Bitheadz Releases Unity Player for Macintosh
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June 23, 2000BitHeadz Inc. has released Unity Player, a 24-bit, 96kHz sample
playback software suite. Based on the Unity DS-1
Digital Sampler, Unity Player is designed for musicians and producers who
don't need advanced editing features, but do require professional quality
sample playback.
Unity Player offers all of the playback features of Unity DS-1 at a
very competitive price. Features like fast load times and a
large capacity for sample storage are now available for users who want to
use their computers for playback of high quality samples and instruments.
Unity Player provides up to 128 phase-locked stereo voices and up to 128
MIDI channels for playback, the most of any professional class sampler.
Other features include fast response times for live play,
library management tools for organization of sample banks, and the
ability to automatically publish program names to a MIDI sequencer.
Unity Player can be integrated into a wide variety of computer-based
music setups. Support for audio streaming between the Unity sample
engine and an audio sequencer has been implemented for applications such
as MOTU's Digital Performer, Digidesign's Pro Tools, Steinberg's Cubase
VST, and Emagic's Logic Audio. With this kind of seamless integration,
Unity Player can take advantage of the many DSP plug-ins these companies
have to offer, as well as the convenience of automated mixing. Unity
Player also functions as an expandable sound module for laptop users
interested in taking their sample libraries on the road.
"It's exciting to be able to offer customers a pro-quality sample player
at such a low price" says Director of Sales & Marketing Earl Sondreal.
"The sound quality of the 24-bit, 96kHz Unity sample engine rivals
hardware based solutions costing thousands of dollars more. Plus, your
sounds stay in the digital realm where you can record your sampled MIDI
tracks to your sequencer with no loss of fidelity from D/A & A/D
conversions".
Unity Player is compatible with Unity DS-1 format programs. Akai and
Roland sample libraries can be imported with the addition of the Osmosis
Sample Conversion Utility, also available from BitHeadz. The Unity
Player suite includes an on-screen keyboard application for previewing
samples, a MIDI processor for assigning splits, layers and arpeggios, and
an on-screen mixer for easy loading and saving of multi-timbral set-ups.
Unity Player comes complete with over 300 megabytes of sample content,
including a 12 megabyte General MIDI bank, several construction kits, and
many samples of traditional acoustic instruments.
Unity Player ($199 MSRP) supports ASIO, Direct I/O, DirectConnect, MAS
2.0, ReWire, and Sound Manager. An upgrade to the Unity DS-1 Digital
Sampler is available for registered owners of Unity Player. A Windows
version of Unity Player is expected to ship in Q3 2000. BitHeadz Inc. can be reached at:
4400 Capitola Road, Suite 202
Capitola, CA 95010
831-465-9898
www.bitheadz.com |
