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Kid Nepro has released Korg M3 Volume #5 – Vintage Synths, a new collection of 32 sounds for the Korg M3 Workstations.

An amazing assortment of fully KARMA-fied Programs & Combis perfect for Producers and Keyboard Players looking for some great classic synth sounds to add to their M3.

Kid Nepro’s Vintage Synth collection for the Korg M3 is the closest thing that you can get to a real analog synthesizer. Programmer Steve Proto has now tapped into his collection of classic synthesizers and has sampled three of the best analog synthesizers ever made – The Moog Mini Moog, Roland Super Jupiter AKA: MKS80 and the Sequential Circuits Prophet VS. Also included in the collection are six new multi samples from Korg’s MOSS virtual analog expansion board that is so popular with owners of the Korg Triton and Karma workstations.

Korg M3 Volume #5 – Vintage Synths features

• Sampled vintage synthesizers: Moog Mini Moog, Roland MKS80, Sequential Circuits Prophet VS.
• 32 new programs, 16 new combis, 32 new classic synth multi samples (no memory expansion needed).
• Additional M3’s effects, real time controls and KARMA functions to create a mix of super analog synths on steroids.
• Many of the wave sequencing GE’s found in Korgs Wavestation when triggering KARMA are included.
• KARMA’s Arpeggio GE’s used to give you those cool arpeggio rhythms found in many vintage synths from the 70’s and 80’s.

Korg M3 Volume #5 – Vintage Synths is available to purchase for $30 USD.

More information: Kid Nepro / Korg M3 Volume #5 – Vintage Synths

Arturia has released version 2.0 of Prophet V, a virtual synthesizer instrument plug-in for Windows and PC.

We have taken the FIRST and the LAST synthesizers created by Sequential Circuits™ and brought them to you in an easy to use software instrument format. As with all other soft synths created by Arturia, we bring you replicas of the Prophet-5 and Prophet VS both visually and sonically. Using the PROPHET V will be second nature for the connoisseurs. And if you are new to these synths, the only thing you will miss by not having the hardware versions is the workout from transporting them to the studio. Finally, since the PROPHET V is designed with Arturia’s TAE™ technology, you can be sure you will not give up sound quality.

New in Prophet V v2.0

• A revolutionary preset navigation system called SoundMap.
• New e-licenser (old Syncrosoft) copy protection.
• MIDI RPN “pitch bend range” message is now recognized.
• Ability to use NRPN midi messages for automation.
• Fresh batch of presets made by a selection of top sound designers.
• Presets now respond to modulation wheel.
• Double click on joystick resets to center position.
• Lower CPU utilization on Mac OSX.
• Windows 7/Snow Leopard officially supported.
• Vista/Windows 7 compatibility no longer requires UAC deactivation.

Prophet V is available to purchase for PC and Mac (VST/AU/RTAS), priced at $249 USD / 229 EUR.

More information: Arturia / Prophet V

Kreativ Sounds has released SYN Prophet V Sounds V1, a collection of sounds for the Arturia Prophet V synthesizer.

Sequential Circuits have created some of the most intriguing synthesizers ever, the notorious Prophet 5 and the wave lord Prophet VS. Arturia have managed to recreated them in software form and also to combined them into a hybrid monster, the Prophet HB.

These beasts have a sound of their own and this sounds set exploits their warmth, their uniqueness and digital fatness. Use the warm, digital and fat sounds of the prophets with SYN Prophet V Sounds V1!

SYN Prophet V Sounds V1 features

• 34 outstanding presets in Native, FXP and KORE format for Arturia Prophet V.
• Each preset features velocity and modulation wheel settings for more control over the sounds.
• All future minor updates with new sounds are free.

SYN Prophet V Sounds V1 is a “pay-what-you-wish” product, meaning that it cost as much as you want to pay.

More information: Kreativ Sounds / SYN Prophet V Sounds V1

FXpansion has recently released DCAM: Synth Squad, a bundle of plug-ins that is supposed to be the missing link between analogue and digital synthesis.

The FXpansion team spent the last few years working on some virtual synths with a new technology called DCAM, or Discrete Component Analogue Modelling.

Say what?

DCAM: Synth Squad has been built by accurately analysing and modelling real-world components and circuits found in vintage analogue synths. As a result, don’t expect a standard ‘clean VA’ sound from these synths – you would never get perfect waveshapes on a real VCO-based analogue synthesizer. What you can expect is a set of meticulously crafted synthesizer instruments that sound truly alive in a way that is very rare in the digital world.

