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BUAT VIRTUAL BASS Trilian

Trilian - Getting Started

The Trilian Getting Started video is available from the Spectrasonics website.

Please click the Trilian box image to be taken to our website.

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Trilian® is the total solution for Bass from Spectrasonics

With its comprehensive design, Trilian brings many different types of Bass together into one extraordinary-sounding virtual instrument.

Trilian is designed from the ground up to be the most versatile bass virtual instrument available today with a new level of expressive, real-time performance for acoustic and electric basses – plus cutting-edge synth bass tones with powerful editing and extraordinary sound quality. Trilian is the successor to Spectrasonics’ award-winning Trilogy bass instrument, offering deeper control of musical expression and much greater flexibility of sound shaping. Trilian’s 34GB library is 10-times the size of Trilogy and features all new acoustic, electric and synth basses.

Powered by next generation STEAM Engine technology, Trilian is the first instrument to feature core library integration with Spectrasonics flagship Omnisphere® synth – allowing Trilian’s sounds to be used within the Omnisphere environment for further sound design and keyboard/bass splits.

At Spectrasonics, we’ve always loved Bass sounds.” notes Eric Persing, Founder and Creative Director. “When we started 15 years ago, our very first product was the best-selling Bass Legends sample library. Then in 2002, we introduced Trilogy – the world’s first Bass Virtual Instrument. Now we are very pleased to release Trilian, which represents a whole new generation of our Bass development. Trilian is built on the STEAM Engine that powers Omnisphere, which has allowed us to create the most expressive and flexible Bass module we’ve ever made.”

PERFORMANCE
The new acoustic and electric basses in Trilian are sampled at an extremely high level of detail. The combination of the software’s intuitive, automatic selection of legato and release articulations as the user plays - and the extensive ‘Round-Robin’ variations introduced for natural sounding bass lines with repeated notes - create a more dynamic and subtle playing experience. Newly developed multisampled dynamic slides let notes realistically slide from one to another. Each of the new basses feature multi-channel mixing between phase-locked microphone/amplifier and direct outputs of each bass.

BASS INSTRUMENTS
Over sixty different 4, 5, 6 and 8 string Electric basses are presented in fingered, picked, fretless, slapped, tapped, and muted technique variations – providing a huge variety of sounds for any musical genre. Highlights of the new Electric Basses include a Music Man™ 5-string Studio Bass, Chapman Stick®, Lakland™ Rock P-Bass, Clean Fender® Jazz Bass, a Hardcore Rock Bass, a Retro 1960’s Epiphone® Viola Bass and much more.

Trilian’s stunning new Acoustic Bass is the most detailed instrument Spectrasonics has ever released, with 4 audio channels and over 21,000 samples to create this single instrument! All this combined with Trilian’s high-resolution streaming of the sounds puts a depth of realism into performances that is truly inspiring.

SOUND CREATION
For Synth sounds, Trilian features newly-developed 4-Pole “Juicy” and “Power” Filter algorithms with oscillating resonance that are ideal for electronic bass. Hundreds of synth soundsources were created using over 30 of the most exotic and coveted hardware synthesizers – from the original Moog® Taurus Pedals to the latest boutique analog modular synthesizers. A multitude of extremely powerful editing controls are available for sound design – including the “FlexMod” modulation system, Dual Filters with more than 19 filter types, 6 multistage looping envelopes, 6 full-featured LFOs, dual morphing modulation, modulatable FX racks and much more.

Trilian’s FX racks include all of the renowned FX processors from Omnisphere and Stylus RMX – including a wide variety of amp and speaker models, distortions, dynamics processors, equalizers, chorus, phasers, flangers, delays, reverbs, unique specialty FX and more.

LEGACY
As Spectrasonics' next-generation bass instrument, Trilian includes enhanced, remastered versions of Trilogy’s core library – taking it to a new level of sound and expression. As a special bonus, Spectrasonics’ original “Bass Legends” multisamples have also been remastered and included in the Trilian library, featuring Abraham Laboriel, John Patitucci& Marcus Miller (bass sounds which some hardware synth users may remember from popular Roland Xpansion boards and the classic MBD-1 rack bass module).

