VST instruments & samplers

Review: Komplete 9 Ultimate delivers the entire range of 65 Komplete instruments and effects in one package: premium sonic tools with unrivalled power for production, composition, live performance, and sound design.

Get Kontakt 5, Reaktor 5, and Guitar Rig 5 Pro, plus the monosynth Monark and the re-designed Battery 4. You'll also get Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass, Action Strings, Session Horns, Abbey Road Vintage Drummer and Damage, for truly limitless possibilities. And the Reverb Classics, Premium Tube and Solid Mix series deliver a complete studio effects suite.

Virtual synthesizer plug-in for PC/Mac

Review: The Blue is a professional, easy-to-use, cross-fusion virtual synthesizer by sound designer Rob Papen and music software developer Jon Ayres.

This cross-fusion synthesis delivers FM Synthesis, Phase Distortion, Synthesis, Wave Shaping Synthesis and Subtractive Synthesis in one creative combination.

The Blue has 6 oscillators which can be connected in various ways, 2 analogue style modelled stereo filters, an enormous range of processing and modulation options and an incredibly powerful sequencer and arpeggiator, all brought together with the inspirational Rob Papen presets for a wide range of musical styles.

Despite these heavy features, the Blue is so easy-to-use thanks to its user interface and the innovative easy edit page for quick sound changes.

The Blue, promises to exceed your expectations.

Virtual synthesizer plug-in for PC/Mac. NOT available for shipping to the US

Review: After many years of development, Spectrasonics are proud to release the flagship virtual instrument Omnisphere. The Power Synth breaks completely new sonic ground by combining a wide variety of hybrid realtime synthesis techniques, an epic library of remarkable Psychoacoustic sounds and many innovative features that have never been seen before in any hardware or software synthesizer. The Power Synth instrument is the first to be based on Spectrasonics Steam Engine.

This is truly an epic project, said Eric Persing, founder and creative director of Spectrasonics. Spectra have been working for many, many years; sampling unique sounds, experimenting, specifying the synthesis features and building the Steam Engine to run it all. It's been a very exciting process involving Spectrasonics' team of software engineers, sound designers, musicians and graphic artists from all over the world. They've been very deliberate in making it easy to use and yet extremely powerful. The Omnisphere is Spectrasonics' new flagship synthesizer and points the way to all their future virtual instruments. Spectrasonics are thrilled to offer a new product that will have a host of expansion capabilities in the future.

Although this synth is extremely powerful, the Omnisphere is designed with a unique user interface containing progressive layers of zooming to accommodate the complete range of users, from musicians who just want to be inspired by the sounds and customize them in an easy way, to expert synthesists and the most advanced sound designers. Users can go deeper and deeper into the software and progress in their synthesis knowledge by simply exploring additional levels of sound manipulation options. To make sure that all users get the most out of the new capabilities, the Omnisphere includes an extensive set of video tutorials and synthesis lessons taught by the renowned Spectrasonics sound design team.

The Omnisphere also offers a host of hybrid synthesis and new control capabilities including Variable Waveshaping DSP synthesis, Granular synthesis, Timbre Shifting, FM, polyphonic Ring Modulation, high-resolution streaming Sample Playback, Harmonia, Dual Multimode Filter structure, Chaos Envelopes, an advanced Unison mode and the innovative Flex-Mod modulation routing system.

The huge core library of the Omnisphere is filled with years of creative sampling experiments and thousands of inspiring patches. Spectrasonics have pioneered several brand-new types of sampling for the core library of this instrument, including unique Psychoacoustic sounds and soundsources created with a new Composite Morphing Technique (CMT), which morphs the harmonic characteristics of one instrument to another. As a bonus, a section of the core library is also devoted to representing the best of Spectrasonics award-winning sample libraries. When all of these organic core library soundsources are combined with the synthesis power of the Steam Engine, the sounds become alive in a truly dynamic and expressive way.

Among the many unique features this multitimbral synth offers are its flexible arpeggiators with the innovative Groove Lock integration with Stylus RMX, allowing the arpeggiator's pattern to instantly groove with the feel of the RMX drum loop; Live mode for transitionless patch switching and layering, Stack mode for powerful performance mapping and integrated modulatable FX Racks.

The culmination of many years of development, the Omnisphere is an instrument of extraordinary power and versatility. The Omnisphere brings many different types of synthesis together into one amazing-sounding instrument that will inspire a lifetime of exploration.

Please notice: NOT available for shipping to the US.

Multi-microphone drum virtual instrument software for PC/Mac

Review: The EZ Drummer is affordable and easy to use multi-microphone drum software. The EZ Drummer is a multi-microphone drum sampler designed for musicians and producers in need of a compact, affordable, easy to handle plug-in without compromising sound quality or control.

The visualized drums in the interface combines auditioning of sounds and drum kit construction. The extensive drag and drop MIDI-library (featuring 8000+ midifiles) enables users to create a great drum track in just a few clicks. For more advanced handling, users can control microphone bleeding and levels between drums using the internal mixer. The mixer also allows stereo and multitrack routing into the host through one single plug-in, and thanks to the second generation Toontrack Percussive Compression (TPC), system requirements are kept to a minimum. The drums for the EZD were recorded, produced and played with the best in the business. From the pro Superior line they've adopted a humanizing feature that is instrumental in making Toontrack's drum samplers the pinnacle in digital drum production.

With the EZ Drummer, Toontrack have stepped into the next generation of acoustic drum-samplers.

Ultra deep synth bass virtual synthesizer plug-in for PC/Mac

Review: The SubBoomBass is filled with excessive amounts of low end ammunition to detonate your tracks. With presets designed by the legendary Rob Papen and other guest artists, this dedicated bass synth will supply you with huge cone-rattling sounds that will devastate any dancefloor. This software instrument is great for hip-hop and RnB but can also be used for dubstep, drum and bass, garage, grime and much more.

Based on the award winning Predator engine, the SubBoomBass has been carefully crafted to provide you with the tools to create fresh new bass lines for any musical style. Rob Papen again displays his cutting edge and innovative style by combining sounding synth engine with tuned drum percussion samples and rare samples. These patches are great for fresh and completely new bass textures for Hip Hop and RnB basses but also for any producer that is on the cutting edge of modern music.

