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Arturia V-Collection 9, feature by feature: a dreamy, futuristic update, new and old
Arturia’s V-Collection 9 is more than just another “add some more instruments, update a few things” V-Collection refresh. This one goes somewhere new and dreamy – both with new instruments that aren’t remakes of old stuff, and some of the biggest advancements coming in the form of rebuilds for some of your favorites.
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Roland releases JUNO-X polysynth, which can be a vintage JUNO, or a lot more
The days of Roland slapping a vintage name on something fairly unrelated are over. The JUNO-X will absolutely behave like a vintage JUNO. But the digital heart underneath also means it’ll be everything from a vocoder to a JD-800 – which means if you are in the market for a Roland keyboard, you’ve got some choices to make.
Free plug-ins: Finding beauty in the Emergence granular effect for Mac and Windows
Real-time granulator Emergence spins incoming audio streams into rich textures – and it’s a free download, with inexpensive Patreon options available to support the author. I’ve been hands-on with it lately; here’s how to get more out of it.
Peter Kirn - February 7, 2022
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Instrumental inventions, from LEGO microtonal guitar to deconstructed tuba, at Guthman prize
Peter Kirn - March 16, 2021
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Focus your distracted mind with Tonepaper – music, plus Serum and Ableton Live sound pack
Peter Kirn - February 11, 2021
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