We're currently living in the age of digital audio. Virtual Instrument is an incredibly powerful tool that is essential to any music producer.

But there are so many different Virtual Instrument plugins in the music production landscape, so we decided to create the ultimate list of the top Virtual Instrument plugins today that will help you find the perfect fit.


XO

Virtual Instrument by XLN Audio



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A Revolutionary New Way of Exploring Sounds and Making Beats

Your Universe of Sounds

XO collects all your one-shot drum samples and sorts them by similarity in the XO Space.

Explore

Seamlessly sweep through your sounds, regardless of where they are stored.

When you hear something you like, have a look around. You might find something even better close by.

Create

Create your beat with the playful and intuitive sequencer.

Sculpt the perfect groove with the Accentuator and the curated Groove Templates.

Tweak

Colour and fine-tune your sounds with essential effects and creative modifiers.

Play

Explore unlimited variations to beats and sounds in Playground Mode.

Tap into an endless source of happy accidents by swapping or randomizing patterns and sounds - one by one, or all at once.

The perfect companion to your workflow

As standalone, or in your favourite host - XO fits your workflow smoothly and seamlessly.




Features

  • Load your own samples: Duplicates. Vague file names. Folders in different locations or on external drives. XO sorts them all - regardless of where and how they are stored.
  • Find your sound faster: Narrow the scope with XO's powerful filters and search functionalities to find what you're looking for even faster.
  • Ready for action: Factory Samples & Presets - Get a flying start to your beatmaking with XO's inspiring presets and 8000+ hand-picked factory samples. No matter the music style or amount of sounds in your current sample collection, XO has you covered.
  • Perfect your groove: Sculpt the perfect groove with the curated Groove Templates, Nudge your patterns to boost raw urgency or funky sluggishness, and add life and dynamics to your beat with the powerful Accentuator.
  • Drag & drop: Drag and drop with ease into your own workflow. Tweaked or raw. Individual samples or the whole beat. Audio or MIDI.
  • New features in XO 1.1

  • Export stems as WAV: Drag & drop your beat as separated stems. Straight into your DAW or OS as WAV.
  • New file formats: Besides the previously supported .wav and .aiff formats, you can now add .flac, .mp3, .ogg, and .wma files to XO.
  • Playlists: Create, browse and organize your presets in genre, or project-specific Playlists.
  • New factory presets: More than 100 new factory presets.
  • Live File System Monitor: The Live File System Monitor notifies you of any changes in the sample folders you've added to XO.
  • Full Feature Comparison of XO Lite and XO


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Mac

  • macOS 10.9 or later (M1 Native & macOS 12 Monterey supported) (64-bit only)
  • 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
  • Internet connection (during installation only)

Formats:

  • VST, AU, AAX (64-bit only)
  • Standalone Application (64-bit only)

Windows

  • Windows 7, 8, 10 (64-bit only)
  • 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
  • Internet connection (during installation only)

Formats:

  • VST, AAX (64-bit only)
  • Standalone Application (64-bit only)

Hosts:

This product should run on any host supporting 64-bit VST, AU, or AAX plugins. XLN Audio actively tests on the host applications listed below:

  • Ableton Live 9 or later
  • Apple Logic Pro 9 & 10
  • Avid Pro Tools 11 or later (Pro Tools First is not supported)
  • Cakewalk by Bandlab
  • Propellerhead Reason 10.3 or later
  • Reaper 4 & 5
  • Steinberg Cubase 8 or later

Please Note: This software is 64-bit only and will not function on 32-bit systems.

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VICE

Virtual Instrument by ujam



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’80s Drums for the 21st Century

Nostalgia Arcade

Maximum retro-futurism for digital drums: Everyone knows and loves the vibe of science fiction and horror movies from the 1980s. VICE delivers the perfect drum tracks for music that captures the sci-fi atmosphere. But it’s not only a flash from the past! It’s the aesthetics of a golden era, revived with today’s top-notch sound quality. The 1980s are back in mainstream music, particularly Synthwave – bigger and better than before! Take the fast lane to top chart positions with Beatmaker VICE.

What’s In There?

  • Drum kits built from the most legendary analogue drum machines.
  • MIDI Drag and Drop to DAW.
  • Multiple Audio Outputs.
  • 30 Styles.
  • Proprietary Time Machine algorithm.
  • Legit 1980s vibes.
  • Pristine 21st century sound.

Retro? Future? Both!

Which sounds pop into your head when you think of the 1980s? Cheesy pop music with big synths, punchy digital drums and lots of gated reverb? Recently those sounds have been re-invigorated by 2010s producers and turned into genres like Synthwave, Retrowave, or Futuresynth. These EDM genres are influenced by 1980s film soundtracks and video games. Inspired by composers like Jean-Michel Jarre, Vangelis, and Trevor Horn, they contain 1980s clichéd elements such as electronic drums, gated reverb, and analog and early-digital synthesizer sounds. VICE delivers exactly these drum parts you need to create anything from authentic ‘80s to Synthwave.

Stranger Things Might Happen

VICE turns your drum programming into an ultra-modern adventure with a retro touch. Inspired by some of the most legendary classic drum machines from companies like Linn, Roland, Simmons or Korg, VICE feels a bit like a time machine.