Other features include a groove sequencer and two effects slots which can be modulated. The SubBoomBass also features a great easy edit page and the unique quick browser system that will allow you to find the sounds you need quickly and easily.

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Review: The Ultimate Soundbank Jazzistic Virtual Instrument Software, Requires iLok Key is full of authentic sounds, loops, kits, and instruments entirely dedicated to Jazz: drums, double bass, jazz guitar and some typical electric keyboards.

Ultimate Soundbank Jazzistic focuses on drums, using different styles, tempo and drum sticks, offering you access to more than a thousand loops and phrases from the most basic to the most sophisticated jazz patterns.

Expertly produced and engineered by Yassine Dahbi, and played by the most talented Jazz players - Jean Christophe Calvet (Drums), Pierre Yves Lamy (Guitars) & Olivier Gatto (Double Bass). Recording sessions was achieved with an authentic jazz perspective in mind, using the most organic audio gear in a typical jazzy room.

Jazzistic includes some extra brushed drums sounds recorded in outstanding conditions in one of the biggest studio in the world and more than 200 Jazz patterns as MIDI files and BPM Patterns to work with the drumkits and for maximum flexibility. Jazzistic gives you a classic jazz sound, with swinging, and modern attitude. This is the ultimate jazz loops product for comping a vintage vibe, or remixing some jumpin' grooves. Jazzistic also includes basic and essential double bass and guitar loops, played with finest taste.

containing authentic sounds, loops, kits, and instruments entirely dedicated to Jazz: drums, double bass, jazz guitar & some typical electric keyboards)

Review: Danger! Afraid of blowing your speakers apart and reducing the world around you to a throbbing puddle of smoking goo? If so this is not the virtual instrument for you!

SoniVox follows up its ground-breaking hip-hop virtual instrument 'Playa' with 'Aggro Electro Boom', a 'Playa'-style virtual instrument which serves you up some seriously aggressive, electronic, and boomin' hip hop instruments. Sounds that give you the power to easily create and compose earth-quaking, body-shaking tracks. Whether you're using a MIDI keyboard, MPC pad controller, or just your computer desktop, 'Aggro Electro Boom' will have you busting some serious contemporary beats. With over 4Gb of sounds, 450 different instruments and pad layouts, and utilizing the most intuitive virtual instrument interface known to man, Aggro Electro Boom will unleash the explosive power you need to rain your creative fire down upon the powerless masses.

The Sounds:

Aggro Electro Boom's brand new cutting edge instruments and pad layouts were all meticulously produced by SoniVox's award-winning sound design team. Born from vintage analogue synthesizers and hi-end signal processors, these sounds sit perfectly in today's high-end music tracks. Treat your music to the most aggressive leads, fat analogue basses, electro drums & psychedelic pads. It's what's hot, and, most importantly, it's what will make your tracks win.

The Playa Interface:

- Learn. Map. Create. It's that easy. 16 programmable pads and 127 keys provide all you need to keep the creative process going and you don't need a doctorate to use it.
- Need more bump? No problem. Aggro Electro Boom incorporates an intuitive sound-layering functionality allowing you to easily stack sounds until its just right.
- Need more groove? Dial up the re-triggering mode, and take master control of those fast tempo or stuttering articulations.

FX? Aggro Electro's got you covered - a sweet chorus, delay and a just-right 4 band EQ. For those of you with tweaky fingers we've even included fully programmable filter and amplitude envelopes. Bottom line, whether you are composing on MPC pads or jamming out on the keys, Aggro Electro's engine will have you laying down top-selling music tracks in no time.

Virtual instrument plug-in for PC/Mac

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

The 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. The Trilian is the successor to Spectrasonics' award-winning Trilogy bass instrument, offering deeper control of musical expression and much greater flexibility of sound shaping. The Trilian's 34 GB library is 10-times the size of Trilogy and features all new acoustic, electric and synth basses.

Powered by next generation STEAM Engine technology, the 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.

The 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 basses features multi-channel mixing between phase-locked microphone/amplifier and direct outputs of each bass.

Tonal & percussive, open surface, new generation VST instrument

Review: The Beatstation marks the next step in powerful yet simple sound design and music production from Toontrack. It is not just a drum sampler. It is not just a bass sampler. It is not just a melodic sampler. It is all of these things combined in one powerful but simple window, that puts you in the musical driver's seat combining a variety of functions and features.

Combining drums, bass and lead instruments with drag and drop, REX and MIDI support, the Beatstation is your companion for quickly getting a full beat up and running or for diving into the smallest details of what you want your sound to be, to be able to realize your music, your expression. Just take WAV or MP3 files from any source to create unique and inspiring combinations.

You can combine and edit individual slices from your favourite REX files or create playable instruments from a single sound. All this can be done just with a few clicks of the mouse, making the Beatstation a hugely powerful yet easy to use virtual instrument. Do you already have Toontrack EZX or SDX expansion packs? These can be combined and edited inside the Beatstation too.

Whether you use it on your portable travelling rig or in a full-on studio context, the Beatstation adapts to meet the challenges of every production situation. It is not tied down to genre or style. It cannot be defined and limited to the use of a single group of musicians or producers.

It is constructed with Toontrack's premium components which have been perfected over several years. This software instrument combines the experience and passion of one of the world's best sound design teams. Also included are effects provided by Overloud, the award winning software development company that released Breverb and TH1.

The Beatstation lets the new generation music producer freely combine the wealth of influences that are present in the music that drives the beat of the world.

When using an SDX or EZX you will get a fixed mix of the microphones available for an instrument, typically without ambience. You will also get access to any MIDI included in the SDX or EZX.

Please note: You will need to have EZdrummer or Superior drummer to register an EZX and Superior Drummer to register an SDX.

