Six-String Virtual Instrument For CreamWare DSP Platform
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January 16, 2003
At the Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim CreamWare presents the Six-String, a new virtual instrument for the SCOPE Fusion Platform systems.
Thanks to a new, patented physical modelling technique, Six-String produces
string instrument sounds with realism. Although its focus is on acoustic and electric guitar
sounds, the Six-String can easily emulate other stringed instruments as
well - from acoustic and electric basses to harps, dulcimers, sitars and
various ethnic instruments. And because of its extensive editing
capabilities, completely new sounds not based on existing instruments,
sounds beyond even string emulation, can also easily be produced. From
soft, woodblock-like sounds to metallic, bell-like effects - all fall
within the spectrum of the Six-String.
The fundamental Six-String sound production technology was developed by Dr.
Rudolf Rabenstein and Dr. Lutz Trautmann at the University of
Erlangen-Nuremberg. Their new mathematical approach for the first
time models a "genuine" string, with all its physical characteristics, in
real time. Multiple factors - string diameter and tension, rigidity and
excitation type etc. - are editable and have exactly the same influence
over the sound as in the real world. And because the Six-String was
developed specifically with guitar emulation in mind, parameters to emulate
other characteristics, such as an acoustic guitar body or electric guitar
pickup, are also implemented.
With all the possibilities for direct control of the Six-String, a high
value was put on making sure its operation is intuitive. The user simply
selects from among different string types (steel, nylon, special bass
strings) and the position and type of string excitation (plectrum,
fingernail, fingertip). The user can also select from among various body
profiles, adjust two virtual pick-ups, control the slap behavior, and much
more.
An effects section that includes a guitar amp in addition to chorus and
delay effects rounds off the sound generation capabilities. An
tube simulation section allows for
amplifier characteristics from smooth and round to heavy overdrive.
The Six-String comes with over 250 sounds reflecting the broad sonic
spectrum of the instrument and covering a wide range of musical styles.
The Six-String is available now in the CreamWare Online Shop or at
CreamWare dealers worldwide. The price is 249 Euro (introductory price of
199 Euro until 28 February, 2003). A free demo version can be downloaded
from the Online Shop at www.creamware.com. The plug-in requires one of
CreamWare's Luna, PowerSampler, Pulsar, Pulsar XTC or SCOPE /SP DSP systems
to run.
For more information, visit their web site at www.creamware.com. |
