Nov/080
CADopia Professional 6 SP1
Product Overview:
Features:
The Ultimate Guitar Amp & Effects Software
AmpliTube! is a powerful new tool for guitar players that puts
a virtually unlimited array of tones and effects at your
fingertips. AmpliTubes stomp-box, post-effects and amp
simulation capabilities make it easy to craft everything from
rich, vintage tones to unique cutting-edge sounds.
AmpliTube includes 3 Powerful Modules: :
- Amp module
- Stomp-Boxes module
- Post FX module
More possibilities than any other amp simulator!
AmpliTube offers1260 astonishing amp combinations! NO OTHER
HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE allows you to combine amp models like
AmpliTube. For example, you can blend a Fender® Super Reverbs™
Pre Amp and EQ with a VOX® AC30 Amp AND a Marshall® 4x12
cabinet to get amazing guitar sounds.
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Powerful Amp Module with Pre-Amps, Power Amps, EQs, Cabs and
Mic Models! The Amp Module is the heart of this advanced audio
software. The Amp Module makes it easy to combine 7 different
Pre-Amp models, 5 EQs, 4 Power Amps, 9 Cabinets and 2 Mic
models to precisely craft your favorite amp sounds. The most
acclaimed modern and vintage amp emulations are all built-in,
and AmpliTubes friendly interface makes it easy to create a
mind-blowing 1,260 different configurations with combinations
of any of these settings!
The AmpliTube Amp module uses sophisticated modeling techniques
based on vintage and modern must-have amps including Marshall®,
Fender®, Vox®, Mesaboogie® and many more. Its 32 bit floating
point processing ensures the most accurate amp emulations and
offers an incredible realism ranging from solid state to true
tube amps modeling. The Amp module also includes a Tremolo and
Spring Reverb, making it easy to add these essential effects.
Built-in Mic Modeling for Accuracy and Flexibility!
The axis and placement of recording microphones is a critical
factor in tailoring final amp sounds. AmpliTube ensures the
most accurate emulation by allowing users to select the type
(condenser/dynamic), axis and placement of the recording
microphone for maximum sonic quality and flexibility.
Integrated Effects Expand Your Sonic Landscape
AmpliTube features 10 classic, analog stomp and rack-style
effects to add an arsenal of unlimited sonic possibilities to
your bag of guitar tricks. With multiple amps, premium effects
and complete control over your sound, AmpliTube provides all
the tools youll need to create original sounds that will take
your music to new levels.
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AmpliTubes Stomp-boxes module offers 5 effects including
Wah-Wah, Delay, Chorus, Flanger and Overdrive modeled on
legendary guitar effects.
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The post FX module includes 3 stereo post-effects with 3 band
parametric Equalizer, Stereo Delay and Stereo Reverb. More than
200 Fully-Editable Presets! AmpliTube is loaded with 200
presets for all the classic guitar amps and sounds youve ever
wanted. Because all presets can be edited, you can craft your
sound, save it and get it back with a single click. Youll
never waste time trying to remember how you created that
once-in-a-lifetime sound.
Play it Live!
Using low latency card AmpliTube can be played live and with
the same feeling as if a big stack was right beside you!
Amazing Dynamics, Realism and Frequency Response
AmpliTube offers the best sounds available in any hardware or
software amp simulator on the market! AmpliTube has won A-B
comparisons for realism, dynamics and frequency response.
Guitarists around the world agree that recording with AmpliTube
sounds too real to be true.
Compatible with all Major Recording Platforms!
AmpliTube is available for all major recording platforms. All
versions are available at the same affordable price.
Ideal for Every Studio!
The combination of guitar amp and effects models, extreme
flexibility, and support of all major platforms make AmpliTube
the perfect choice for project and pro studios. AmpliTube can
also be used to tailor the sound of vocals, keyboards and
synths, making it a key component in your total sound.
Nov/080
Cadpipe 2002 Commercial PIPE 7.0 for AC
Product Overview:
Features:
A complete suite of high quality studio reverbs
CSR-1 offers a suite of 4 high quality reverb plug-ins, PLATE, HALL, ROOM and INVERSE that are modeled after popular classic reverbs found in sought-after outboard gear.
