As part of their Sonic Drop initiative Avid have released the latest of their Sonic Drops of new content for Pro Tools - SynthCell Industries.

Pro Tools Sonic Drop was announced as part of the Pro Tools 2023.3 release. At that time there were six ‘Drops’ of content. Pro Tools Sonic Drops are available to Pro Tools subscribers or perpetual licence holders with active update plans. This initiative was always presented as a rolling programme with monthly updates so the value grows over time.

What Is SynthCell Industries?

SynthCell Industries is a bank of 50 presets designed to evoke the darker side of SynthCell, as well as increase your black eyeliner budget. In creating these presets we were quite liberal in our use of distortion, detuning, and general instability and aggression. The presets cover bases from distorted basses, screaming leads, to haunting pads, mechanical arpeggios and distorted drums. Some of the presets emulate sounds from seminal bands and songs, while others are designed to invoke the general moodiness and aggressiveness of the genre. The audio demo of SynthCell Industries was made entirely with just SynthCell Industries and not an ounce of additional processing was added.

Like all Pro Tools Sonic Drops, SynthCell Industries is free with an active Pro Tools annual or monthly subscription or current Updates + Support Plan (for perpetual license holders). Check the Sonic Drop tab in Avid Link (version 2023.3 or later) for a list of all the latest Sonic Drops. This is also where you can play audio samples and manage your content downloads.

The Sonic Drops available so far are:

• SynthCell Industries

• Tea Time Breaks

• Brutal Vegetables

• PurrCell

• Cinematic Selects

• Pummeled Piano

• Noise Engineering Modular Motifs

• Mike Avanaim Burnin’ Breaks

• Elektron Syntakt Beats

• Eventide H90 Drums

• Kitchen Kit

• Pumpkins

• Rob’s Basement Beats

• Ultra 808s

• Isorhythm

To find out more about how to get SynthCell Industries check out the video above and to hear more about Sonic Drop listen to our podcast with Matt and Greg from Avid below. Sonic Drop is available to all Pro Tools users with active subscriptions or Update plans, Access Sonic Drop through Avid Link.