TRUMSYNT-16 is a single-voice drum synthesizer and percussion sequencer featuring two oscillators, noise and click layers, filters, drive, six decay envelopes, and four independent sequencing lanes.
Liljeholmen DSP’s TRUMSYNT-16 is a VST/AU drum synthesizer, percussion sequencer and sequenced percussion synthesizer designed to run one instance per drum voice.
Its synthesis engine combines two oscillators with noise and click layers, a switchable low-pass or high-pass filter, drive stages and six independent decay envelopes.
The sequencer provides up to 16 steps through two 8-step pages and gives Pitch, Velocity, Mod A and Mod B independent lane lengths, allowing the lanes to run at different lengths.
The plugin is available in AU and VST3 formats on macOS and VST3 on Windows.
Features:
Two oscillators
Noise layer
Click layer
Switchable low-pass and high-pass filter section
Pre- and post-filter drive
Six independent decay envelopes
VCO 1 METAL mode using six detuned square waves at fixed non-harmonic ratios
8x oscillator processing with FIR decimation
PolyBLEP square oscillator
Band-limited triangle oscillator
Two 8-step sequencer pages that can run independently or be chained into 16 steps
Independent step lengths for Pitch, Velocity, Mod A and Mod B lanes
Four per-step sequencing lanes
MOD A and MOD B modulation sources
LFO modulation
Fixed modulation destinations covering pitch, filter, FM, decay, drive, pan and UNTZ
Designed to run one instance per drum voice
TRUMSYNT-16 is available now for €49 including VAT. A free trial version is available.
Suno Studio 2.0 adds an AI chatbot that can control your project, transform sounds and generate custom plugins.
Suno has introduced Suno Studio 2.0, the second generation of the company’s browser-based DAW, which places the capabilities of Suno’s generative AI models in an environment that musicians and producers will be more familiar with, while offering greater creative control over their output.
While Studio’s abilities have previously been limited in comparison to conventional DAWs, Studio 2.0 finds Suno introducing standard features that you’d expect to find in more traditional music software, like MIDI support, parameter automation and latency compensation, alongside more advanced AI-based features, such as the new agentic AI chatbot Studio Chat.
Suno says MIDI integration has been the most requested feature for Studio from its user base, and in its latest version you can import, record and edit MIDI on the timeline or in the newly-added MIDI editor, just as you would in any other DAW, and there’s audio-to-MIDI conversion onboard too.
Unlike most DAWs, however, Studio flips that on its head, converting MIDI to audio using Suno’s generative engine. This feature transforms, or “covers”, MIDI clips on any instrument track into audio clips that feature a different instrument, timbre or style (specified using the chatbot) while preserving the pitch, rhythm and dynamics from the original MIDI part.
New MIDI clips can also be created using Studio Chat, allowing you to generate melodies, chord sequences or drum patterns from text prompts. Studio also equipped with a horizontal channel strip for each track that runs along the bottom of the interface – a familiar workflow for anyone that’s used a DAW before – which can be populated with software instruments, like the new Wavetable synth, or a number of newly-added stock audio effects, including reverb, delay, compression, distortion, EQ and noise gate.
Alongside the introduction of a more traditional music production workflow, Studio 2.0 brings a number of AI-powered features you won’t find in many DAWs. The most notable of these is Studio Chat, an agentic AI chatbot that can control the DAW in response to your instructions, generating sounds, organizing your project or editing MIDI and audio.
The most unique aspect of Studio Chat is its ability to build customized audio effects. AI-powered vibe coding tools that turn prompts into plugins are nothing new, but this is the first time we’ve seen this kind of capability baked directly into a DAW.
In the video demo embedded above, Suno’s Henry Phipps generates a basic rotary cabinet-emulating tremolo effect, but promises that the possibilities for plugin generation are “very broad”. (While plugin creation doesn’t currently require credits, Suno says that “a credit structure may be introduced in the future”.)
In a press release, Suno says that Studio 2.0’s new features were developed in response to lessons learned from user feedback. “Over the past year we have seen artists at every level spend hours at a time using our tools, and their feedback and ideas have shaped our understanding of music-making,” the statement reads.
“Perhaps our biggest takeaway from spending time with artists is their deep appreciation for the instruments and tools that have earned a place in their studios. There is a long lineage of pre-AI music technology that many musicians (along with us folks building Studio) love and rely on.
“These modern music foundations, like guitars, drum machines, synths, effects and step sequencers are tried and true, and those familiar ways of interacting with sound ought to be available in the next generation of music software, including Suno Studio.
“Studio has always been about helping you turn a spark of inspiration into a finished work you can call your own. Studio 2.0 is the next step in that direction, giving you more ways to get inspired while providing access to the workflows you’re already most comfortable with.”
Suno Studio 2.0 is available now for subscribers to the platform’s Premium tier, which is priced at $30/month or $24/month billed annually. Find out more on Suno website.
Integra-7 Editor, also called i7Ed, is a third-party native editor for the Roland Integra-7 sound module.
It communicates directly with the hardware over MIDI/SysEx and provides access to parameters that otherwise require navigation through the module’s front panel.
The editor supports Linux and Windows and provides access to Studio Set settings, all 16 Parts, PCM and SuperNATURAL tones, effects, Master EQ, and system settings.
Features:
Native editor for the Roland Integra-7
Direct communication with the hardware over MIDI/SysEx
Linux support
Windows support
Access to Studio Set parameters
Editing access for all 16 Parts
Access to PCM tones
Access to SuperNATURAL tones
MFX editing
Chorus editing
Reverb editing
Master EQ editing
Access to Sound system settings
Access to Sync/Tempo settings
Access to MIDI system settings
Access to Motional Surround settings
Access to Control system settings
Command palette for locating parameters by name
Searchable dropdown menus
Individual sections can synchronize their state on demand
Each section can be opened in its own window
Integra-7 Editor is available now for Linux and Windows for €59.00