Easy to use with advanced editing features
CSR has been designed for ease of use with advanced editing features. Offering two modes: Easy and Advanced, coupled with more than 100 parameters, Modulation/Matrix, LFO and Macro controls make it an all around solution in creating a hit-quality reverb sound.
More flexibility than impulse reverbs
CSR offers the advantage of full editing control to adapt seamlessly for any musical need and is extremely more flexible than the current generation of impulse-based reverbs that lack the flexibility of digital reverbs. CSR is able to accommodate the many kinds of situations for sounds/mixes typically encountered in studios. While impulse reverbs have gained a lot of popularity because of their particular emulation of environment reverberation, they typically lack the particular musical sound and editing possibilities that famous studio digital reverbs have always offered.
A reverb plug-in that rivals high-end outboard gear
A high quality, musical reverb processor with flexibility previously only available in high-end, signature hardware reverb processors. CSR is designed to get the maximum musicality and a sound that top engineers have made hit records with for years.
Buy & Download oem Cadpipe 2002 Commercial PIPE 7.0 for AC for $24.95
Nov/080
CadSoft Eagle Professional 5.0
Product Overview:
Features:
SampleTank is the ultimate sample-workstation. With an
exclusive combination of features and sounds, SampleTank
stands apart from any other sample-based virtual
instrument, as one of the most powerful and easy-to-use
solutions for making fully produced songs out of the box.
SampleTank 2 works as a standalone application as well as a
plug-in in Mac OS X (Universal Binary), and Windows
(XP/Vista).
Supported plug-in formats: VST, RTAS, and AU.
Imports WAV, AIFF, SDII, AKAI S-1000/3000 and SampleCell
directly from the plug-in.
Reads any instruments from “Powered by SampleTank” sound
modules such as Miroslav Philharmonik, Sonik Synth and more.
16 part multitimbral sound module with layerable parts.
16 individual stereo outputs.
Mix view and full mix parameter control.
3 synth engines: STRETCH and PS/TS
(Pitch-Shift/Time-Stretch) plus traditional Resampling.
Powerful Effects section that includes 5 effects per Part,
5 Send and 5 Master effects with up to 90 effects available
at once in one module.
Send Effects includes Send and Return controls and Pre-Post
options.
Range Controls allows for creating complex splits and layers.
Instrument browsing.
Total sound editing with full access to 50 Synth-Sampler
engine controls.
BPM syncable LFOs.
Portamento Time and Curve controls with multiple selectable
Curves.
Part and Master Loop Sync.
Zone feature for single sample accurate editing.
33 built-in DSP effects.
*EQ/Comp
*Reverb, Spring Reverb, New CSReverb, Reverb Delay,
Ambience, Delay
*Filter, Envelope Filter, Multi Filter, Wah-Wah
*Chorus, Multi Chorus, Phaser, AM Modulation, FM Modulation,
Flanger, Envelope Flanger
*Auto Pan, Tremolo, Rotary Speaker
*Lo-Fi, Distortion, Phonograph, Crusher, Overdrive
*Pre Amp, Tone Control, Cabinet
*Parametric EQ, Channel Strip (with Gain control)
Compressor, Limiter
*Slicer
Independent Part and Master Volume / Pan controls.
Expanded easy to use full MIDI control.
Responds to MIDI Program change.
User preset and module save features.
Convenient back-up function.
Customizable keywords and sound search function with
integrated sounds database.
256 notes polyphony.
Customizable display colors.
Buy & Download oem CadSoft Eagle Professional 5.0 for $39.95
Nov/080
Cadsoft Envisioneer 4.5
Product Overview:
Features:
BrushSyn is comb filter Monosynth that uses two sets of dual-comb filters to create a variety of different sounds, such as plucked strings, basses, pad, drums and a vast range of sound effects.
2 dual-comb filters, with built in filtering and distortion and crossfeedback, which can be arranged in parallel or serial and has built in feedback limiting.
Each comb filter pitch is controllable by a LFO with 16 different waveforms.
Each dual-comb filter has its own amplitude envelope / LFO and multi-mode filter with its own envelope and distortion.
Midi automation of controls.
BrushFX - MIDI controlled comb filter VST effect for Windows, this uses the same architecture as Brushsyn to create phaser effects, reverb, distortions and many other unique effects.
