Universal Audio have just announced a quartet of new pedals to add to their already impressive UAFX lineup. There is the Lion ‘68 Super Lead Amp pedal, the larger footprint of the four pedals that is described as a pedal that gives you the classic British amp sounds made famous by decades of legendary artists including Jimi Hendrix, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, and more. Then there are three compact pedals which are the Flow Vintage Tremolo, the Brigade Chorus & Vibrato and finally the Teletronix LA-2A Studio Compressor. Let’s start with the Lion ‘68 Super Lead Amp pedal. It is…
Author: Mel Sciarrone
Following on from their Wavestate SE announcement, Korg have done what many people were asking for last week! They’ve given the 61-note keyboard SE treatment to their digital 6-operator FM synth, the Opsix, greatly expanding both the power and performance capability of their DX-7-inspired instrument. Seems like Korg were saying “Oh yeah, you liked that 61-note version of the Wavestate? Well, how about this!” Five new synth models in a week! Please slow down we only have so many fingers and licks to play. The new Opsix SE models feature the same premium Japanese natural-touch keybed with after-touch and sturdy…
Arturia has added additional audio effects and improvements to its FX Collection collection bundle. The FX4 Collection offers updated versions of classic studio tools along with innovative and experimental effects plugins in one package. According to Arturia, each plugin in FX Collection 4 is designed to form part of the creative process, injecting character, color, and musicality into any project -and we have certainly found this when working with Arturia’s audio effects. Efx Fragments and the Dist OPAMP-21 Amped distortion classic are two of my favorites and have been used extensively in a lot of my recent productions. FX Collection…
In exciting news for bass guitar aficionados, Spector has announced the release of its updated USA NS series of basses crafted in the new Spector USA Custom Shop facility outside of Woodstock, New York. These iconic basses remain faithful to the intent of the original instruments while combining the most popular design elements of their nearly 50-year history, an expanding menu of player-focused options, and the increased consistency of modern manufacturing techniques. Spector announces the release of its updated USA NS series of basses crafted in the new Spector USA Custom Shop facility outside of Woodstock, New York. These iconic…
With Superbooth 23 fast approaching, there will be a number of boutique synth makers revealing their wares and British developer AJH Synth is no different with the announcement of their MiniMod Keyz – a Minimoog-inspired Eurorack keyboard synthesiser. The AJHSynth MiniMod Keyz synth is a modular monosynth featuring the much acclaimed MiniMod modules, which recreate the vintage circuitry and sound of the early RA Moog Model D in Eurorack modular format. It functions as a standalone keyboard synthesiser or can be expanded even further by patching it to other Eurorack modules. Partnered with the Cre8audio Niftykeyz controller keyboard, which has…
King Of FM, is a free software synth for iOS and Mac that is based on the sounds of vintage ’80s FM synths by the Yamaha DX7, DX7II, TX81z, and SY77. It has been released by Matthew Fetcher, one of the core developers of Audiokit, a development environment in which developers can publish iOS apps. According to Matthew, he sampled a legendary-sounding DX7II from a famous studio. He then released an app called FM Player, packed with those samples. The response from musicians? Stupidly incredible. We received literally thousands of emails from grateful musicians. One message read “This app filled…
Sinevibes, the Korg Multi-engine wizards have released Dense, their new custom oscillator for the prologue, minilogue XD and Nu: Tekt NTS-1 synthesizers. It pairs four oscillators and four drift modulators to replicate pitch fluctuations and instabilities of old analog synthesizers – and produces vintage-style sounds with organic movement. https://youtu.be/-3KnbhIAlro According to Sinevibes, the foundation of Dense consists of four separate oscillators with saw, square, triangle waveforms – generated using a technique often used in the early virtual analog synthesizers. In addition to mutual detuning, each oscillator has its own random pitch drift LFO, and global pitch can also be slightly…
Say hello to the new Universal Audio Galaxy ‘74 Tape Echo & Reverb, Del-Verb Ambience Companion and MAX Preamp & Dual Compressor Pedals. With these three new UA-FX pedals, Universal Audio continue to set the bar for future generations of music and audio professionals, just as it has done with its award-winning lineup of hardware, audio interfaces, plug-ins, and microphones. Lets’s start with the Galaxy ‘74 Tape Echo & Reverb pedal. Universal Audio describes this pedal as a classic mid-’70s analog echo effects and spring reverb, tap tempo, adjustable real-time effects and oscillation sounds using the UAFX Control app. UA…
Tascam has a long history of producing top-notch recording equipment and digital mixers, which culminated in the legendary DA-88 eight-track modular multi-track recorder and the DM-4800 digital mixer, a workhorse pair that once set a new benchmark. With Sonicview, Tascam has introduced a completely new line of digital recording consoles that use the most up-to-date technology and make it simple to view and control all of the parameters you want. These consoles feature fully customizable touchscreens, user-definable buttons, motorised faders, and user-friendly control software.Due to integrated Dante networking, a 32-bit/96-kHz multi-channel USB audio interface, and a large number of inputs…
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