INTEGRATION
Trilian is the first virtual instrument to feature core library integration with Spectrasonics award-winning, flagship Omnisphere synthesizer. Trilian’s complete sound library can be opened within Omnisphere for further synthesis and expanded performance possibilities.

Trilian’s Arpeggiator features the “Groove Lock” technology Spectrasonics pioneered in Omnisphere and Stylus RMX’s Time Designer – which means that with a simple drag and drop action, the feel of bass patterns created with Trilian’s Arpeggiator can be perfectly synchronized between all three of Spectrasonics instruments.

INTERFACE
The new Custom Controls interface on the Main page of each patch brings out the most useful and interesting sound modification controls for that specific patch, and a single control can even modify numerous parameters to create unique FX. The Custom Controls are all MIDI Learnable, Automatable and users can create their own configurations of Custom Controls.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL USERS

• 2.0 GHz or higher processor
• 4GB RAM minimum, 8GB or more recommended
• Dual Layer compatible DVD-ROM drive
• 40GB of free hard drive space

Mac Users:

• OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion or higher
• Intel dual core processor or higher
• AU, VST 2.4 or higher, RTAS or AAX capable host software
• Audio Unit plugin requires host with support for "Cocoa" based plugins
• Native 64-bit and 32-bit on OSX
• 6GB of RAM or more if using the Sample File Server

Windows Users:

• VST 2.4 or higher, RTAS or AAX capable host software
• Microsoft Windows 8/7/Vista
• Native 64-bit and 32-bit on Windows

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Plugin Alliance All Bundle v3.4

Brand new to the All Bundle V3.4 are 11 stellar new plugins. From our newest Alliance member, Lindell Audio: the Lindell ChannelX, 7X-500 Comp, 6X-500 Preamp, PEX-500 EQ & 254E Limiter. From Brainworx, five new guitar oriented plugins: the bx_bassdude amp emulation and bx_greenscreamer, bx_yellowdrive, bx_distorange and bx_bluechorus2 pedal emulations and finally, from Greece’s accusonus, the remarkable noise and reverb suppression tool, ERA-D.

Lindell Audio brings some awesome authentic vintage tone to the Alliance with their collection of EQs, compressors as well as their unique 6X-500 preamp. The ChannelX plugin is an extremely useful container for three stellar Lindell plugins (7X-500 Compressor, 6X-500 Preamp and PEX-500 EQ), which allows you to change the order of the effect chain for a variety of tonal options. The 254E is an Emulation of a classic English limiter used on countless recordings. You will love what these Lindell plugins add to your mixes.

Brainworx has added another amp to their already impressive lineup with their re-creation of the classic blonde Fender® Bassman® amp, the bx_bassdude. Brainworx DSP developer and acclaimed guitarist, Igor Nembrini, selected a classic 1963 model for his emulation and modeled it in startlingly realistic detail. If you love warm classic tones with just a hint of distortion, you have to try this plugin. To complement this new amp, Brainworx added four new stompbox emulations: the bx_yellowdrive, bx_distorange, bx_greenscreamer and bx_bluechorus2. Tone for days.

Long time Alliance member accusonus - best known for the ground breaking drum mic suppression tool, drumatom - have developed a remarkable new noise and reverb suppression technology. This patented innovation, for the first time, analyzes and treats noise and reverb together; the result is ERA-D, the most advanced, and yet easiest to use, noise suppression plugin on the market.

As always, it’s easy to evaluate each and every plugin offered by the Plugin Alliance. Simply download one file, run the three included installers (ERA-D and the Lindell plugins current require having their own installer) and viola’- the next time you launch your DAW, all of the 59 plugins contained in the All Bundle V3.4 will be installed and ready to run in a fully functional 14-day demo mode. No dongles, no other web sites to visit, no emails back and forth, just get to work with all these amazing tools.

List price of the included plugins: $9,442 so you save 60% when you get it all!

In addition, the All Bundle V3.4 can be paid off in 12 easy payments with no interest charged! Just select the financing option in the installment page during the checkout process.