Midi control of comb filter, so they can be tuned to incoming MIDI notes.
Comb filter pitch can be altered by volume of incoming sound
Also include is a full manual and 64 presets.
Nov/080
CADzation AcroPlot Pro 2009
Product Overview:
Features:
Kubik is our powerful wavetable sequencer synthesizer, which can create a vast array of sophisticated moving sounds by changing the waveforms played by the synthesizer over time, similar to those from the Waldorf MicroWave and PPG.
Kubik Technical Specifications
64 Wave Wavetable
Two Wavetable Oscillators with secondary unison oscillator
Nine Types of Oscillator Combinations - Add, Sub, Mix, Ring, FM, Sync, Waveshaper, S&H, PWM
Two Filters - that can be used independently, serially, in parallel or sequentially
Twelve Filter Types - 12db LP, BP, BR, HP, 24db LP, BP, BR, HP, Ring, Formant, Comb, Tuned Noise
Pre-filter distortion on 12db and 24db filters
Eight 32 Step Envelopes with variable slope and looping and release sections
Eight Multi-wave LFO
Four General Purpose Modulator LFO/controllers , all the controls can be controlled by keyboard events such as pitch bend , modulation wheel , note pitch/velocity and other controllers
Complete modulation matrix so you can control all properties using envelopes , LFOs , step sequences and keysplits plus keyboard and midi controls
Waveform editor
64 Partial Additive Waveform editor
over 100 Wavetable Presets
Load single cycle Wave from .WAV or .RAW
Different Types of Wavetable sample resynthesis
Wavetable editing tools including Wavetable mixing, Morph, Interpolate, Morph Fill, Interpolat & Fill
Wave editing tools including Normalize, Smooth, Reverse, Inverse, Size
Additive tools to apply to waves including Volume, Phase, Shift, Low Filter, High Filter,Phase Distortion, Ring Mod, FM, Distortion
Hundreds of Wave Presets
Two 64 Step Sequencer, with controls pitch, duration, waveforms, volume, pan, filter cutoff, mix and slide , which can be viewed in tracker or graph mode
Full midi control of all the Kubiks parameters
Kubik works in poly/mono/latched/legato and arp mode and has powerful portmento capabilities.
Two multi-effects with chorus, phaser, wahwah, distortion, lowfi, cross delay , stereo delay , timed delay, comb filter and reverb
2 band eq , compressor stereo widener effects
Kubik has is fully skinnable , several skins come with Kubik , here are some screenshots , screen1 and screen2
Over 500 presets from TC Conrardy, EJ Robinson, Totc and Steve Bates, Rsmus and Pix.
Full pdf manual which includes tutorials about how to use Kubik
Nov/080
CAEFEM 9.3
Product Overview:
Features:
MicroDicer is our new PC VSTi beatslicer,. In MicroDicer we have tried to create simple, easy to use and inexpensive slicing program.
With MicroDicer you can drag a wav or rex/rex2 sample in, this will be automatically sliced and assigned to midi notes. You can then drag from MicroDicer into your host and the midi settings for the slices will be automatically exported into your host. Below are some example of MicroDicer in action.
Main Features of MicroDicer
- you can use 16/24 bit mono & stereo .wav and Propellerheads Rex 1 & 2 format samples. You can drag and drop these files from other applications or alternatively you can use the file loading system, where you can preview them before you load them in (for rex files these can be played back in sync with the host tempo)
- you can splits samples into as may 128 different slices , samples can be sliced using automatic beat detection, into equal parts or at a set number of beats
- automatic splitting of slices and mapping of these to notes when you load in a sample
- each midi note can trigger any slices, with each triggered slice having its own pitch, volume, panning, choke group, output channel and playback mode .
- one to four output channels
- drag and drop of midi slice files into your host, these midi files can be set so they are a set number of bars long or at a set tempo.
- ability to save each slice as seperate waves or selected slices as one file, also you can drag and drop selected slices to other programs
- 3 playback keys, loop, rnd and sequence, where all the slices can be played in order by pressing a key, this playback is autosynced to the host s tempo.
