Sonivox has announced the release of Eighty Eight Ensemble 2.0, the latest version of its flagship virtual piano instrument.
Eighty Eight Ensemble 2.0 includes an integrated patch browser, enhanced EQ and effects, plus current 64-bit VST and AU support.
Eighty Eight Ensemble 2.0 features an exceptional recreation of the Steinway 9-foot CD 327 grand piano. Meticulously sampled and expertly voiced, Eighty Eight Ensemble 2.0 provides every composer, pianist, and musician the opportunity to infuse their compositions, recordings, and performances with this truly world-class grand piano.
The SONiVOX recording philosophy relies on a simple signal chain, the finest A/D converters, and premium microphone preamps. Faithful to the original piano, Eighty Eight Ensemble 2.0 captures each note of this cherished instrument at 16 velocity levels for exceptional dynamic accuracy.
Eighty Eight Ensemble 2.0 features
Steinway 9’ CD 327 grand piano sample source.
Meticulously sampled and expertly voiced.
Over 11 GB of premium content.
16 velocity levels per note; over 1500 samples.
52 Solo Piano presets.
35 Combination patches with layered pad sounds.
16 Key Split Combis with bass/and or solo instruments.
Pedal and Release element controls.
Adjustable Limiter.
4-band EQ.
Variable Reverb.
Fine tune and transpose controls.
7 Velocity curves.
MIDI Learn controller mapping.
Integrated Patch Browser stores by attribute.
32- and 64-bit VST and AU support.
RTAS support.
The Eighty Eight Ensemble 2.0 for Windows and Mac costs $149 USD.
Digital Sound Factory’s Steinway Model L (5’10”) Grand Piano for Kontakt.
Steinway Pianos have set an uncompromising standard for sound, touch, and beauty requiring up to one full year to handcraft. With a natural sounding wooden resonant tone and very long sustain, this Grand Piano contains over two gigabytes of pedal up, pedal down, key up, and pedal harmonics.
The Yamaha C7 (7’6″) is part of the Conservatory Concert Collection and is built using high quality materials and careful production process. This collection contains over two gigabytes of pedal up, pedal down, key up, and pedal harmonics.
The piano libraries are available to purchase for the introductory price of $39.95 USD each (regular $59.95 USD).
Sonivox has announced Vocalizer Pro Vocal Production Synthesizer, the next-generation version of the amazing Vocalizer MIDI-controlled audio effect.
Sonivox Vocalizer Pro Vocoder Musical Instrument for PC and Mac.
Vocalizer Pro brings a harmonic/melodic voice to any audio input, thus vocalizing the sound. Simply singing or speaking—or any type of vocalizing—can intuitively create deep and complex musical results. The patented technology delivers unparalleled signal processing, advanced vocoding, and powerful re-synthesis. In addition, Vocalizer Pro allows the creation of simple or complex vocal harmonies that can extend far beyond the natural limitations of the voice. Vocalizer Pro is excellent for processing any type of percussive or melodic audio track. One preset has the ability of producing thousands of different results. This is because Vocalizer Pro is not just for vocals.
“I’m more excited about what the end user is going to do with this, because I know what I can do with it,” according to Jason Jordan, Head of Soundware, Sonivox. “I can’t even fathom what someone else is going to come up with. The sheer number of sound design possibilities is near infinite.”
Vocalizer Pro features
Revolutionary MIDI-controlled audio effect.
Unparalleled vocoding, re-synthesis and signal processing from subtle to mind-blowing.
Expanded controls including FFT audio processing suite.
Pitch shift, formant, improved frequency control and spreading.
Two rows of performance pads extend playability and live performance control.
Standalone, AU, VST, and RTAS.
32 and 64-bit.
Sonivox has also updated five of their most popular Virtual Instruments to include an integrated patch browser and native 64-bit support.
Updated instruments and improvements include:
Wobble 2.0 Dubstep Grime Generator
Quickly create customized dubstep bass and synth sounds.
New: Improved step-sequencer graphics.
New: Easy on/off control of parameter modulation.
New: Integrated patch browser.
New: Native 64-bit.
Standalone, AU, VST, and RTAS.
TWIST 2.0 Spectral Morphing Synthesizer
Ethereal sound design instrument.
New: Improved step-sequencer graphics.
New: Easy on/off control of parameter modulation.
New: Additional envelopes and modulation control.
New: Integrated patch browser.
New: Native 64-bit.
Standalone, AU, VST, and RTAS.
Eighty Eight Ensemble Grand Piano Virtual Instrument
Exceptional embodiment of the Steinway 9’ D “Practice” Piano.