If you already own some of the plugins in this bundle your personal price will be discounted to reflect the plugins you’ve already paid for! If you’re logged into your Plugin Alliance account, the price displayed for this bundle will automatically be discounted. The discount is calculated by adding up the MSRPs of each plugin you already own, then applying the discount percentage for the entire bundle. Easy and fair! Please see our financing FAQ for additional details on how personal pricing and financing work together.

Legal Disclaimer: Fender™ and Bassman™ are registered trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments, Inc. bx_bassdude was developed by Brainworx Music and Media GmbH based on its own modeling techniques. Fender has not endorsed nor sponsored the bx_bassdude in any manner, nor licensed any intellectual property for use in these products.

Boss, DS-1, CE-2 and SD-1 are registered trademarks of Roland Inc. bx_distorange, bx_yellowdrive and bx_bluechorus2 were developed by Brainworx Music and Media GmbH based on its own modeling techniques. Roland has not endorsed nor sponsored the bx_distorange, bx_yellowdrive and bx_bluechorus2 in any manner, nor licensed any intellectual property for use in this product.

Ibanez™, TS808 and Tube Screamer are registered trademarks of Ibanez Guitars, Inc. bx_greenscreamer was developed by Brainworx Music and Media GmbH based on its own modeling techniques. Ibanez Guitars has not endorsed nor sponsored the bx_greenscreamer in any manner, nor licensed any intellectual property for use in this product.
Mesa, Mesa Boogie, Single Rectifier and Dual Rectifier are registered trademarks of Mesa Engineering, Inc. bx_megasingle, bx_megadual and the BX Mega Bundle Amp Bundle were developed by Brainworx Music and Media GmbH based on its own modeling techniques. Mesa Engineering has not endorsed nor sponsored the Vintage Compressors in any manner, nor licensed any intellectual property for use in this product.

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iZotope NECTAR 2

Everything You Need to Make Your Vocals Shine!

When you need perfect vocals, iZotope Nectar 2 Production Suite provides you with the sound-shaping power of a dozen processing plug-ins, all tuned specifically for professional vocal production. Inside, you'll find compression and equalization, pitch correction and harmony, and wonderful effects such as a plate reverb modeled a classic EMT 140. But you don't need to dive below the hood to get a ton out of Nectar 2, thanks to its extensive preset library and easy-to-use overview view. No matter what kind of vocal material you work with, Sweetwater is sure you'll find endless uses for the iZotope Nectar 2 Production Suite vocal processing plug-in.

iZotope Nectar 2 Vocal Production Suite Vocal Processing Plug-in at a Glance:

• Overview Mode makes getting the perfect vocal sound easy
• Dive in for total under-the-hood tweaking in Advanced Mode
• Get creative with powerful pitch correction, harmony, and effects

Overview Mode makes getting the perfect vocal sound easy

Dialing in the perfect vocal sound with Nectar 2 is easy. When you work in Overview Mode, all you have to do is select the perfect preset from a wide selection of genres and styles. There are complete vocal chain presets for everything from cutting-edge pop to old-school Motown. Nectar 2's simple overview window lets you adjust each parameter of the effects chain without wading through the minutia. Plus, each style comes with its own custom parameters for tweaking multiple settings at once, such as Presence, Drive, Depth, Clarity, Warmth, Sparkle and Bite. Getting great vocals fast couldn't be easier!

Dive in for total under-the-hood tweaking in Advanced Mode

If you like to get tweaky with your sound, simply switch Nectar 2 over to Advanced Mode and dive in! Each of the processors has its own in-depth menu. Want to add modern hard-tuning to a blues-style preset? No problem. Or you can crank up the De-Esser and Breath Control settings on an old-time radio style preset. You can even completely rearrange the whole effects chain with drag-and-drop simplicity or start from scratch and make your own custom presets. When you have iZotope Nectar 2, there's no end to what you can do with your vocals!

