With the new, free 1.3 update, all Tempest panel controls are now fully implemented!!!

Here are the improvements in v1.3:

Play Lists

Play Lists are programmed lists of beats (drumbeats) that are played back in sequence. You can create them either by manual editing on the screen, or by automatic recording of your real-time beat arrangements during performance. For example, perform an arrangement of beats live then without stopping the beat, hear this sequence of beats instantly play back exactly as you performed it, while you play sounds, perform real-time effects or other performance manipulations on top of it. It’s an exciting and useful performance feature.

Undo Sound / Revert Sound

Hold SHIFT while pressing UNDO REC in order to undo the most recent sound edit.

Assign Specific MIDI Note Numbers to Sounds

You can now assign each incoming note number to play a specific sound pad.

Change function of incoming MIDI notes with front-panel Pad Function buttons

For example, when playing Tempest’s sounds from external MIDI drum pads, pressing one of the Pad Function buttons changes what your MIDI drum pads will do:

> Press 16 Sounds and your MIDI drum pads play 16 sounds

> Press 16 Beats and your MIDI drum pads switch between 16 drumbeats

> Press 16 Mutes and your MIDI drum pads mute or unmute the playback of 16 different drum sounds.

> Press 16 Tunings to play any sound at 16 different tunings.

> Press 16 Steps and use your MIDI drum pads to program drumbeats in step time, turning a single sound on/off at 16 different time locations within the beat.

The System parameters are now organized by category

System parameters are now organized by function into 7 different screens, making it easier to find the System parameter you’re looking for.

Plus various other additions and improvements

There is a wide spectrum of results achievable with chipcrusher. For example:

- Uniquely destroy/mangle a beat, a guitar or any other audio track.
- Play single hits and emulate the sound of old samplers.
- Add ‘accurate dirt’ to chipsounds’s output.
- Etc.

The three main components in chipcrusher are: DAC Encoding, Background Noise and Post-Processing. The audio inputs first go through a simulation of early lofi digital audio codecs (DAC Encoding). Then it get mixed with the Background Noise to add some grit. And finally, the sound get sent through a selection of speaker and filter impulse responses that we call the Post-Processing stage. Of course, each component can be bypassed on demand without muting the audio.

1. DAC Encoding

The DAC Encoding resamples the input audio and re-encodes it using your choice of LPCM, FPCM, DPCM, A-Law, μ-Law, DIALOGIC, BRR, YADPCM, LPC-10, PWM or PDM.

2. Background Noise

Noises were carefully recorded and looped from our collection of gear (consoles and arcade boards) which were also used for the research behind chipsounds. Just select the preset and adjust volume to taste. Note: default volumes should be used if you want to keep it subtle.

Some units generate different noises depending on external factors, for instance, it is well known that the Commodore 64 and Vectrex background noises were directly related to what was displayed at a particular time on the screen. In this case various noises are available.

3. Post Processing

A very efficient convolution engine allows chipcrusher’s sound (which can be very harsh at times) to go through a few of the most well loved vintage gaming devices, computers or monitors. Each impulse gives a totally different tonal quality to the sound.

The available impulses are split into 5 categories: Computers, Filters, Monitors, Game Devices and Musical Instruments.

It can work as a VST/AU/RTAS plug-in for most major sequencing audio programs and supported tracker programs on Windows and OS X.

Learn more about chipcrusher here!

For a limited time, chipcrusher is offered at $39 only!

Audio Damage has released a new multi-effect plugin! This one seems very interesting, combining a filter, envelope follower, LFO, VCA, and Reverb together. A plethora of effects combined in way to easily dial in verby gates, ducks, and other useful tempo-synced filter effects.

Watch the Mangleverb Overview:

For more info visit:

http://www.audiodamage.com

A performance from Khantipol Kasemsant.

Elektron has updated their Octatrack Operating System. The update includes new Reverb Effects along with misc bug fixes. To download the OS update and find out more visit:

http://www.elektron.se/news/octatrack-os-125-is-here

A new video featuring the reverbs here:

In OS 1.25, three brand new effects have been implemented. A stereo image shaping Spatializer, a gritty and twangy Spring Reverb and a lush, smooth and wide Dark Reverb.

This video is about OP-1 New OS. Demoing new CWO Effect and DNA Synth modes!

Teenage Engineering has updated the OP-1 with a new COW delay and DNA Synth!

DNA synth added.

CWO effect added.

Download here:

http://www.teenageengineering.com/library