More free Ableton Live packs are coming soon to Togeo Studios. This week we have the SST GENs B1 pack ready to go and there are more on the way. The B1 pack has 500 new simpler instruments to create even more textured evolving soundscapes with Ableton Live. SST GENS are perfect for electronic, idm, techno and ambient music production. We also have some new
Glitch is one of the more interesting free VST effect plugins available. Glitch from DBlue (Kieran Foster) is a good multi-effect processor with some unique features. DBlue Glitch is a multi effect sequencer. The incoming audio gets divided into individual steps of various lengths. A variety of effects can then be applied and mixed into those segments and the sequence looped.
This video show the Aurora usb midi controller, DJ mixer running on open source software. You can build the device yourself or if your not into tinkering, just buy it. The controller itself is quite nicely assembled and visually appealing with the leds pulsating from the backlighting of the device.
Ableton releases a maintenance update for their Live 7 sequencing and recording software. Version 7.0.10 fixes several problems with the Live program, some of which were causing the program to crash. Included in this update were the following bugfixes: [...]
Mixxx is a free digital DJ mixing platform. Its open source software, a complete package with features for both amateur and profesional DJs alike. Fully featured with vinyl and MIDI control, can use multiple soundcards. The software is constantly being improved and updated. It was written by and for DJs with features constantly being improved based on users input.
Oatmeal by Fuzzpilz is another one of the top must have vst synths that is available for free. The designer is well known for his work with the Buzz Machines sequencer and its plugins. This is no exception and is a very complete and well thought out softsynth package. Oatmeal is a two oscillator polyphonic subtractive synth with a great sound and a lot of tweakable effects.