UK-based brand Decksaver has announced 14 new covers for equipment made by coveted brands including Pioneer DJ, Denon DJ, Sequential, Arturia, Akai, Elektron and some other boutique brands. This expands the brand’s catalogue to boast over 250 Decksavers, all for different machines. Some of the products in Decksaver’s Winter release includes Arturia’s KeyStep Pro, Pioneer…
Microfreak just keeps getting better. Arturia continues to evolve the dinky, delirious Gear of the Year champion in a new firmware update, teaming up with LA modular brand Noise Engineering. The collaboration brings a few new features that expand the potential of the wacky one-oscillator wonder, pushing its sound further into the experimental digital realm. Three…
Sequential has announced desktop editions of its Rev 4 Prophet-5 and Prophet-10 synths, packed with the same features as their keyboard counterparts which launched last year. Like the keyboard editions, the new desktop Prophets comprise components from several previous generations of the landmark synth. This lets you call back the sonic characteristics of previous revisions…
Yamaha’s newly announced MSP3A powered monitor speaker features new Twisted Flare Port technology that its maker claim will offer a clearer bass response. The speaker itself is an update to the brand’s MSP3 reference monitor, which is compact in size and most widely used in home studios. The new Twisted Flare Port involves a gentle…
IK Multimedia has announced the UNO Synth Pro and UNO Synth Pro Desktop, fleshed-out updates of the popular UNO Synth with new paraphonic capabilities. The synths were conceived in a collaboration with Italian boutique synth-maker Soundmachines. Both feature three wave-morphing oscillators, dual filters, a 64-step sequencer, expanded CV/Gate capabilities and 256 presets. The UNO Synth…
There’s always some kind of sale on at Plugin Boutique, but it’s not often they give away an entire soft synth, as they are this month. Carbon Electra comes free with any purchase until 31 January 2021 and is usually priced at £39. We’ve checked out what else is on sale and seen that TimewARP…
Naturaliser from Rast Sound is a plug-in that is designed to make productions sound more like a performance. The effect applies subtle variations over time to prevent ear fatigue when listening back to a track, altering spectral, transient and colouring dimensions. It can also be used for extreme variations. This plug-in could be especially useful…
It was made apparent upon the release of Swing that Behringer’s customers would prefer an original MIDI controller design. It seems like the German brand has taken this on board, announcing on social media that it is set to revise its BCR2000 controller after 15 years as the BCR32, with a host of modern upgrades…
Songen is an iOS app that lets you generate new royalty-free music with just a few taps of the screen. It does this with the help of an AI-assisted engine that essentially sketches out a song idea for you. The app generates music based on the genre you select. Options range from pop to synthwave,…
Sequential, formerly Dave Smith Instruments, has applied for the trademark of ‘OB-X’, the name of one of Oberheim’s most iconic polyphonic synthesizers. The intention behind this is not immediately clear, but we’d wager that it means a new crossover synth is in the works from the two brands. This wouldn’t be the first time the…
