Sound Quest Releases Infinity 2.0 for Windows
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August 21, 2001
Infinity 2.0 ($499; upgrade $149) is a complete software studio for creating and playing synthesizers, samplers, digital audio effects, MIDI processors and interactive media tools. Infinity includes a library of over 360 configurable modules which connect together to form unique and infinitely customizable devices. Additional modules will be available monthly as downloads from Sound Quest's web site.
Infinity 2.0 supports all the major plug-in formats including VST, DXi, DirectX 8.0 and MFX.
Any instrument or effect created in Infinity can be plugged into Cubase, SONAR, Cakewalk, Sound Forge, or any other program which supports these standards. Infinity 2.0 also includes Infinity Player, a freely distributable stand-alone program that runs instruments and effects created in Infinity without requiring either the Infinity software or a plug-in equipped host program - Sharing and distributing your creations has never been this free or easy.
Every virtual instrument built with Infinity has a patch view and a panel view: The patch is where the instrument or processor's internal structure is defined, while the panel contains the user interface. There are over 30 different controls including knobs, faders, switches, buttons, envelopes, oscilloscopes, amd VU meters, most of which can be
"skinned" with custom bitmaps to give your instruments the exact look and feel you're after.
Panel controls are fully automated in Infinity: Every knob tweak or slider pull made in DXi, VSTi, VST, and DirectX can either be recorded by a sequencer module when the instrument runs in Infinity or can be saved as native automation events by the host application when the instrument runs as a plug-in.
Infinity 2.0 also introduces the tree view: This innovative folder-type view details the internal organization of every virtual instrument created in Infinity. The hierarchy of the patch from the root level down to its smallest subcomponent is presented as a directory structure of folders, making the creation and management of extremely complex instruments practical and even easy. Clicking on any folder in the tree view opens the corresponding patch view, allowing direct access to all the modules and connections at that level.
Included with Infinity 2.0 is an extensive collection of synthesizers, organs, drum kits and audio processing effects that work right out of the box. There are also over 140 commonly used components such as ADSR envelopes, compressors and digital audio mixers provided as Macros which make creating brand new instruments a virtual snap!
Infinity 2.0 runs on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4.0 and 2000. The minimum recommended system configuration is a Pentium 300MHz with 32MB RAM (64MB for Windows NT/2000), SVGA monitor using 16-bit color, MIDI interface, and a Windows compatible sound card.
For more information, visit their web site at www.squest.com. |
