Basic Features
Onward!
by Aaron Leese on Apr.20, 2019, under Basic Features
Over the past 7 years I have had the honor to work with music tech companies from FocusRite to Roger Linn to the FB360 team at facebook. Throughout that time I have usually had at least 2 contracts, as well as spending whatever free time I could to work on the plugins you see here.… Read More
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Infinity Synth – A Universe of Sound
by Aaron Leese on Jul.05, 2017, under Basic Features
Today we are proud to announce our first sample-based synth. Behold, Infinity Synth! We named this Infinity Synth because, in addition to the large bank of sounds it ships with, additional samples can be auditioned and purchased directly from the synth, allowing you to create your own custom, infinitely large preset library. Infinity Synth brings… Read More
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MPE Compatibility for Addiction Synth
by Aaron Leese on Apr.24, 2017, under Basic Features
In case you haven’t heard, a revolution is underway in synth land. A new standard called Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression, or MPE, is gaining traction with a new generation of hardware controllers. We at Stagecraft have been excited about this for some time, and are happy to announce that Addiction Synth is now MPE compatible. Below… Read More
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Live Looping Revisited
by Aaron Leese on Dec.27, 2016, under Basic Features, Digital DJ, Loop Concepts
Live Looping is what got me into this industry. A couple decades ago, being dissatisfied with the hardware live looper pedals, I endeavored to build my own. Years of work eventually led me to a software version I named FlyLoops Looping Studio. While that product never went anywhere, it became a launching off point for… Read More
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EchoThief Convolution Reverb Plugin
by Aaron Leese on Nov.13, 2016, under Advanced Features, Basic Features, Plugins
In recent years, convolution reverbs have become quite popular. Into the fray, we introduce the EchoThief plugin, a collaboration with Dr. Chris Warren, creator of the EchoThief impulse response library. The EchoThief library was created using custom, state-of-the-art signal processing technology that enables the recording of impulse responses in acoustic spaces that are too… Read More
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Breaking into Brazil!
by Aaron Leese on Apr.30, 2016, under Advanced Features, Basic Features, Digital DJ
It’s always nice when someone posts video or audio using our software, particularly when that person is coming from a different country, is a skilled musician or turntablist, and clearly loves the software. Big shout out to Fernando Midi and Leandro Guedes for these two videos! Keep up the good work, guys!
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Stutter and Spit – Another Glitch Plugin
by Aaron Leese on Apr.10, 2016, under Advanced Features, Basic Features, Plugins
We’ve been meaning to release this one for a while. Our glitch effect as been part of our larger products for some time, and a consistent favorite with users. So we thought it was time to build it out into a standalone plug and release it into the wild to compete with the beat splicers,… Read More
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The LaunchCraft is Away!
by Aaron Leese on Nov.09, 2015, under Basic Features
As you may know, we’ve been busy Hacking the Launchpad Pro. Today we’re pleased to announce the official release of our LaunchCraft plugin for the LaunchPad. The LaunchCraft plugin extends the native functionality of the Novation Launchpad MK2 and Launchpad Pro. When using the Launchpad in Notes mode, instead of being locked into a single… Read More
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Scratch Track 3.0 Released
by Aaron Leese on Nov.02, 2015, under Advanced Features, Basic Features, Digital DJ
We receive a ton of feature requests from Scratch Track users, and we’ve been listening. Today we are happy to launch the new and improved Scratch Track 3.0! We’ve added the most requested feature, MIDI platter support, as well as preset saving and sharing, effects chaining on individual samples or turntable output, and more: MIDI… Read More
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Robot MIDI Drummer
by Aaron Leese on Oct.19, 2015, under Basic Features
More hacking fun for ya. This time from friend of Stagecraft Software Will Brayton and his Drummingbird project, a MIDI driven robot drummer. With velocity sensitive MIDI, the drums can be be surprisingly expressive. And because it takes any standard MIDI input, it can be controlled via live finger drumming or pre-recorded MIDI output from… Read More
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