Ableton has released a free firmware update for Move that adds a variety of new features and improvements.
What’s new in Ableton Move 1.5.0:
New Features & Improvements:
Auto Filter – The Auto Filter audio effect, including presets, has been added to Move’s Core Library. Auto Filter is a versatile filter effect that includes many interesting filter types and modulation possibilities.
MIDI I/O – MIDI input and output can now be active simultaneously. Additionally, MIDI send and receive channels can be configured for each track.
MIDI Sync – Move can now receive MIDI from an external device. To set up external sync, hold Shift and press Step 2 to open the Setup menu, then select MIDI Sync. This setting now includes an In option for receiving incoming MIDI Sync.
Sample Slicing – To enter Slicing mode, hold Shift and press the wheel while a sample is in focus on the display. Then press the wheel again to select the Slice option.
Drum Sampler
The Hold parameter, which is available in Trigger Mode, can now be set to Inf (infinite)
Parameter banks can now be accessed by holding Shift and turning the wheel while a sample is in focus on the display. Previously, accessing banks was possible by holding Shift and pressing the wheel, which is now used to enter Slicing mode.
When playing drum pads, samples whose start and end points have been adjusted now include markers on the display to indicate the active region that is being played.
Bugfixes:
Fixed an issue where extending the previous step shortened a following step.
Fixed a crash that occurred when receiving MIDI while disabling MIDI input.
Fixed a rare crash that occurred when changing the Sample Gain.
Arturia Mix DRUMS is an ‘all-in-one’ drum processor that promises punchy, pro-sounding drums without the fuss.
Today, Arturia has unveiled a new drum processing plugin developed in partnership with Emre Ramazanoglu, a producer and mix engineer that’s worked with Brian Eno, David Bowie, Sia and more.
Mix DRUMS brings together a number of effects in a streamlined interface to help you craft impactful, professional-sounding drums in seconds. It’s designed to be used across a variety of applications, from creative transformations to precise drum bus enhancement, aiming to bring weight, power and clarity to lifeless drum parts.
The plugin features a dual-band architecture that splits the signal into low and mid/high bands visualized on its spectrum analyzer, each with dedicated distortion, dynamics and tonal shaping options. There’s a variety of distortion models onboard covering both analogue and digital styles, including emulations of tape machines, tube amps, fuzz pedals and more.
Mix DRUMS’ phase-coherent design ensures that parallel processing combining dry, distorted and compressed signals won’t present any problems at the output, avoiding the phase issues that can occur when multiple signal paths are misaligned. There’s also automated gain staging at the input, along with a signal path clipper at the output stage, designed to boost perceived loudness and tame peak levels without introducing unwanted harshness and distortion.
The plugin’s Space section houses two types of reverb (algorithmic and convolution), a digital delay and tape delay emulation, and its Noise feature introduces layers of vinyl crackle, tape hiss and digital noise to the mix pre- or post-processing for additional texture. Mix DRUMS arrives with a selection of 92 artist-curated, genre-tagged presets split into three stylistic categories, covering everything from organic, natural-sounding, tones to dramatic and experimental effects.
“This plugin recreates and actually improves upon one particular workflow I use when creating characterful drum sounds in a mix, or for increasing the impact of delivered stereo drum loops without raising peak level,” Ramazanoglu says.
“I wanted an all-in-one solution to achieve the retro-inspired but full-range and weighty drum sounds that I get hired to deliver — as well as everything from fully creative transformational processes to very subtle drum bus enhancements.”
A deep dive into Mix DRUMS video:
Compatible with macOS and Windows, Mix DRUMS is available now in VST/VST3/AU/AAX formats and priced at $/€99.