Get creative with powerful pitch correction, harmony, and effects

Nectar 2 adds a ton of goodies to your sonic arsenal, including an amazing graphic pitch editor, a fully loaded harmony engine, and amazing new effects. On its own, Nectar 2's Pitch Editor section easily rivals some free-standing pitch correction plug-ins, providing you with in-depth, note-by-note control over your vocals. It's the perfect complement to Nectar 2's Breath Control module! Next, there's Nectar 2's harmony engine, which offers you both intelligent automatic settings and MIDI control to help you craft the perfect backing vocals. And to top it all of, you also get an amazing plate reverb modeled on a real vintage EMT 140 along with half a dozen other cool new effects.

iZotope Nectar 2 Production Suite Vocal Processing Plug-in Features:

• A complete suite of vocal effects, processors, plus pitch correction and harmony
• Overview mode lets you adjust all of the most important parameters in a single window, making basic operation simple
• Advanced mode allows you to dive into each module for full control over your vocal sound
• Redesigned Pitch Editor provides full note-by-note graphic tuning in addition to automatic pitch correction
• Harmony module lets you craft backing vocals via intelligent automatic settings or MIDI control
• Breath Control allows you to dial in or crush out breath noise
• Compressor Module packed with enough features to easily stand alone - includes optical, solid-state, and parallel compression modes among others
• De-Esser intelligently turns down sibilance for extreme clarity
• Saturation engine provides 5 different saturation modes, including Analog, Retro, Tape, Tube, and Warm
• Doubler with gain, pan, pitch, and delay controls adds modern thickening effect to up to 4 separate additional voices
• EQ with detailed visual feedback - based on iZotope's award-winning multiband EQ design
• Gate lets you clean up the dead space between vocal phrases, wiping out mic bleed or background noise
• Limiter includes iZotope's intelligent limiter technology and level histogram display for precise control over the loudness threshold of your track
• Fully loaded effects module lets you spice up your vocal sound
• Expertly modeled EMT 140 Plate Reverb module with vintage preamp saturation control lets you add classic depth and dimension to your sound
• Compatible with AAX, VST, AU, or RTAS/AS plug-in hosts

Whip your vocals into shape, with iZotope's Nectar 2 Production Suite!

Tech Specs

Software Type	Vocal Processing
Platform	Mac, PC
Upgrade/Full	Full
Download/Boxed	Download
Format	AAX, VST, AU, RTAS/AS
Hardware Requirements - Mac	Intel
OS Requirements - Mac	OS X 10.6
OS Requirements - PC	Windows 7/Vista/XP Service Pack 2/X64

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IPlug versions (32 and 64 bits)

IPlug versions (32 and 64 bits)

Hi everyone, I apologies for not being very active. I finally decided to kick myself and port some of the amp sims to IPlug in order to ease the release of cross plateform versions of my plugins. I would like to thanks Oli Larkin for his enhanced version of Cockos' IPlug. You can get all the infos and download it from here. I have compiled 32 and 64 bits versions of VST for Windows and Mac as well as AudioUnit versions (32 and 64 bits) for Mac of HyBrit, LeGion, LeCto, LeXtac and Le456. The download links are on the right in "Amp sims pack" section. These have not been tested extensively so use them at your own risks and if you don't mind you can report bugs here. Apart from the MCJ channel of HyBrit, which has been changed a little bit, all the other sims should sound pretty much the same as the older versions.

HyBrit for Mac with a new GUI

HyBrit is now available for Mac users in both AU and VST formats. The beautiful new GUI has been again design by nervirasme, thanks Man. The new skin is also available for windows users.

Download links are on the right.

ps: I have also added a download link for Le456 for windows with the new skin.

SUMBER : http://lepouplugins.blogspot.co.id/

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BFD 3

FXpansion recently introduced BFD3, the third version of its comprehensive drums software. A simple revision or a true update deserving a new version number? And what is its place in a universe already overcrowded? Let's find out.

The virtual reproduction of drums has had a very special place in the history of sound synthesis and sampling. We won't go over the history of the drum machine, because one article wouldn't be enough. Instead, we'll take a look at the evolution of BFD, the virtual drums software created by FXpansion. The latter, after having started with plug-in format adapters (specially VST-DX Adapter, their lucky charm, in 1999) created two drum machines, the DR-005 and the DR-008, which offered some very nice features when they came out. 

In the early 2000's, the options to work in depth with grooves (not considering hardware drum machines) were not many. Some publishers (Discrete Drums, Reel Drums and Zero-G) offered solutions based on multitrack audio, but with very limited processing options. Other publishers offered detailed kits, occasionally with loops, like Drumkit From Hell (which evolved into DFH Superior and its follow-ups, one of BFD's greatest rivals) and Wizoo with MixTended Drums. Then Steinberg started a small revolution with Groove Agent, a drum sample player with MIDI grooves.