Layered patches featuring piano with strings, pads, or choir.
Adjustable split patches with bass, piano and lead instrumentation.
New: Updated user interface.
New: Improved EQ control and new reverb.
New: Integrated patch browser.
New: Native 64-bit.
Standalone, AU, VST, and RTAS.
Big Bang Drums 2.0 Flagship Drum Instrument
Meticulously sampled custom SJC drum kit.
Multi-velocity, multi-take round robin.
SONiVOX Intelligent Rhythm Control™ technology.
New: Updated user interface.
New: Five new drum kits.
New: Integrated patch browser.
New: Native 64-bit.
Standalone, AU, VST, and RTAS.
Big Bang Cinematic 2.0 Percussion Instrument
Over 200 percussion patches.
SONiVOX Intelligent Rhythm Control™ technology.
New: Updated user interface.
New: Patches.
New: Integrated patch browser.
New: Native 64-bit.
Standalone, AU, VST, and RTAS.
These Version 2 releases will be available as a free download to all registered customers.
Soundiron has announced the release of Ambius 2: Systematik, a 4.9GB beast of an organic synth collection built on adaptive groove-building and inspiring tone and texture shaping features.
The foundation of Ambius 2 is Soundiron’s Instrument Designer system, which allows you to combine a range of tuned percussive attack samples with a broad variety of richly detailed sustaining pads and leads.
Ambius 2: Systematik represents a huge new step forward in our quest to build a truly flexible and adaptive sample based atmospheric synth.
We wanted a broad collection of richly nuanced flavors with the ability to freely layer, blend and reshape a wide mix of percussive, tonal and textural elements into custom multi-layered dynamic and evolving instruments. We wanted a unified and powerful interface to combine detailed performance and tone shaping controls with a wide pallet of experimental and environmental convolution effects. We wanted a built-in tempo-locking step-sequenced filter and LFO engine that could be adapted to just about any other GUI control parameter on the fly without missing a beat. Ambius 2 is all of that and much more.
To celebrate the release of Ambius 2 Systematik, Soundiron is offering a $30 discount on the price and offering some amazing deals on Apocalypse Percussion, Cymbology, The Struck Grand and our Montclarion Hall Steinway until December 21st, 2012.
The season of goodwill has well and truly arrived at Time+Space HQ as the UK’s largest soundware distributor announces its festive bundles and deals for 2012.
Highlights include…
Free iLok with Synthogy Ivory II pianos – start tinkling those ivories straight away with this great bundle deal.
Toontrack EZkeys and Sound Expansion Bundle – two EZkeys pianos for just £129.00!
25% off The Producer’s Manual and The Secrets of House Music Production – swat up on your music making knowledge and skills with these useful books from Sample Magic.
50% off all Toontrack SDX expansion packs – get extra kits for your Superior Drummer at only £54.95 each.
Free Garritan Basic Steinway worth £99.95 when you buy the Garritan Ultimate Collection.
iZotope Creative Bundle only £379 – save over £200 with everything you need for inspiring adventures in audio manipulation.
The Ultimate Dance Collection – nine top quality Sample Magic titles for just £99.95 – that’s a saving of over £200!
Zero-G sample library bundles – Disco, Sound Design, House and Hip Hop bundles with savings of up to £117!
Still stuck for ideas? Why not buy a Time+Space gift voucher and let them pick out their own plugins?
Cinematique Instruments has introduced the Grand 3P, a sample library for Kontakt based on the famous Steinway A grand piano, a wonderful piano with a powerful and a warm sound.
Cinematique Instruments’ Steinway A sound library for NI Kontakt.
The Grand 3P is a very versatile instrument with a lot of fantastic opportunities. You´ll find it perfectly suitable for film scores, classical music and contemporary pop as well as virtually any other music style that requires a great sounding piano.
In order to build a versatile and complex instrument there are many editing options. Besides regular tools such as reverb (with 5 different types), delay, speaker simulation and a four-band EQ there are some outstanding features available. This includes the Soft Vel, the Tone, the Bottom and the key option. The key option gives you the ability to choose between the different mic positions and microphones that were used in the original recording session.
Inside the Grand (Gefell MV691), outside the Grand (pair of Neumann KM149) and in the room (pair of Neumann KM184) – all notes recorded with 9 velocity layer. This will let you decide about the amount of close miking and natural ambiance you want to use in your production.
The Grand 3P comes with 20 different presets divided in the 3 categories ‘Cinematique’, ‘Natural’ and ‘Effect’ which gives you the ability to quickly dial your favourite sounds for your own music.
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