Parallel Minds let us know that they’ve introduced Reverie, a standalone desktop app, for macOS and Windows, that can transform any audio file into long-form ambient soundscapes.
In short descriptions, you can drag and drop your source audio file into Reverie, and then use it as the source for generating an audio soundscape.
Reverie features 38 audio processing modules – including spectral processing, time-stretching, filtering, modulation and spatial effects:
Time-Stretch
Paulstretch
Spectral Freeze
Standard Stretch
Spectral
Spectral Blur
Spectral Morph
Spectral Gate
Spectral Cross-Synthesis
Temporal Evolution
Segment Analyzer
Modulation
Chorus
Phaser
Tremolo
Polyrhythm Tremolo
Harmonic Tremolo
Ring Modulator
Frequency Shifter
LFO Filter
Space
Shimmer Reverb
Delay
Stereo Width
Room Reverb
Pitch
Pitch Shift
Formant Filter
Harmonic Shift
Chord Layer
Pitch Drift
Resonator
Dynamics
Compressor
Tape Saturation
Bitcrush
Breathing
The application is designed to be easy to use, with style presets to get you started. You can control the output, though, by manually controlling the settings.
Reverie is available now for €19. You can download it for free to try it out, but it has limitations until it is unlocked.
In this video, maker Becky Stern takes a look at turning e-waste from a disposable vape into a simple electronic wind instrument.
It’s sort of an Atari Punk Console on vape juice!
With 11 million disposable vapes sold per month, spent hardware should be easy to come by at no cost.
Video Summary:
“I turned a disposable vape into a synth. In this DIY electronics build, I reuse parts from a disposable vape and combine them with a classic 555 timer oscillator circuit to make a tiny breath-controlled musical instrument.
Inspired by a project from shuang cai, David Rios, and Kari Love, this tutorial covers prototyping on a breadboard, tuning the resistor ladder with photoresistors, and packing everything back into the original case.”
Ocean Swift has introduced Ocean Wave, a massive expansion pack for the Korg Modwave, Modwave MK2, and Modwave Native synthesizers.
They say that the collection is designed to “significantly expand the Modwave’s capabilities, blending Ocean Swift’s signature sound design directly into the heart of this incredibly deep wavetable and sampler hybrid engine.”
Ocean Wave offers 1,059 total presets and sounds, serving as both a collection of instantly playable patches and a massive modular toolkit for sound design. It offers 242 performances, 356 programs, 150 custom samples, 157 effects, and 93 wavetables.
Features:
Massive Sound Library: Over 800MB of new content, including 150 carefully crafted samples and 93 custom wavetables.
Over 1,000 Presets and Sounds: 1,059 total components, including 242 performances, 356 programs, and 157 effects presets.
Seamless Integration: Fully compatible with Korg Modwave, Modwave MK2, and Modwave Native, with full NKS compatibility (including detailed tagging and mapping) for Modwave Native users.
Diverse Sonic Palette: A vast sonic range including leads, drones, pads, textures, FX, arps, and ambiences.
Sound Examples 1:
Sound Examples 2:
Ocean Wave is available now, with an introductory price of €29.99, a 45% discount from the regular price of €55.00 until May 1 2026.