The Beatstations core content library is divided into 3 distinct categories:

Lowbit: 45 basses, 48 leads, 385 percussive sounds, 53 REX loops, 25 bass patches & 19 lead patches, 3 complete MIDI arrangements (173 MIDI files) with 3 full kit patches (bass, lead, drums); and

Synthetix (18 basses, 52 leads, 750 percussive sounds, 206 REX loops, 24 bass patches & 102 lead patches, 9 complete MIDI arrangements (498 MIDI files) with 9 full kit patches (bass, lead, drums);

Organic: 4 basses, 11 leads, 317 percussive sounds, 250 metal guitar REX loops played by Fredrik Thordendal/Meshuggah, 24 bass patches & 82 lead patches, 6 complete MIDI arrangements (362 MIDI files) with 3 full kit patches (bass, lead, drums).

With the core content, you are granted instant access to all the acoustic, electronic and resampled instrument samples vital to modern production. Each category contains a variety of kit presets with corresponding MIDI variations comprised of drum, bass and lead parts. Keep in mind that they are all just a click and drag away.

The core content come stocked with thousands of MIDI grooves, REX loops, drum/bass/lead instrument presets created from 148 of the popular sounds and timbres from a massive collection of one of a kind, rare, vintage, modern and custom instruments- all meticulously multi-sampled by Toontrack.

For the advanced user, the Beatstation contains a number of powerful yet simplified tools for manipulating MIDI, sound design, instrument creation and full mixing. This includes full ADSR, pitching, reverse, sample off-set, note-on/off, mono/poly, 5 part sample/REX loop or slice layering per pad all with individual parameter control, variable swing, flam, transposition, 1/2 x tempo, 2 x tempo and a handy part separation feature for extracting a specific part from within the MIDI file.

Software authorization device

Review: The iLok is smaller, stronger, customizable and has a much higher capacity than the original. It can hold 500 licenses from multiple software publishers so you can carry your licenses to the office, studio or client location.

Software synthesizer workstation boxed software

Review: The Analog Laboratory is an extremely powerful software synthesizer solution.

The Analog Laboratory offers 3500 legendary classic synthesizer sounds from Arturia's vintage analog recreations: Minimoog, Prophet V, CS-80, Jupiter-8, ARP, Prophet VS and Moog Modular. Furthermore, it offers a unique interface to tweak them all as well as the ability to edit each of them in depth and in the original synthesizer.

With the addition of 200 scenes organized by genres, including drum loops, advanced arpeggiation melodies and ways to allocate sounds to different parts of your keyboard, the Arturia Analog Laboratory is likely to become your favorite synth workstation, constantly feeding your creativity with inspiring ideas.

Limited edition pack containing 2 software instruments, 1 video documentary, 1 book & 1 collector button

Review: Arturia is proud to pay tribute to the father of electronic music by introducing a limited edition pack in collaboration with and to the aid of the Bob Moog Foundation.

The Dr Bob's Collector Pack includes 2 of Arturia's award-winning software instruments, the Minimoog-V and the Moog Modular-V at a groundbreaking price. It also offers a unique glimpse into Bob Moog's life by including an exclusive book of private archives from the Moog Foundation and a DVD documentary.

A single DVD containing 8 software products and their manuals

Review: The Arturia The One is a simple new way to discover Arturia products.

The One is a single DVD containing 8 of Arturia's software products and their manuals. An activation code is also included allowing you to activate one of these instruments.

Install 8 of Arturia best virtual products (Analog Factory 2.5, Minimoog-V, Moog Modular V, ARP2600V, CS-80V, Prophet V, Jupiter-8V and Brass 2) and use them with no function limitations for 15 days. Once you've tried them all out, you pick the one you want to activate.

Review: Get 4 synthesizers in 1 handy interface with the Best Service ElectraX virtual instrument.

The Best Service ElectraX is a versatile instrument that lets you explore multi-synthesis oscillators, analog modeled filters, chaotic fractals, samples, psychoacoustic processing, flexible modulation and much more.

The ElectraX is driven by its multi-synthesis oscillators with up to 18 oscillators per voice. With ElectraX, you can combine classic synthesis types like Virtual Analog, FM, Phase Distortion, Ultrasaw, Sync, Waveshaping, Wavetables, AM and completely new oscillator types. According to Best Service, the Best Service ElectaX also opens unheard of acoustic possibilities with its exclusive fractal synthesis, which can be used to mimic the behavior of organisms or analog circuits.

You can use ElectraX's sample oscillator to import your own waves and a quick import option is available to create custom patches or vocoder sounds based on your own samples. ElectraX ships with a large selection of licensed wave content, including morphable analog and digital wave types. In addition, you can automatically resynthesize your own waveforms from samples or import custom wavetables.

Each synth's filter section consists of 2 multi-mode filters with 23 filter types and multi-mode distortion. The new virtual instrument comes with analog modeled filters, high precision digital filters, vocal filters, comb filters, phasers, equalizers and other exotic types. The warm sounding filters are able to self-oscillate and deliver a wide range of timbres due to the variable degree of analog behavior, while a dual distortion unit offers 6 different modes.

The master and insert effects sections include 18 effect processors, such as high-end reverb, multitap delay, vocoder, chorus, ensemble, phaser, flanger, rotary, surround encoder, trancegate and more.

When it comes to modulation, you will get punchy, analog-sounding envelopes. ElectraX LFOs are syncable to BPM and can modulate up to the audible range and you can create rhythmic sequences or custom wave shapes with the step LFO. Moreover, the flexible Modulation Matrix provides an instant overview of the active modulations and the MIDI learn feature makes it possible to assign controllers with a single click.

One preset setup can handle up to 4 full-featured synthesizers with four independent arpeggiators and step sequencers. The arpeggiator supports autochord, swing, glide and keyboard splitting, allowing you to create sequences with several instruments playing at the same time.

Software synthesizer designed by Ferdinand Forsch

Review: As a musician, composer and artist, the producer Ferdinand Forsch has been inventing and constructing new musical instruments, sound sculptures and installations since 1982. The Best Service Klanghaus has been presented in concerts, performances and exhibitions all over the world.

A central inspiration in his research and work is the relationship between the acoustic and the visual between sound and form, hearing and seeing. Through creatively engaging in this interplay, an inherent unity in diversity is developed. All the sounds you can hear and work with in the Klanghaus library come from an original and unique source.

Soft-synth reproduction of the Oberheim SEM synthesizer

Review: The Oberheim SEM V accurately emulates the trademark sound of the original Synthesizer Expander Module introduced by the Oberheim company in 1974.

