Nemesys Gigasampler

GigaSampler™ is the only music software product to stream samples - in real-time - directly from the hard disk when played via a keyboard controller or other MIDI device. By leveraging the hard disk for instrument playback, instead of RAM (as in conventional samplers), GigaSampler™ is capable of delivering complex, ultra-dynamic replicas of world-class instruments that load in seconds, not minutes.

Because Gigasampler is capable of streaming samples directly from disk, each sample can include the instrument's entire decay, enabling astonishingly accurate images of acoustic instruments.

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Native Instruments Reaktor

Reaktor by Native Instruments is a powerful object-oriented modular synthesis design environment. Every aspect of an electronic synthesizer has been modeled at the component level, and may be assembled into structures that the user defines. This allows virtually any type of synthesizer to be built and controlled from a standard MIDI controller. No other software provides Reaktor's granular and modular level of design.

Emulations of popular synthesizers are included with the software. In addition, the software's open architecture allows entirely new concepts of instruments to be developed.

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Pulsar Synth Family

The software synthesizer and sampler family for the Pulsar DSP system includes a large array of vintage keyboard simulators as well as the hallmark Pulsar Modular synth. With its "wired" routing scheme and fully modular design, the Pulsar Modular enables you to design and build your own synthesizers.

Other vintage emulations include the EZ Synth, the Blue Synth, the Inferno, and the Sample Player, as well as four other synthesizer designs.

Audio Simulation Dream Station

Audio Simulation Dream Station is a new and versatile virtual workstation exclusively developed for the Windows 95/98 platforms. Dream Station is a high performance multimedia application featuring professional signal processing techniques to realize top quality sound. Dream Station utilizes physical models of analog circuits, mathematical reproduction of analog oscillators which makes Dream Station act just like real analog synthesizers.

Dream Station includes a built-in MIDI step sequencer, and is compatible with MIDI sequencers via a virtual MIDI driver. The interface is highly automatable, and can be controlled via MIDI commands.

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Seer Systems Reality

Reality turns your PC into a flexible synthesizer powerhouse with five types of synthesis: sample-based, virtual analog, FM, modal, and numerous physical models. With ultra-quick, real-time response, you can play Reality just as you would any other real musical instrument. Create your own sounds or choose from the hundreds of multi-sampled instruments and fat synthesized textures included on the CD-ROM.

Reality is 16-part multitimbral with up to 128-note polyphony. It can be run concurrently with your favorite sequencing software to create a self-contained music workstation on your computer for live performance, sequencing, composition, sound effects, or sound design.

Reality uses Microsoft DirectSound for compatibility with the widest range of audio cards possible, with more added every month. SoundFont 2.0 support gives you access to literally thousands of great sampled sounds. The new MIDI Sequence Player allows you to import and play standard MIDI files and save them along with your sounds. Reality is a powerful, upgradeable addition to any MIDI system for far less than you'd pay for a new keyboard or sound module.

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