Test Machine MacPro Xeon 3.2 GHz OS 10.8.5 Logic Pro X BFD3, v.3.0.1.1

In 2004, FXpansion presented its proposal for an integral software: BFD, the first of its kin. It included lots of sounds recorded in four different ways (Direct, Overhead, Room ans PZM), numerous options to process the different elements of a kit, separate outputs, and a rhythm library, all within a very neat interface for the standards at the time. Gradually, the publisher started to bring out compatible sample libraries, introduced version 2 of its software and started to get heat from all fronts (non-exhaustive list) by direct competitors like Toontrak's Superior Drummer 2 and EZ Drummer, Cakewalk's Virtual Drums, all Native's Abbey Road Drummer for Kontakt and compatible libraries (Steven Slate, etc.), Steinberg's Scarbee Imperial Drums XL for HALion, XLN Audio's Addictive Drums, Arturia's Spark, Rayzoon's Jamstix3, Avid'sStrike; but also from indirect ones in the form of software integrated in DAWs (as factory defaults or as an additional option), like Logic Pro X's Drummer.

So, what are the changes and virtues of this new version? 

Introducing FXpansion BFD3

First novelty: following in the steps of most software publishers, it no longer has an installation CD/DVD, but rather offers the possibility to download it or receive it per mail on a USB key, the only physical option remaining. Regardless of the format (download or USB key), BFD3 costs the same $349. An upgrade is also available ($149 for the online version and $50 more for the physical one). In case we opt for the USB key, we also get the links to download the software so that we don't have to wait for the key to arrive, thank you FXpansion.

For this review we chose the download, which is done in two stages: we first had to download the installer of the software itself (available as a standalone application and as a plug-in the following formats: RTAS, AAX, VST and Audio Unit, in 32 and 64 bits), and then a "download ticket" for the sound library (38GB of compressed material, 58GB once installed, corresponding to 160GB, according to the publisher, who uses a proprietary non-destructive compression format that isn't directly readable), that we launch via the new FX License Manager. The download was pretty slow, maybe due to the number of clients, but certainly not to our Internet connection. 

The software authorization brought out a couple of problems: while the installation and recognition of files from versions 1 and 2 went smoothly, version 3.0 disregards the validation so the new License Manager starts whenever we run the application or when scanned in Logic. The bug was apparently solved in version 3.0.1.1, which nevertheless added a new problem with the path to the sound libraries of previous versions, hindering BFD3 from starting up in standalone mode... Solution: open BFD3 as a plug-in, deactivate the links to previous libraries under Preferences and rescan all locations. Phew! Once that has been solved we are finally ready to go.

Graphic overhaul

The first thing you'll notice is a complete change of look in a way that brings BFD closer to the recent products of the publisher. In the screenshot you can see the software's graphic evolution, which offers this time a perhaps clearer navigation and a more logical and fast access to the different options.

First good news: the sound library is completely new, with five new kits (DW, Masterworks, Paiste, Zildjian, Tama, Gretsch, Bosphorus, etc., according to seven configurations and playing techniques) and percussion instruments (cabasa, tambourine, hand claps, blocks and cowbell) for a total of 118 instruments and five new articulation types. 

Second good news: the publisher's previous sound libraries are recognized. You may have to import some manually, but fortunately there is a Content Locations window with all the necessary tools. 

The first time you load an old kit or instrument it will go through an update process (indicated by an Upgrading animation on the instrument), but afterwards it will load right away. You should take your time to adjust the preferences because they allow a very effective and precise management of the host computer's possibilities, MIDI responses, shortcuts, diagnostics, etc. If you have BFD2, don't forget to choose this format or you risk experiencing some weird behavior when importing old groove libraries.

