BitHeadz Announces Unity DS-1 1.2 Sampler
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April 9, 1999BitHeadz has announced the release of Unity DS-1
v.1.2 Digital Sampler for Mac and Windows, an application that turns your computer
into a powerful real-time sampling sound module.
Unity DS-1 gives you all the features of hardware samplers, plus a complete
integrated Digital Audio Editor. Unity now supports sampling rates of up to 96
kHz and bit depths of 8, 16, 24 or 32 bit floating point. With Unity DS-1 you
can recreate the sounds of acoustic instruments, or any other audio source, with
stunning realism and control. Extensive MIDI implementation allows real-time control
of all parameters and easy integration into existing MIDI setups. Unity DS-1 is
designed to play live on stage or use in the studio. With layers, splits, and
full MIDI continuous control, it excels as a 64-voice multi-timbral sound module
running in conjunction with your favorite MIDI applications. Using the same renowned
synthesis engine as the Retro AS-1 (the analog software synthesizer from BitHeadz),
Unity allows you manipulate sampled instruments and create new sounds of your
own.
Unity DS-1 features include: True phase-locked stereo signal path throughout,
2 stereo oscillators (multisamples) per voice, 2 assignable filters per voice
with 13 filter types, 6-stage envelope modulators with extensive routing choices,
6 LFO waveform shapes that can be synced to MIDI clock, 2 stereo effects processors
per voice, 2 stereo global effects processors, and 'drag & drop' sample handling.
Supported sample formats include: Sound Designer I & II, AIFF, CD-Audio, and WAV
files, plus Unity imports and maps Akai S1000 & S3000, DLS, SoundFont 2.0 and
SampleCell I & II instruments automatically. You can also sample live from microphone
or line inputs.
The full-featured arpeggiator allows you to generate event list "sequences".
You can even write the sampler's complete multi-timbral stereo output to disk
as an 8, 16, or 24-bit audio file for use in your favorite digital audio applications.
And of course, it's fully polyphonic and multi-timbral. Unity also includes a
complete 16-channel mixer and 250 MB of sounds for $449.00 SRP.
Version 1.2 additions include: 96K sample support, Rewire compatibility, MOTU
Audio plug in support, and a bit rate reduction feature for low-fi effects. A
new variable attenuation parameter has also been included to achieve higher output
levels.
For more information and to download a demo version, visit BitHeadz' web site
at www.bitheadz.com.
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