Madrona Labs has updated all of its instruments with native Apple Silicon support.
All of Madrona Labs’ software instruments have been updated to version 1.9.5, adding native Apple Silicon support for M1 and M2 Macs. The new versions are Universal Binaries, which support both Apple Silicon and Intel processors.
Users with Apple Silicon computers should be able to run 30% more voices or more, as compared with the previous versions in Rosetta 2 emulation.
The new versions are available now as free updates:
System requirements for Aalto, Kaivo and Virta are: either Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit) and a VST2 host, or macOS 10.10 or higher with Intel or Apple Silicon processor, and an Audio Units or VST2 host.
Tiptop Audio let us know that the Buchla and Tiptop Audio Model 257t Dual Voltage Processor is now available to order.
This is the fourth module released in their Eurorack 200 series, a line of Eurorack-formatted remakes of classic Buchla 200 series modules.
The Model 257 Dual Control Voltage Processor consists of two identical sections, each of which permits several applied control voltages to define a single output voltage according to the equation:
The algebraic manipulations possible with this module include addition, subtraction, scaling, inversion, and multiplication. Also incorporated is the capability of using one control voltage (M) to transfer control from one applied voltage (V_b) to another (V_c).
Todd Barton, Buchla synth guru, has shared a playlist of videos, embedded below, that offer a deep dive into the 257t Dual Voltage Processor:
Cherry Audio has become one of the most prolific soft synth plugin developers in the industry, releasing both new instruments and emulations at a rate of knots.
Now it’s time to strap in for another “original and sensational” synthesizer, as the company notes that there are “dangerous curves ahead”.
The new synth will be announced on 6 October at 10am PT, but a teaser video has already got people talking. Plenty of people are speculating on what we’ve got to look forward to, with guesses ranging from an FM synth to an additive or wavetable instrument.
