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SONiVOX Announces Sampla – Hip Hop Sampler

 

SONiVOX, Boston based virtual instrument manufacturer today announced the availability of Sampla - Hip Hop Production Sampler, an innovative new virtual sampler plug-in for MAC and PC designed for fast and professional quality sampling, and beat creation for hip hop producers everywhere.

Sampla’s unique design bridges the gap between MPC style sampling and the computer based virtual instrument environment. Sampla allows users to easily record, slice, loop, and assign (keymap) their own recorded samples as well as any of their own wav, acid, aiff, and mp3 samples.  In addition to the flexibility provided by Sampla’s sampler engine, Sampla’s “Learn Mode” allows users to interface their MIDI pad controllers and controller keyboards directly with Sampla. Whether the user is using a midi keyboard, MPC pad controller, or just their computer by itself, Sampla is designed to put serious control in the producer’s hands.  

Sampla’s innovative design and functionality doesn’t stop with the application itself. Additionally Sampla is packed with a diverse and extensive factory sound bank, all recorded and programmed by SONiVOX’s award winning sound design team, with over 250 high end instrument presets and pad layouts. Included are acoustic and electronic drumkits, basses, keyboards, leads, guitars, strings, brass, pads, vocals, symphonic construction kits, scensorship bleeps and blips, as well as a selection of loops from the SONiVOX LoopLine series, all designed to deliver superior sonic and stylistic versatility.

Sampla’s  Key Features At a Glance:

MPC style editing & slicing for easy instrument & beat creation
Imports Wav, Acid, Broadcast Wav, Aiff, & MP3 Format Files
Easy to use record functionality for real time sampling
Over 250 factory preset instruments and pad layouts
16 user assignable pads
Tempo Sync Stereo Delay, EQ, and Chorus Effects
Assignable filter section with 10 filter types
Graphic waveform display with zoom, click, and drag functionality
Midi Learn & Save functionality, Sampla is instantly compatible with any MIDI keyboard or pad control
Pad-Specific Variable Resolution Note Repeat and Pattern Arpeggiation Mode
PC Standalone, VST and RTAS Compatibility.
MAC Standalone, AU, VST, and RTAS Compatibility.


Sampla - Hip Hop Production Sampler is a part of SONiVOX’s  Hip Hop production line of products that also includes Playa: Hip Hop Virtual Instrument, and Playa: Aggro Electro Boom. Sampla is available now with a MSRP of $149 and an introductory street price of $99.

To find out more about Sampla or any other SONiVOX products please visit www.sonivoxmi.com

Chipsounds Video Overview

Here is a nice video by the Chip Sounds developer David @ Plogue:

 
Figured this video series would be nice to share, because currently there is no demo version available. Enjoy the 80s nostalgia. 

Plogue Chipsounds officially released!

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Plogue officially released its new chipsounds soft-synthesizer.
This new product allow any musician to faithfully reproduce the sound and style of vintage video game music and sound effects in a convenient plugin format, usable inside any sequencer or DAW, or as a standalone virtual instrument.

chipsounds simulates the following sound chips at a never before reached level of authenticity in a software synthesizer:
2A03, AY-3-8910, DMG-CPU, P8244, POKEY, SID, SN76489, TIA, UVI and the VIC-I.

Powered by Plogue/Garritan's ARIA virtual instrument engine, chipsounds reproduces the idiosyncrasies of the most sought-after classic sound chips, including their most well-known variations, as sonically accurate as possible without adding any non-authentic aliasing or DSP artifacts. Whether musicians are already versed into chiptune/chip music or just interested in those sounds, this is one unique instrument for them.

Research and analysis for this project has been made in house on Plogue’s large collection of cartridges, modified consoles and classic computers and also on the chips themselves using custom made circuit boards and low level 8 bit software code.


"The most authentic emulation of C64, Nes, Vic20, Gameboy, and Atari 2600 sound chips I’ve ever heard!" -8 Bit Weapon

"Quite simply put, it beats the s*** out of any other single chip emulation VST currently available.
chipsounds is a must-have for anyone who’s seriously interested in chip sounds but don’t have access
to the real hardware." - nitro2k01 (http://gameboygenius.8bitcollective.com)

Plogue chipsounds will be offered at an introductory price of 75$ until November 1.

About Plogue Art et Technologie Inc.
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Plogue is the maker of the acclaimed modular audio environment Bidule, currently in use by many thousands of musicians and sound designers worldwide. Its core audio technologies have been licensed in many products in use today.
Plogue is a Montreal, QC, Canada company, founded in 2000. http://www.plogue.com

For demos or more information about the Plogue chipsounds, visit www.plogue.com.

You can hear chipsounds EP made by members of the beta team here:
http://soundcloud.com/chipsounds/sets/chipsounds-ep

FXpansion Introduce BFD Cocktail Expansion Kit


FXpansion is proud to present the latest addition to the BFD2 Expansion Kit range: BFD Cocktail, a meticulous recording of a Yamaha Hipgig portable drumkit. With the usual high levels of detail, multiple channels and multiple articulations, BFD Cocktail is ready for you to sequence and mix using BFD 2.1's powerful software interface.

BFD Cocktail is recorded in the same room under the same studio conditions as the Jazz & Funk, B.O.M.B., JEX and Decatom expansions, as well as other Yamaha-based expansion kits. It has also been designed to sound great with BFD2's built-in library as well as with BFD libraries recorded in other locations.

New articulations include rim shots and rim clicks on the toms. The snare also offers rim clicks, with the stick version additionally offering flams, drags and the half-edge articulation, which can be used with positional sensing on suitable electronic drumkits.

Feature Highlights Include:

    * Low-cost, download-only expansion pack for BFD2
    * Snare played with sticks and hot-rods
    * Kick played with felt and rubber beaters
    * 15 BFD2 presets in various musical styles


BFD Cocktail is the latest in a growing family of low-cost, high-quality downloadable expansions for BFD2. The range already includes the Yamaha-based Oak Custom and Maple Custom Absolute kits, Signature Snares, the strange and wonderful 8 Bit Kit, Sonica’s authentic Japanese Taiko Percussion, as well as the BFD Decatom and BFD JEX kits.

Pricing & Availability:

BFD Cocktail is a download only product and is available now from the www.fxpansion.com web shop!

BFD Cocktail is GBP £25, Euro €35, USD $50 for all registered BFD2 owners

Special Offer! Purchasing the BFD Cocktail Expansion Kit will entitle users to the upgrade discount on BFD Signature Snares Vol. 1 expansion pack!

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