 1.0 milestone with tons of new features. The additions appear well worth the $20, but the 0.3 release is still available free/pay-what-you-want. Here’s a look at what this does, with demos.
Scatter: a granular cloud plug-in with minimalist controls and lovely shimmering pitch
Amidst many granular tools out there, Scatter is nicely focused – intuitive controls plus elegant pitch modulation options. It can be a shimmer reverb as much as a granular cloud effect, marrying grain soundscapes with classic digital pitch effects.
Peter Kirn - January 31, 2023
Music tech Software Tech
BASTL Microgranny is back – in a limited Monolith edition with Bogdan Raczynski
Peter Kirn - October 14, 2022
Gear Music tech Tech
Mutable Instruments Plaits is now free for Reason, in a beautiful reimagining called Macro
Peter Kirn - February 15, 2022
Music tech Software Stories Tech
Review: nanobox adds palm-sized synthesis to 1010music’s cute gear line
Andreas Roman - January 28, 2022
Gear Music tech Stories Tech
Polyend Tracker 1.5 lets you save custom instruments – and opens up sharing with others
Peter Kirn - January 14, 2022
Gear Music tech Tech
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