BitHeadz Releases Unity DS-1 1.2.1 Sampler
for Mac
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| The Unity DS-1 Control Panel |
April 9, 1999BitHeadz has announced new enhancements to the Macintosh
version of their Unity DS-1 Digital Sampler, an application for Mac or Windows
that turns your computer into a powerful real-time pro sampler.
Version 1.2.1 additions include: 96 kHz sample support, ReWire*
compatibility for seamless integration into Cubase, MOTU MAS 2.0 support to
allow the output of Unity to be routed directly into Digital Performer's mixer,
and sample rate / bit rate reduction features for low-fi effects. A new variable
attenuation parameter has also been included to achieve higher output levels when
less headroom is required.
Unity DS-1 gives you all the features of hardware samplers, plus a complete
integrated Digital Audio Editor and easy integration with your existing sequencer
and DAW applications. Unity is now one of the only samplers that supports sampling
rates of up to 96 kHz and bit depths of 8, 16, 24 or 32 bit floating point. Using
the same renowned synthesis engine as the Retro AS-1 (the analog software synthesizer
from BitHeadz), Unity allows you manipulate sampled instruments and create new
sounds of your own.
Unity DS-1 features include: True phase-locked stereo signal path throughout,
2 stereo oscillators (multisamples) per voice, 2 assignable filters per voice
with 13 filter types, 6-stage envelope modulators with extensive routing choices,
6 LFO waveform shapes that can be synced to MIDI clock, 2 stereo effects processors
per voice, 2 stereo global effects processors, and 'drag & drop' sample handling.
Supported sample formats include: Sound Designer I & II, AIFF, CD-Audio, and WAV
files, plus Unity imports and maps Akai S1000 & S3000, DLS, SoundFont 2.0 and
SampleCell I & II instruments automatically. You can also sample live from microphone
or line inputs. Supported formats include: ASIO, Free MIDI, OMS, Direct I/O, Direct
Sound,
The included full-featured arpeggiator allows you to generate event-list "sequences".
You can even write the sampler's complete multi-timbral stereo output to disk
as an 8, 16, or 24-bit audio file for use in your favorite digital audio applications.
And of course, it's fully polyphonic and multi-timbral. Unity also includes a
complete 16-channel mixer and 250 MB of sounds for $449.00 SRP. Registered Unity
users can download the update for free.
* ReWire by Propellerhead (Propellerhead Software AB. ReWire
and Propellerhead are trademarks of Propellerhead Software AB.
For more information and to download a demo version, visit BitHeadz' web site
at www.bitheadz.com.
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