Girl Loop Mixer 2.0 and OS X Beta Released
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March 20, 2003
YOW* (yowstar) has released version 2.0 of the innovative loop mixing
instrument Girl. This update includes a surround sound mixer for
multi-channel performance or studio mixing on anywhere from 3 to 16
channels. The new version also provides a cleaner interface, improved
session management, comprehensive MIDI control, new live recording
features, MIDI clock and tapped tempo sync, transport control from MIDI
sequencers, support for Cycling 74's Pluggo VST plugins, support for VST
instruments, and enhanced efficiency.
Girl is an audio loop mixing instrument for live performance, sound design,
or music composition. Using your library of sound files (almost any format
will do), live audio input, or VST instruments, sound is manipulated in a
GirlModule, which can continuously loop the sound. Within a module you can
modify the sound using the multi-mode filters, delay, granulation, ring
modulation, up to 3 optional VST plugins, and by selecting smaller segments
of the sound file. You can open any number of these modules, limited only
by the amount of RAM and the power of your computer's processor. The
modules can be treated individually, or the playback speeds of the loops
can all be synchronized to a tempo.
Additionally, sounds are automatically segmented into equal length pieces,
and these segments can be played with a Mac or MIDI keyboard or sequenced
with Girl's sequencers. Mixing can be done with a mouse, Macintosh
keyboard, and MIDI. Sound output is easily recorded into a stereo or
multi-track file, or can be directed to other audio programs with ReWire,
DirectConnect, or VST.
Using surround mode, a musician can mix the audio from Girl "loop modules"
in 3 to 16 channels using a multi-channel soundcard and multiple amplifiers
and speakers. Additionally, the multi-channel audio can be sent via ReWire,
VST, or DirectConnect to other applications. Designed for creative
flexibility, the surround mixer allows for professional quality 5.1
surround sound, or whatever creative low- or high-tech surround environment
an artist can imagine. Automated panning on each channel allows for
constant motion of audio in the surround environment and the final result
can be recorded to a single multitrack digital file for further editing and
mixing in other audio applications.
A functionality-limited free demo is available for download from
girl.yowstar.com. The commercial version is available at the same
site for US$99. An interactive manual is also available online.
Girl operates on Macintosh computers using OS 8.5/10.2 or above and
Quicktime 4.0 and above. OSX beta trial is available for download, and a
full version is available for registered users.
For more information, visit their web site at . |