Used by famous bands and musicians including The Human League, Goldfrapp, John Carpenter, Joe Zawinul and Jan Hammer, this synthesizer legend now returns as a high-end software, taking advantage of the Arturia TAE technology.

Faithfully reproducing the tone, waveshapes, multimode 12 dB/octave filter and other detailed characteristics, the Oberheim SEM V also brings the benefits of polyphony, MIDI control, arpeggiation and some innovative functionalities such as the 8-voice programmer, or the advanced keyboard follow.

Virtual drum instrument plugin

Review: The Superior Drummer 2.2 is the professional drum sampler flagship from Toontrack Music. With its excellent sounding sample-engine, its phenomenal realistic room sounds and its unrivaled extensive feature-list, it truly sets the industry standard in contemporary digital drum production.

The Superior Drummer 2.2 has 20 GB of excellent drum sounds for professional music-production. It is recorded with extensive and adjustable microphone-bleed and the unique room sound of legendary recording studio Avatar New York.

Mixer presets by top producer Neil Dorfsman (Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits, Kiss, Joss Stone, Genesis, John Mayer and Chris Cornell).

The eagerly anticipated Superior Drummer 2.2 is a complete overhaul of the original dfh Superior engine and has been re-developed for optimized use with e-drums with more effective use of sample layers and much improved loading times. It includes custom MIDI, played by Nir Z, and, accessed through the all new customized MIDI engine and arranger EZplayer pro, it features stand alone capacity through Toontrack solo.

The new interface is reminiscent of EZdrummer with its simple handling and lay out but gives its user layer upon layer of in-depth features to create the ultimate drum track.

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Wavetable synthesizer

Review: The Waldorf PPG Wave 3.V is the reincarnation of the legendary PPG Wave Synthesizer. Developed by Wolfgang Palm, this instrument is featured on countless records, and it inspired a whole generation of producers, composers and listeners. While back then it was your choice to spent your money either for a vehicle or the PPG, the new PPG Wave 3.V renders this breathtaking sonic character very affordable, comfortably to use for every VST or AU Host.

The combination of digital waveshapes and analog filters of the PPG was responsible for an unparalleled fat and thrust boosting character. This has been very accurately recreated in the PPG 3.V up to the smallest resolution of detail. With the PPG 3.V, it is actually possible to switch between several version of the original. Besides the PPG Wave 2.2 and PPG Wave 2.3, PPG Wave 2.V and their subtle differences in aliasing and other sources of harshness are adjustable.

The Waldorf PPG Wave 3.V is capable of delivering up to 256 voices of polyphony, depending on the host computer. Each voice offers 2 Wavetable oscillators with optional sample playback with either 8, 12, or 32 bits of resolution. Samples can easily be loaded by Drag & Drop. An 8 part multimode allows multisamples to be used with the same charme and ease of use that the original offered.

Sound is further shaped by a selectable 12 or 24 dB lowpass filter, which is an authentic recreation of the classic PPG Wave 2.2/2.3 filter, followed by an optional overdrive for extra fuzz. Besides the LFO, 3 envelope generators serve as modulation sources, either for the original rude or the contemporary smooth modulation.

Up to 8 parts can be arranged in poly, dual, quad and mono unison modes, with separate semitone adjustments for automatic chords or melodies. Thanks to the multimode with 8 stereo outputs, the instrument is well suited for both studio environment or live on stage.

The Arpeggiator offers up and down modes, besides this an alternate mode and with cascade mode a true PPG specialty. For further refinement, several effects are available simultaneously, among these a 4-band equalizer, several overdrive modes, a phaser with up to 12 stages and a chorus with up to 6 taps. Flanger, stereo delay and reverb are also available.

The original PPG featured a unique user-interface, the analog control panel offered direct access to many parameters, while digital menus were edited with somewhat cryptic acronyms that you had to look up in the manual in your lap.

The PPG Wave 3.V features the very same concept, with the slight enhancement of comprehensible parameter names and values. Almost all parameters can be subjected to host automation and convenient MIDI regulation by assigned control numbers. This makes it very easy to integrate PPG Wave 3.V into any existing production environment.

The Waldorf PlugIn runs on both Windows and Apple computers. On Windows, it requires Windows XP or better, on Mac, OS X version 10.3.9 or higher is needed.

Suite containing PPG Wave 2.V, Attack and D-Pole

Review: The Waldorf Edition features the famous and award-winning PPG Wave 2.V, Attack and D-Pole plug-ins as VST and AudioUnit variants for your latest Windows XP (32bit) or Mac OS X computers.

3 of the best-selling synthesizer and effect plug-ins, have updated and optimized for the latest VST and AudioUnit host applications. The Waldorf Attack is one of the most powerful and beloved drum synthesizers. The PPG Wave 2.V is the authentic reproduction of the legendary PPG Wave 2.3. The D-Pole is the famous Waldorf Filter. What do you get when this is packed into one box? Pure creativity. Now also for Intel Macs and as AudioUnits.

The Macintosh versions are Universal Binaries allowing you to run them on the latest Macintosh computers with Intel processors.

The PPG Wave 2.V is the reincarnation of a cult, which started back in 1982 and continues its life in modern Macintosh and Windows computers.

The Attack is a percussion synthesizer with a powerful virtual-analog synth engine. It seamlessly integrates the sound of the 80's analog classics and the ambitious electronic club drums of the 90's into the virtual instrument hosts of the 21st century. The Attack generates all its sounds in real time, giving you the freedom to alter all parameters directly.

The D-Pole is a musically versatile Filter Plug-In which offers the same powerful capabilities as the hardware equivalent. Now nothing prevents you from filtering your voice with no less than 5 filter types. Morph a simple acoustic drum loop into a biting groovy dance rhythm using the tempo-synchronizable LFO. Overdrive the signal up to +52 dB. Get the vintage ring-modulated sound for really wild experiments and send it through the stereo delay, or reduce the sample rate of the signal until you only hear bleeps and clicks.