- very low cpu usage, and 8 preset slots
- MicroDicer gaphics were designed by E-Phonic, and is fully skinnable, several skins are supplied
Nov/080
Cakewalk Guitar Studio
Product Overview:
Features:
Taking the classic analogue sound of the legendary silver box into the future, PHOSCYON offers an unmatched sound together with advanced features such as a state of the art Distortion unit; fully user configurable BPM syncd Arpeggiator and Randomizer; a unique Play Live mode; vintage arrangement and pattern builder, full MIDI CC support and, to top it off, the most authentic 18db/oct low pass filter ever created!
Diehard fans of the original Bass Line will be blown away with PHOSCYON’s uncanny emulation of the classic, but will also marvel at the ease with which new sounds can be crafted; sounds which were not possible on the original. PHOSCYON gives you access authentic vintage sounds at a fraction of the cost of the real thing. With the familiar Bass Line interface coupled with the added sound generation tools, we at D16 Group feel that PHOSCYON is quite simply in a class of its own.
PHOSCYONs designers are also musicians who believe that in order for electronic music to stay relevant, it needs to evolve – just like any other genre. Our approach is to give forward thinking musicians and producers the tools they need to craft the sounds they want. Whether it’s Techno, Acid, Triphop, IDM, D&B, Ambient, or any other kind of genre-bending music, PHOSCYON will take your sound further. Please visit our ONLINE SHOP to start making new music now with PHOSCYON!
Capabilities
Phoscyon is a vintage analogue modeled Bassline synthesizer with a unique low pass filter with an 18db/oct dumping and constant resonance amplitude throughout the entire frequency domain. The filter sounds phenomenal! Hear that squelch and you’ll swear its analogue! We’ve also equipped it with a fully customizable integrated arpeggiator (essential in electronic music) as well as an exhaustively analogue modeled distortion effect, crucial for those screaming acid bass lines!
Hear the sounds of for yourself in the Audio samples section and be prepared to be amazed!
Phoscyon is PC and Mac VSTi version, but AU is in development. Release date is not known at the moment.
Nov/080
Cakewalk Home Studio 2004
Product Overview:
Features:
DRS 2006 is a digital audio system that handles your MP3-Files. It was designed for radio stations, dance clubs, events and parties or home usage. Features include a Auto Gain Control, Multiband Maximizer & Brickwall Limiter Plugin. Requires Windows Media Player and DirectX.
Nov/080
Cakewalk Music Creator Pro 24
Product Overview:
Features:
Finalis is a cross-platform (RTAS, VST, AU) brick wall limiter that has three distinct limiting algorithms, a user-configurable ceiling, and built-in gain control. Highlights include input and output peak meters with integrated RMS and peak hold readings, along with the company’s new I/O Crest Factor meter, which gives a quantifiable indication of how a signal’s dynamics are being affected by the limiter settings. Sweet.
Nov/080
Cakewalk Project5 (Soft Synth Workstation)
Product Overview:
Features:
The long awaited revision of Emagics flagship product, Logic Audio, has finally hit the streets with Version 5.0, and it looks like the research and development team has been busy. The update boasts enhancements that include overall performance optimization; numerous new plug-ins and virtual instruments; and, of course, the necessary revision to the automation architecture. Emagic has also teamed up with the folks at Mackie to create a control surface and ancillary models that even the most ardent mouse tweakers should consider as necessary tools in their production arsenals.
Total recall seems to be the feature du jour in digital audio workstations (DAWs) these days, and Emagic has taken it a step further by introducing a tactile option with the Logic Control surface. Virtually every parameter within Logic can be recalled, manipulated and transmitted via the control surface. In addition to the typical fader, pan and mute capabilities, the ability to tweak plug-in settings, virtual instruments and even custom SysEx faders is a powerful option that transforms Logics capabilities into a real-time, tactile experience.
AUTOMATION
After installing the software, the first thing I wanted to check out was the much hyped and heavily anticipated automation update. Up through Version 4.8, editing automation within Logic could be a bit cumbersome. The parameters and resolution were built around MIDI, and automating some parameters was spotty and inconsistent; plug-in automation was especially unreliable.