In the upper toolbar we have the menus, a new, more easily readable and practical main display, the transport functions and the metronome, as well as a second display with information like the tempo, the position in the song (called Track by FXpansion) and more, plus the Master volume. The main screen offers a nice feature when we click on the Dashboard button: we gain access to several more settings to control the AntiMachine Gun feature, which avoids the repetition effect of an instrument, thanks to the Loud (volume variation) and Tone (timbre variation) options. There are also two small boxes to enlarge or shrink BFD3's interface, giving us an almost complete overview of the mixer on big screens, bravo!

The browser allows us to access the Presets, Kits, Drums, Groove and Auto "pages," without the need of closing the main interface, which is very practical. Presets are somewhat different than on previous versions since they now offer the possibility to group all options. Thus, we can choose to include (or not) the kit, the mix, the selected grooves, the mapping of sounds and patterns on the piano, the automation assignations (depending on the chosen host), as well as the global options. In short, we can load with one simple click all conditions to play a complete song (which might come in very handy in live situations, for example).

Kits work in the exact same way as in previous versions. But we now have the possibility of displaying only those of a given library, plus there are three elements that can be reset when loading a kit (sound design - Tweaks, channel allocation - Slots and Mixer). Drums allows us to load separate sounds, with filter per type (kick, snare, etc.). The Processed button allows us to display only the sounds that have been processed, modified both with the Tech and Model options (to which we'll come to later) and the effects. A sort of Channel Preset, which was available in BFD2, but improved. 

When it comes to Grooves, if importing rhythms from previous versions is not done automatically, we have to go to the Set Up Content Locations window, point to them and convert them using the Convert Selected Paths button. Most of the correspondences are respected. However, it might be that some kits and grooves don't quite match, with channels remaining empty, plus you'll also find some graphic problems here or there... 

Finally, Auto allows us to match BFD3 parameters to controllers of the host. We can also use a Learn mode with nice tricks, like the Map To Next Free function, that might gain us a lot of time.

Kits & Mix

The center section comprises — following the same system as before — the Kit, Effects, Groove Editor and Key Map "pages." Kit displays the drums viewed from above and the mixer, which has several "pages" of its own. Export allows us to export one, several or all current channels as audio to any location we determine (similarly to the Drag exports Audio Not Midi function, allowing us to drag and drop an audio file directly from a groove, which is very practical in standalone mode, for example). We can then toggle between different views: Faders (the mixer itself), Effects (displaying the six effect slots available per channel, with bypass button), Sends (depicting all four effect sends, which can be pre or post-FX and pre or post-Fader) and Tweaks (that gives us quick access to several functions: Trim, Tune and Damp, plus Mute and Solo). In terms of effects, there's a really good algorithm reverb, FXverb, complementing Overloud's BReverb, as well as a new external Sidechain for certain effects, to use those that are trendy right now, in other words, those that won't be hip tomorrow (Editor's note: but will be cool again the day after tomorrow ;))...

The Tech and Model pages conceal several new features. While we can find almost straight away most of the functions, parameters and settings to which we are used to, like Trim, Tuning, Bleed (the mic spill from one kit element to the other), activation, volume and ambient mics, there's a new Loudness section. It allows us to adapt the velocity response of the selected instrument with an action rate, a more-or-less linear curve and a restriction for the velocity range. Useful? Not really, because we prefer to keep control over the instrument's response to the playing, unless we want to play everything at full gas. Between the overcompression and the messing with the velocity of virtual instruments, it's about time we leave the dynamics to the musician, being in theory the best judge.

In the Model page, apart from improving the way the damping of elements is handled, as well as the choking of sounds (be it manually or by another instrument, due to group management: the open hi-hat being choked by the closed hi-hat is a good example), we have two controls to model behavior at our disposal. The first one is Cymbal Swell, which gives us the possibility to smooth out the response of a cymbal when we do a fast dynamic roll. To that end, it features a rate control, a needle level indicator and presets, if needed.

Here's an example on a Paiste 2002 Power Bell Ride, first without and then with Cymbal Swell. Eight notes, at 512 bpm, progressive velocity drawn with Logic's Step Editor's Line tool (formerly Hyper Editor). 

Conclusive, right? At least much more than without, especially since this type of figure sounds much better played with mallets than with drumsticks. The other tool using modeling is Tom Resonance. It simulates two physical phenomena not necessarily captured during the recording (of the sound samples) and which take place predominantly element per element, most of the time when the unused mics are closed.. So, Res Trim allows us to reproduce the nice resonance of the toms in relation to other instruments, while Spill Trim manages the amount of mic bleed.

