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Coming In 2019
Coming In 2019
By James Thompson | 06.01.2019
A happy new year to all our users. I’d like to tell you about what we have planned this year at Soniccouture..
Read MoreThe first new release of 2018 will be: Sheng Sho Khaen, featuring three different Asian mouth-organ type wind instruments.
Following that will be a major update to The Attic adding 8 new instruments sampled from rare vintage pieces, including: Minitmoog, Crumar DP-80, Logan Vocalist, Siel Orchestra 2, Apr Omni 2, Cheetah MS-800.
We have a new drum product, Moonkits – a collection of brushed drums with quirky and unusual setups. This will probably see the light of day in the summer.
Also in production is an atmospheric recording of a large church organ, recorded in the famous ambience of All Saints church in Tooting, London. This was a preferred recording venue for Sony Classical for many years in the 1980s and 90s.
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Roli + Ondioline
Roli + Ondioline
By James Thompson | 26.01.2016
Roli sent us a Seaboard RISE to try out; here’s James noodling somewhat poorly with Ondioline.
Read MoreThe Seaboard Rise is a very effective partner for the Ondioline instrument – I can’t think of any other controller which enables such a realistic emulation of the original units lateral vibrato keyboard. The Seaboard is much more flexible than that, though – the Ondioline keyboard could move side to side, but that was all – with the Seaboard completely fluid slides (in all directions) are possible, and the pressure sensitivity is also possible, although it takes some practice to play softly enough to be able to use it well.
The Seaboard is pretty easy to get used to, but you can imagine there is scope to become a real virtuoso with it.
Box Of Tricks Video Review
Box Of Tricks Video Review
By James Thompson | 14.12.2015
The irrepressible St.Joe from Sounds And Gear.com has done a nice video walkthrough of Box Of Tricks – he spends a little time with each of the instruments, so it’s a great way to get a real-life feel of the product.
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Box Of Tricks controlled by MiMu Gloves
Box Of Tricks controlled by MiMu Gloves
By James Thompson | 13.11.2015
Valentina Morandini sent us these videos of her working with Box Of Tricks and a pair of the MiMu Gloves, co-developed by Imogen Heap.
Read MoreValentina: “in the cello video I am playing single notes moving every single flex glove sensor separately (index+middle+ring), using the bow cello articulations.”
“In the vocal pad video I am playing 3 different chords making 3 different postures (1 finger point+claws cat+ok) with my left hand and at the end I added a delay effect to the last vocal chord, moving the ring flex sensor with my right hand.”
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