ARTURIA virtual semi-modular synth.
Download the free demo here: https://www.arturia.com/products/analog-classics/arp2600v
It has a built in step sequencer, a built in sample and hold unit, and it can use sound from your DAW (vocals, synth, drums … any audio track).
I wanted to figure out how to use these features. Here are my findings:
Though my demo is in Logic Pro, many or all of these features can be integrated into other software.
In the quest for creating new and interesting sounds, I wanted to figure out how I could run my audio/MIDI tracks through a virtual synth, and use the effects to creatively alter the sound. It took some time, but I have it figured out and wanted to share the secrets!
If you own the Moog Modular (version 2.8+) or download the free demo, you can try this!
I don’t know that I have very usable results yet with the patches I’ve designed and the sound sources I’ve tried them with, but I can hear the potential. And it sure is fun experimenting with this!
AKA – “When is Komplete 11 going to be released?”
Komplete List of Release Dates
Komplete 1 2003 (at AES)
Komplete 2 2004
Komplete 3 2005
Komplete 4 2007
Komplete 5 2008
Komplete 6 2009
Komplete 8 2011
Komplete 9 2013
Komplete 10 2014 (October)
Komplete 11 September or October of 2016 ??
This topic was of interest to me, because I definitely WANT to upgrade to Reaktor 6. Specifically because of Blocks, the cool new modular synth!
Some users complain that the number of blocks that come with Reaktor 6 is smaller than expected. But the good news, is that there are PLENTY of new blocks available in the Reaktor User Library!
Have you seen Deadmau5 explore Reaktor 6 and Blocks for the first time? I’m not a huge Deadmau5 fan, but knowing his expertise and experience with modular synthesis, watching him explore Blocks was pretty cool (fast forward to 14:00 in the video!)
(Deadmau5 Modular, just a portion of it!)
But if I pay the 99 bucks to upgrade to Reaktor 6, isn’t this just a product I’ll get when I upgrade to Komplete 11 ? And since I just bought some new Arturia synths, I did not want to spend money needlessly. I have enough synths to play with for a while! Even the modular Moog Modular and the Arp 2600 which both allow me to connect modules with virtual patch cables.
Product pages for Arturia Moog Modular and the (semi-modular) Arp 2600.
https://www.arturia.com/products/analog-classics/modular-v
https://www.arturia.com/products/analog-classics/arp2600v/overview
Komplete is usually released in September or October of a given year. Usually there is a new version every year, except between versions 5-6, 8-9, and currently version 10-11.
If history repeats itself, we can expect Komplete 11 to be released in September or October of 2016.
In 2009 Native Instruments announced that they would no longer attend the trade shows (AES, NAMM, etc). Before that time, the public could expect a new release of Komplete to be unveiled at the trade shows. But NI seems to be continuing the practice of releasing their new products in September or October. Sometimes the release is foreshadowed by a ridiculous sale of the former version, the drastic reductions in price has sometimes indicated that the release of a new version is imminent.
BTW – If you haven’t seen I Dream of Wires on Netflix yet. Watch it! Or buy the DVD/Blu-Ray!
SOURCES
Komplete 1 2003 (at AES) http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct06/articles/nifeature.htm
Komplete 2 2004 http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct06/articles/nifeature.htm
Komplete 3 2005 http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct06/articles/nifeature.htm
Komplete 4 2007 http://www.emusician.com/gear/1332/native-instruments-komplete-4/38368
Komplete 5 2008 http://forum.recordingreview.com/f8/native-instruments-komplete-5-reviews-8215/
Komplete 6 2009 http://www.amazon.com/Native-Instruments-Komplete-Virtual-Collection/product-reviews/B000WU4L1C
Komplete 8 2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp2Qgdmw4JQ
Komplete 9 2013 http://www.controllerism.com/native-instruments-to-release-battery-4-monark-and-komplete-9
Komplete 10 2014 (October) http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2014/09/02/native-instruments-komplete-10-adds-6-new-instruments/
No Longer at AES, Namm, etc http://www.loopinsight.com/2009/07/07/native-instruments-pulls-out-of-namm-aes-musikmesse/
Creative-Audio-Production.com 