Frustration-Free Design

This virtual drum machine is suitable for 80s veterans and aspiring Insta-producers alike. VICE’s transparent interface turns your tracks into cheesy pop music in a glimpse. Easy macro controls and no hidden menus; everything is clearly laid out for you!

Features at a Glance

With 10 separate kits, 12 smart-mix presets and a built-in FX to make punchy digital drums with lots of reverb, VICE is the perfect tool to glue together your refined 21st century sound integrity with legit 80s vibes.

Special Control: Time Machine

Let your drum tracks travel in time: from the sound of 80s tape recording and early sampling artefacts to a full and heavily pumping future of the imaginary year 2080.

Micro Timing

Lets you control the speed and timing of your beats. Dial-in the tempo of your host from half to normal to double speed.

MIDI Drag and Drop

Export patterns to your DAW. Simply drag them from the on-screen-keyboard and drop them into your track.

Individual Instrument Controls

Edit and control the volume, decay, pitch and filter of individual instruments per drum kit.



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Operating Systems

  • Windows 7 or later (64-bit only)
  • OS X 10.11 / macOS 10.12 or later (macOS 11 Big Sur supported) (64-bit only)
  • You may run them on earlier versions but UJAM doesn’t support them.

Minimum Requirements

  • 4 GB of RAM
  • 0.06 GB of Disk Space
  • 1280x768px Display
  • Internet Connection required for download and authorisation.

Plugin Formats

  • VST, AU 2, and AAX
  • AU 2 version is only compatible with Logic Pro X and newer.

Supported Standards

  • MIDI

Additional Information

  • Comes as downloadable installer files.
  • Authorize by email address and password for ujam.com within the plugin.
  • If you want to move your .blob files to an external drive, UJAM recommend the use of an SSD to prevent dropouts.

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Session Keys Grand S

Virtual Instrument by e-instruments



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The Modern Concert Grand

A Professional & Versatile Piano

The iconic and unmistakable sound of the Steinway D Concert Grand Piano - be inspired by its highly playable rich warm tones. Session Keys Grand S delivers the rich harmonic structure, warm tone, and full resonances of the Steinway D Concert Grand Piano, used in concerts and recordings by some of the world’s greatest artists.

The Grand Piano

Grand S delivers the rich harmonic structure, warm tone, and full resonances of the Steinway D Concert Grand Piano, used in concerts and recordings by some of the world’s greatest artists.

Two Characteristics

It may seem like a minor detail, but to experts, it means the world. The Grand S piano was recorded with open lid as well as with the lid removed, and separate miking techniques. As a result, Session Keys Grand S comes with two very distinct piano sample sets: "Concert" favoured in classic recordings and "Studio" for popular music applications. Switch between the two piano characteristics as your creativity requires.

Pentamorph

This stylish pentagonal controller makes Session Keys Grand S more than just a great piano. Not only is it beautifully designed, but it's a phenomenally powerful tool, able to transform the whole sound from normal piano to eerie atmospheres to pure mechanical sounds and back.
Instant flexible control in a single knob.

Animator

The sound of ideas coming to life: the Animator offers an intuitive and inspiring way to jam with more than 400 flexible piano phrases that follow your harmonies. Use the pitch bend and modulation wheels to increase or decrease complexity and control the dynamic of your session partner.

Smart Chord

Stuck in a black hole of inspiration and need some suitable chord changes? Full chords or Animator riffs can be played via either the pad controller or single keys. Just set the key of your song and let Smart Chord Mode create the harmonies.

Design

Intense music production sessions can put a strain on your senses. With its pure, minimalistic and clean design Session Keys Grand S piano is easy on the eyes and helps you stay cool in heated sessions.




Features

  • Steinway Concert Grand
  • Two separate sound banks: Studio and Concert
  • Pentamorph sound control to transform the whole sound with a single knob
  • Animator with more than 400 flexible piano phrases
  • Smart Chord function to create instant piano chords from single keys or pads
  • Native Instruments NKS compatible
  • Size: 11 GB / 4.91 GB (lossless sample compression)
  • 24 bit, 44.1 kHz

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PC

  • Windows 7/8.1/10 (Latest Service Pack, 32/64-bit).
  • Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64.
  • 4 GB RAM.
  • Compatible with the FREE Kontakt 5 Player or Kontakt 5 Version 5.5.1 or higher.

Mac

  • OS X 10.9 or later (Latest Update).
  • Intel Core 2 Duo.
  • 4 GB RAM.
  • Compatible with the FREE Kontakt 5 Player or Kontakt 5 Version 5.5.1 or higher.

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Dark KZ

Virtual Instrument by BeatSkillz



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80s Sci-Fi & Horror Sounds Rompler

Features 50 professionally crafted presets to get you the amazing soundtrack sounds inspired from the 80s. Includes Pads, Choir, Leads, Drums, Fx, Basses, Atmospheres and otherworldly sounds!

Sounds inspired by the works of John Carpenter, Jerry Goldsmith, Jan Hammer, Harold Faltermeyer and others.

