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Direct Wave

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DirectWave is one of the most complete VSTi samplers currently available.

Opens All Your Sounds.

It loads and edits most of the existing sound formatsยณ out there (WAV (any), SF2 (Soundfont), AKP (Akai), Propellerheads Recycle, Native Instruments Battery, Kontakt *(nki), GIGA *(gig) & eMagic EXS24, ...) and it can even sample your existing VSTi instruments.

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System Requirements

Features

  • 16 part multitimbral, 32-bit VSTi sampler.
  • 128 Voice Polyphony.
  • 128 programs.
  • Unlimited zones per program.
  • All samplerates supported.
  • Realtime SINC-64 point interpolation (HQ Audiophile)
  • Poly, Mono, Legato operation, with glide / auto mode.
  • 2*24 dB 5 mode filters serial or parallel.
  • Flexible 16 slot freely assignable Modulation Matrix.
  • 2 mod. ADSR envelopes, 2 zone-independent mod. LFOs 2 global program mod.
  • LFOs
  • Automatable loop points, reverse loop points supported.
  • Loop modes : fwd, one-shot, sustained, bounce looping.
  • Automatable sample start offset (available as mod. destination parameters)
  • Built-in voice Insert FX with independent settings for each zone : ring mod.
  • Samplerate decimator, bitcrusher & phaser.
  • Built-in send effects : chorus, reverb, delay (with filtered feedback, sync to host tempo).
  • Independent send amounts per zone.
  • Freely assignable 16 stereo outputs.
  • Multi-editor with channel list, mixer, expression, modulation and pitchbend.
  • GUI controls.
  • Built-in sample editor with destructive editing (cut / copy / paste / trim functions), loop finding tool, normalize, vertical / horizontal zooming, etc)
  • Realtime sampling / recording of whatever is connected to DirectWave inputs (needs modular host or host with assignable plug-in routing)
  • Record Threshold: sampling input will wait until signal peak arises (-40dB)
  • Built-in VSTi host to easily automate "sampling" of your vst instruments directly into DirectWave.
  • Total Recall operation mode: DirectWave will enclose all the requiredย  sample data in the project files created by your host: it creates totally portable projects without worrying about needed sample files.
  • Import: DWP (proprietary), WAV (any), SF2 (Soundfont), AKP (Akai), Propellerheads Recycle, Native Instruments Battery, Kontakt *(nki), GIGA *(gig) & eMagic EXS24.
  • Several importing methods: built-in browsing, drag&drop, menu options.
  • Built-in fast library browser list and tree-arranged menu program selector.
  • Zone editor with visual zone arrangement map and list with all zone properties.
  • All program/zone parameters of all channels can be automated as VST parameters.

ยณWARNING: DirectWave will not import the above formats if they have been encrypted/protected. Encryption is sometimes used by vendors to prevent non-native import of program files (they want you to buy their sampler) so check with the vendor they are not encrypyted/locked to a given sampler if you are planning to purchase any of these formats for use with DirectWave and/or test out the demo of DirectWave to see if it works BEFORE you buy it.

Requires

  • 2Ghz AMD or Intel Pentium 3 compatible CPU with full SSE1 support.
  • 512Mb RAM.
  • 30Mb free disc space.
  • DirectSound or ASIO compatible soundcard.
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Installation Instructions

Installation

1.Double click the installer file and follow the on screen instructions.

2. Click the Image-Line User Profile link to download your registration key.

3. Register an account with Image-Line to retrieve your Registration Key.

4. In order to get a registration key you will have to Input the serial that is in your Plugin Boutique User Account Area or confrimation purchase email.

5. Read through Image-Line registration page and add your inputed serial. (example is blank for demonstration purposes)

6. Click Next to add your chosen Image-Line software to your account (example is Sytrus for demonstration purposes).

7. Completing your Registration window will appear.

8. Go to My Licenses in your Image-Line account and press the Click to Unlock This Product.

9. Double click on the downloaded FL Reg Key and follow the onscreen instructions to unlock your Image-Line product.

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