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IK Multimedia enters the Space Delay race with new Roland RE-201-style plugin
The classic tape echo and spring reverb is emulated again
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Behringer now has access to a ‘synth on a chip’, which could mean many more compact and affordable analogue polys
Coolaudio’s V3397 is an improved version of the Curtis CEM3396, we’re told
Kawai’s cut-price K1 keyboard can now be downloaded as a free VST plugin
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Ennio Morricone, legendary movie soundtrack composer, has died aged 91
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25 keys, USB power, MIDI I/O and an audio output
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4 classic Roland ‘80s synths are coming to the Zenology plugin: the JX-8P, SH-101, Juno-106, and Jupiter-8
They’re compatible with your Jupiter-X and Xm hardware, too
NI’s Stradivari Violin is a solo string instrument that’s been “almost 300 years in the making”
A sampled version of a rare Antonio Stradivari violin that was made in 1727
Get Daft Punk and Herbie Hancock’s vocoder of choice with the X201 plugin
Rare Sennheiser VSM201 was also used to create classic sci-fi sounds
Cassette Roads is a free VST electric piano plugin that sounds like it was recorded on an ‘80s tape deck in your bedroom
A lo-fi instrument that can be used to play “vaporwave lullabies”
The 21 most important products and innovations in music technology history
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Dreadbox and Sinevibes’ drop the super-cute Typhon analogue synth
Synth developer and plugin specialist join forces for a compact analogue/digital hybrid
MeldaProduction’s MonasteryGrand is a free multi-gigabyte piano for your DAW
Get this carefully-sampled instrument for nothing