Meticulously sampled and designed from the ground up using Oberheim, Sequential, EMU, Akai Moog and other synths and samplers. Treated with legendary outboard effects, EQ, compression and saturation to inspire you instantly. Just Load & Play!




Features

  • Attack - Controls the Attack of the Amp Envelope.
  • Release - Controls the Release of the Amp Envelope
  • LP/HP Filter - Choose either a Low Pass or High Pass Filter and control the cutoff frequency.
  • Reverb - Add reverb to the Sound Patches with this control.

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Mac:

  • macOS 10.13.6 High Sierra - 10.15 Catalina (macOS Big Sur/ M1 not supported)
  • VST, AU (32-bit or 64-bit host)
  • Intel i3 or later
  • 2 GB RAM / 300 MB HD Required
  • Screen resolution: 1024×768

Windows:

  • Windows 10 or later
  • VST (32-bit or 64-bit host)
  • Intel i3 or later  / AMD Athlon 64 or equivalent
  • 2 GB RAM / 300 MB HD
  • Screen resolution: 1024×768

Please note:* *No PROTOOLS Support *AAX/RTAS version is not available for this *macOS Big Sur/ M1 not compatible

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Cassette Vibraphone for Logic

Virtual Instrument by THEPHONOLOOP



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The Idea & Process

Cassette Vibraphone is the first instrument in cassette series recorded with real round-robin samples - every note in every dynamic layer was recorded 4 times. Cassette Vibraphone was recorded in full range (3 octaves) with 4 dynamic layers using 4 different cassette decks. Overall there are 2372 samples - 592 samples per deck, plus 4 noise samples from each deck (6,76 GB of uncompressed 24-bit WAV files).

Every note has been carefully denoised with a high quality algorithm to avoid noise stacking when playing more than one note (there’s still some noise left in the samples to avoid denonising artifacts). Noise can still be added with the noise knob - it’s much more flexible this way and allows the ability to adjust the volume of the noise independently whilst also applying parameters such as filtering. It also creates a more realistic sound, so when playing a five voice chord, only one sample of noise instead of five stacked on top of each other will be heard.

  • Full version of Logic Pro X required - not tested in Logic Pro 9
  • Real round-robin
  • 100 basic presets (normal, reverse 100%, reverse 75%, reverse 50% & reverse 25% for each deck & each round-robin)

Main Features

  • Available in Kontakt 5Ableton Live 9, Logic, SFZ & Multiformat
  • 6,76 GB of uncompressed 24-bit WAV samples (2372 samples in total)
  • Recorded on 4 different decks
  • Recorded with 4 round-robins (+ simulated round-robin in Kontakt version)
  • 4 noise samples (each around 2 minutes long)
  • 4 dynamic layers
  • Organic sound with lots of little imperfections



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  • Full version of Logic 9.1.8 (or higher)

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Bass Master

Virtual Instrument by Loopmasters Plugins



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Heavy, speaker-shaking tones are just a few clicks away with Bass Master. This instrument is totally dedicated to bass, and it’s built on Loopmasters’ award-winning sonic history.

Bass Master’s huge variety of source sounds provide the inspiration for a weighty, powerful bass tone in any genre. Across two layers, the curated set of 217 waveforms (that’s almost 50,000 possible combinations), taken from a mixture of legendary hardware classics and cutting-edge synth science. Considering Loopmasters’ pedigree as purveyors of top-quality sounds for decades, why accept anything less?

Bass Master comes with over 350 mix-ready presets with a clean and simple UI, meaning it’s a breeze to dial in your ultimate bass tone.

The onboard filter offers 13 filter types: including a range of low-pass, band-pass and high-pass models, ladder filters and a comb filter. The filter envelope (ADSR) and LFO (including Random and Drift shapes) give Bass Master even more sculpting power.

Bass Master also offers up three effects: Distortion has five algorithms with Drive and Colour, for warming saturation or drastic transformation; Stereo Chorus has four algorithms with Amount and Rate, for slight thickening or all-out stereo widening; Reverb Send contains Bright, Mid and Dark algorithms with Level and Size controls, to add space to sounds. 

The Frequency Booster heats up the signal in three bands to subtly shape or drastically overcook the sound. 

Direct out allows you to keep the sub-layer unfiltered and clean for a solid foundation.

Global controls include Legato and Portamento settings with Glide time and a pitch bend range of up to 12 semitones. 

Each preset comes with parameters ready-mapped to the three-slot mod wheel matrix, meaning that every patch is ready to modulate throughout your track.




