14 Jun, 2025
Droid Resonator is a free, browser-based synthesizer, built with HTML/JS/CSS and Tone.js.
It features 6-voice polyphony, with 3 VCOs/voice, MIDI support, an oscilloscope and more.
Features:
- 3 VCOs with waveform/octave selectors & mix control
- 6-voice polyphony (you can play chords!)
- AMP and Filter envelopes
- Lowpass filter with cutoff & resonance
- LFO for filter modulation
- MIDI keyboard support (with chord recognition)
- Note latch mode for droning goodness
- Real-time oscilloscope
- Clean, single-screen interface with fullscreen mode
Give it a try. Apparently, it worked best with Chrome. If you give it a try, leave a comment and share your thoughts on it!
13 Jun, 2025
Ableton shared this intro video for Live 12.2, the latest update to their flagship DAW.
Ableton Live 12.2 adds features for Push, a new device for Move and Note, and more.
Here’s what’s new in Ableton Live 12.2:
00:00 Bounce to New Track
00:26 Expressive Chords
02:51 All-new Auto Filter
09:09 Roar Updates
10:20 Meld Updates
11:19 Resonators
11:56 Browser Improvements
13:07 Spectral Resonator
13:54 Roar’s new Delay Routing mode
An overview of what’s new for Push in Live 12.2:
The update is available now as a free download for all owners of Live 12.
Ableton Live 12 is available for purchase from Ableton.com and, in some countries, through local retailers.
- Ableton Live 12 costs $99 / €79 / £69 for Intro, $439 / €279 / £259 for Standard $749/ €599/ £539 for Suite.
- Owners of previous versions of Live can log in to their accounts to check upgrade pricing.
Push is available now through Ableton.com.
- Push costs $ 999 / € 949 / £ 879 and Push (standalone) costs $ 1999 / €1899 / £ 1669
- Upgrade Kits are now available and cost $ 1049 / € 999 / £GBP 879.
13 Jun, 2025
Developer Cem Olcay has introduced Nikaya, a new wavetable & FM synth for iOS, Mac & Apple Vision.
Nikaya is an 8-voice polyphonic synth, with 2 wavetable oscillators and 2 FM oscillators per voice.
Here’s a video demo, via The Sound Test Room:
Features:
- 2 Wavetable Oscillators and 2 FM (OSC 1->2 & OSC 2->1) Oscillators per voice.
- 8-voice polyphony.
- 2 LFOs for modulating the OSC wave index.
- Analog modeled, self-resonating ladder filter.
- Cycling and syncable rise and fall envelope for modulating the filter cutoff.
- ADSR envelope per voice with 0.1ms to 5sec range.
- 40+ algorithmically generated wavetables
- Import your own wavetables through iCloud or local documents folder.
- Generate wavetables from the images on your photo gallery.
- 30+ wide range of factory presets.
- Create and upload your presets to community presets.
- Download and play the community presets people uploaded.
- iOS 12+, AUv3 and Apple Silicon support.
Nikaya is now available, priced at $6.99.