With Version 5.0, Emagic has created an all-new, track-based, sample-accurate automation engine (see Fig. 1). Just about every parameter can be automated, including effect plug-ins and audio instruments. The automation engine is sample-accurate with 32-bit resolution and works independent of the sequencers record status, so tweaking offline is possible and easy to do. Plug-in and instrument delay compensation is an optional feature, so time-based latency issues — a thorn in the side for many DAW users — have been addressed.
The fader automation and Hyper Draw functions have been integrated into a system that works similar to a traditional moving-fader mixing console. The various Automation modes can be activated by a selector button on the faders. Read, Write, Latch and Touch modes are selectable via a mouse click. Automated parameters are displayed in the Arrange window with the full name and values, and color-coded automation data is displayed directly in the Arrange window as envelopes with break points. Parameter adjustments on a fader object, including plug-in parameters, automatically show up highlighted with the name of the parameter as data in the color-coded submenu beneath the corresponding track in the Arrange window.
The ability to draw automation curves has been implemented, and curves are freely adjustable between convex, concave, S-form or linear shapes. Break points can be freely drawn, edited and scaled. Automation data can be viewed or hidden on the corresponding track, and various controller data can be nested within a track. The ease of use in dealing with curves is a far cry from the old Hyper Draw. Other automation features that should be considered for future development are a Trim/Update mode, grouping and snapshot capabilities — functions that are found in even the most basic automation packages on consoles.
Ive been using moving-fader automation on consoles for years, and one feature I like to tap into is the ability to adjust the “ramp” recovery time, or the time it takes a fader to return to its original setting before being changed, while updating faders in Logics Touch mode. For example, if youre doing a mix and want to touch up levels on a track, you can move a fader to the desired level, release the fader, and it will glide back to its original state at the rate that is set in the Ramp Time parameter setting. That allows for smooth level transitions, slow fades and other useful fader automation tools. I was happy to find that Logic allows you to do this with any parameter — including plug-in settings. I was quickly automating parameter sweeps that would have taken much longer if I had to draw them in.
LOGICAL CONTROL — FINALLY
Joining forces with Mackie, Emagic worked diligently to develop a control surface that would mesh tightly with the application. The result is the Logic Control surface along with the XT expansion unit, and, as expected, the units are indeed Mackie-like in look and feel (see Fig. 2). Logic Control works with Logic 5.1 and above, and the XT Expander adds another eight physical faders. The units link to Logic via MIDI, and each unit requires its own MIDI In and Out ports.
The interface comprises eight channel strips with 100mm Penny & Giles motorized, touch-sensitive faders, along with a master fader. Each channel strip is made up of a rotary pan pot with an LED and buttons for Record-Ready, Solo, Mute and Track Select. Communication between the application and the hardware is bidirectional; therefore, on-screen changes or those made within Logic Control are updated on the fly. Logic Control displays the loaded songs track names, instrument names and virtual-instrument names. Users can switch layers via the Left and Right Bank buttons, which enable the eight channel faders to access an unlimited number of audio and MIDI channels. Parameters are shown on a two-line display that runs across the top of the control surface.
The faders main function is to control channel levels, whereas the rotary controllers can be switched between track, pan, EQ, sends, plug-ins and software instruments using the six Assignment buttons. Each of the Assignment buttons allows the user to switch between Multi-Channel View and Channel Strip View. Multi-Channel View shows the selected control setting for each channel. When more than eight controls are needed at a time, the user will need to scroll through to the next set of eight faders unless an XT expander is being used.
Setting up the Logic Control within the application is fast and intuitive. After linking up with the program, the control surface quickly displays track names and virtual-instrument names. The program also checks to see if Logic Controls firmware is current with the software version that is running. Firmware updates are embedded in the application, and as more functionality is implemented within the development of the program and the controller, updates to the firmware may be necessary. So, in this sense, the control surface is as much a work in progress as the program is. In my case, a firmware revision was indeed necessary to install; however, the process was easy, and the results were rock solid.
In addition to the controls found in the application, the transport section has a shuttle wheel with a latching scrub wheel. The control surface also includes Automation Control, Save and Undo buttons; keyboard modifiers; and a set of function keys. Multifunction Zoom and Page Through buttons are located close to the scrub wheel.
Once I got up and running, the responsiveness between the application and Logic Control was fast and smooth. Accessing the automation parameters via the controller is as simple as pushing a button. Mixing with a mouse, in any application, pretty much sucks, so it felt good to allow my fingers to tweak faders and plug-in parameters that Ive been moving on-screen for so many years. Ive always felt that mixing is as much about performance as it is about engineering.
