BitHeadz Now Shipping Unity DS-1 Version 2.0 For Windows 95/98/MEUpdated Version Includes Optimized Performance,
New Sound Design Features, And Improved Sequencer Integration
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September 23, 2000BitHeadz,
Inc., the manufacturer of software instruments has released Version 2.0 of the Unity DS-1 Digital Sampler for Windows
95/98/ME. Version 2.0 includes optimizations for improved performance,
new features for loop processing and sound design, and better integration
with popular sequencing software.
Improved Performance:
Unity DS-1 is now optimized for all Pentium-based CPUs. Users with the
Pentium III processor or above will be able to achieve up to 128 stereo
voices. Other brand name processors will also experience a performance
boost under the new version of Unity.
Loop Processing and Sound Design:
Version 2.0 includes an innovative new feature called 'oscillator stretching' for changing the tempo of a loop without changing pitch.
Oscillator stretching uses sample split points to control tempo. These split points can be assigned by original tempo or amplitude threshold, and are completely adjustable for further fine tuning. Oscillator speed controls for loop tempo are included in the Unity Editor, Mixer, and MIDI
Processor applications. Oscillator speed can also be assigned to MIDI
controllers for adjusting tempo from a hardware controller or sequencer.
Sound design and sample editing features have also been expanded in
Version 2.0. Slope, threshold, and comb filter types are now available
for additional filtering options. New pitch-shift and multi-tap chorus
effects have also been added, as well as improved reverb algorithms. In
addition, Unity DS-1 now offers micro-tonal tuning functionality,
allowing for user-defined scales and key-centered just intonation.
Sequencer integration:
Unity DS-1 Version 2.0 improves integration with 3rd party sequencing
software. Patch name utilities are provided for choosing banks and
programs by name within Cakewalk Pro Audio, Steinberg's Cubase VST, and Emagic's Logic Audio. This negates the need to physically launch Unity
in order to access sounds by name. However, the Unity editor can also
audition banks and programs through the sample engine for users who wish to work with a sequencer and Unity's Editor side by side. Version 2.0
also allows individual programs within a bank to be loaded into RAM
rather than the entire bank. This is useful for conserving RAM by
accessing only the sample data necessary for the desired program. A new
Library function is also included to provide users with another level of
organization for large sample collections.
Expanded routing:
Unity DS-1 now offers up to 128 MIDI channels by way of 8 seperate MIDI
device drivers, each with 16 available MIDI channels. All 128 channels
can be viewed and edited from the Unity DS-1 Mixer application. Also
included is the ability to route Unity's audio output to user-defined
channels for ASIO or DirectSound compatible audio hardware. In addition,
any 8 MIDI controllers can be remapped to any other 8 MIDI controllers
for added flexibility with MIDI setups.
Unity DS-1 ($449 MSRP) includes over 300 MB of factory sounds and
supports ASIO, ReWire, and DirectSound for Windows-based computers.
Upgrades are available for registered users. For more information, visit their web site at www.bitheadz.com. | 
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