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A disruptive innovation in software synthesis, nothing else compares to the diversity Sytrus packs. FM, RM & Subtractive synthesis – have it all! Sound engine Meticulously crafted, Sytrus delivers ethereal lush pads, sonorous bells, scintillating highs or simply dirty grunge. The 6 user-definable operators can act as independent oscillators for subtractive synthesis, cross-modulate to create [...]

Ableton Live Pack created using the Moog Slim Phatty Analog Synthesizer. This video takes you through the AfroDJMac Big Phatty Pack, which contains 33 Ableton Live Instruments. Available here: http://afrodjmac.spinshop.com Each instrument has its own unique effects and macro knob settings. I programmed each sound on my Slim Phatty and sampled them into Ableton Live [...]

This is a brief introduction to Stochastik Drum Programming using the Stochastik Drum Machine for iPad. It shows you how you can use probability to enhance your step sequencing so you won’t have any boring loops in your drum tracks. Stochastik is a full-featured Drum Machine with one outstanding difference. And many killer features. Unlike [...]

Citron Instruments has announced the release of Aqua, a collection of pads, textures and motions for Native Instruments Kontakt. Aqua has wide and liquid sounds, clear and ergonomic user interface, high quality and new principles of the instrument control. All of this is Aqua, the 1st element of the library. Aqua features Includes Pads, Textures [...]

Here’s a nice video to get a little deeper into the core of the Animoog: More info – http://bit.ly/xKwZEj In part two of a three-part tutorial on Moog’s Animoog iPad app, Dubspot Instructor Matt Cellitti shows you how to creatively use Animoog’s modulation parameters to achieve complex sounds. Now that we have looked at how [...]

The beating heart of the VOSTOK MATRIXSYNTH! The SY02 is as close a clone of the MS20 filter as is possible without digital modeling. It uses the same circuit design. It uses all the same components, except for 2. 1 of which will not affect the sound, the other has been superseded by a part [...]

Checking out the DSI Tempest: “ust a quick mellow track i put together this morning… got my new tempest from the nice folks at DSI giving some sounds a try… this machine is really inspiring and fun…. sounds great! the tempest is master tempo… ableton is providing backup percussion and melodies… hope you dig”

Funny Apparently the booking site was overloaded.. Kraftwerk will give a series of eight performances, each devoted to one of its albums, as part of a Museum of Modern Art retrospective of the electronic music pioneers in April, museum officials said. The performances during “Kraftwerk-Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8,” on consecutive [...]

“Pads – the BIG box v3″ contains more than 470 fantastic combinator patches to give you all you need when searching for atmospheric patches, conventional pads – bright or dark, inspiring soundscapes, rhythmical pads, fx & experimental sounds and more… The variety of sonic atmospheres coming from three original ReFills makes this collection very complete so [...]

CHECK OUT WWW.FRACTGAME.COM FOR MORE INFO A quick look at some of the things we have planned for FRACT OSC – a first person adventure game inspired by synthesizers (no kidding!). We’re building some really interesting tools that combine exploration, puzzles and musical creation – and we’re really excited to share them with everyone!

More info – http://bit.ly/w4n2mS In our new Ableton Live video tutorial series, “Did You Know?”, Ableton Certified Trainer, Dubspot Instructor, and electronic musician Thavius Beck checks out less explored and slightly hidden features in Live. In this newest installment of Did You Know?, Thavius explains and demonstrates an often overlooked an even more often misunderstood [...]

Third party retrofit kit from Amazing Machines, for adding MIDI in and out to the Korg Monotribe. Amazing Machines has officially released the MIDITRIBE I/O – a mod for the Korg Monotribe that adds MIDI In and MIDI Out. Here’s what’s new in the MIDITRIBE I/O, vs their earlier MIDITribe mods: MIDI OUT functionality (Outputs [...]

The Jupiter 6 is an incredible analog synth. All of the Jupiters have a sound that was unlike any other synthesizer and the Jup 6 is no exception. This sound is due in part to classic analog Roland technology in its filters, modulation capabilities and a thick cluster of 12 analog oscillators at 2 per [...]

TubeOhm say that they are offering a big “thank you” to all TubeOhm users for their support for the 5 last years and hope that they have had a good time with their Instruments. Available now is Alpha-Ray, a VA synth that includes special TubeOhm features. The full version is free but saving the settings [...]

For more information and purchase: http://www.pulsecontroller.com Pulse Surface Controller liberates computer-based musicians from conventional input devices of predetermined form factor and layout, allowing the user to turn a surface of various size, orientation and material into an expressive, flexible, reconfigurable MIDI controller. The Pulse Controller is a hardware / software solution that liberates computer-based musicians [...]

In case you have not seen this series on Kraftwerk, make sure to check it out. It contains a lot of information on these synth pop pioneers

Time again for a review here at Steelberry Clones – this time we have taken a closer look at Nucleus SoundLabs’ new Reason Refill called Celluloide Beats. To begin with Celluloide Beats consists of around 50 (x8) or so Combinator patches and associated sounds recreated as REX-files. Due to the way they are built they [...]

Amanda Palmer and Alex Yabsley (aka Dot-AY) perform Lana Del Rey’s “Video Games” live at the Blip Festival (February 18th, 2012). Filmed at the Evelyn Hotel in Fitzroy, AU by Jim Batt (@battsignal) Special thanks to Mike Rosenthal (for Blip/of Paracadute), 8bitpeoples, and Kristy Dossor (for dpad productions/SoundBytes) http://australia.blipfestival.org | @BlipFestival http://amandapalmer.net | @amandapalmer http://dot-ay.com/ [...]

This weeks free Ableton Live rack from AfroDJMac: This is an effects rack I use on my master channels in Ableton Live. Very useful and practical! Free Download @http://bit.ly/freesynth46 Every week I release a Free Ableton Live Pack! @ http://www.afrodjmac.com

Here’s a look at the Analogue Solutions Telemetry (mini vostok) synthesizer. http://analoguesolutions.org.uk/v2/telemetry-mini-vostok/ This video features various sound types from the Telemetry synthesizer, each within a musical context (beats added). All synthesizer sounds come from the Telemetry and all of the sounds were tweaked live in the video, and recorded direct. Given the vast open-ended nature [...]