Siegburg, Germany,
March 29, 2000 -- Two new Pulsar/SCOPE plug-ins are now available in
the CreamWare Online Shop: the STS-3000 Sampler and the FM/Analog Synthesizer
Poison.
In addition, Pulsar users can now put Online Shop devices to the test
for free. When the files are downloaded, a temporary activation key
is generated that allows the user to test the downloaded plug-ins for
10 hours without any functional restrictions. This can be done with
all the available devices, including the SPL products Transient Designer
and Attacker.
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The STS-3000 is
a new DSP sampler plug-in. Like its "big brother," the STS-4000, it
features a Multi mode which accommodates 16 programs, extensive editing
functionality including a graphical sample editor, filters with resonance
and a modulation matrix. The STS-3000 is fully compatible with most
major sample libraries: S1000 & S3000, Soundfont 2, WAV and AIFF files
are supported.
The STS-3000 can also sample (in true phase-locked stereo). A resampling
function is available as well. Thanks to DSP technology, you can play
the STS-3000 just like a hardware instrument. 32 stereo voices and six
individual outputs complete the picture and make the STS-3000 an interesting
alternative to external hardware samplers.
Poison is a new synthesizer that combines the complex digital sounds
of FM with the warmth of an analog synth. The core of Poison is FM synthesis,
using one carrier and two modulators. However, instead of simple sine
waves, Poison uses a multimode oscillator and a polyphonic LFO whose
speed can track the keyboard just like the pitch of the oscillator.
Both the multimode oscillator and a noise generator can be combined
with the FM sound.
Furthermore, the sounds can be manipulated using the fully modulatable
two-pole analog filter. Poison's audio input lets you use any signal
source from the Project Window as an additional modulation source for
the carrier. The sound creation possibilities which this opens up are
scarcely to be imagined. Both the cool stylishness of digital metallic
sounds and the fatness of analog sounds are light work for Poison. The
more than 80 presets which come with Poison make this impressively clear.
The price of the STS-3000 is 198 EUR (about 198 US$), Poison is available
for 89 EUR (about 89 US$).
STS-3000 system requirements: Pulsar Version 1.31 for PC, not
available yet for the MAC. Poison system requirements: Pulsar
Version 1.31 for PC or MAC
Source: CreamWare
Web Site: http://www.creamware.com
