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Audio Damage Replicant plug-in rebuilt in v3, looks great, does way more than stutter
Replicant 3 might be the most unique of Audio Damage’s entire stable of plug-ins. The new version is rebuilt from the ground up, comes packed with new slice effects, and yet has a more capable, cleaner UI. It might just be the kind of software update that re-launches IDM as a genre.
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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
Gear Music tech Tech
Free tool dumps KORG minilogue xd patches into images – plus patch sheets for volca modular
Korg sound design fans, you’ll want this: a user has made a free tool that automatically generates images from program presets. (Sounds like a great idea for other synths, too – and we get into other geeky scripts here, as well.) And now is a good time to revisit free patch sheets for volca modular, though for that you’ll need drawing software … or a pen.
endorphin.es Ground Control is now standalone, desktop MIDI+CV+gate sequencer, too
Peter Kirn - February 22, 2023
Gear Music tech Tech
Teenage Engineering OP-1 field now has a vocoder, on top of velocity sensitivity update
Peter Kirn - January 12, 2023
Gear Music tech Tech
BOSS SL-2 is the slicer in a compact pedal with loads of powers, MIDI, and stereo in & out
Peter Kirn - November 1, 2022
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