Togu Audio Line has released version 1.4 of TAL U-No-62, a freeware polyphonic virtual analogue synth plug-in for Windows and Mac.

Changes in TAL-U-No-62 v1.4

• CPU spikes on some systems fixed (with long release times in env mode).
• Some small issues fixed.

TAL-U-No-62 is available as freeware for Windows and Mac (VST/AU).

Visit Togu Audio Line for more information.

Sinevibes has released three new GX series sound expansion libraries for the Roland Fantom-G workstations.

It’s a very wide collection of production-quality, performance-ready instruments, drum kits and effects which give you instant inspiration and refreshing air for brand new ideas. The GX sounds are backed up by our vast experience in high-standards sound design for Roland synths, giving you the sound of tomorrow - today.

Available GX series sound expansion libraries

• GX Drums - complete range of sounds for modern beat production, with drums, percussion, elements, effects and melodic instruments. Includes 402 samples, 40 sample sets and 20 patches.
• GX Bass - synth bass collection. Includes 100 patches.
• GX Synth - synths, leads, chords, acid and motion sounds, electric pianos, bells and organs. Includes 100 patches.

The Drums, Bass and Synth GX sound expansions for the Fantom-G series are available with prices ranging from $29 USD/€23 EUR to $39 USD/€29 EUR. A bundle costs $79 USD/€59 EUR.

Visit Sinevibes for more information and audio demos.

Some interesting things I found on July 11th, 2008:

# wire to the ear » » Listen to some pure Roland SH3 audio files. - Oliver Chesler has some Roland SH3 samples up for download.

He has been following a thread over at the Vintage Synth Explorer forum discussing the Roland SH-3.

Oliver writes:

Forum members have been contributing audio samples to see if there is a real difference between the 3 and 3A so I decided to upload a set for of my SH3 for everyone to check out. Each same is pure Roland SH3, no compressor or any effects. Recorded directly into a Motu 828 using Ableton Live.

You can download 24bit Wav files in a .zip (Creative Commons license) or listen to the 320kpbs MP3s at wire to the ear.

# Big Updates for Handheld Homebrew Music: NitroTracker 0.4, PSPSeq 3, PSP Rhythm 8 - Peter Kirn rounds up the latest and greatest for your Nintendo DS and Sony PSP handhelds.

# Lego Record Player - And yes, it works!

# Junk Kalimba - Made from a wall plug casing and various other pieces that were discarded on the drive of a demolished house. Piezo and 1/4" jack added.

# Hockey Organ - Graeme Patterson's sweet hocky organ project. The keys of the Casio SK1 control the players.

# DIY IRF610 MOSFET Class A Headphone Amplifier Project

Giovanni Militano writes:

Not thrilled with how a computer soundcard drove my 32 ohm Grado SR80 headphones, I decided to build myself a desktop headphone amplifier for the office.

# R2-D2 2.0 - Ben Burtt, the man who gave WALL-E a voice - Interview with Academy Award-winning sound designer Ben Burtt, who has created some of the most iconic sounds in film history, including the light saber's hum and crackle, and Darth Vader's asthmatic murmur.

ReasonBanks has released Analogue Monsters 3, a ReFill based on 5 GB multisamples of analogue synths.

We are proud to release Analogue Monsters as a vast powerful synthesizer, capable of many inspiring and fresh sounds across the complete range of electronic music.

Analogue Monsters 3 features

• Combinator bank: 200 patches in 9 categories.
• NN-XT Bank: 1243 patches in 11 categories.
• NN-19 Bank: 606 patches, for compability reason.
• Redrum Kits: 12 ReDrum patches.
• Multisamples: 6927 perfectly looped wav files - Alesis Andromeda A6, Korg MonoPoly, Korg MS-20, Korg Poly800 MKII, Moog Prodigy, Oberheim Matrix-1000 (new in v3), Roland Juno-60, Roland Jupiter 4, Studio Electronics SE-1X, Waldorf Microwave XT.
• Rex loops: 72 sequenced loops in Recycle2 format.

Analogue Monters 3 is available for download for €81 EUR (96 EUR for DVD). Version 3 is a free upgrade for existing users.

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