New Gear Alert: Parallels Dual Synth by Softube, Blue Cat’s Re-Guitar, Orange Amps IRs by Celestion & More

Softube launches Parallels soft synth.

Softube debuts an innovative new dual soft synth, Parallels, featuring a vast collection of pre-recorded classic synth samples.

Parallels by Softube is a soft synth with two sound sources, each running painstakingly recorded and exquisitely calibrated multi-waveforms from some of music’s most lauded synths. The resulting sounds can be sculpted with the highest-quality Softube filters, modulators, and effects.

Almost a hundred high-quality pre-recorded multi-waveforms from classic synths live at the heart of Parallels—digital, analog, hard-wired, modular, FM, phys mod, as well as environmental and combined sources. Even some super-rare and unreleased pieces are represented.

Each waveform has a progression of some kind in its 15 second duration—a filter sweep for example—and playback can start and loop from any point of your choosing, and move through the waveform under modulation, providing almost infinite sounds-per-sound. All this with up to 14 voices at once. Each source can pass through its own shaper section, with a choice of 3 analog-modeled filter types; a state-variable filter (low, high, or band-pass), a vactrol-style low pass gate, or a triad of resonant peaks.

Parallels is on sale for a special introductory price of $129 until April 12th (reg. $149).

Blue Cat Audio releases Re-Guitar.

Blue Cat debuts Re-Guitar, an imaginative and comprehensive guitar modeling plugin.

Blue Cat’s Re-Guitar is a new guitar tone modeling plugin capable of emulating an infinite number of guitars out of a single instrument. It can simulate electric or acoustic guitars, regardless of what was used for recording. You can change the pickups, body type (solid or hollow), or emulate an acoustic guitar—all inside the box, without modifying the original instrument.

Re-Guitar is included inside Blue Cat’s Axiom 1.2 multi effects processor for guitar and bass. It is also available separately as an independent plugin, alone or within the Axe Pack guitar software bundle.

Re-Guitar is priced at $99, and currently available for a special introductory price of $69 until April 5th; demo versions and videos can be found here.

Celestion introduces Orange Amps Impulse Responses.

Celestion welcomes Orange Amps as the newest addition to their Backline Heroes range of impulse responses.

The latest in Celestion’s Backline Heroes range of IRs, Celestion has teamed up with Orange to create this line for guitarists, musicians, and producers who want to quickly replicate the authentic Orange cabinet tone live, in the studio, or at home. The new Orange Amps IRs are available for audition and download at CelestionPlus.

The New Orange Amps collection of IRs have been created based upon seven of Orange’s best-selling cabinets. The collection includes: Orange PPC112 1×12 closed back – Vintage 30; Orange PPC212OB 2×12 open back – Vintage 30; Orange PPC212 2×12 closed back – Vintage 30; Orange PP212V 2×12 open back – Neo Creamback; .Orange PPC412 4×12 classic – Vintage 30; Orange PPC412AD 4×12 angled – Vintage 30 and Orange PPC412HP8 4×12 – G12K-100.

Available for download in .WAV format, the Orange Amps IRs can be installed and used on the same range of DAWs or amp-modelling gear in the same way as existing Celestion IRs. Each are available for download individually, or as a part of a collection. The Celestion Pick & Mix option allows customers to select combinations of either 3 or 5 cabinets from the company’s full range of original IRs, offering flexibility in building a personal IR library at a significant savings compared to purchasing individual IRs.

Lectrosonics introduces the DCHT portable digital stereo transmitter.

The Lectrosonics DCHT is a feature-packed and portable solution for stereo wireless transmission.

The new DCHT unit is designed for use in film and TV production as both a wireless audio link from a bag or cart system to cameras, and as a portable IFB transmitter paired with the Duet digital wireless M2R receiver packs. The DCHT accepts two channels of mic or line level analog signals, or an AES digital signal from a mixer, and transmits to the receiver or receivers in a pure digital format.

The DCHT can tune across the available UHF TV band from 470.100 to 607.950 MHz (470.100 to 614.375 MHz for the export version) in 100 kHz or 25 kHz steps, offering more than 6000 frequencies. The RF output can be set to 10, 25 or 50 mW, thus providing flexibility in terms of operating range for the intended application.

Input connections and settings are included for any lavaliere microphone, dynamic microphones, and line level inputs. Input gain is adjustable over a 51dB range in 1dB steps to allow an exact match to the source signal level. The unit can be powered either with two AA batteries, or with external DC using the optional LTBAELIM accessory.

The Lectrosonics DCHT is available now, priced at $2,450.

Toontrack releases Urban Jazz MIDI, a collection of eclectic fusion grooves.

Toontrack’s Urban Jazz MIDI offers the pocket and finesse that only the most seasoned drummers can deliver.

Inspired by the smooth/urban jazz genre and iconic drummers like Lil’ John Roberts, Chris Miskel, Omar Hakim, and Oscar Seaton, Toontrack’s Urban Jazz Grooves is best described as a less busy, more pocket-oriented and backbeat-driven derivate of fusion. It’s a seamless blend that merges the subtleties of jazz, the technicality of fusion, the groove of funk, and the power of rock.

This collection of tight grooves is ideal for any songwriting application that calls for the special finesse and extraordinary detail that pro drummers are known for.

Urban Jazz MIDI is priced at $29, and currently available for a special introductory price of $23.30 until the end of March.

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