MATRIXSYNTH

Thursday, January 14, 2010

NAMM: Official Virus TI OS 4 Press Release

"Recklinghausen Germany, 13-Jan 2010
For Immediate Release

Access Music, the company behind the award winning Virus TI series of hardware synthesizers presents OS4 for the entire Virus TI series on the NAMM Show 2010 in Anaheim, California. The new update adds exiting and innovative new sound design features and will be available free of charge to all Virus TI users.

Stomp Box Effects

OS4 for the entire Virus TI line of synthesizers brings 6 more distortion flavors to the table, modeled on vintage guitar distortion pedals. Every one of these classic pedals is famous for its distinctive character and has been exploited by some of the greatest guitar heroes of all time. The virtual stomp boxes feature carefully modeled distortion curves and tonal characteristics and include tone controls where appropriate.

Mint Overdrive
The sound of this one just screams tubes - a very special kind of overdrive which results in a wonderful smokey tone. Good for achieving a subtle distortion effect whilst still retaining headroom for dynamics.

Curry Overdrive
A more extreme distortion - like in the original, this does not feature a Tone control.

Saffron Overdrive
The ʻorangeʼ one. A very harsh distortion, popular with the grunge movement.

Onion Overdrive
A big distortion effect famous for its fuzzy character.

Pepper Overdrive
A clear, powerful distortion thatʼs perfect for making leads cut right through the mix. Tone control to soften sound with a lowpass filter.

Chili Overdrive
A classic “fuzzbox” overdrive. No tone control, just in-your-face fuzz.

Speaker Cabinet

To compliment the new vintage distortions, a speaker cabinet simulation was added to the effect section. The new effect type greatly helps to fine tune the frequency response of any sound and to give it more focus in the mix.

Vowel Filter Effect

This effect is a simple and effective way to vocalize any sound similar to the way a talk box or vocoder would do.

Comb Filter Effect

The new comb filter creates everything from subtle, pitched overtones to extreme time-warped deconstruction of any given patch.

Arp To Matrix

OS4 for the Virus TI series introduces a powerful new feature that allows you use the arpeggiator pattern to modulate any of the parameters available to the modulation matrix. You can use this to create dynamic, rhythmical patterns within a sound, similar to what you can achieve with a step sequencer.

OS4 will be available in Q1/2010 to all Virus TI users as a free update."

NAMM: Largo - A short selection from the new soundset

via Rob on the Waldorf list (note Rob does not work for Waldorf - this is a user sample):

"Iv'e just compiled a short audio demo of 21 presets from the new Waldorf Largo soundset due to be released after Namm.

Listen here:

http://www.basslinerecords.com/Largo/EDM_Largo_Demo_1a_Rob%20Lee.mp3
Update: 2nd demo:
http://www.basslinerecords.com/Largo/EDM_Largo_Demo_2a_Rob%20Lee.mp3

The bank is complete so im just working on the audio demos and there will be 2 more showing off the other genres in the new release.

Hope you enjoy

Rob"

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

high-strung-organ.avi

YouTube via Phisequence
"A Reason Combinator Patch resembling a very bright organ. The sounds you can create with this one are quite varied and have a pretty wide range. A Delay and Phaser FX device round this out. Also included in this patch is the ability to crossfade the panning of the effects from left to right or right to left. An additional formant filter can be added, the Delays can be adjusted, and the filter envelope can be adjusted as well. Finally, you can choose between different wave types for the first filter, and adjust the frequency a bit with the mod wheel. Hope you like it."

NOT NAMM: Encore Electronics Nord Modular DSP Expansion Now Available

Not to be confused with the G2 DSP Expansion Board mentioned in this post, the expansion board for the original Nord modular is now available on the Encore Electronics website.

"The Nord Modular DSP expansion board has the same functionality as the original out-of-production board. It adds 4 DSPs to the original Nord Modular instruments. Installation is extremely simple. No soldering necessary. It comes with mounting hardware.

Note: This only works with the original Nord Modular instruments.

It does not work with the G2 Series. If you have a G2, click this link."

via TonyK in the comments of this post.