Computer / Software

UJAM's latest Usynth offerings promise to “embody the energy and experimentation of the online music scene”, delivering everything from distorted nostalgia and glitched textures to hypercharged bass and expressive arpeggios.

EastWest’s annual Black Friday Sale has started early this year, and what’s more, it features some of the biggest discounts in the company's history. 

Sonuscore have released a free version of The Pulse that provides a curated selection of features taken from the full instrument. 

The latest arrival to Expressive E's range of expansion packs includes 100 MPE presets for Applied Acoustic Systems’ popular Lounge Lizard EP-5 physically modelled electric piano. 

The latest update for Native Instruments’ all-in-one production platform has arrived, delivering an array of new features that focus on its modulation capabilities.

The latest addition to e-instruments' Fragments series introduces a free virtual instrument that delivers the “evocative warmth and warped textures of half-speed tape recordings”.

The latest arrival to Sound Particles’ product range introduces a new software synthesizer based on the same technology as their innovative SkyDust instrument. 

Based on modular systems from the likes of Serge Tcherepnin, Random*Source and Buchla USA, MAP is described as a sound design playground for artists who see synthesis not as programming, but as exploration.

While it aims to deliver the same tones as the original hardware, Iona also introduces an array of modern functionality including a 128-step pattern sequencer and an intuitive graphical editor.

Teletone Audio’s latest release sees the company take some of the most iconic analogue monosynths and recreate their sound within a powerful new polyphonic instrument. 

Produced by the creator of the award-winning Ethera vocal series, Stefano Maccarelli, Elements Kepler 2 comes loaded with 47GB of content that spans synth textures, motion strings, hybrid percussion and distant choirs.

The latest arrival to the Traktor range offers a new entry-level version of the software, and for the first time, opens up the ecosystem to third-party hardware.

Aiming to provide music makers with an inspiring and easy-to-use instrument, Gyro comes packed with an extensive collection of loops and sound sources, and allows users to manipulate them in real time to create new and interesting ideas. 

Omnisphere 3 introduces thousands of new sounds along with a whole host of new synthesis features, additional effects, an Adaptive Global Controls system, MPE support, expanded hardware integration and more.

Joining the acclaimed Lores and Fables, Odes is described as “a narrative instrument with rhythm at its heart”, and promises to help composers create moving, emotional soundscapes. 

Said to be the most expressive and versatile iteration to date, Pianoteq 9 benefits from a newly designed audio engine, introduces a selection of new instruments and delivers significant improvements to the existing collection.

Vaults Rhythm Machine is said to capture the character of the hardware that inspired it, while expanding on the original design with the addition of some built-in effects.

Steinberg have just launched the public beta of MixKey, a new software audio mixer that’s been designed to provide streamers, podcasters and content creators with a versatile set of tools for handling their stream’s audio.

Tracktion latest collaboration with Dawsome offers a radical new take on wavetable synthesis, and promises to brings back the excitement that producers have been craving since the early days of Serum and PPG.