Features

  • Authentic immense sound - Two sample-based oscillators with 217 waveforms sampled from the best modern and vintage bass sources.
  • Endless inspiration - Over 350 Presets from professional sound designers and top artists, plus waveform randomisation for instant modification.
  • Shape your sound - 13 Filter types with dedicated filter envelope and LFO modulation
  • Boost the bass - Unique three-band Frequency Booster for added crispness, body and bass
  • Add dirt, width and space - Distortion, Chorus and Reverb effects offer a choice of algorithms
  • Mod-wheel macro - Assign any three parameters to the mod wheel
  • Sculpt powerful transients - ADSR (Top) and AR (Sub) Envelopes, Signal Mixer
  • Keep the low-end clean - Direct Out control for the Sub, Sample Start selection for the Top Layer
  • Take global control -  Legato/Portamento playback with Glide, Pitchbend up to +/-12 semitones

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macOS:

  • 10.12 - 10.15 (macOS 11 Big Sur is NOT yet officially compatible)

Formats:

  • AU (64-bit only)
  • VST (64-bit only)

Windows:

  • 10, 8 and 7

Formats:

  • VST (64-bit only)

Note:

  • Bass Master will work on any 'modern' DAW that supports 64-bit plugins. Please download the Trial Version to ensure that it works on your system before making a purchase.

Important Notes:

  • Bass Master is NOT currently available in AAX format.
  • Bass Master is NOT yet officially compatible with macOS 11 Big Sur.

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Essential Keyboard Collection

Virtual Instrument by SONiVOX



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At Sonivox we have over a decade of experience of meticulously sampling and expertly voicing instruments. Over the last 12 months we have been working hard to provide the reference collection of “must-have” instruments for keyboard players. 

Our new flagship keyboard instrument utilises the powerful new struQture audio engine from Qubiq Audio, providing full cross DAW compatibility, outstanding sonic quality, visually stunning easy-to-use UI’s and a standalone performance app. 

This dynamic instrument features a wide library of highly playable sounds designed to sound great in live performances or studio use. 

EK has been produced by the sound design veterans behind the highly-acclaimed Air Music Tech Mini Grand, DB-33 and Velvet plugins as well as Sonivox Eighty-Eight. We set out to provide keyboard players with the essential collection for live performance. 

EK includes a selection of thirteen powerful instruments, each with their own intuitive UI built into one powerful player supporting all popular plugin formats. They can also be used as a standalone PC and Mac app when you want to plug in your keyboard and just play. Our comprehensive collection includes the most requested instruments for live performance. Each instrument includes a set of highly playable presets perfect for any musical genre or style. 

The piano - perhaps more than any other single instrument - conveys the whole range of musical thoughts and emotions like nothing else can. EK features stunning Piano models, including a Steinway Grand piano, Yamaha Grand piano, a classic upright piano, Celeste, and even a Toy Piano for times when you need a taste of something different. 

If the electric piano is more your thing, you will absolutely love the Essential Keyboard Collection. Incredibly authentic, both in playability and sound, EK features all the classic models including the Rhodes Mark I and Mark II, Electric Organ, Clavichord, and a hard to find Pianet. 

There are very few truly unique instrumental sounds in the world of music. Sounds so distinct, so compelling, so immediately identifiable and genuine that you just have to have it. One of these really great, unmistakable instrumental sounds is the tonewheel organ, used by many great rock, soul and jazz artists in the 1960’s to 1980’s. Unforgettable musicians like Stevie Winwood, Jon Lord of Deep Purple, Jimmy Smith and Richard “Groove” Holmes used tonewheel organs to great musical effect. The Essential Keyboard Collection includes 20 tonewheel organ presets designed to cover jazz, rock, pop and other music styles.  

If you’re looking for something more traditional, EK offers a church organ, Celeste, and 4 harpsichord models for classical or worship productions. 




Features

  • Thirteen stunning Instruments each with multiple presets:

  • Steinway Grand Piano
  • Upright Piano
  • Yamaha Grand Piano
  • Rhodes Mark I
  • Rhodes Mark II
  • Electric Organ
  • Pianet 
  • Harpsicord 
  • Clavichord 
  • Harmonium 
  • Tonewheel Organs
  • Church Organ 
  • Powerful built-in Reverb, Delay, Vibrato, and Chorus effects with multiple presets for each instrument. 

  • Also works as a Standalone performance App for PC and Mac plugin your midi controller and perform with no mapping required. 


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  • Windows (x64) OS 8, 8.1, 10
  • Intel Core i5, i7, 2.3GHz processor or higher 
  • ASIO sound drive
  • 4 GB RAM (8 GB's recommended)
  • 2 GB free hard drive space (Download and Installation)
  • Internet Access (Download and Authorization)
  • A FREE iLok account & manager is required for authorisation of this software - no iLok USB key is required

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Cassette Plucks.01 for Logic

Virtual Instrument by THEPHONOLOOP



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The Idea & Process

Cassette Plucks.01 is a mixture of physical modelling, some subtractive synthesis and sampling. It contains two different pluck instruments with an oriental vibe - both designed from the ground up. Because of all the care that was put into the making of every layer and the magic touch of old cassette recorders, Cassette Plucks.01 is another lo-fi & tasty sounding collection.

Both instruments were recorded in the range of 5 octaves, with 4 dynamic layers using 2 different cassette decks. Overall there are 979 samples - 244 samples per deck, plus 2 noise samples from each deck (1,32 GB of uncompressed 24-bit WAV files).

Every note has been carefully denoised with a high-quality algorithm to avoid noise stacking when playing more than one note (there’s still some noise left in the samples to avoid denoising artefacts). Noise can still be added with the noise knob - it’s much more flexible this way and allows the ability to adjust the volume of the noise independently whilst also applying parameters such as filtering. It also creates a more realistic sound, so when playing a five-voice chord, only one sample of noise instead of five stacked on top of each other will be heard.

