µTonic VSTi Comes to Mac OS X
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September 29, 2004
NuEdge Development has now released Sonic Charge µTonic for
Mac OS X. The Windows version was released in December of last year.
Sonic Charge µTonic (or MicroTonic) is a VST plug-in featuring a
combination of a percussion synthesizer and a pattern based
drum-machine sequencer, designed to produce sounds ranging from
deep booming kicks to crispy hi-hats and distorted industrial noises to
high-end chirps and tweets.
Features include:
- Eight channel drum and percussion synthesizer. Fully automatable.
- Pattern based drum-machine engine, synchronized to the host sequencer.
- 100% synthetic sound, rendered in real-time. No samples.
- Versatile sound architecture allow for a wide variety of tweakable drums and effects.
- Powerful sound-shaping possibilities, including equalizing and distortion for each channel.
- Over-sampled oscillators
- Sample accurate triggering
- Extreme parameter ranges with virtually infinite resolutions. Works in any sample-rate.
- Straightforward and easy to use interface with context menus, popup hints etc.
- Cut, copy, paste, load and save programs, individual drum patches and patterns.
- Plenty of creative editing options, including randomizing functions etc.
- MIDI out support. Use the pattern engine to control other plug-ins.
- CPU efficient. Typically less than 5% CPU utilization for all eight channels on a 2.0GHz P4/G4.
- Comes bundled with a hefty chunk of factory sounds and patterns, free to use in productions.
The price for the µTonic is $69 (excl. VAT) and sales are handled online
through the Sonic Charge website. Registrations are cross-platform. If you
have already obtained a registration for the µTonic for Windows you do not
need to purchase an additional registration for the Mac version.
System Requirements:
- 500MHz Pentium III, G3 or equal (1GHz Pentium IV or G4 is recommended)
- Windows 98/ME/2000/XP or Mac OS X 10.2 and up
- A VST2-compatible host application
Audio demos and a fully-functional trial version are available from the Sonic Charge web site. For more information, visit their web site at www.soniccharge.com. |