PLUG-INS AND INSTRUMENTS
Now that it is firmly the age of the DAW, just about everybody is developing plug-ins and software-based virtual instruments. Emagic jumped into the fray quite a while ago and has been handily exploiting the increased out-of-the-box CPU power. With the Logic 5 series, the plug-in choices are numerous. More than 50 plug-ins are included right out of the box: various delays, reverbs, distortions, dynamics, modulation effects, BitCrusher, Auto Filter, Enveloper, Spectral Gate and others. Of those, Phase/Clip Distortion, Denoiser, DeEsser, Tremolo, Stereo Spread, Exciter, SubBass, Limiter, Adaptive Limiter and a Multiband Compressor are all new. The plug-ins range from basic utilitarian to the downright tweaky. The sound quality and tweak factor, especially of the newer ones, range from good to excellent. In the overcrowded sea of plug-ins that has flooded the market in the past few years, Emagic has continued to develop and release plug-ins that stand above much of the competition.
Pro-level users who use Logic as a front end for Digidesign Pro Tools hardware can route the native Emagic plug-ins and instruments through the Digidesign Direct Connect bus via Emagics ESB TDM plug-in. Emagic has also announced that it is porting a number of its plug-ins as TDM versions in the third quarter of 2002. Support for HTDM has also been announced for release in Q3.
In addition to the audio plug-ins, Emagic has released two new virtual instruments: the EVOC20 and the ES2. The EVOC20 consists of two virtual instruments and two plug-ins based on a 20-band filter bank. The instrument includes a MIDI polysynth section enabling it to act like a conventional vocoder. The filter bank can be spread and shifted, and both units allow the user to select just a part of the input spectrum for analysis and exploitation. One part of the package is a vocoder plug-in that utilizes a monophonic oscillator to track the pitch of the input signal and is fed to one of the vocoder inputs to produce variations on the vocoder sound. Another function is based around a user-adjustable filter bank with the ability to morph between two filter settings, as well as to adjust the resonance of each filter band.
Using the instrument out of the box, I was amazed at the variations and quality of sounds that I was able to get. Presets designed to highlight timbral and rhythmic aspects of the EVOC20 are installed, providing starting points for custom settings.
The other virtual instrument, the ES2 polysynth, follows a three-oscillator, two-filter topography and has the ability to combine elements of analog, FM and wavetable synthesis to produce a range of sounds. The oscillators include all the standard analog waveforms, as well as a large selection of “digiwaves.” Analog-style phase sync has been modeled, and the ES2 includes dynamic vector synthesis and various tempo-related functions for rhythmic effects; the two filters can be used in series or parallel. In addition to onboard effects, the ES2 has innovative features that include constant beat-oscillator detune and a variable-percentage randomize function for modifying existing patches within controlled limits. It is relatively intuitive to use and can produce complex, evolving textural sounds, as well as convincing analog emulations.
OTHER ENHANCEMENTS
Although it is clear that this is a major revision in which energies were directed at the automation and control surface, quite a few other enhancements to the program are present. Tweaks were made to the look and feel of the Arrange window, and the transport functions have been enhanced. Multiple Undo is now a (welcome) option. The notation functions have also been given a large number of improvements: the ability to color notes by pitch, velocity or musical part; multiple-page view; a new step-time input; and an editing facility (which works in the Score, Matrix and Event List windows).
Various improvements have been made to the EXS24 sampler, including the ability to use virtual memory when the onboard RAM isnt enough. REX2 file support has also been added. Logic 5.0 also has support for importing and exporting OMF audio files. All products in the Logic series now offer support for 24-bit, 96kHz recording. Mac OS X support is planned for a revision later in 2002.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Logic Audio has always been a major player in the sequencer market, and as CPU speeds have increased and drive space has become cheaper, Emagic has done well to exploit the technology at hand in innovative and powerful ways. The automation and other goodies that are now part of the application — not to mention the plug-ins — make this update well worth the money. Add the Logic Control surface into the equation, and powerful things are definitely on the horizon for what is now a major step in the programs evolution.
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