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Bitwig had originally planned to sell its new bundle of four FX devices as a $79 ‘add-on’

Bitwig has backtracked on its decision to market and sell its new Spectral Suite software as an add-on for its DAW rather than a feature of its chargeable Upgrade Plan.

But now, Bitwig backs down and makes Spectral Suite part of its Upgrade Plan: “We apologise for how we handled this and want to make this right”

Spectral Suite contains four devices suitable for mixing and sound design – Transient Split, Freq Split, Loud Split and Harmonic Split – plus a companion sound package containing more than 100 presets and clips.

The original plan was to sell this for $79/€79, even to those customers who had paid for a 12-month upgrade plan, but following complaints from loyal users that it should be included as part of the plan, Bitwig has now relented.

“We’ve had time to reflect on last week’s Spectral Suite announcement and the responses from our community,” says the company on its website. “We apologise for how we handled this and want to make this right.

“Spectral Suite is now part of Bitwig Studio 4.4, which has an official release date of October 5, 2022. Anyone with a current Upgrade Plan now owns Bitwig Studio 4.4 and the four Spectral Suite devices. We will contact everyone who purchased Spectral Suite to offer a choice of a refund or an extension of their Upgrade Plan.

“Moving forward, all of our Bitwig Studio feature development, including devices, will be covered by the 12-month Upgrade Plan.

“Your support of Bitwig Studio (and us) means more than we can say. Thank you.”

The Spectral Suite effects are designed with sonic exploration in mind, with each device focusing on a different musical element (loudness, harmonic content, transients and frequency).

It works by splitting the incoming sound into hundreds of frequency bands, with signals then being grouped into related channels that you can mix with volume and panning controls. You can also throw in other Bitwig devices and third-party plugins.

Find out more on the Bitwig Studio website. Bitwig Studio costs $399; existing users who are outside of an Upgrade Plan should login to their accounts for upgrade/renewal offers.

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1010music is called Razzmatazz “the world’s juiciest groovebox”: mini FM percussion synth promises to blow larger rivals a raspberry

It is a third model after Lemondrop and Fireball. The Razzmatazz promises “effortless sequencing, slamming samples, and FM synth drum sounds”.

We are told that this is “the world’s juiciest groovebox,” and is capable of “taking on opponents twice its size and giving them the raspberry”.

Beats can be sequenced in realtime using the eight touchscreen pads, or you can plug in your favourite MIDI pad controller and bash them out on that. Additionally, you can create up to 16 patterns, and the 64-step sequencer enables you to view pad states and steps simultaneously.

Each drum sound is created using any combination of two FM oscillators and a WAV file. You also get two filters, two envelopes, a resonator, a snap generator and three additional effects.

Other features include 120 preset kits and sequences, and you can bring in your own WAV files either by importing them via SD card or recording directly into the line input. These can be up to 30 seconds long.

Flexible power options from USB-C, and further connectivity options include MIDI I/O, clock in and line out, all via mini TRS ports. As well as the two-inch touchscreen, you also get two knobs and four buttons.

Features:

• Perform with 8 drum and percussion pads using MIDI pads or the touch screen
• Make beats right out of the box using 120 preset kits and sequences
• Explore a huge range of presets and sounds from world-class sound designers—including dub, techno, IDM, hip hop, classic rock, indie pop, soul, and more
• Tap or swipe to create rhythms using the Super Stepper visual sequencer, and see the state of all 8 pads across 16 steps simultaneously
• Record long sequences up to 64 steps, with steps sizes from 1/64 to 8 bars
• Adjust primary parameters for each drum model using macro controls
• Design your own percussion sounds by combining FM synthesis and WAV drum samples
• Sculpt and fine tune the sound of each drum pad using filters, envelopes, distortion, a resonator, snap transient generation, bit crushing, and rate crushing
• Add depth and color to your drum sounds using delay, reverb, and a cabinet distortion
• Record via line input to craft new pad sounds and create samples up to 30 seconds long
• Load your own WAV files via micro-SD
• Integrate razzmatazz seamlessly with other synths, drum machines, and audio devices
• Quickly and easily map MIDI controls to macro parameters and mixer settings
• Make music anywhere thanks to a compact and nearly indestructible design
• Flexible power options from USB C connector
• Mini TRS connections for MIDI in and out, clock in, line in and line out
• 2″ touch screen, 2 knobs and 4 buttons in a 3.75″ x 3″ x 1.5″ package

The Nanobox Razzmatazz is available for $399.

Find out more on the 1010music website .

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Released in 2006, Massive became one of the post popular plugin synths of the noughties and ‘tens’, particularly among producers of electronic dance music. Although we’ve since had Massive X, a sort-of-successor, the original Massive is still a mainstay in many a musician’s studio.

Designed for scorching basses and leads, Massive comes with more than 1,300 sounds, each of which has its own pre-defined macro controls for easy editing. Its synthesis is based on a unique wave scanning algorithm that manifests itself in three parallel oscillators, and it comes with 85 carefully tuned wavetables.

If you are one of the 12 people left in the world who does not own a copy of Native Instruments’ Massive, but you do happen to own a piece of Focusrite hardware, then you are in luck.

Massive is part of Focusrite’s latest Plugin Collective giveaway, which means it is available to any Focusrite user who registers a piece of gear. Members of the Collective can also grab iZotope Elements, the trimmed-down software mastering suite, and access a three-month trial to Native Instruments Komplete Now  subscription service.

Massive is still on sale on the Native Instruments website for $149/£129, so the chance to get it for free is one that eligible users shouldn’t pass up. Ozone Elements retails for $129.

Find out more about the Plugin Collective and how to sign up on the Focusrite website.

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