hobnox audiotools

this is truly amazing in all sense of the word. graphically, development-wise, interface, you name it. hobnox.com is - on the lowest level - the latest incarnation in a long line of software emulating the legendary synthesizer that started it all: the roland tr-808. the 808 has not ONLY been used by thousands of bands and musicians but it helped launch and define the sound of many of them. among most notable - in no genre order - were: aphex twins, beastie boys, bomb the bass, dr. dre, klf, kmfdm, nwa, orbital, public enemy, jean michel jarre and of course, 808 state.

the beauty of hobnox is that it’s not just an emulator the tr-808. included are many other audio tools and they’re all graphically skinned to look like the originals. you get the roland tb-303 (another great bass line synth), the kobolt 16 channel mixer, a whole host of effect pedals and much more. one of my favorites is the tone generator. you can play that alone for hours. it was developed by andre michelle; a genius of a developer. check out his lab for hours of fun.

like the tone generator, the hobnox audiotools are built in flash and entirely web-based. once it loads in your browser you can still play offline. online, you can record, save and share your music via the social networking tools that hobnox has built around its virtual recording space. and a recording space it is, you actually have to connect your ins/outs to get the sound you want.

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since props must be given to the trailblazers: in the 1990′a another company, propellerheads, came out with a virtual 808 in their software ‘rebirth’. they did a really good job and had bundled a bunch of other virtual audio tools as well as the 303. they’re still around and making audio software. unlike hobnox though, it was a local app and not free.

so, go waste time and send us you tracks.