Today, Behringer officially introduced the BM-17 Freq Box, their ‘Boogerfooger’ knockoff of the Moog MF107 Moogerfooger FreqBox pedal.
Like the original, the Behringer BM-17 Freq Box is designed to follow the pitch of incoming audio, and create basic synth sounds that can be used along, mixed with the input, and integrated with other modular gear.
Features:
Effects generator with voltage-controlled oscillator
Wide range of effects, from fuzz distortion to modular synth-style creation
Envelope control for expressive frequency modulation
Blend control for mixing between input signal and oscillator output
Range switch for selecting oscillator frequency range
Drive control for input gain
Expression pedal input for real-time control
The Behringer BM-17 Frequency Box is available now to pre-order, with a street price around $140 USD.
Sound Magic has released Supreme Drums Blue, a hybrid modeling drum virtual instrument that they say is designed for music production, film and game audio.
Key features include its hybrid modeling engine, up to 65,536 velocity layers, advanced drum physics controls, and an efficient 670MB footprint.
At the core of Supreme Drums Blue is the Epic V2 Hybrid Modeling Engine, which supports up to 65,536 velocity layers via MIDI 2.0 and renders an unlimited array of round-robin variations.
This approach eliminates the mechanical repetition associated with traditional sample libraries, and provides smooth dynamic transitions and a natural performance response. Even under MIDI 1.0, instruments such as the snare drum feature 127 velocity layers.
Supreme Drums Blue is modeled from an original 93GB multi-microphone sample set, distilled into an optimized 670MB library.
The instrument includes 13 drum kit pieces and over 33 individual drums and cymbals, selected to cover a broad range of musical styles. Multi-microphone recording enables flexible mixing for stereo, as well as surround formats up to 11.1.
Beyond traditional playback, Supreme Drums Blue features a newly developed Physics Section, allowing users to modify drum head and shell materials, adjust diameter and depth, fine-tune tension and tuning, and shape resonance characteristics. This modeling-based design provides near-limitless customization.
The integrated Fusion Effect System V2 combines EQ, compression, and transient shaping, within a unified interface.
Supreme Drums Blue is also fully optimized for use with electronic drum kits, delivering highly responsive triggering and expressive real-time performance.
The library integrates seamlessly with Supreme Drums Orange, expanding sonic options and effectively doubling the available drum types within the Supreme Drums ecosystem.
Supreme Drums Blue is available now with an intro price of $69.00 USD (normally $129).
Developer Momo Müller has released a third-party patch editor for the Behringer UB-Xa MINI synthesizer.
The UB-Xa mini Editor gives you direct access to the Behringer UB-Xa MINI’s parameters. This means that you can integrate it into your DAW, record controller movements and save sound changes.
Features:
Simple handling of the UB-Xa mini without menu surfing.
Complex sound changes can be made easily and quickly.
Change Behringer UB-Xa mini Sounds directly from Editor.
Many controllers can be automated.
X-Y modulation of all parameters.
You can random the Controllers of the Behringer UB-Xa mini Synth to produce new sounds.
You can use your Behringer UB-Xa mini as a sound module in your DAW.
A Editor sound bank with 50 new sounds is included.
The Editor is available for:
PC: As VST2 and Standalone for 32bit and VST2, VST3 and Standalone for 64bit Windows.
MAC: As VST2, VST3, AU and Standalone, compatible with MAC Intel and Silicon.
The UB-Xa mini Editor is available now for € 6.90/ $ 7.