Virtual synthesizer based on the Yamahar CS-80

Review: The Arturia CS-80V Virtual Analog Synthesiser is the reproduction of the legendary Yamahar CS-80, which was considered by many the ultimate polyphonic synthesizer, back in the late 70s.
It has been popularized by artists and groups like Toto, Jean-Michel Jarre, Keith Emerson, Stevie Wonder, Vangelis, Ultravox & Peter Gabriel; and they all helped to turn this synthesizer into a real legend.
More than 25 years after its release, the time has come to rediscover a sound that has extensively contributed to the history of music.

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Virtual instrument based on the Roland Jupiter 8

Review: The Jupiter-8V is the newest addition to the Arturia family's analog synthesizer recreations. Offering the unique sound palette of the Roland Jupiter 8, this virtual version is a sound designer's dream.
Based on the latest version of TAE, the Jupiter-8V also offers a host of modern features: an advanced step sequencer, a new line of dynamic effects, a module combining LFO's (called Galaxy), and lots more.


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VST Instrument collection

Review: Steinberg are excited to announce the Absolute VST Instrument Collection, a powerful package with 6 of Steinberg's greatest VST instruments. Consisting of HALion Sonic, Padshop Pro, Retrologue, Hypnotic Dance, Triebwerk and Dark Planet, the Absolute VST Instrument Collection offers thousands of sounds, advanced technology and state-of-the-art sound design at a fantastic price. Best of all, Hypnotic Dance, Triebwerk and Dark Planet are now powered by dedicated HALion engines and run independently under any VST 3, VST 2 and AU compatible hosts.

A software recreation of the Wurlitzer 200A electric piano

Review: The Wurlitzer V is a high end software recreation of the classic Wurlitzer 200A electric piano.

Unlike sample libraries, its physical modeling engine reproduces the very acoustic properties of reeds, key action and amplification, bringing you high realism while offering maximum flexibility on sound.

As most producers know, the legendary bright and overdriven Wurlitzer sound heard on classic records also comes from the use of fine amplifiers, micing and processing. This is why the Wurlitzer V goes further by putting you in command of a studio from the 70s, filled with vintage stompboxes and classic tube amps, everything you need to get a true classic vibe.

If you are looking for a lively electric piano combined with inspiring studio tools, the Wurlitzer V is the ultimate package.

A wealth of additional parameters such as 10-band Graphic Equaliser; Vibrator Rate; Pickup Distance; Pickup Axis; Impedance; Damper Position; Dynamics; Octave Stretch; Hammer Hardness; Hammer Noise; Note Off Noise; Sustain Pedal Noise; Velocity Curve, help you achieve an extremely authentic Wurlitzer sound in your Mac or PC.

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Virtual drum machine

Review: The Spark DubStep brings a complete and powerful production suite to the Dubstep producer.

Featuring a comprehensive library of 30 kits/480 instruments created in partnership with Sample Magic, the Spark DubStep delivers unparalleled punch.

From atomic wobble basses, to filthy FX and dirty drums, everything is at your fingertips in one single and easy to use interface.

This is a stand-alone product. The Spark Dubstep IS NOT an expansion pack for the Spark (an expansion pack will be released soon). The Spark Dubstep is a complete software package that gives you access to the Sparks intuitive, organic, features and work flow using the Dubstep Library.

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Effects bundle comes with 5 x virtual instruments, 15 x sound libraries and 3 x effects suites, over 19000 x sounds, 43 GB of samples and 170 x modeled effects

Review: Equip your entire studio for 1 x amazingly low price.

The K Multimedia Total Studio 3 Bundle offers everything you need for your studio at one time for one low price. It has the best virtual instruments in the industry, the best guitar and bass tone-shaping tools from the world's top manufacturers of gear and effects, plus the warmth of smooth vintage analog mastering gear to hold everything together. Now you can cover all your composing, tracking, mixing and mastering needs in a single package, all at a price that can't be beat.

The Total Studio 3 bundle is the most complete solution for any DAW available on the market today, with a collection of 8 x award-winning plug-ins, including 5 x virtual instruments and 15 x multi-sampled instrument Xpansion Tank 2 titles, plus 3 x essential effects plug-in suites with over 170 x accurately modeled effects, covering every guitar, bass, mix and mastering need. The bundle is available at an amazing price that's 80% lower than the cost of buying the components individually.

The Total Studio 3 bundle includes:

Virtual Instruments and Sounds:
SampleTank 2.5 XL
Sonik Synth 2
Miroslav Philharmonik
SampleMoog
SampleTron
15 Xpansion Tank 2 Multi-Sampled Instrument Collections

Guitar & Bass Gear:
AmpliTube 3
including:
AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix
AmpliTube Metal
AmpliTube Custom Shop

Mixing & Mastering:
T-RackS 3 Deluxe
Mastering Suite
CSR - Classik Studio Reverb.

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Instruments bundle comes with 5 x sample-based virtual instruments & 15 x sound libraties

Review: Champagne and caviar sounds on a bread and butter budget.

The new IK Total Workstation XL Bundle is just that, a total sound workstation. It gives you a huge range of instruments and sounds, including 5 x critically acclaimed workstations. You get over 43 GB of professionally recorded samples, including 15 x Xpansion Tank 2 multi-sampled instrument collections. All told, nearly 20000 sounds are provided, covering every instrument and style from orchestral to rock, hip-hop to electronica and more. Plus, you'll save over 80% off the retail price when you purchase the bundle.

The Total Workstation XL Instruments Bundle is the entire collection of all 5 IK Powered by SampleTank virtual instrument plug-ins, plus all 15 of the Xpansion Tank 2 multi-sampled instrument collections, in one box. This unique software instrument collection offers everything needed to compose and arrange music in all styles and genres. From the complete selection of acoustic, electric and electronic instruments of the SampleTank to all types of synths, pads and leads included in the Sonik Synth 2: from the masterpiece orchestral and choir collection of Miroslav Philharmonik to the classic analog sounds of SampleMoog and the vintage keyboards of SampleTron: all of your song-writing needs are fulfilled in this one package. Drums, pianos, keyboards, synths, strings, pads, basses, guitars, leads, percussion, ethnic sounds, brass, woodwinds, sound-effects, loops and more are all provided, giving you the most versatile and well-rounded collection of virtual instruments available today.