Useful and fun production tool

If you like vintage sounds and you're looking for something to enhance your production toolbox, then this product will be for you.




Features

  • Available in multiple popular formats: Kontakt 5, Ableton Live 9, Logic, SFZ & Multiformat
  • 1,32 GB of uncompressed 24-bit WAV samples (979 samples in total)
  • Recorded on 2 different decks
  • 2 instruments
  • 2 noise samples (each around 2 minutes long)
  • 4 dynamic layers
  • Organic sound with lots of little imperfections
  • Format-specific features

  • Full version of Logic Pro X required - not tested in Logic Pro 9
  • 20 basic presets (normal, reverse 100%, reverse 75%, reverse 50% & reverse 25% for each deck)

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  • Full version of Logic Pro X required - not tested in Logic Pro 9

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Cassette Toy Piano for Logic

Virtual Instrument by THEPHONOLOOP



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The Idea & Process

Cassette Toy Piano is a collection of 5 instruments based on a children toy piano. First of the five included instruments is of course just a raw toy piano recorded on a cassette and while it is a nice and useful sound most toy pianos are very… imperfect in their nature. Because of that, the main aim for this collection was to create additional variations of the raw sound to embrace what’s good in it (with things like spring reverb, granular synthesis, etc.) without losing its original (and sometimes) creepy sound.

So to sum everything up - Cassette Toy Piano is a collection of 5 instruments recorded with 3 dynamic layers using 2 different cassette decks (one with a more neutral sound and the other with a much more lo-fi and degraded sound). Overall there are 1112 samples - 111 samples per deck, plus 2 noise samples from each deck (1,71 GB of uncompressed 24-bit WAV files).

Every note has been carefully denoised with a high-quality algorithm to avoid noise stacking when playing more than one note (there’s still some noise left in the samples to avoid denoising artifacts). Noise can still be added with the noise knob - it’s much more flexible this way and allows the ability to adjust the volume of the noise independently whilst also applying parameters such as filtering. It also creates a more realistic sound, so when playing a five-voice chord, only one sample of noise instead of five stacked on top of each other will be heard.

The End Result

Useful and fun production tool

If you like vintage sounds and you're looking for something to enhance your production toolbox, then this product will be for you.

Variety of sounds

Aside from the sound of a cassette record with this instrument, you can easily create some weird sounds and there are already quite a few presets included to get you started (Kontakt & Ableton Live versions only).




Features

  • Available in multiple popular formats: Kontakt 5, Ableton Live 9, Logic, SFZ & Multiformat
  • 1,71 GB of uncompressed 24-bit WAV samples (1112 samples in total)
  • Recorded on 2 different decks
  • 5 instruments
  • 2 noise samples (each 2 minutes long)
  • 3 dynamic layers
  • Organic sound with lots of little imperfections
  • Logic version

  • Full version of Logic Pro X required - not tested in Logic Pro 9
  • 50 basic presets (normal, reverse 100%, reverse 75%, reverse 50% & reverse 25% for each deck)

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  • Full version of Logic Pro X required - not tested in Logic Pro 9

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EDEN 2

Virtual Instrument by ujam



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Drums for Dance and EDM Tracks

Build Stomping and Driving Beats for the Next Summer Anthem

EDM, Big-Room & Rave

Beatmaker EDEN 2 is a dance-music and EDM specialist, comfortable headlining any venue from small sweaty Berlin clubs to ginormous global festivals. EDEN 2 provides the driving beats that keep the dancefloor full and party going all night long. EDEN 2 is your tool for building the right foundation for the next big summer anthem or four to the floor main-room monster.

Put Your Hands Up in The Air

EDEN 2 combines expertly curated drum hits in 45 dance styles with 1035 individual contemporary rhythmical patterns covering song intros, verses, choruses, fills, endings and more.

Frustration-Free Design

EDEN 2's simple, frustration-free controls make it ideal for just getting on with making music. Professional producers and beginners alike will appreciate the speed at which whole tracks and ideas can materialize along with the uncompromising quality of the sounds on offer.

Features at a Glance

With 10 separate kits, 12 smart-mix presets and a powerful set of easy to use mixing and FX tools, EDEN 2 can cater for and support all your euphoric leads, lush synthesizer pads and banging basslines.

Signature Sounds

Set your phasers to stun and get ready rave until dawn by combining the different kits with EDEN 2's professional mix presets and macro performance controls such as filter sweeps and ambience.

Special Control: Kick Pump

Dynamic side-chain compression for that characteristic pumping sound.

What's New in EDEN 2?

  • MIDI 'Drag and Drop' to DAW.
  • Multiple audio outputs.
  • Twice the Styles, Patterns and Drum Kits.
  • Mastering section including Sweep, Saturate, Maximize, Multi-band EQ and Ambience



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Operating Systems

  • Windows 8 or later (64-bit only)
  • OS X 10.11 / macOS 10.12 or later (macOS 11 Big Sur supported) (64-bit only)
  • You may run them on earlier versions but UJAM doesn’t support them.

