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From Our Research Team:

Virtual Music Workstation - Now with More Than Ever!

NOTE: This product requires a Steinberg Key, sold separately.

Hypersonic 2 from Steinberg is the music workstation that adds more power, more versatility and more sounds to your system than you've ever dreamt of. Featuring 1.7 GB of top-quality sounds, 1,800 factory presets, four sound generation engines as well as excellent resource efficiency, Hypersonic 2 is the ultimate sound factory for every computer-based musician!

Steinberg Hypersonic 2 at a Glance:

• Huge sound library with 1,800 presets
  
• Maximum CPU efficiency, even with 1,024-voice polyphony
  
• Full range of editing and mixing capabilities
  
• Great live performance instrument, too!

Huge sound library with 1,800 presets
Combining the best of Steinberg's sound generation technology with top-rate sample content, Hypersonic 2 features not only a 1.7GB huge sound library but also four specially engineered synthesizer engines. Over 1800 factory presets offer a massive range of first-class sounds that cover the full range of modern and classical instruments and sound sources including pianos and keyboards, strings and wind instruments, drums and percussion, guitars and basses, drum loops, sound FX and much, much more.

Maximum CPU efficiency, even with 1,024-voice polyphony
Hypersonic 2 has been engineered to run at maximum CPU efficiency, and features a unique, lossless playback engine that provides significant performance advantages. Up to 1024-voice polyphony across a maximum of 32 outputs is available per instance, with further "under-the-hood" enhancements providing very low CPU load, RAM usage and patch loading times.

Full range of editing and mixing capabilities
Hypersonic 2 also incorporates a range of features to aid swift editing over the enormous range of sounds included. The mixer panel provides full control for panning, output channel and FX levels per patch, while the new patch editor allows speedy access to every sound-shaping parameter. Hyperphrase - a new polyphonic arpeggiator with MIDI file import - is also included, further extending the creative options available. Hypersonic 2 also features the successful HyperKnobs editing concept first seen in Hypersonic 1, offering tailored controls for each patch that allow quick, effective sound tweaking for the most important parameters.

Great live performance instrument, too!
Hypersonic 2 also includes exciting new features for live keyboardists using its immense sonic palette on stage. A new live play mode allows the dynamic loading of patch sets into memory whilst another set is being played. Because the patch change can be triggered with any MIDI controller such as the Mod Wheel or any key, keyboardists playing Hypersonic 2 live can swiftly and dynamically integrate new sounds directly into their performance without even having to look at the computer screen.

Hypersonic 2 is ready for Windows XP and Mac OS X, and supports the VST, DXi and AU standards. ReWire support allows easy integration into Pro Tools software. A standalone version is also provided.


Steinberg Hypersonic 2 Features:

• Virtual instrument with four sound generation engines
  
• 1.7GB sample library with 1,800 presets
  
• Very CPU-efficient
  
• 16 channels playable simultaneously
  
• Integrated mixer with level, pan, output, FX1-4 send
  
• Integrated super-fast search engine
  
• Context-sensitive "Hyper Display"
  
• Hyper Knobs for fast and effective sound tweaking
  
• Expansion bay for sound/sample library expansions or synthesizer modules
  
• Integrated MIDI keyboard
  
• Seamless, comfortable integration into VST, DXi, and AU compatible hosts
  
• ReWire support

Hypersonic 2 is the hyper-instrument for modern music making!

Specification Detail Manufacturer Part Number 502013874