Songwriting tool and virtual piano

Review: Chord structure sounds off? The EZKeys can fix that.

Toontrack's EZKeys aims to be your new best friend when writing your next big hit: With its ability to transpose with the click of a button and even modulate within the proper keys, this plugin should have an interesting future.

The EZkeys is a revolutionary plugin and stand alone instrument that combines a world-class piano player, songwriting partner, arranger and a meticulously sampled grand piano, all in one package. Developed with Toontrack Music's forward thinking approach to music composition, the EZkeys delivers breathtakingly rich tonal qualities and allows the user unlimited creativity through its groundbreaking functionality.

The EZkeys comes with an extensive MIDI library performed by a professional session pianist. Played with increasing complexity in full 8 bar song sections and covering all major genres such as rock, pop, country, gospel, blues and funk, this library is not only a creative boost, it's an untapped source of inspiration for your yet unwritten songs. Drag, drop and lay down the foundation to a track in no time.

When you drag and drop MIDI in the timeline of the song browser, the EZkeys will immediately analyze and separate all chords. If you click any of the blocks, an intuitive chord circle will open. This allows you to transpose or alter any chord or full song on the fly. This works just as well with the included MIDI as any user imported files.

The EZkeys comes with a mint condition Steinway and Sons model D grand piano, sampled to perfection in a world-class recording studio using only the best of the best in vintage and modern recording gear. The model D grand piano is the undisputed industry standard among performers and producers worldwide and has over the past century and half had an overwhelming amount of musical history and heritage created on it.

The sounds were mixed to sit perfectly in a production environment without any additional tweaking. There is also a selection of ready-made and user controllable presets available, making your sound options seem almost endless.

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Expansion pack for Superior Drummer 2.0, featuring 7 x massive drum kits (requires Superior Drummer software)

Review: The originators of multi sampled drums and Drumkit From Hell, Toontrack, Music presents an all-new SDX expansion pack for Superior Drummerr 2.0: The Metal Foundry SDX.

The Metal Foundry SDX is an all-new recording with Meshuggah drummer Tomas Haake, featuring 7 x massive drum kits, spanning 300000 sound files of raw, single hit drum recordings in the vein of Drumkit From Hell and dfh Superior, covering Hard Rock to Metal, from the early Blues tinged sound of the late 60s to the fragmentation of today's music, from Power through Thrash, Death and Progressive Metal.

The Metal Foundry SDX celebrates the Toontrack Music Hard Rock and Heavy Metal legacy of the first Drumkit From Hell, on which the company has built its following. This in turn has spawned such groundbreaking products as dfh Superior, EZdrummerr and Superior Drummerr 2.0.

The Metal Foundry SDX was recorded and produced at Atlantis Studios in December 2008 by the original Drumkit From Hell recording team, Mattias Eklund (Toontrackr Music), Fredrik Thordendal (Meshuggah), Daniel Bergstrand (Dug Out Studios) and Tomas Haake (Meshuggah).

MIDI is downloadable upon product registration.

Toontrack Music were originally started as a production company for composing game and movie soundtracks. In 1999 producers Fredrik Thordendal of Meshuggah and Mattias Eklund of Toontrack Music decided to design a sample library for their own use. They called Tomas Haake drummer of Heavy Metal band Meshuggah to record the drum samples. The library was called Drumkit From Hell.

Little did they know that Drumkit From Hell was not only the first true multi sampled drum recording for use with a virtual instrument but that it would also be the start for Toontrack Music to become the worlds premier developer of software, audio and midi for virtual drum and percussion production, spawning groundbreaking products like dfh Superior, EZdrummer and Superior Drummer 2.0. In the time since Toontrack recorded and released Drumkit From Hell our knowledge of sampling drums and designing software has improved vastly and we've built a great following in all genres and with all kinds of users, but our core has always rested firmly on the foundation of those early recordings.

In order to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Drumkit From Hell Toontrack release The Metal Foundry SDX. The name has layers of meaning to us encompassing both the beginning, what has come from it and what lies in the future. The Foundry is a place where precious metals are forged and what was started back in 1999 with the Drumkit From Hell recording sessions turned out to be truly precious.

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The updated version of the audio mangling and distortion app for Mac & Windows

Review: The Trash 2 takes the best of Trash and makes it even better. With an entirely new sonic architecture, brand new features, optimized performance, better sound quality, and support for modern hosts and formats, Trash 2 is primed for a powerful new era of audio mangling, distortion, and experimentation. Let sonic mayhem ensue.

The Trash 2 combines the power of multi-band, dual-stage distortions and advanced post-filtering for immediate sonic transformation. Give your low end some thump, get a warm crunch on the midrange, and let your high end soar, all without the over-hyped side effects (unless, of course, that's what you want). Trash any track: not just guitars and basses, but drums, synths, pads, vocals, brass, woodwinds, and more.

Design your own distortion algorithms with the Trash 2's new customizable Waveshaper. If the physics of waveshaping have your brain in a knot, not to worry; with Trash 2 it's easy, simply draw in, tweak, and create infinite distortions. Don't know where to start? Load one of the Trash 2's 60+ distortion algorithms and adjust at will. The Trash has shaped everything from major music releases to film and game sound effects over the past decade. Your audio is next.

The power to morph sound from one object to another is yours with the new Convolve module. Melt your synth bass into a metal bowl, push your electric piano into a vintage cabinet, or play your guitar tone through a human voice box. Convolve includes over 100 x impulse responsesia collection of amps, objects, animal sounds and mouth shapes that are ready and waiting to transform your sound. Or, concoct a unique convolution and load any .wav or .aiff file into the Trash 2. Impress the sonic characteristics of your wildest imagination onto any track or instrument. A single mouse click is all you need.

Explore new sonic dimensions with the filter, delay and dynamics modules. Breathe life and movement into your audio using the dual filters, each with 20+ evocative filter types to shape your tone. Modulate, invigorate and apply exotic filter sounds, then control and manipulate each node with LFOs, envelopes and side-chaining. A filter bank unlike any other, you're free to custom-design your ultimate filter styles and reach the bleeding edge of sound design. Polish it all off with the Trash 2's rich, organic delay options and a new analog-modeled compressor worth turning up to 11. Throughout the wild ride, the ear-friendly limiter keeps you and your speakers safe.

