Ableton Live Goes 64-bit

Ableton has announced the beta release of version 8.4 of Live, which will be the first to be 64-bit compatible.  In a nutshell, this means you'll be able to work with larger sampled sounds.

Korg O1-WFD on eBay

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Roland JX-3P on eBay

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Happy Birthday to Mr. Vince Clarke

Happy birthday to the legendary Mr. Vince Clarke!

Sonicstate Reviews the Arturia Minibrute

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30% Off Sale from Audio Damage Through Friday

Audio Damage is running a 30% off sale on all their products until Friday, July 6th.  Just enter the coupon code BURNINGUP to your order.

Korg DW-6000 on eBay

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Alesis Fusion 6HD on eBay

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Is This For Real?!

It's not uncommon for me to peruse eBay and find myself thinking, "Man, they are on crack if they think they are going to get that much money for that synth."  This one takes the cake, though.  A Sequential Prophet 600 with missing end cheeks, two broken keys and COVERED in dust and scratches.  The seller insists "it's one of the finest specimens I've ever come across" and then asks that bidding start at $2,999.  Check it out...

Can I have some of what he is smoking?

A New Product from Xils-Lab?

Xils Lab, who have received accolades for their emulations of obscure analog synths, have dropped some hints in their latest newsletter regarding what their next product will be (here's hoping it doesn't require a dongle!):



"It is not an effect and It is not an emulation of a venerable old analog synthesizer ....
It is a full featured performance oriented synthesizer, designed especially for those who like modulations, easy tweaking and .... big sounds.
It can do classic AND modern sounds, as well as never heard before sounds as well ...
It has two different filters, featuring a special mode for organic effects ....
It is ergonomic, easy to learn, easy to read, easy to play ...

• Classic Instruments : Use up to 8 Xils-lab thick and singing wave-forms, from two oscillators per patch, and shape them via the double filter structure. The main unit uses Xils-lab 3^rd generation Zero-Delay-Feedback filters, with self resonance in each mode, while the second filter ......

• Modern instruments : In addition to the LFOs with cumulative waveforms, the three DsyncADSR enveloppes, this synth includes an unique brand new modulator which makes your antic stepsequencers have some well deserved rest. 

• Intuitive User Interface : Its interface is based on a new "Flower" Design and IVF ( instant visual feedback ) concept.Flower Design for the Oscillators, Filters, LFOs and Glide blocks means that you can understand the structure of a whole block with a simple glance ( IVF), making this new Xils-lab product fun, fast and easy to understand and to master.
  With the musical gestures prewired modulation slots, it has never been so easy to add a Vibrato, a Tremoloe or an AutoWha to your instruments : Just turn a knob, it's done. 

• Limited but easy layers : It also provides an georgous full stereo stereo engine, detune and exclusive modulation parameters to sprayed fully controlled or complete chaos to various voices.  With a simple click, you can get wide Stereo Pads, big detuned Unison Leads or subtle differences between voices, making your patch more natural or ... totally unpredicable.

You will get more information on this synth very soon, meanwhile, you can already enjoy some of its sounds : 
http://www.xils-lab.com/audiosample/divers/Lotuzia_stepodrome.mp3
 http://www.xils-lab.com/audiosample/divers/Lotuzia_Women_Dreams.mp3 
http://www.xils-lab.com/audiosample/divers/Lotuzia_Take_5.mp3
Note : in the Stepodrome demo, the bass is natural playing, not even the Mod Wheel was used to product the wobby effect."

Tone2 Releases Analog Soundset for Saurus

A few months ago, I reviewed Tone2's latest release, Saurus, a softsynth aimed at reproducing vintage analog timbres.  While I thought it was a great synth that could sound vintage, the sounds it ships with don't all do a very good job of showing that off.

Here to fix that problem is a brand new soundset for Saurus called, appropriately enough, "Analog".  From the sound of the audio demos, it sounds like this set does a much better job of showing off what Saurus is truly capable of.  The soundset consists of 214 sounds and sells for $49.

Roland TR-808 on eBay

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Drumfire DF500 Drum Synth on eBay

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Korg Mono/Poly on eBay

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