Minimum Requirements

  • 4 GB of RAM
  • 0.06 GB of Disk Space
  • 1280x768px Display
  • Internet Connection required for download and authorisation.

Plugin Formats

  • VST, AU 2, and AAX
  • AU 2 version is only compatible with Logic Pro X and newer.

Supported Standards

  • MIDI

Additional Information

  • Comes as downloadable installer files.
  • Authorize by email address and password for ujam.com within the plugin.
  • If you want to move your .blob files to an external drive, UJAM recommend the use of an SSD to prevent dropouts.

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KHORDS

Virtual Instrument by Loopmasters Plugins



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KHORDS is a focused instrument that brings sampled personality and classic character to your productions. With 550 inspirational chord presets at your fingertips, it’s never been easier to get mix-ready tones straight into your tracks.

The huge sound library is stocked with stabs, plucks, strums, pads, atmospheres and tons more creative sources, letting you instantly inject new feeling into any genre of music. With the diversity and quality of Loopmasters' sampling pedigree onboard, Khords is guaranteed to hit the spot every time.

Choose from major, minor and single note categories, and browse for any instrument combination that works for you. Khords’ random selector keeps with the same major/minor feel, so you can try new setups without losing tonality.

Khords’ synth engine is intuitive but powerful, offering real-time audio warping to control the pitch and timing of samples, 12 filter types, amplitude and filter ADSR, LFO, and effects to bring extra character to your sound.




Features

  • Choose from 315 inspirational chord and note samples
  • 550 diverse presets to get you started
  • Determine your feel with Major, Minor and Root/Open categories
  • Timestretch & Shift formants to change a sample’s character
  • Randomise samples within the same category to keep major/minor feel
  • Chord samples re-pitch up and down the keyboard for a classic sampling feel
  • 12 types of filter with Pre-Drive, Resonance and Key Tracking
  • Filter ADSR Envelope and Filter LFO with Amount, Rate, Shape, Phase and Trigger
  • Six Chorus algorithms, three Delay types and six Reverb environments
  • Set four Mod Wheel destinations from a comprehensive list of choices
  • VST/AU plugin Instruments for PC and Mac

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Mac

  • macOS 10.12 - macOS 11 Big Sur (officially tested macOS platforms)

Formats:

  • AU (64 bit only)
  • VST (64 bit only)

Windows

  • Windows 7, 8 and 10

Formats:

  • VST (64 bit only)

Important Notes:

  • KHORDS is NOT currently available in AAX format.
  • Please download the demo to ensure it works on your system before making a purchase.

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Synthwave Keys

Virtual Instrument by BeatSkillz



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Synthwave / Vaporwave & Nuwave are 80s revival genres of music with a modern twist. This style has soon come up from the underground to the mainstream with countless artists releasing new tracks with the “Synthwave flavour”.

This virtual instrument is a collection of 100 fabulous sampled presets from various analog synthesizers running through legendary effects and outboard gear. This process brings a rich and unique “analog” quality that is different from other virtual emulations of real synthesizers.

A wide palette of instantly recognizable sounds from basses leads to pads and effects has been carefully designed and programmed to inspire you. Just plug and play is the motto at Beatskillz. This helps to focus on music and creativity rather than get lost in endless sound tweaking to get results.

Our sample playback engine includes effects such a global pitch, reverb, LFO, ADSR and a multimode filter for further tweaking of the sounds.

This sound set is inspired by the works of artists such as Kavinsky, The Midnight, Com Truise, Mitch Murder, Dynatron, Time Cop and many more!




Features

  • LFO TYPE: Choose the wave type of the loo, the options are – Triangle, saw, sin, square & exponential.
  • LFO DEPTH: This control lets you set the depth of the LFO.
  • LFO RATE: Set the speed/ rate of the Lfo with this control.
  • ADSR: Control the amplitude envelope of the sound by changing the attack, decay, sustain and release of the patch.
  • FILTER TYPE: Choose the filter type – none, low pass or high pass.
  • FILTER CUTOFF: Control the cutoff frequency of the filter.
  • Global Effects

  • PITCH: Change the tuning of the instrument with the Pitch control.
  • REVERB: Use the reverb to add space to the preset sounds.
  • VOLUME: Adjust the overall volume of the patch.
  • Display Keyboard

  • A display Keyboard with 2 layers is present in the GUI.
  • The upper key range is: C2 – E4
  • Contains 10 bass presets, 4 Bell presets, 8 brass presets, 10 fx presets, 9 leads Presets, 7 Pads Presets, 6 Perc Presets, 11 Plucks, 14 Solo Presets, 6 Sweeps and 10 Synths.

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  • macOS 10.13.6 High Sierra - 10.15 Catalina (macOS Big Sur/ M1 not compatible)
  • VST, AU (32-bit or 64-bit host)
  • Intel i3 or later
  • 2 GB RAM / 300 MB HD Required
  • Screen resolution: 1024×768

Windows:

  • Windows 10 or later
  • VST (32-bit or 64-bit host)
  • Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz / AMD Athlon 64 or equivalent
  • 2 GB RAM / 300 MB HD
  • Screen resolution: 1024×768

Please note:* No PROTOOLS Support - *AAX/RTAS versions are not available for this software.

