Sonuscore has introduced The Score, an all-in-one soundtrack scoring tool for Mac + Windows that is designed to cover a massive range of genres, styles, and instruments.
The Score combines a huge instrument collection, featuring 46 orchestral, 37 synth, 20 band, 34 world, 18 drum instruments and more; more than 120 “Story presets”; and a variety of composition tools, including Chord Studio, Melody Studio, Dynamic Mixer, and Adaptive Customizer.
Features:
All-in-one set of scoring tools
A mind-blowing customizer controlling 10 layers of melodies and harmonies
Mod Wheel fully optimized to maximize the energy and tension
An entire orchestral selection with 160 instruments
120+ incredible animated Story presets with four different arrangements and endless possibilities
Romain Giannetti of Kiviak Instruments has launched a Kickstarter project to fund production of the WoFi, a cloud-connected sampling synthesizer that they say is both WiFi and lo-fi.
The WoFi is a 10-voice polyphonic sampling synth, with built-in sampling, the ability to emulate classic samplers, plus the ability to load samples directly from the Internet. They call it “the first lofi connected sampler”.
It also can run on battery power and has built-in speakers, so you can use it anywhere.
Features:
Record samples effortlessly with the internal microphone or the stereo input
Play any recorded sample chromatically with 10-voice polyphony
Transform the sample with the different emulated sample players and the rich synthesizer interface with: an envelope, a low-pass filter, an LFO, etc…
Bring “sparkles” to your sound with Texturer
Sequence notes and parameters and play along with it
Use it on the go with its internal battery, microphone, and speaker
I/O for midi, cv/gate, audio, and analog sync. All the signal flows go two ways: inward and outward; you can configure it however you want.
Get samples and patches from mywo.fi or share yours directly using the internal WiFi chipset
“Sleek interface”, without menu diving
WoFi Audio Demos:
The WoFi is available to project backers, starting at €599 (about $632).
*Note: Crowdfunding projects involve risk. See the project website for details.
The Zoom R4 takes the old-school 4-track cassette recorder and puts it in your pocket, and it has possibly the cutest volume faders ever.
Zoom has announced the new Zoom R4 Multitrak – a handheld 4-track recorder. It takes the old cassette-based home recording paradigm and not only digitises it, but enhances the quality and adds more features. If our teenage selves could see this – we would probably choke on our low-cost lager.
As well as the four main tracks – each of which comes with possibly the world’s cutest volume fader – you also get a further bounce track so that, in true ‘80s-style, you can mix your music down to free up space for further tracks. There are two XLR/TS combo inputs so that you can plug in guitars, bass, keyboards etc, and if you don’t have a microphone to hand, you can make use of the built-in omnidirectional one.
Additionally, there are effects including EQ, reverb, compression and guitar FX, and 32-bit float recording. Track levels can be monitored on the LCD screen, and there are dedicated transport controls. This being a portable device, it can run on batteries (either 4 AA ones or an external USB-C power pack) and will also function as a USB audio interface.
Features:
4 Tracks of Recording + Dedicated Bounce Track
2 XLR/TS combo inputs for guitar, bass, keyboards, microphones and more
Built-in Omnidirectional Microphone
Dual AD circuitry with 32-bit float recording technology
Color LCD Display
Built-in effects including EQ, Reverb, Compression, and Guitar effects
4 Faders for Volume Control
USB Audio Interface Function
Runs on 4 AA batteries or external USB-C battery
Perhaps, you might say that you could get a more comprehensive portable recording setup just by buying an audio interface for your phone and using an app, but there’s something about the R4’s old-meets-new aesthetic that makes it seem very appealing.
The R4 is price at just €219, but you’ll need to wait until December before you can get your hands on one.