Here's an example of a kick (a Ludwig Stainless Steel Kick) without and with Tom Resonance set to "normal." Then a more extreme setting with a Floor Tom. 

An interesting addition to Bleed, which formerly concerned the snare and the bass drum mostly. The fact that it is done with modeling allows us to use the effect with the older libraries (which were recorded without considering this phenomenon) with quite convincing results (within a virtual context we must add...).

It would be hard to make a recount of all new features in this article (like the new effects using the DCAM technique: EnvShaper and Distortion, for instance). So, to wrap up this review here are some grooves stemming from BFD3's new offering (rich in signature grooves by Peter Erskine, Steve Ferrone, etc.), making use of new presets and kits.

Conclusion

While BFD3 is no revolution in itself — the concept's foundations were developed with the two previous versions —, it is nonetheless a good evolution of a tried-and-true software. The new kits are very relevant in the history of BFD, which means that they integrate perfectly with the previous models, without making the old libraries absolutely necessary (having them is obviously a plus), but making up for some flagrant deficiencies (brushes, mallets, etc.). And we appreciate the possibility of being able to use libraries of other publishers, including old ones (like Scarbee's SID and DFH/Toontrack's Custom & Vintage). The same applies to grooves developed by Jacques Mathias and Platinum Samplesthat extend the software's possibilities, without reinventing the wheel.

The Groove Editor is a real production machine, sometimes more comprehensive than a DAW's piano roll. The programming shortcuts (flams, rolls and company) are quite amazing. The new reverb is pretty good, even if the algorithms of the BReverb set the bar high enough. And the mixer's improvements and routings are very welcome (especially the idea of tracks being equivalent to sub-groups).

The work put into the overall usability and design is also very impressive, making the user experience even more pleasant, without hindering creation with sometimes intricate procedures. We do however regret some instability in standalone mode. 

In short, with this third version, BFD remains the most comprehensive and powerful virtual drums/percussion software out there. It is by no means the most intuitive, true (even if it has made great progress in that direction), but it is unmatched in its richness. Well done, mister FXpansion!

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kontakt 5 player

Kontakt offers a comprehensive set of sample player / sound manipulation features, extensive flexibility and performance and a high degree of compatibility. From authentic library playback of virtually any format to the intuitive creation of new instruments, from profound sound design to lively and dynamic surround sound mixes - Kontakt opens the doors to creativity.

Top Features:

• 7 "world-class" instrument collections – 43 GB of sounds.
• Full-Featured Control Panel for each instrument.
• Authentic Expression Technology for true instrument simulation.
• Attribute-based browser and pre-tagged library.
• Universal import of virtually any sample format.
• 19 high-end effects.
• True 64-Bit compatibility on Windows and Memory Server for Mac.
• Library browser with new box view.
• Enhanced convolution effect with more impulse responses.
• Wave Editor for intuitive looping, slicing and editing with freely drawable envelopes and MIDI drag and drop.

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Nomad Factory All plug-ins

INTEGRAL Studio 

- Analog Mastering Tools
- Analog Signature Pack
- Blue Tubes Dynamics Pack
- Blue Tubes Effects Pack
- Blue Tubes Equalizers Pack
- Blue Tubes Analog TrackBox
- BlueVerb DRV-2080
- Essential Studio Suite
- Liquid Bundle II
- Motown Retro Bundle
- British Bundle
- PulseTec EQs
- All-Tech EQ
- Rock Amp Legends
- ECHOES
- MAGNETIC II
- MAGNETIC - FREE - (Only included in ISP3, Not available individually)

V5.0 Nomad Factory All plug-ins (November 22, 2014):

- All Nomad Factory software AAX 32 & 64 bit compatible with Pro Tools 10.3.6 & Pro Tools 11 (Mac & PC).
- COSMOS has been added to ISP3 bundle (re-authorization required using your ISP3 serial number).
- Rock Amp Legends is not AAX compatible because of technical issues.
- VST and AU versions GUI has been optimized for Digital Performer 8 (Mac & PC).

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