Virtual Instrument

Designed primarily to generate Clavinet-style parts, Sampleson's latest offering has been trained on an array of “funky grooves”, and is said to be capable of generating organ and bass lines as well as electric piano parts. 

The first instrument from Sound Radix introduces a powerful new additive soft synth that promises to offer a clearer, more intuitive way of working. 

Absynth 6 delivers a completely overhauled and redesigned version of NI's discontinued soft synth, and has been created alongside the much-loved instrument’s original developer, Brian Clevinger.

The latest expansions for Synthesizer V Studio 2 Pro introduce two new English voices and two Chinese voices, all of which boast a selection of Vocal Mode options and support a range of second languages. 

Expressive E's Black Friday sales sees discounts applied to refurbished Osmose units as well as reduced pricing on the company's latest MPE-capable plug-ins and expressive sound suites.

Audio Imperia say that they’d been thinking about adding a free instrument to their software collection for some time, but didn’t want to take the approach of offering a ‘teaser’ or cut-down version of their existing creations.

Aimed at cinematic compositions, Atmosia 3 brings together over 700 sound sources, and has been treated to a ground-up overhaul that includes a fresh new GUI.

SoundGhost's latest instrument combines a| selection of analogue and digital waveforms with noise sources to create continually evolving soundscapes.

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 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.