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Cassette Mallets.02 for Logic

Virtual Instrument by THEPHONOLOOP



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The Idea & Process

Cassette Mallets.02, a successor of Cassette Mallets.01 further explores the sound of experimental mallet instruments with different sounds, more decks to choose from and the .02 interface. Like in the case of Cassette Keys .01 and .02, both of those instrument libraries complement each other very well.

Cassette Mallets.02 contains three instruments, each one covering a different sound territory. Sound 01 is a mix of old glockenspiel plates recorded on a thin steel plate, Sound 02 is a 2 octave xylophone mixed with some corrugated sheet resonances and Sound 03 is a mix of the same xylophone, but recorded using three mallets attached to an old bed mattress spring with a copper wire to create a random, 'granular' pattern. All three sounds are also spiced up with additional synthesis techniques for a fuller sound and to widen their range on a keyboard.

Both Sound 01 and Sound 02 contain 5 dynamic layers, while Sound 03 contains 4 dynamic layers - all sounds were recorded using 3 different cassette decks. Overall, there are 2565 samples - 305 samples per deck for Sound 01 and Sound 02, and 244 samples per deck for Sound 03, plus there are also 3 noise samples from each deck (1,63 GB of uncompressed 24-bit WAV files).

Every note has been carefully denoised with a high-quality algorithm to avoid noise stacking when playing more than one note (there’s still some noise left in the samples to avoid denoising artefacts). Noise can still be added with the noise knob - it’s much more flexible this way and allows the ability to adjust the volume of the noise independently whilst also applying parameters such as filtering. It also creates a more realistic sound, so when playing a five-voice chord, only one sample of noise instead of five stacked on top of each other will be heard.

The End Result

Useful and Fun Production Tool

If you like vintage sounds and you're looking for something to enhance your production toolbox, then this product will be for you.




Features

  • 1,63 GB of uncompressed 24-bit WAV samples (2565 samples in total)
  • Recorded on 3 different decks
  • 3 instruments
  • 3 noise samples (each 2 minutes long)
  • 4-5 dynamic layers
  • Organic sound with lots of little imperfections
  • 45 basic presets (normal, reverse 100%, reverse 75%, reverse 50% & reverse 25% for each deck)

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  • The full version of Logic Pro X is required - not tested in Logic Pro 9

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ROWDY 2

Virtual Instrument by ujam



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The Rough One

Bold & Energetic Picked Electric Bass

UJAM introduce Virtual Bassist ROWDY – your loudmouthed, high-energy bassist with bite! If your bass has to cut through heavy drums and a wall of guitars, ROWDY is the perfect solution.

What’s new?

  • 20 new styles
  • 30 new presets
  • 15 Finisher multi-effect modes
  • MIDI Drag and Drop
  • Backwards-compatibility

What You Get

  • A total of 60 Styles and 1380 Phrases
  • Adjustable fuzz for that extra bite
  • Powerful-yet-simple sound shaping options
  • Artificially intelligent articulation modelling

Powerful & Energetic

ROWDY confidently adds picked, overdriven electric bass sounds to your track, suitable for a variety of styles, from powerful punk to rock and modern metal.

Let’s Get Ready to Rumble

It can be tame, but it’s wild. With a hand-picked, heavily modified vintage bass guitar, hot amps, a fuzz box and even an octave guitar. It’s definitely a rocker and could use a shower, but we’re too scared to ask...

Frustration-free Design

Designed with the UJAM frustration-free philosophy, ROWDY’s easy to use GUI and controls make it possible to achieve fantastic sounding and aggressive basslines in no time – no matter what your level of music production experience is.

Features at a Glance

ROWDY’s loud-mouthed, rebellious sound and angry playing style means that even seasoned bass players themselves will appreciate the ability to get great-sounding ideas down fast – with practically zero learning curve.

Player Mode

Virtual Bassist ROWDY has two distinct modes – Player Mode lets you quickly choose from one of the 60 styles and 1380 phrases with your MIDI controller, seamlessly following in an intelligently musical way whatever key or chord is being played.

Instrument Mode

The Instrument Mode is one for the keyboard wizards and opens up the entire ROWDY fretboard to be played like a traditional sampler, complete with dead notes, full stops and even slides.

Tone-Sculpting Controls

Perfect your performances and sound with ROWDY’s powerful yet simple sound-shaping controls. Choose between a DI signal and 3 separate amplifiers with separate knobs for overdrive and fuzz. The Character control gives you instant access to many useful sounds before you put the cherry on top with an octave control and a simple EQ and dynamics section.



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Operating Systems

  • Windows 8 or later (64-bit only)
  • OS X 10.11 / macOS 10.12 or later (macOS 11 Big Sur supported) (64-bit only)
  • You may run them on earlier versions but UJAM doesn’t support them.

Minimum Requirements

  • 4 GB of RAM
  • 7 GB of Disk Space
  • 1280 x 768 px Display
  • Internet Connection required for download and authorisation.