Custom and vintage themed sample expansion pack for Toontrack Superior Drummer 2.0, suitable for a wide range of genres and styles

Review: The Custom and Vintage SDX is an expansion pack for the award winning Toontrack Music Superior Drummer 2.0 drum sampler. It features extensive stick and brush recordings of a unique collection of drums and cymbals.

The SDX gives everyone from top producers down access to the cream of custom and vintage drums, built by craftsmen from the 1920s right up to the exceptional instrument makers of today, like Johnny Craviotto.

Most of these highly prized instruments (like a 1920s Ludwig Black Beauty, or Craviotto Timeless Timber) can only be found in the collections of top studio drummers or hired from rental facilities in the major music centres of the world.

Recorded at 2KHz Studio in London using an EMI TG desk used for many legendary recordings of the early seventies including The Beatles Abbey Road and Pink Floyds Dark Side of the Moon. It is considered one of the best sounding desks ever made.

The Custom and Vintage SDX was played by Chris Whitten, the drummer on classic hits like What I Am by Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians and The Whole Of The Moon by The Waterboys.

Whitten was hailed as a world class drummer, playing on Paul McCartney's Flowers In The Dirt album and subsequent record breaking world tour, and Dire Straits 18 month On Every Street tour. Chris has also recorded with such varied artists as Johnny Cash, Julian Cope, World Party and The Pretenders.

The Custom and Vintage SDX was produced by Peter Henderson who started his career at Air Studios where he trained and worked with Beatles recording engineer Geoff Emerick (Sgt. Pepper, Abbey Road etc). as well as with the legendary George Martin.

Henderson produced Supertramp's 20 million selling Breakfast In America, for which he won a Grammy. He has also worked with Paul McCartney, Rush, Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, Tina Turner and Ringo Starr.

Nashville Tennessee themed sample expansion pack for Toontrack Superior Drummer 2.0

Review: Like it, love it or leave it, Nashville Tennessee is Music City USA. With more labels, publishers, writers, producers, musicians and artists per capita than any other city in North America, Nashville knows a thing or two about great music, and more importantly, great sounding music.

With the city's history & culture so steeped in the art of making and recording music, the team could think of no better place on earth to record a library of drums that would be at home in music ranging from rock to reggae, metal to gospel or punk to polka. Oh yeah... they're good for country & rock too!

Introducing the Music City USA SDX, the newest library of drum samples and MIDI grooves for our award winning, industry standard drum production platform, Superior Drummer 2.0.

Much like its sibling, the Nashville EZX, the Music City USA SDX found us working with Harry Stinson and Chuck Ainlay, two of the best, most experienced players and producers in the business.

Jazz influenced sample expansion pack for Toontrack Superior Drummer 2.0, suitable for a wide range of genres and styles

Review: We could mention that we set out to record the best Jazz drum library ever made but ended up with something far bigger: drums that transcend the narrow confines of a genre and rather define an era - an age of music spanning from Jazz, Blues to Hip Hop and Rock.

We could mention Blackbird Studio's stock of 1400 microphones, 35 channels of Pultec EQ, 24 channels of Fairchild compression and hundreds of outboard mic/pre channels including Telefunken, Neve, API, RCA and Chandler. Or how this studio not only is the natural choice for the who's who of the music industry but that it is known to lend a documented bit of magic to every project to ever enter and exit its doors.

We could even go as far as rant about how drummer and world musician Roy "Futureman" Wooten heard every single hit and swirl recorded as part of a larger whole, as part of a musical sequence rather than as a solitary, monotonous hit and that the result permeates every sample with an intensity and force unheard of. Or we could mention how these sounds incarnate the past, embody the present and at the same time how they will help you shape the sound of tomorrow through Superior Drummer's endless possibilities.

We could even boldly proclaim that this library of drums is the most comprehensive ever made, recorded through signal chains of outboard and microphones that would leave even the most seasoned veterans in utter awe.

But we think the drum sounds speak for themselves.

Jazz influenced sample expansion pack for Toontrack Superior Drummer 2.0, suitable for a wide range of genres and styles

Review: We could mention that we set out to record the best Jazz drum library ever made but ended up with something far bigger; drums that transcend the narrow confines of a genre and rather define an era - an age of music spanning from Jazz, Blues to Hip Hop and Rock.

We could mention Blackbird Studio's stock of 1400 microphones, 35 channels of Pultec EQ, 24 channels of Fairchild compression and hundreds of outboard mic/pre channels including Telefunken, Neve, API, RCA and Chandler. Or how this studio not only is the natural choice for the who's who of the music industry but that it is known to lend a documented bit of magic to every project to ever enter and exit its doors.

We could even go as far as rant about how drummer and world musician Roy "Futureman" Wooten heard every single hit and swirl recorded as part of a larger whole, as part of a musical sequence rather than as a solitary, monotonous hit and that the result permeates every sample with an intensity and force unheard of. Or we could mention how these sounds incarnate the past, embody the present and at the same time how they will help you shape the sound of tomorrow through Superior Drummer's endless possibilities.

We could even boldly proclaim that this library of drums is the most comprehensive ever made, recorded through signal chains of outboard and microphones that would leave even the most seasoned veterans in utter awe.

But we think the drum sounds speak for themselves.

The entire range of Komplete instruments and effects in one uncompromising bundle

Review: Komplete 9 draws together an unbelievable collection of award-winning Native Instruments software. Packed full of groundbreaking samplers, synths, guitar/bass amps, drums, plus creative and studio effects: Komplete 9 has the exceptional sounds musicians, producers, and sound designers need.

Komplete 9 contains 33 instruments and effects, with over 120 GB of samples and 12,000 ready to go sounds, from hip hop to film scores, pop to techno, classical and beyond. Komplete 9 includes everything from growling synths to ethereal choirs, slamming drums and mind blowing effects. What's more, all presets are optimised for browsing and controlling in Maschine.