So instead of trying to model the way analog synths sound, FXpansion took a good look at the actual individual components of various synths to create a realistic model of the circuit itself. The Roland SH-101, Oberheim Xpander, Alesis Andromeda, ARP Omni, Korg MS-20, various Moogs and Analog Systems modulars are some of synths of which the circuits were carefully studied for the development of the DCAM synths.

Installation

DCAM: Synth Squad is available for PC and Mac as VST and AudioUnit plug-ins. I installed them on a dual core (Intel) machine running Windows XP.

The installation procedure is a straightforward next, next, finish type thing. At the end of the installation you can optionally check for updates, which would be a smart thing to do if your machine has an internet connection.

The next step is to authorize the plug-ins, which you can do from the license manager, on the web, or via another computer if your workstation doesn’t have an internet connection.

Both the installation and authorization processes are well documented in the manual so you can’t really go wrong.

Meet the Synth Squad

The futuristic looking figures on the DCAM product page represent the three synthesizers in this bundle: Strobe, Amber and Cypher. The fourth plug-in is Fusor, a performance environment that can host any combination of the 3 DCAM synths.

While each of the synths is quite different from the other, they all share some common components. The preset system, the TransMod modulation system, and the on-screen keyboard with performance controllers are visible on the interfaces of Strobe, Amber and Cyper.

Let’s take a closer look at the instruments.

Note: There is a lot to write about these plug-ins. I will try to highlight some of the more interesting features of DCAM: Synth Squad without writing a book.

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Gunnar Ekornås has released version 1.6 of Memorymoon and version 1.5 of Messiah, two virtual synthesizer plug-ins for Windows PC.

Memorymoon is based on the Memorymoog, while Messiah is inspired by the Prophet 5 synthesizer by Sequential Circuits.

Changes in Memorymoon v1.6

• Previous version still had a multi-core problem. It is fixed.
• Voice-modulation PW2 button fixed.
• Octave shift button (control section) now works in the release period.
• Voice card drift pitch2, and f-attack is now in the automation list.
• Envelope times now has exp curves when controlled from external knobs.
• GUI envelope deleted.
• Improved GUI to DSP converter for envelope sustain.
• Potential problem with clock2 in some hosts fixed.
• New phaser by Christian-W Budde.
• Updated wav player.
• The soundfont player has now interpolation when “CPU” button is off, and advanced sinc interpolation when “CPU” button is on.
• All patches has aftertouch to filter enabled.
• Global off/on button for delay and reverb.
• Some Midi-CC automation numbers corrected.

Changes in Messiah v1.2

• Previous version still had a multi-core problem. It is fixed.
• Poly mode is now 8 voices. All levels adjusted for the new polyphony.
• Octave shift button (control section) now works in the release period.
• Envelope times now has exp curves when controlled from external knobs.
• New phaser by Christian-W Budde.
• All arp patches synced to host clock by default.
• Global off/on button for delay.
• Improved page selectors.

Memorymoon and Messiah are available as VST instrument plug-ins for Windows PC for $30 USD each, or in a bundle for $40 USD.

More information: Gunnar Ekornås

Sounds To Sample has announced the release of Minimal Drum Hits, a collection of single shot drum sounds by DrumDog.

The minimal beat programmer’s weapon of choice arrives in the form of DrumDog’s latest exclusive pack – featuring a whopping 700+ kicks, snares, claps, hats, fx and more, all optimised for minimal house and techno production.

Minimal Drum Hits features

• 700+ pristine quality 24-bit WAV files – including 144 kicks, 142 claps and snares, 88 hi-hats, 14 crashes and 321 percussive elements.
• Includes sounds from the Roland TR series, CR78 and Sequential Circuits boxes, many sounds sampled through the legendary 12-bit circuitry of the Akai MPC 60.
• Each sound has been crafted exclusively for this collection using a a pristine class-A signal path, which includes the Empirical Labs Distressor, Focusrite Red, vintage Dbx 160 VU and much more.
• Each drum folder is split into subfolders for easy browsing.
• 100% royalty free samples.

DrumDog Minimal Drum Hits is available for purchase for 20.99 EUR.

More information: Sounds/To/Sample