Rhythms of Cuba Captured in Zero-G's Latest Virtual Instrument
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January 18, 2005
Zero-G and Schtum Ltd are proud to announce the release of Beats Working in Cuba, a complete library of Latin percussion
performances recorded in Havana and featuring the country's finest players.
Presented in multitrack format for complete flexibility in tempo and
instrument selection, a version of Native Instrument's Intakt sampler, for
both Mac and PC completes the product, providing an easy to use, on-screen
interface for additional sound shaping abilities without disrupting the
creative flow. (The sound Library can also be loaded into other Native
Instruments samplers including Kontakt for even greater flexibility).
The styles covered on Beats Working in Cuba include the 12 prime
Afro/Hispanic rhythms of the Cuban music culture, including Cha Cha Cha,
Danzon, Son Montuno, Bolero, Pilon, Son Traditional, Guajira Son, Guaracha,
Mambo, Songo, Timba, Conga Habanera (Carnival), and Conga Moderna. Some
performances enable the user to select Modern or Traditional arrangements.
Recorded exclusively at Estudios Abdala, Havana, the producers, Barry Sage
and Gonzalo Lasheras Garcia, are both well known in the Latin field of
music, with credits including Jorge Drexler, Luis Edurdo Aute, Silvio
Rodreguez, Duncan Dhu, Esclarecidos, La Oreja de Van Gogh, Melon Deisel,
Mariela and Solar. Barry Sage has produced various projects in Cuba for
Virgin Records. They were assisted in Havana by Raphael Santos and Marisol
Alfonso Perez. An insight into the recording process is presented as an
informative video on DVD, which is included inside the product box.
With each instrument (microphone) track provided separately, there is plenty of
flexibility. Each hit (loop slice) of each track can also be
allocated individual settings for pitch, playback direction, pitch envelope,
amp envelope, distortion, delay, and more. A MIDI file of each loop can be
easily exported so that groove, accent, and feel can be manipulated in any
host sequencer. Alternatively, the Time Machine time-stretches or compresses
loops in real time. Not only can you sync, stretch, and pitch the loops,
but also filter, effect and modulate them as well. A sound-shaping
filter, flexible envelopes, syncable LFOs, and distortion, syncable delay,
and lo-fi effects can inject even more energy and individuality into the
loops.
Features:
- Huge library of Latin percussion performances, recorded in Havana
- 24-bit samples
- Over 8 GB of data
- Select your own combination of instruments for each groove (multitrack samples)
- Access to individual instruments and individual hits within loops
- A version of Native Instrument's superb Intakt sampler which is easy and intuitive to use
- Loops which use one or more of the three sampler-modes: Beat Machine with ISE (Individual Slice Edit), Time Machine and standard Sampler mode,
- Easy synchronization of loops to MIDI tempo,
- MIDI file export permitting groove, accent, and feel manipulation in any host sequencer,
- Integrated effects: Group filter including low-pass, high-pass, band-reject or band-pass modes, global filter, lo-fi, distortion, syncable delay,
- Modulation section providing AHDSR envelope, two individual syncable LFOs, envelope follower and a DBD pitch envelope
- Total Recall
Supported Interfaces & Standards: VST 2.0, DXi, ASIO, Audio Units, Core Audio, RTAS, Mac & PC.
Minimum Requirements
- Windows XP, Pentium III/ Athlon 400 MHz, 256 MB RAM
- Mac OS 10.2.6 or higher, G3 500 MHz, 256 MB RAM
Zero-G's Beats Working in Cuba is in stock and shipping now at a recommended
retail price of $399.95 US Dollars, 329 Euros or 249.95 pounds sterling.
For more information, visit their web site at www.zero-g.co.uk. |
