Richie Hawtin The Tunnel - how to make with DRC
Published onIf we were compiling a list of people who we think truly embody the Imaginando spirit, Richie Hawtin would definitely be included. The British-Canadian techno DJ and producer has a hunger for creativity, driven by a passion for pushing the boundaries of technology, to achieve whatever audio/visual purpose or project...
FRMS v1.1.0 released with new preset pack
Published onFRMS v1.1.0 has just been released, and there’s a brand new cinematic soundbank available from German 808 loving producer Supremeja Music. To celebrate this release, right now there’s a cool 25% OFF ALL FRMS PURCHASES! And a MASSIVE 75% OFF the new Supremeja Music preset pack! For one week only, all FRMS one-time-pu...
LK 1.7.2 - Introducing clip properties and more
Published onThe latest update for LK v1.7.2 is available to download from the App Store and Google Play now, and contains a host of improvements and new features to Matrix MIDI clip editing and launching. Check out the YouTube video where Nuno gives us a quick demo of the new stuff, hosting LK as an AUv3 plugin inside AUM, with...
Play now, Pay later! Starting at 7.8 EUR / month
Published onWant to add DRC, K7D, or FRMS to your desktop DAW without having to pay the full price right away? ‘Rent To Own’ is for you. It’s the perfect way to get instant access to the Imaginando products you want, by spreading the cost using affordable monthly payments, that you can keep track of and manage from your Imagina...
How to make some sounds from Dua Lipa's 'Physical'
Published onBefore this whole global pandemic thing kicked off, right at the end of January 2020 before we’d even heard of the concept of social distancing, Dua Lipa dropped a catchy synth-pop toe-tapper which was all about getting “Physical”. Sharing the same name as Olivia-Newton John’s 1981 track, the world of 80’s aerobics ...
Sound design tutorial with FRMS and Voice
Published onThe human voice - possibly our oldest instrument, shaped through centuries of evolution, and now shaped using FRMS synthesizer in our latest ‘from scratch’ sound design explorative tutorial. In this week’s video, Lucas takes a trio of samples of his own voice then with the help of FRMS multi-layered synthesis, turns...
How to make some sounds from Jessie Ware 'Soul Control'
Published onWhen playing music, timing is everything, and to a lesser extent when releasing it too. So what if you’ve proudly and passionately poured your heart and soul into a disco centred album, primed for release. Only for huge restlessness and uncertainty over political racial reform to erupt, against a backdrop of an unpr...
Sound design tutorial with FRMS and an electric guitar
Published onIn our latest FRMS ‘from scratch’ tutorial, we really have gone back to basics and stripped things back, using just an electric guitar as our starting point. In this video we’re looking at the possibilities of bringing a little FM synthesis into the mix, a crucial part of this being the amount. While FRMS is capable...
DRC v2.4.0 - Important Update
Published onWe take pride in the quality of all the software we produce, and for our synthesizers that means we want to create instruments that sound awesome. This is a continuous process, development doesn’t stop at launch, we revise and refine the code and release updates so our users get the best sound, performance and overa...
無償のパワフルなモジュレーション・ディレイ、Imaginando「DLYM」…… VST／AU／AUv3／AAX対応
Published onポルトガルのソフトウェア・デベロッパー Imaginandoが、フリー・プラグインの「DLYM」をv2.0にアップデート。ユーザー・インターフェースが刷新され、これまで以上に使いやすくなりました。引き続き無償でダウンロードできます。
How to make some sounds from Trentemøller 'Moan' with DRC
Published onTwo years ago we kicked off the second season of our DRC Sound Design Tutorial series with one of Denmark’s finest exports, not the premium lager Carlsberg, but Copenhagen’s beloved indie/dance crossover, DJ and producer Trentemøller. This week we’re taking on another Trentemøller track, one that we spotted in the Y...
Introducing DLYM Delay Modulator 2.0
Published onHi everyone, Introducing DLYM Delay Modulator 2.0 - Fresh new look, same great sound, still 100% free. At Imaginando we’re as passionate about visual design as we are about sound design. In addition to sound quality and functionality, for a product to feel great, ensuring that it looks great is a vital part of the m...
How to make sounds from Bronski Beat 'Smalltown Boy'
Published onIt’s one of those 80’s synth-pop lead riffs that is forever tied to the preset/patch being used to play it, the two married together in our memories. The hook from Bronski Beat’s ‘Smalltown boy’ has a catchy simplicity, such that it treads the line somewhere between melody and arpeggio. Its pleasant musical phrasing...
Sound design tutorial with FRMS and a cookies box
Published onWe’re back with another FRMS ‘from scratch’ tutorial video and this week we really do have two different, unrelated/random objects as sample sources. Here at Imaginando we’re lovers of both cookies and also looking our best, so it wasn’t too much of a stretch to find an empty cookies tin and a hairdryer lying around...
How to make some sounds from Chet Faker '1998' with DRC
Published onTaken from his debut album ‘Built from glass’, Chet Faker’s confusingly titled track ‘1998’ was first released as a single in May 2014. Very positively received by both music critics and fans at the time, the track’s popularity continues to grow as more and more people outside of the ‘Faker news’ bubble discover it....
Our sixth anniversary
Published onIt gives us great pleasure to announce that we are now officially six years old! So in keeping with our traditional annual anniversary celebration, we’ve got another brilliant Birthday promotion to introduce our brand new desktop ‘bundles’ with a bang: 60 Euros discount on all desktop bundles Plus mega mobile saving...