The revolution in software samplers begins now with the arrival of Steinberg’s HALion, their VST sampler that boasts a new, unprecedented navigation system and “drag and drop” features that make working with samples fast and easy. 32-bit support and various filter types with a cutoff slope of up to 24 dB give you incredibly clear sound. You also get sample-accurate timing and seamless integration with Cubase VST.
Don’t forget to mark off August 30th on your calendars. That’s the day we’ll be holding our plug-in festival in Chicago. It’s going to be a big event with many prominent plug-in manufacturers representing. Also there will be some brand new stuff there that’s never been heard in public before. If you are interested in plug-ins and will be in or near Chicago in late August you definitely need to stop by the Hampton Inn and check this out. More details are on the Events and Seminars page of our website.
Native Instruments has come out with a tonewheel replacement set for their B4 software. It allows you to effectively change the tonewheel characteristics of your organ sounds from the stock B3 style to other (older or newer) B3 sounds, or you can also change it to other instruments such as a Vox Continental, Farfisa, and Harmonium. This option requires the 1.1 upgrade to B4, which can be downloaded from their website.