16tone Releases Vogue Quattro – Free Virtual Synth For Mac

16tone has released Vogue Quattro, a free, standalone, four-voice synth for Mac OS X (Intel-based only). It has microtonal capabilities and it comes with a library of more than 3,000 presets. We can’t tell you much more than this, but here’s a feature set… Features: » four-voice polyphonic PCM synthesizer » three oscillators per voice, each endowed with square wave sub-oscillator (1 or 2 octaves lower)...

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Drawmer Announces HQ Monitor Pre-Amp / DAC

Drawmer has announced the HQ, a new monitor pre-amp that combines an integrated DAC and a sophisticated control system. Drawmer claims that the current crop of high-end pre-amp designs use relay attenuators with high accuracy resistors to achieve the best balance between channels. The downside of this approach is the distraction of noisy ‘chattering’ relays which can be irritating but also reduces relay life. The Drawmer HQ...

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