The entire range of Komplete instruments and effects in one uncompromising bundle

Review: Update edition of Komplete 9: A fully registered installation of any previous version of Komplete is required to use this edition of Komplete 9. Komplete 9 draws together an unbelievable collection of award-winning Native Instruments software. Packed full of groundbreaking samplers, synths, guitar/bass amps, drums, plus creative and studio effects: Komplete 9 has the exceptional sounds musicians, producers, and sound designers need.

Komplete 9 contains 33 instruments and effects, with over 120 GB of samples and 12,000 ready to go sounds, from hip hop to film scores, pop to techno, classical and beyond. Komplete 9 includes everything from growling synths to ethereal choirs, slamming drums and mind blowing effects. What's more, all presets are optimised for browsing and controlling in Maschine.

The entire range of Komplete instruments and effects in one uncompromising bundle

Review: Crossgrade edition of Komplete 9, a fully registered version of Maschine, Kontact 1-5, Reaktor 2-5, or Guitar Rig Kontrol is required to use this edition. Komplete 9 draws together an unbelievable collection of award-winning Native Instruments software. Packed full of groundbreaking samplers, synths, guitar/bass amps, drums, plus creative and studio effects: Komplete 9 has the exceptional sounds musicians, producers, and sound designers need.

Komplete 9 contains 33 instruments and effects, with over 120 GB of samples and 12,000 ready to go sounds, from hip hop to film scores, pop to techno, classical and beyond. Komplete 9 includes everything from growling synths to ethereal choirs, slamming drums and mind blowing effects. What's more, all presets are optimised for browsing and controlling in Maschine.

The entire range of Komplete instruments and effects in one bundle, crossgrade version for owners of Maschine, Kontakt 1-5, Reaktor 2-5, and Guitar Rig Kontrol

Review: The Komplete 9 Ultimate Crossgrade edition: registered installations of either of the following Native Instruments products are required to use this upgrade package: Maschine (not Mikro), Kontakt, Reaktor or Guitar Rig 5 KE. Komplete 9 Ultimate delivers the entire range of 65 Komplete instruments and effects in one package: premium sonic tools with unrivalled power for production, composition, live performance, and sound design.

Get Kontakt 5, Reaktor 5, and Guitar Rig 5 Pro, plus the monosynth Monark and the re-designed Battery 4. You'll also get Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass, Action Strings, Session Horns, Abbey Road Vintage Drummer and Damage, for truly limitless possibilities. And the Reverb Classics, Premium Tube and Solid Mix series deliver a complete studio effects suite.

The entire range of Komplete instruments and effects in one bundle

Review: Komplete 9 Ultimate delivers the entire range of 65 Komplete instruments and effects in one package: premium sonic tools with unrivalled power for production, composition, live performance, and sound design.

Get Kontakt 5, Reaktor 5, and Guitar Rig 5 Pro, plus the monosynth Monark and the re-designed Battery 4. You'll also get Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass, Action Strings, Session Horns, Abbey Road Vintage Drummer and Damage, for truly limitless possibilities. And the Reverb Classics, Premium Tube and Solid Mix series deliver a complete studio effects suite.

The entire range of Komplete instruments and effects in one bundle, update for owners of Komplete 8 Ultimate

Review: The Komplete 8 Ultimate upgrade edition: a working, fully registered installation of Komplete 8 Ultimate is required to use this edition. Komplete 9 Ultimate delivers the entire range of 65 Komplete instruments and effects in one package: premium sonic tools with unrivalled power for production, composition, live performance, and sound design.

Get Kontakt 5, Reaktor 5, and Guitar Rig 5 Pro, plus the monosynth Monark and the re-designed Battery 4. You'll also get Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass, Action Strings, Session Horns, Abbey Road Vintage Drummer and Damage, for truly limitless possibilities. And the Reverb Classics, Premium Tube and Solid Mix series deliver a complete studio effects suite.

The entire range of Komplete instruments and effects in one bundle, upgrade for owners of Komplete 2-8

Review: Komplete 9 upgrade edition: a fully registered and working installation of Komplete 2 through to 8 is required to use this upgrade edition. Komplete 9 Ultimate delivers the entire range of 65 Komplete instruments and effects in one package: premium sonic tools with unrivalled power for production, composition, live performance, and sound design.

Get Kontakt 5, Reaktor 5, and Guitar Rig 5 Pro, plus the monosynth Monark and the re-designed Battery 4. You'll also get Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass, Action Strings, Session Horns, Abbey Road Vintage Drummer and Damage, for truly limitless possibilities. And the Reverb Classics, Premium Tube and Solid Mix series deliver a complete studio effects suite.

The entire range of Komplete instruments and effects in one uncompromising bundle

Review: Komplete 9 upgrade edition: a working, fully registered installation of Komplete 9 is required to use this edition. Komplete 9 Ultimate delivers the entire range of 65 Komplete instruments and effects in one package: premium sonic tools with unrivalled power for production, composition, live performance, and sound design.

Get Kontakt 5, Reaktor 5, and Guitar Rig 5 Pro, plus the monosynth Monark and the re-designed Battery 4. You'll also get Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass, Action Strings, Session Horns, Abbey Road Vintage Drummer and Damage, for truly limitless possibilities. And the Reverb Classics, Premium Tube and Solid Mix series deliver a complete studio effects suite.

Software vocal synthesizer plugin

Review: The Vocalizer from Sonivox brings a harmonic and melodic voice to your chosen audio input to create deep and complex musical results. The patented technology delivers unparalleled signal processing, advanced vocoding, and powerful re-synthesis. In addition, the Vocalizer allows the creation of simple or complex vocal harmonies that can extend far beyond the natural limitations of the human voice and is excellent for processing any type of percussive or melodic audio track: One preset has the ability of producing thousands of different results.

The plugin provides 2 rows of pads for unique real-time control. One row allows multiple notes or harmonies to be stacked on each pad whilst the other allows parameters to be switched to new values. For every pad, any given parameter can be automated to a different setting. The Vocalizer features also include pitch and formant shifting, detailed envelope control, syncable LFOs, and a range of effects and filters.

The Sonivox Vocalizer can be used either as a standalone program or an AU, VST, or RTAS plugin. Vocalizer is compatible with 32 or 64bit Mac or Windows systems.

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