BitHeadz Announces Unity DS-1 2.0 for Mac and Windows

March 10, 2000 -- BitHeadz Inc.has announced Unity DS-1 2.0 Digital Sampler for Mac and Windows 95/98. The highly acclaimed Unity DS-1 software sampler, used by professional musicians world wide on stage and in the studio, now has long list of exciting new features, including a new UI, better support for 3rd party developers, and powerful new loop processing functions.

The 2.0 version of the Unity DS-1 Digital Sampler is packed with powerful new features- including the ability speed up or slow down sampled loops in real-time, without altering the pitch of the original loop! You can also modify the tempo and re-render your loops using an adjustable threshold for automated beat detection, or position your own beat markers. New FreeMIDI, OMS, and Pro Tools patch names support are also included to automate the process of updating patch names to make using Unity with your sequencer easier than ever!

"We are really excited that Unity can now provide up to 128 stereo voices (512 oscillators) of sampling for any one with a fast computer," says President, Steve O'Connell. " Our optimization for Apple's G4 Velocity Engine and the availability of faster computers in general, has made the 'virtual studio' a reality. No more patch cords, MIDI cables and noisy power supplies means a better sounding finished project. Being able to carry your studio and sampler in your laptop has obvious advantages as well."

The ability to selectively load individual programs instead of an entire bank, and a new library management system are also new to 2.0, as well as 3 new filter types, a pitch shifting insert effect, and a multi-tap chorus. The factory sound set has also been refined with many new impressive sounds including a larger GM bank, a great acoustic piano, and more orchestral samples. You can also now re-direct audio outputs using a new matrix for Direct I/O and ASIO, and a controller mapper allows you to assign any 8 controllers to any 8 Unity parameters. Control strip access to global effects, record to disk, voices/CPU %, and many other features are also included for Macintosh users.

There is now DirectConnect^Á support for use with Pro Tools Mix and Mix Plus systems which routes up to 34 streams of digital audio into the TDM bus. DirectConnect^Á support for Digidesign's Pro Tools LE software should be available in April 2000.

Unity 2.0 will be available in Q1, 2000 for $449.00 retail, $149.00 upgrade for registered Unity DS-1 owners.

For more information, visit BitHeadz on the web at www.bitheadz.com.