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Manufacturer	Product	Version	Type	Minimum System Requirements	Automation	Format	Synthesis Methods	Special Features	Price
Software Technology	VAZ 2010	2	Synth	Win 9x, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Pentium, 32 MB RAM	Yes	Standalone, VSTi, DXi	Analog, sample playback, subtractive	Analog polyphonic sequencer per part. Hosts VST/DX and VSTi plug-ins. 16 channel mixer with effects.	$179
Software Technology	VAZ Modular 3	3.03	Modular analog synth	Win 9x, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Pentium II, 32 MB RAM	Yes	Standalone, VSTi, DXi	Sample, analog model, granular, wavetable	Authentic analog sound, modules for creating new sounds	$299
Sonicreef	Tsunami	1.6	Virtual analog synth	Win 95 or higher, Mac OS X	Yes	VSTi	Subtractive, analog model	Waveform drawing and morphing	$69
Sound Quest	Infinity	2.05	Synth, sampler, drum machine, sound design	Win 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 64 MB RAM	Yes	Standalone, VSTi, DXi	Subtractive, additive, sample playback, FM, Karplus-strong	User - creatable custom instruments, includes 14 synths, 7 organs, 2 drum machines, over 40 effects	$399
Spectrasonics	Stylus RMX - Realtime Groove Module	1.5	Real-time remix groove creation	Mac OS X 10.2.6 or higher, Win 2000/XP or higher	Yes	VST 2.0, RTAS, Audio Units	Sample playback	Chaos Designer, Groove Control/REX file import, built-in effects/mixer, edit groups, groove menus	$299
Spectrasonics	Trilogy - Total Bass Module	1.2.1	All-bass module	Win 98 or higher, Mac OS X, 512 MB RAM	Yes	VST, RTAS, Audio Units	Sample playback	True staccato sample-mapping, mono-legato glide, dual layer, acoustic / elec / synth basses, LFO sync	$349
Spectrasonics	Atmosphere - Dream Synth Module	1.2.1	Dual-layering synth	Win 98, Mac OS X, 512 MB RAM	Yes	VST, RTAS, Audio Units	Sample playback	Dual layer architecture, programmable sample start points, solo mode, glide, 3+ GB library, LFO sync	$399
Speedsoft	VSampler	3.5	Sampler, synth, sound design	Win 98, ME, 2000, XP, 256 MB RAM	Yes	Standalone, DXi, VSTi, ReWire, virtual MIDI cable	Sample playback, subtractive synth, effects	Unlimited sample size, imports SF2, Gig, Halion, Kontakt, Akai, E-MU, ReCycle, Battery, LM4, AcidWAV	$188
Steinberg	HaLion Player	N/A	Sample playback	Win XP, Pentium/AMD 800 MHz, 384 RAM; Mac OS X10.2, G4 867, 384 RAM	Yes	VST, DXi, AU, ReWire, standalone	Sample playback	Plays HALion hsb, fxp, fxb files, imports WAV, AIFF, REX, REX2, ZGR, LM4 files, Q-controls	$129
Steinberg	Virtual Instruments Collection	N/A	Bundle	Win XP, Pentium/AMD 800 MHz, 384 RAM; Mac OS X 10.3.3, G4 867 MHz, 384 RAM	Yes	VST	Sample playback, analog modeling, FM	Five SE version VSTis: HALion, Grand, D'Cota, Virtual Guitarist, Groove Agent; over 700 MB sounds	$149
Steinberg	Virtual Guitarist/Electric Edition	N/A	Sample playback	Win 98, ME, 2000, XP Pentium II/AMD 400, 256 MB RAM; Mac OS 9/X G3 500, 256 MB RAM	Yes	VST	Sample playback	27 different acoustic/electric guitar players, multi-effects pedal board	$249
Steinberg	Xphraze	N/A	Synth	Win 2000/XP, Pentium/AMD 600, 70 MB RAM; Mac OS 9/X 10.2, G4 400, 70 MB RAM	Yes	VST	Sample palyback, vector, FM synthesis	32 step phraze generation, vector synth, BPM based sync, 6 stereo effects, Xmix, huge library	$249
Steinberg	The Grand 2	N/A	Sample playback	Win XP Pentium/AMD 1 GHz, 512 MB RAM; Mac OS 10.3.7 G4 1 GHz, 512 MB RAM	Yes	VST	Sample playback	Eco Mode, RAMSave, reverb, sustain / sostenudo, sampled ambiance damper/pedal	$299
