STS-5000 Sampler Plug-In Now for Pulsar and Luna II Systems
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August 2, 2001Previously available only for the high-end SCOPE /SP platform, the STS-5000
sampler is now also available as a plug-in for the smaller CreamWare DSP
systems.
Admittedly, the term "sampler" is an understatement when used to refer to
the STS-5000 with its manifold and extraordinary features. The flagship of
the STS sampler series offers not only the usual set of features found in a
professional studio sampler. In addition, this instrument permits
spectacular realtime manipulations of the sound:
Realtime time-stretching and pitch-shifting
With the STS-5000 you can alter the audio material's pitch and playback
speed independently and flexibly - in realtime. Play samples faster or
slower, without changing their pitch. Or change the pitch while
maintaining the original playback speed and tonal character. As a result,
you can for example dispense with tedious and time-consuming
multisampling, transpose vocal lines or even create an entire choir from
a single vocal sample.
Formant Shifting
The STS-5000 can automatically correct the formants when it shifts the
pitch - but it also lets you shift formants manually. By doing this you
could have a female voice emerge out of a male vocal sample (or vice
versa). With other sound material, formant shifting produces other quite
different effects. From subtle nuances to wild effects, a broad range of
possibilities opens up.
The Robot Mode
In this mode, all pitch information is first removed from the sample. The
result is a completely monotonic sound. However, you can now provide new
pitch information via MIDI which the sampler interpolates into the prior
pitchless sample. This too happens in realtime and can also be applied to
multiple voices.
In addition to all this, the STS-5000 features an extensive filter section
with 25 different filter types. And of course the sampler also boasts all
the functionality of the smaller DSP sampler STS-4000.
Overview of the STS-5000 features:
- Stereo sampling with resampling function
- 16/24/32-bit sampling at 44.1/48/96 kHz
- Realtime time-stretching and pitch-shifting
- Formant shifting, Robot mode
- 25 available filter types, with resonance
- Integrated graphical sample editor with extensive editing capabilities
- Keygroup editing, velocity switching, velocity crossfade
- 3 envelope generators, 2 LFOs, mute groups
- All important parameters controllable via MIDI controllers
- Multi mode with 16 programs
- Program Pool for up to 999 programs, selectable via MIDI
- Stereo out, 14 individual outs, record monitor out, sample editor
direct out
- Import/export formats: Akai S1000 & S3000, Soundfont 2, WAV, AIFF
- Samples and programs loadable directly from the PC/Mac CD-ROM drive
- Sample libraries can be saved to, loaded from and administered on the
PC/Mac hard drive.
- Polyphony up to 64 voices (less when using the realtime functions)
The STS-5000 is now available in the Online Shop at the CreamWare website. The sales price is 459 Euro (approx. 390 US$). For more information, visit their web site at www.creamware.com. |
