New Gear Alert: Gamechanger Audio’s Motor Synth, Waves Flex Expands Rent-To-Own, Audio Squadron & More

Gamechanger Audio’s crowdfunding for Motor Synth a great success.

Gamechanger Audio’s crowdfunding campaign for the highly anticipated Motor Synth reached its goal in just 10 minutes.

Gamechanger Audio announces that the crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for its Motor Synth has been fully funded following its launch. The campaign, which offers early bird pricing of the Motor Synth at $849 for 30 days, reached its fixed goal of $50,000 in just 10 minutes and $100,000 in two hours.

Motor Synth, which has already been endorsed by Jean-Michel Jarre, Richard Devine, Girts Ozolins, and other music industry artists, is the world’s first electro mechanical desktop synthesizer.

Motor Synth features an attractive tactile control surface and sleek aesthetic housing; it produces sounds by accelerating and decelerating eight electromotors to precise RPM that correspond with specific musical notes. The instrument’s 8-electromotor configuration makes it a 4-note true polyphonic synth, with 2 voices per key played, and 4 selectable waveshape types for each voice. The instrument also leverages recent developments in drone technology and repurposes some of these elements for the musical setting.

Motor Synth is also capable of tracking a monophonic audio signal, such as guitar or bass, via its 1/4″ mono input. The device can be configured to act as a harmonizer for electric guitars or other melodic instruments, since it can recognize the pitch of a musical tone and instantly generate a complimentary tone by operating an electromotor at a matching frequency.

Motor Synth is scheduled to ship in December of 2019, and will be priced at approximately $1,299.

Waves Flex introduces extended rent-to-own plugin plan.

Waves adds attractive new packages to their popular Flex rent-to-own program.

Waves have added new plans to their popular Flex rent-to-own plugin plan. With 120 plugins to choose from, and plans starting at $9.99, Waves Flex is the largest and most affordable rent-to-own plugin plan currently on the market.

With Flex, you can choose from a vast catalog of Waves plugins. Waves Flex enables maximum flexibility as you can pick the plugins you want, with easy and affordable monthly payments. There is no commitment (plan subscribers can cancel at any time) and unlike other known plugin subscription plans, Waves Flex allows subscribers to fully own their plugins at the end of a 24-month rent-to-own period.

Waves is offering three Flex plans: Flex Starter at $9.99 a month – Choose 5 plugins + 1 free plugin from a selection of 40 plugins; Flex at $19.99 a month – Choose 10 plugins + 3 free plugins from a selection of 85 plugins; Flex Pro at $29.99 a month – Choose 20 plugins + 4 free plugins from a selection of 120 plugins.

Tracktion joins forces with Prism Sound.

Tracktion, Prism Sound, and SADiE unite to create Audio Squadron.

Tracktion Corporation and 2JW Design are pleased to announce they have joined forces with Prism Sound and SADiE under the umbrella of Audio Squadron to create a dynamic new player in the pro audio market.

The move to combine the strategy of these market leaders under the canopy of one organization will increase investment and produce a unique shared creative environment. The resulting pro audio powerhouse brings together all the diverse, highly-skilled workforces and technical expertise of these renowned global brands, enabling them to accelerate innovation, development, and the cross-fertilization of ideas. Prism Media Products LTD retain the successful test and measurement equipment business, and will continue to supply leading manufacturers worldwide.

BOOM Library releases Room Tones Europe.

BOOM Library expands their 3D Surround sound effects series with Europe Room Tones, a broad collection of realistic ambient sounds.

BOOM Library has released their new Room Tones Europe ambient sounds collection. This 2nd entry of the brand-new sound effects series 3D Surround is a highly versatile ambience library that smoothly adapts to virtually any application. It offers a large selection of generic ambiences to blend into many different contexts, as well as specifically recognizable locations delivered with maximum authenticity.

From busy transportation areas, malls and warehouses over congress centers and green houses, to swimming pools and public libraries—Room Tones Europe covers all different scenarios you could possibly need, delivered in full surround with unprecedented precision and clarity (and can be easily used in stereo productions as well).

Room Tones Europe 3D Surround is available for a special introductory price of $295.20 (Stereo for $95.20) until June 11th (reg. $369.00 for 3D Surround and $119.00 for Stereo).

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