Moog Music recently updated the firmware for the Minitaur bass synthesizer, adding front-panel access to new LFO wave-shapes, oscillator hard-sync and more. In addition, the Minitaur’s new Librarian/Editor Software makes DAW integration seamless between your synthesizer and Mac or Windows machine. Moog synthesizers and analog effects connect your creativity and imagination with sounds not possible anywhere else.
SampleScience has released Orion Sound Module, a free 3GB rompler that features 97 virtual instruments, for Mac & Windows.
According to the company, Orion “is perfect to sketch out ideas before using bigger libraries that can tax the RAM and CPU very quickly.”
Here’s what they have to say about it:
The idea behind the Orion Sound Module plugin is to provide a rompler based on public domain samples that can be used to create royalty-free loops. At first, I made the plugin for my own loop production, but I decided to share it with the world in the spirit of giving back to the community that gave me so much.
The result is a 3gigs rompler full of great sounds that cover the basics: pianos, basses, percussion, world instruments, analogue synthesizers and modular synthesis.
Here are the official audio demos:
Instrument List:
Aeropohone – Accordion
Bass – Bass Guitar
Bass – Bass Synth
Bass – Dual SynthBass
Bass – Fretless Bass
Bass – Real Bass
Bass – Upright Bass
Bells – Bicycle
Brass – Flugelhorn
Brass – French Horn
Brass – Iowa Alto Sax NV
Brass – Iowa Bass Trombone
Brass – Iowa French Horn
Brass – Iowa Soprano Sax NV
Brass – Iowa Soprano Sax V
Brass – Saxophone
Brass – Trumpet
Brass – Tuba
Drum Kit – Guigui Acoustic DK
Drum Kit – Heavy Metal
Drum Kit – Kingsleys Acoustic Kit
Drum Kit – OS Drum Kit
Euro Modular – ClavPad
Keys – Analog Piano
Keys – Bright Piano
Keys – Cheesy Organ
Keys – City Piano
Keys – Dirty Grand Piano
Keys – Dist Hammond
Keys – DX EPiano I
Keys – Frost Piano
Keys – Iowa MIS Piano Lite
Keys – Iowa MIS Piano
Keys – PaperMusicBox
Keys – Rock Organ
Keys – Soft PipeOrgan
Keys – Tonewheel Organ
Keys – Upright Piano
Oberheim Expand – AddVerb
Oberheim Expand – FM Drama
Percussion – Children Xylophone
Percussion – Ethan’s Claves
Percussion – Ethan’s Glock
Percussion – Ethan’s Triangle
Percussion – Ethan’s Wind Chimes
Percussion – Glockenspiel
Percussion – Juan Xylophone
Percussion – Kelon Xylophone
Percussion – Marimba
Percussion – Temple Blocks
Percussion – Tubular Bells
Percussion – Turtle Drum
Percussion – Wind Chime
RetroSynths – Bells
RetroSynths – Minimoog Bass
RetroSynths – Polaris Dusty
RetroSynths – Roland Juno-6 LFO Pad
RetroSynths – Siel Orch Piano q150
RetroSynths – Siel Orch Piano1
RetroSynths – Siel Short Piano
RetroSynths – Yamaha CS15 SAW
RetroSynths – Yamaha CS15 SQU
RetroSynths – Yamaha CS15 TRI
Strings – Celtic Harp
Strings – Classic Guitar
Strings – Dulcimer
Strings – eBow Guitar
Strings – Ethan’s Cello
Strings – Funky Stratocaster
Strings – Guitar
Strings – Harp
Strings – Ukulele
Strings – Violin
Synth – Alsa Modular Wah
Synth – Broken Wind
Synth – G-Strings
Synth – Korgan
Synth – Minimoog Pad
Synth – Moog Lead
Synth – Moog Minitaur Bass
Synth – Moog Minitaur Lead
Synth – Moog Minitaur SpaceEcho
Synth – NuBass
Synth – Phatty Bass
Synth – Texture Pad
Voice – Boy Choir
Voice – Female
Voice – Man Ohh
Wind – Alto Recorder
Wind – Bass Clarinet
Wind – Bassoon
Wind – Ethan’s Bassoon
Wind – Flute
World – African Slit Drums
World – Bamboo Marimba
World – Gayageum
World – Toy Gamelan
Bass – Bass Guitar
Bass – Bass Synth
Bass – Dual SynthBass
Bass – Fretless Bass
Bass – Real Bass
Bass – Upright Bass
Bells – Bicycle
Brass – Flugelhorn
Brass – French Horn
Brass – Iowa Alto Sax NV
Brass – Iowa Bass Trombone
Brass – Iowa French Horn
Brass – Iowa Soprano Sax NV
Brass – Iowa Soprano Sax V
Brass – Saxophone
Brass – Trumpet
Brass – Tuba
Drum Kit – Guigui Acoustic DK
Drum Kit – Heavy Metal
Drum Kit – Kingsleys Acoustic Kit
Drum Kit – OS Drum Kit
Euro Modular – ClavPad
Keys – Analog Piano
Keys – Bright Piano
Keys – Cheesy Organ
Keys – City Piano
Keys – Dirty Grand Piano
Keys – Dist Hammond
Keys – DX EPiano I
Keys – Frost Piano
Keys – Iowa MIS Piano Lite
Keys – Iowa MIS Piano
Keys – PaperMusicBox
Keys – Rock Organ
Keys – Soft PipeOrgan
Keys – Tonewheel Organ
Keys – Upright Piano
Oberheim Expand – AddVerb
Oberheim Expand – FM Drama
Percussion – Children Xylophone
Percussion – Ethan’s Claves
Percussion – Ethan’s Glock
Percussion – Ethan’s Triangle
Percussion – Ethan’s Wind Chimes
Percussion – Glockenspiel
Percussion – Juan Xylophone
Percussion – Kelon Xylophone
Percussion – Marimba
Percussion – Temple Blocks
Percussion – Tubular Bells
Percussion – Turtle Drum
Percussion – Wind Chime
RetroSynths – Bells
RetroSynths – Minimoog Bass
RetroSynths – Polaris Dusty
RetroSynths – Roland Juno-6 LFO Pad
RetroSynths – Siel Orch Piano q150
RetroSynths – Siel Orch Piano1
RetroSynths – Siel Short Piano
RetroSynths – Yamaha CS15 SAW
RetroSynths – Yamaha CS15 SQU
RetroSynths – Yamaha CS15 TRI
Strings – Celtic Harp
Strings – Classic Guitar
Strings – Dulcimer
Strings – eBow Guitar
Strings – Ethan’s Cello
Strings – Funky Stratocaster
Strings – Guitar
Strings – Harp
Strings – Ukulele
Strings – Violin
Synth – Alsa Modular Wah
Synth – Broken Wind
Synth – G-Strings
Synth – Korgan
Synth – Minimoog Pad
Synth – Moog Lead
Synth – Moog Minitaur Bass
Synth – Moog Minitaur Lead
Synth – Moog Minitaur SpaceEcho
Synth – NuBass
Synth – Phatty Bass
Synth – Texture Pad
Voice – Boy Choir
Voice – Female
Voice – Man Ohh
Wind – Alto Recorder
Wind – Bass Clarinet
Wind – Bassoon
Wind – Ethan’s Bassoon
Wind – Flute
World – African Slit Drums
World – Bamboo Marimba
World – Gayageum
World – Toy Gamelan
Orion is available as a Windows (32/64 bit) VST plugin and AU/VST Mac OS X plugin.
If you’ve used Orion, leave a comment and share your thoughts on it!