Arturia releases new free version of Analog Lab synth instrument

Arturia just released a free-to-use version of its popular Analog Lab software, called Analog Lab Play. This is a pared-down software suite with 100 presets culled from the original Analog Lab and from VSTs like the well-reviewed Pigments soft synth. There’s also a simplified interface for new users called Play View that streamlines visual cues and speeds up the preset selection process, in addition to allowing the purchase of standalone instruments. 

The available 100 presets with Analog Lab Play is much lower than the 2,000+ found with the original software, but, hey, free is free. Arturia’s new software is a good way to familiarize yourself with the company’s sound engines, just in time for those likely Black Friday discounts.

To that end, the original paid Analog Lab software is also getting a refresh. It’s now called Analog Lab Pro. It still allows access to thousands of presets captured from the renowned Arturia V Collection, Pigments and related soft synths. It costs $200 and remains mostly unchanged, but will receive the same UI refresh included with Analog Lab Play. When we reviewed the original Analog Lab, we found it to be the perfect software suite for those who like to tweak presets over creating sounds from scratch.

This isn’t the first time Arturia has thrust a free version of its software on the world. Analog Lab Intro is a similar product to Play that was offered as a free download with the purchase of select MIDI controllers and occasionally as a standalone software suite. The company also drops free instruments and effects once in a while, like 2021’s lo-fi tape plugin based on its Mellotron emulation.

Analog Lab Play is available for download right now, so hop to it. The UI refresh for Analog Lab Pro is coming at a later date. In recent months, Arturia has released an effect based on the iconic Leslie rotary speaker and an emulation of the acid house classic Roland TB-303, among other products.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/arturia-releases-new-free-version-of-analog-lab-synth-instrument-172045988.html?src=rss

Tiny Floppy Disk Organizers for SD Cards

Designed and 3D printed by Trevor Flowers of Transmutable, these are tiny SD card organizers in the style of the floppy disk storage boxes of yesteryear. Sure brings back memories, don’t they? Trevor also makes a version that’s perfectly sized for Nintendo Switch cartridges. Finally, I’ll be able to stay better organized! Or, more than likely, I lose all my games at once. Trevor actually recommends double-sided taping the storage box to something so you don’t misplace it, which is solid advice.

He really nailed the color choice, and I love how the Switch cartridge organizer even has a couple of dividers. Gosh, it seems like just yesterday I was installing disks to play the latest point-and-click LucasArts game. It wasn’t yesterday, though; that was 30 years ago. It’s crazy how time flies, whether you want it to or not. I mean, except when you’re waiting at the doctor’s office or DMV, then it feels like it’s standing still. It’s not worth the immortality if you ask me.

[via Boing Boing]

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A new 3D Sonic platformer is coming to Apple Arcade in December

Apple has announced the latest slate of upcoming games for Apple Arcade, one week after it increased the price of the subscription service for the first time in many markets. Among the titles Apple has in the pipeline is a new, exclusive 3D Sonic platformer.

In Sonic Dream Team, Doctor Eggman has found a way to turn dreams into reality. Sonic and his pals will have to navigate strange dreamscapes as they try to stop their old foe. Along with Sonic, you’ll be able to play as Tails, Knuckles, Amy Rose, Cream and Rouge. Each character has their own unique abilities. You’ll be able to check out Sonic Dream Team when it lands on Apple Arcade on December 5.

Hitting the service on the same day is Disney Dreamlight Valley Arcade Edition. It’s a mashup of an Animal Crossing-style life sim and an adventure game with a host of Disney and Pixar characters you can befriend.

Disney Dreamlight Valley has been in early access on other platforms since August last year. It was supposed to become a free-to-play title with paid expansions upon its official release in December, but developer Gameloft has changed tack, instead deciding to charge $40 for the base game on consoles and PC. However, you won’t need to pay extra to play it on Apple Arcade. You’ll also get access to the A Rift In Time expansion at no extra cost.

In addition to those titles, six other games are coming to Apple Arcade over the next couple of months, such as Football Manager 2024 Touch. In a first for the soccer management sim series, you’ll be able to carry over your progress from Football Manager 2023 Touch.

Other upcoming games include cooking title Delicious – Miracle of Life+, Puzzle & Dragons Story (an exclusive) and oil rush-based sim Turmoil+. Knotwords+, a version of the word game that caught fire last year in the wake of Wordle’s success, will hit Apple Arcade on November 3. Indie classic Downwell+ (from Poinpy developer Ojiro Fumoto) will land join the service’s lineup on November 17.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/a-new-3d-sonic-platformer-is-coming-to-apple-arcade-in-december-163949794.html?src=rss

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Get a new look at Timothée Chalamet’s Wonka in a new poster. Rick & Morty teases what’s to come in a new poster. Plus, the Salem’s Lot reboot may be going straight to Max. Spoilers go!

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