Cromina String Machine VSTi WiN

ST3RE0 | 5.11.2010 | x86 | WiN | 5.2 MB

No samples inside! After nearly two years of development we are presenting you this physical modelling recreation of the electronic strings sound of the 60s and 70s. Solina, Crumar and Logan where the names, which made it first possible for bands to bring a string orchestra on stage or into the studio. The lush sound of these electronic keyboards stamped many songs of this era. And then an electronic musician from France connected one of those keyboards to a phaser and created the most famous electronic string sound ever.

WOK Dronos VSTi v1.0 x86 WiN

ST3RE0 | 31.08.2010 | 6.8 MB

The focus of this drone sound generator lies on a warm, ever evolving sound which still remains tonal playable. To be easy in useage, the interface is reduced to the most necessary control elements. Just load the plugin, send a MIDI note to it, and you get the smooth changing background for your next ambience piece. No samples inside – virtual analog generator emulating unstable electric circuits. Available for Windows PC as VST-plugin.

Metric Halo Thump v1.0.5 For Pro Tools

HY2ROG3N | FREE | WIN: AAX x86/x64 | 73.6 MB

Thump is a unique audio processor that allows you to synthesize low frequency audio to add low end to a track or generate another sound entirely. Thump looks at the pitch and dynamics of its audio input and uses this information to control its oscillators. You can add low end to drums, augment a bass or even create synthetic drones. The best part? Thump is FREE! Once you download Thump simply install and register it and you’re ready to go – you’re ready to go, no additional copy protection.

SonicCouture Balinese Gamelan Compact Edition

TEAM DYNAMiCS | 03.2010 | 768 MB

FORMAT….: EXS24/KONTAKT

A Gamelan is an ensemble of instruments originating from Indonesia. The majority of Gamelan instruments are percussive, and most of these are bronze. They include xylophone-like metallophones of different sizes and pitch, tuned gong chimes, very large pitched gongs, and an assortment of drums and percussion. There are many types of Gamelan ensembles, but the two dominant types are Javanese and Balinese. Balinese Gamelan has a characteristic ‘shimmering’ sound which is due to the detuning of paired instruments playing the same musical part.

SonicCouture Bowed Gamelan MULTiFORMAT

Team DYNAMiCS | Oct 2010 | 453 MB

Following a Soniccouture tradition of playing instruments the wrong way, we present this unique library of a Bowed Gamelan instrument. This library is actually made from just one instrument of the gamelan ensemble, the ugal. This is pitched in the middle of the gamelan range, and so is quite versatile and generally leads the gangsa section of a traditional Balinese group. This instrument has 14 keys which cover a range of almost 3 octaves. The metal Ugal keys were bowed using a standard cello bow, vertically across the thin edge of the metal. Instead of a conventional microphone, a Trance Audio Trance Inducer contact mic was used. This gives the sound an incredibly detailed, surgical scraping quality.

Soniccouture Synthi AKS KONTAK EXS

Team BSOUNDZ | 02.15.2008 | KONTAKT | EXS24 | 1.04 GB

The E.M.S. Synthi AKS is a legendary instrument with an illustrious history. First manufactured in 1972 by E.M.S in Putney, South-West London, The Synthi A was basically a portable version of EMS’s famous VCS3 synthesiser, and the KS Keyboard (a playable 30-note touchplate) was added to make the Synthi AKS. It cost £420.It was quickly adopted by the likes of Brian Eno and Pink Floyd, and has been used by experimental musicians ever since. The Synthi has a unique patching system that uses a small patchbay grid. Each of the Synthi’s components appear as a source and destination on the patchbay, and by placing a pin into that x-y position, you can route the signal from one component to the other. This was a very effective way to make a powerful modular system very compact.

SonicCouture Morpheus EXS24 KONTAKT

Team DYNAMiCS | Dec 2010 | 738 MB

DVDR HAPPY NEW YEAR

Named after the Greek god of dreams, the Morpheus is an aluminum percussion instrument made by the US company Freenotes. The instrument is modular; the keys can be rearranged in any order you like, as each metal bar is attached to its own tuned resonator. The instrument is available in several different sizes – the version we sampled is two and a half octaves, with the optional ‘bass Wing’ extension which offers six notes ranging another octave below that of the main unit. The keys are struck with custom mallets, also built by Freenotes, and ring freely afterwards. There is no damping mechanism.