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Eurorack News for July 29th 2024
The Opp Ned is a compact Eurorack module developed by Noise Engineering. It functions as a four-channel arpeggiator designed for creating intricate, customizable patterns that can be finely controlled using CV. Twelve pre-loaded favoured arpeggio patterns are included – tetrads, major, pentatonic major, minor third, and pentatonic minor – but users have the freedom to…
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July 2024’s Game-Changing Eurorack and Max4Live Devices
Hello dear readers, Welcome back to The Metal Vortex! Today, we’re thrilled to bring you some exciting new content from the LAME Music Production Eurorack and Max4live blog. From innovative Eurorack modules to cutting-edge Max4Live devices, we’ve curated the best of the best to inspire your music production journey. Without further ado, here are our…
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Max4Live News for July 28th 2024
The MIDI S-H Pro 1.0, crafted by Manifest Audio LLC, is an Ableton Live Max4Live device designed to introduce controlled randomness in musical compositions. This sophisticated MIDI-triggered randomizer generates diverse parameters according to user-defined limits with each note-on event, bringing a unique character to your music through evolving modulations. Equipped with six new random algorithms,…
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Eurorack News for July 28th 2024
The NLC Razor’s Black Panel is a dual voltage-controlled Eurorack Module that provides a unique approach to sound manipulation, focusing predominantly on harmonic generation and frequency tripling. This module offers compatibility with Sine and Triangle waves, and employs a rough frequency tripler circuit to transform a sine wave into three unique spikes of varying amplitudes…
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Max4Live News for July 13th 2024
The gd-mindblown 1.0 is a Max for Live audio device, designed by asteriskVT, that offers extensive audio modulation capabilities to users of Ableton Live. Initially conceptualized in the Max/MSP Pluggo environment in 2003, the device was updated in 2024 for the Max for Live platform. Its unique combination of a formant shifter and a spectral…
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Max4Live News for July 12th 2024
The Macbook 1.0 Max4Live device, developed by tapchidecorcom, is a unique audio manipulation and sound processing software designed for Ableton Live. Its primary function is to create customized soundscapes inspired by diverse global interior design trends. These sound textures range from modern to classic and rustic styles, which offer producers a creative technique for enhancing…
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Eurorack News for July 11th 2024
The Bizarre Jezabel Mimosa MK2 is a dual-channel tube saturator module designed for the Eurorack system. It uses dual triode 12AU7 tubes that provide a full, warm sound, offering the user significant latitude in signal processing from mild tonal coloration to more aggressive, harmonically rich saturation. The module includes two distinct channels, enabling simultaneous processing…
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Max4Live News for July 10th 2024
LoopMaker 1.0 is a Max for Live audio software plugin, developed by Loukas. It’s designed to enhance creative loop integration within Ableton Live, version 12.0.5. It’s also MacOS compatible up to version 13.5.2. LoopMaker 1.0 excels in efficient organization of sound folders through keyword use, facilitating easy and quick locating of specific sounds. It exhibits…
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Eurorack News for July 10th 2024
The TLM Audio Matt Shades Clone module is a versatile and robust Eurorack module, designed as a 1:1 clone of the renowned Mutable Instruments Shades module. Its primary functions include signal attenuation, offset generation, and mixing, allowing a broad spectrum of sonic manipulations. Its high input impedance of 100k and DC-coupled inputs support seamless integration…
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Max4Live News for July 09th 2024
gd-grantastic 1.0 is an innovative Max for Live software device designed for granular synthesis in Ableton Live. Engineered by asteriskVT, this device can efficiently fragment audio into small “grains” and rearrange them for creative sound design. It was originally developed in the Max/MSP Pluggo environment in 2003 and got revitalized for the Max4Live platform in…