Bitshift Audio Releases pHATmatik PRO VST Instrument
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May 22, 2002
Bitshift Audio announced the immediate availability
of pHATmatik PRO, a virtual instrument that turns any
Windows-based VST 2.0-compliant host into a sophisticated, next-generation loop
workstation.
pHATmatik PRO is the first tool of its kind that can effortlessly play
back any loop locked to tempo in your host environment. No more
artificial impediments to creativity: pHATmatik PRO puts you in
control. Use loops at any tempo, in any key, instantly from within
your digital audio workstation. No more switching back and forth
between unreliable tools and dealing with confusing, proprietary file
formats. pHATmatik PRO loads any loop in industry-standard wav or
aiff format, and supports import of ACID-ized wav files. pHATmatik
PRO works for the musician, not the other way around.
But that's just the beginning
Once your loop is loaded into
pHATmatik PRO, it becomes an expressive instrument in its own right.
Love the sound of the original groove, but the timing isn't quite
right? Change it. Quickly, seamlessly, and without effort. If the
groove thumps but you can't stand the snare, swap it out. Use the
groove of one loop to trigger the samples of another. Create entirely
new grooves from stale loop libraries that you thought would never
again see the light of day. pHATmatik PRO picks up where your DAW
leaves off: Instead of just playing back a loop as static audio,
pHATmatik PRO lets you play your loop. Create fills, breakdowns, or
completely new grooves from your loops.
pHATmatik PRO gives the musician an unprecedented amount of control
over each sound in the loop. Did you ever think you could put reverb
on just the snares? Well now you can. With pHATmatik PRO's four
stereo outs, you can buss each snare, kick, or syllable to a different
channel in your host and process it to your heart's content. Your
way. Your music. No boundaries.
Each 'slice' in your loop has independent settings for gain, pan,
pitch, and a super-pHAT 2-pole multimode resonant filter. There are
fully independent ADSR envelopes for gain, pitch, and filter cutoff
per slice. In addition, each slice has an independent loop mode and
loop points: reverse slices on the fly, ping-pong them back and forth,
or turn that trash-can snare into a haunting granular soundscape. No
limits.
If playing back audio seamlessly at any tempo and mind-boggling
per-slice options aren't enough, each of pHATmatik PRO's sixteen
channels features a comprehensive master section: tempo-synced delay,
two sample-accurate, tempo-synced LFOs, a truly mind-bending comb
filter, evil distortion and an analog-modeled multi-mode resonant
filter. Of course everything can be controlled by envelopes, and
pHATmatik PRO's simple but powerful modulation matrix makes any
routing configuration you can imagine a snap. With all this sound
mangling power, a single loop can generate hundreds of unrecognizable
variations in just a few minutes of tweaking.
If one pHATmatik PRO is good, sixteen must be better, right?
pHATmatik PRO breaks the constraints of limited virtual instrument
slots in your host with a sixteen-part multitimbral implementation
that gives musicians the power of sixteen pHATmatik PRO's in
one VSTi slot. Load up sixteen loops, play them all back at the same
time, all in tempo, all ready to be twisted to your creative needs.
And don't worry about having to choose between another loop and that
killer vocal reverb:
Finally, pHATmatik PRO makes all this power easy and intuitive to use.
pHATmatik PRO's interface provides streamlined workflow, dead-easy
midi learn automation, and an integrated loop browser that gives you
the ability to preview entire directories of loops in just seconds.
Working with loop-based content has never been easier or more
integrated with your creative process.
pHATmatik PRO can be purchased directly for $99.95. It requires a VST 2.0-compliant host
running on Windows 98/ME/2000/XP to run.
For more information, visit their web site at www.bitshiftaudio.com. |
