Expressive E let us know that they’ve introduced a new collection of expressive patches for Synapse Audio’s Dune 3.
Dune 3 Expressive Suite features 300 MPE presets for Synapse Audio’s powerful Dune 3 synth. The Suite features evolving pads, gritty textures, and expressive leads, all designed to respond to expressive performance, whether you are playing leads or polyphonically.
The presets are optimized for the Osmose, but are fully compatible with any MPE controller.
Dune 3 Expressive Suite Audio Preview:
Dune 3 Expressive Suite is available as a bundle with Dune 3 for an intro price of $167.30 (normally $239.00), or you can get the patches for $39.99 (normally $59.99).
Excite Audio have introduced a new software synth, and first virtual instrument of a planned series, Evolve Alloy.
Evolve Alloy is designed for making metallic timbres, using a core of metallic sound sources and synthesis. Evolve Alloy offers over 250 sound sources, ranging from bright glockenspiels and bells to industrial foley recordings and modern metallic-sounding synths.
The result is a sharp, expressive sound palette that they say ranges from tough and impactful to shimmering and ethereal.
Features:
Blend four layers of samples or synths using a powerful quad-engine.
Morph sounds in real time with the expressive XY Pad.
One-click randomization option
Import your own samples and build custom patches.
Modulate anything with drag-and-drop envelopes, LFOs, and XY controls.
Shape and polish your sound with metal-inspired macro effects.
Tweak your tone with dual filters and a rearrangeable 3-slot FX chain.
IK Multimedia has launched a new reverb plug-in module which it claims goes, ‘into new dimensions of sound and texture.’
Part of the T-RackS 6 plugin universe, the plugin, called Prism Reverb, is said to deliver more than other effects modules. IK is claiming it has been “developed for sound designers, producers, and guitarists to push beyond ‘beautiful washes’, allowing them to shape infinite, evolving textures with depth and creative freedom.”
“Traditional shimmer reverbs end at beautiful; T-Racks 6 Prism Reverb transcends this by delving into the lush, the infinite, and the experimental,” they explain. “Every control is designed to inspire, offering tools to create reverb textures that breathe, dance, and evolve in ways no other reverb can.”
The plugin has size and diffusion controls, which allow users to shape everything from tight, focused spaces to vast ambient environments. Integrated into this is a modulation section and two pitch shifters that mean you can fine tune to a hundredth of a semitone.
There’s also a feedback engine that controls the shimmer’s intensity and tone, with a feedback pitch switch that toggles pitch shifting in and out of a loop, and a flip that switches stereo channels, thus enhancing spatial depth.
So there’s loads to play with here, whether you’re a guitarist looking for some shoegazery effects or a producer wanting to add a certain spatial breadth to your mix.
Like previous T-RackS 6 plug in processors, Prism Reverb is compatible with both Mac and PC. It also supports all the major plug in formats: Audio Units, VST 3 and AAX.
There are three flavours of the module. The T-RackS 6 Prism, the T-RackS 6 MAX with Prism Reverb and the Total Studio 5 Max with Prism Reverb. Prices are between $/€79.99 for the former, going up to $/€149.99 for the Total Studio 5.
For more information, visit the IK Multimedia website.