Steinberg	Virtual Bassist	N/A	Sample playback	Win XP Pentium/AMD 800 MHz, 384 RAM; Mac OS z 10.3.3, G4 867 MHz, 384 RAM	Yes	VST, DXi, AU, ReWire	Sample playback	30 styles, real-time control, Chord/Note modes, amp emulator, stomp box-style effects	$299
Steinberg	Groove Agent 2	N/A	Drum machine	Mac OS X 10.2 384 MB RAM, Win XP 384 MB RAM	Yes	VSTi	N/A	84 musical styles, 81 drum kits, 25 complexity levels, real-time control	$299
Steinberg	Halion String Edition 2	2	Sample playback	Win XP Pentium/AMD 1.4 GHz, 512 MB RAM; Mac OS X 10.4, G4 2 GHz, 512 MB RAM	Yes	VST, DXi, AU	Sample playback	Over 10,000 samples on 2 DVDs, all common bowings and articulations, RAMSave, effects	$399
Steinberg	HALion 3	3	Synth	Win XP, Pentium / Athlon 1.4, 384 MB RAM; Mac OS X 10.3.3, G4 867, 384 MB RAM	Yes	VST; DXi	Sample	Up to 32-bit/384 kHz, RAMSave, Archiving, 27 effects, 5.1 surround, Sample Accurate Sync	$399
Steinberg	Hypersonic	1	Synth	Win 2000/XP; Mac OS X; 256 MB RAM	Yes	VST	Multisample, virtual analog, FM, wavetable, sliced loop, drumkit, expandable	Multitimbral; multisynthesis workstation w/ effect/mixing capabilities; 1,000+ hyper patches; macro	$499
Submersible Music	DrumCore	1.5	Drum software	Mac OS 10.2.8 or above, Win XP, 9 GB of free drive space	No	ReWire, standalone	Sample playback	Library of famous drummers is included	$249
Symbolic Sound	Kyma X	6.2	Sound design	Win ME, Mac OS 9	Yes	Standalone	All standard synthesis algorithms plus additive, aggregate, granular, cross-synthesis	Software for sound design with hardware accelerator, surround mixing, Wacom Tablet Pen control	$3,470
Synapse Audio	Plucked String	4	Synth	Win 98, ME, 2000, XP, Mac OS, 8 MB RAM	Yes	DXi, VSTi	Physical modeling	5 different plucked string models	$29
Synapse Audio	Scorpion	4	Synth	Win 98, ME, 2000, XP, Mac OS X, 8 MB RAM	Yes	DXi, VSTi	Analog model	Spectral, chorus, delay, tremolo effects	$39
Synapse Audio	Hydra	4.1	Synth	Win 98, ME, 2000, XP, Mac OS, 16 MB RAM	Yes	DXi, VSTi	Analog model, phase modulation, subtractive synthesis	Multimodel synth, dual voice mode, bass boost, percussive mode	$79
Synapse Audio	Poly 850	1	VA synth	Win 98, XP	Yes	DXi, VSTi	Virtual analog	Adjustable overtones for the OSC waveforms	$79
Synful	Synful Orchestra	2.2	Orchestral synthesizer	Win 2000/XP, Mac OS X 256 MB RAM	Yes	AU, DXi, VSTi	Reconstructive Phrase Modeling (RPM)	Innovative orchestral synthesis	$479
Synthogy	Ivory	1.5	Sample-based piano plug-in	Mac OS 9, OS X, Win XP, 1 GB RAM	Yes	VST (PC/Mac), RTAS (PC/Mac), Audio Units	Sample playback	Sustain resonance, soft pedal samples, stereo perspective and stereo width, synth layers, effects	$349
TASCAM	GigaStudio 3 Solo	3	Software streaming sampler and workstation	Win XP, 512 MB RAM	Yes	Standalone, ReWire - compatible	Streaming sample plbk., up to 0.5TB sample sizes	VST plug-ins, 96k/24-bit sample support, 96 voices, GigaPulse SP	$199
TASCAM	GigaStudio 3 Ensemble	3	Software streaming sampler and workstation	Win XP, 512 MB RAM	Yes	Standalone, ReWire - compatible	Streaming sample playback, up to 0.5TB sample sizes	VST plug-ins, 96k/24-bit sample support, 160 voices, GigaPulse SP	$369
TASCAM	GigaStudio 3 Orchestra	3	Software streaming sampler and workstation	Win XP, 512 MB RAM	Yes	Standalone, ReWire - compatible	Streaming sample playback, up to 0.5TB sample sizes	VST plug-ins, 96k/24-bit sample support, unlimited polyphony, GigaPulse Pro	$599
Time Control Productions	Mantragora	1	Synth	Pentium II	Yes	Standalone , VSTi	Subtractive, analog model, FM	3 LFOs, X-Tone Generator, MIDI-learn, recording, signature head-trip and eye-chorus joysticks	$45
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