Korg has updated iM1, its virtual M1 synthesizer for iOS, adding iPhone support and more.
What’s new in version 1.2.0:
Korg iM1 is available now for $14.99.
Rigid Audio has introduced Kontakt GUI Maker, a WSIWYG (what you see is what you get) style tool that lets you create virtual instruments without any coding.
It comes with a pre-made Kontakt (*.NKI) instrument that you can just add your samples to. It features 16 sample layers, each with its own envelopes, modulation routings, LFOs, effects and more.
It features a library of interface elements, including knobs, switches and backgrounds to get you started. You can also import your own PNG files to customize the interface.
Kontakt GUI Maker also comes with 260 premade actions. These let you do things like create knobs to control the parameters of an envelope for your samples, or create a knob to control the filter cutoff action.
The intro video, embedded above, demonstrates how you can use Kontakt GUI Maker to build a build a simple drum machine virtual instrument. Once you’ve built your custom virtual instrument, you can share or sell them, with no licensing fee.
Kontakt GUI Maker is available for Windows with an intro price of $59.99/$64.79(25% off the normal price). The developers say that a macOS version is planned for later this year.
ADDAC System has introduced ADDAC507 Random Bézier Waves, a new “organic voltage generator” for Eurorack modular systems, created in collaboration with Rijnder Kamerbeek (aka Monotrail).
Random Bézier Waves is a random generator with interpolation between random points – making it behave something like a complex, ever evolving, LFO.
The module contains two identical smooth random voltage generators – each with its own frequency, level, offset and curve control. The Frequency control sets a steady pace with which bipolar random voltages are generated, and the Level control works like an attenuator/VCA at the output stage – reaching from maximum output to closed.
Meantime, the Offset control allows shifting of the entire wave up and down on the voltage range, and the Curve control determines the shape of the interpolation. The bipolar activity on the main outputs as well as gate outputs are visualized with LEDs.
“I love organic voltages, because interesting sound design is all about adding depth, character and emotions to sound,” said Kamerbeek. “The Random Bezier Waves can turn a simple patch into an evolving story, add a lot of depth and movement to sound, make sounds struggle and twist, and easily be the heart of entire generative patches. In a nutshell, the module is designed to be a very easy to use source of organic voltages with good control.”
ADDAC507 Bézier Waves is available now for €280 on the ADDAC System website or through the company’s authorized dealers.