Plugin Formats

  • VST, AU 2 and AAX
  • AU 2 version is only compatible with Logic Pro X and newer.

Supported Standards

  • MIDI

Additional Information

  • Comes as downloadable installer files.
  • Authorize by email address and password for ujam.com within the plugin.
  • If you want to move your .blob files to an external drive, UJAM recommend the use of an SSD to prevent dropouts.

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Drum Synth 500

Virtual Instrument by AIR Music Technology



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Building upon Air Music Technology’s heritage of creating Strike—considered “The reference Drum Instrument” for Avid Protools—Air has teamed up with music legends Akai Professional and Alesis Drums to carry on this legacy of excellence. 

In the style of the popular 500 series synth modules comes an all new software drum synthesizer that delivers full control of all electronic drum sounds in an easy-to-use, comprehensive interface. Drum Synth 500 from AIR Music Technology has everything needed to create an endless variety of custom electronic drum sounds for all styles of music.  

Drum Synth 500’s exclusive library has been produced by the sound design veterans behind the highly-acclaimed Air Music Tech Strike, Air Structure, Sonivox Big Bang, Akai Professional’s MPC and Alesis e-Drums. The goal was to provide an incredible mixture of vintage and all-new effects that pay homage to classic sounds while also pushing into new territory. 

Using a MIDI keyboard, pad controller, electronic drumkit, or the user’s favourite Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) software, Drum Synth 500 brings modern electronic drum sounds into musical productions or live playing. 

To get you started, Drum Synth 500 gives you over 500 drum sounds, 500 drum samples, 50 drum kits and 500 MIDI drum loops which can be loaded into any DAW and used to kick-start your song or production.  

It's a simple step to start shaping your own electronic drum sounds. Dig in deep with individual parameter control for all instruments or use our randomizer which make a drum sound for you with just one press of a button.  Advanced users will find this to be a tweaker’s paradise to produce your own one-of-a-kind sound. 

Drum Synth 500 is built on powerful all-new engine for live performance or studio use.  For live performance, you can simply fire up our PC or Mac Desktop app and perform with no DAW required for distraction-free performance.  For studio use, all popular plugin formats are supported. 

Drum Synth 500 is packaged into a beautiful user interface with no hidden panels for quick, fun creation of your own electronic drum sounds. 

You deserve your own custom drum sounds and now you have the perfect tool to create them: Drum Synth 500 from AIR Music Technology.




Features

  • 8-channel electronic drum synthesizer with fully programmable drum sounds in the style of 500 Series rack modules.
  • Individual instrument channels for Kick, Snare, Hats, Clap, Toms, Percussion and two Sampler channels for any mono or stereo .wav audio file.
  • Load your own sounds into two separate Sampler channels, including loop, forward and reverse playback!
  • Includes over 500 drum sounds, 500 drum samples, 500 MIDI drum loops and 50 drum kits from an exclusive vault of Akai Pro, Alesis eDrums and Air Music Tech sounds. 
  • Easy to use interface with no hidden panels.
  • Randomize feature for quickly generating new electronic drum sounds with just one button press.
  • Works with any MIDI keyboard, pad controller or drum kit controller
  • MPC Full Level and Note Repeat for each instrument channel
  • Three distortion effects (including new Bitcrusher and Decimate), 5 filters and 2 compressors per instrument channel!
  • Two reverb sends and two delay sends per instrument channel 
  • Huge Master channel includes three saturation effects, a convolution reverb, an algorithmic reverb, a stereo delay, a mono delay, a compressor and a unique Kill EQ circuit

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Mac

  • Mac OS X 10.10 - 12 (macOS 12 Monterey supported) (64-bit only) (M1 Mac not supported)
  • 64-bit AU, VST, AAX support for all DAWs
  • Intel Core i5, i7, 2.3GHz processor or higher
  • 4 GB RAM (8 recommended)
  • 1 GB free disc space
  • FREE iLok account & Licence Manager is required to authorise this software (a physical USB iLok is not required).

Windows

  • Windows (x64) 7, 8, 8.1, 10
  • 64-bit VST, AAX support for all DAWs
  • Intel Core i5, i7, 2.3GHz processor or higher
  • 4 GB RAM (8GB’s recommended)
  • 1 GB free disc space
  • ASIO sound driver
  • FREE iLok account & Licence Manager is required to authorise this software (a physical USB iLok is not required).

Important notes: 

  • This software is now compatible with macOS Catalina and Big Sur.
  • An internet connection is required to authorise this software.

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Ascension

Virtual Instrument by W.A. Production



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W.A Production is proud to announce their new partnership with Cubic Audio to release an exclusive edition of the plugin Ascension. This epic release contains a jaw-dropping 1522 presets, 1311 waveforms and 6.55 GB of samples and sounds to be used by Ascension.

Ascension is a ultra-powerful dance music workstation. It's a cutting-edge synth, a huge ROM sound library and a vast collection of tried-and-tested track-ready royalty-free MIDI files in one glorious package. It's everything you need and more! 

W.A Production crammed over 20 years of production experience into Ascension with the goal of creating an essential tool for anyone making EDM or synth-based music.

Four multi-select oscillators combine subtractive, wavetable and ROM-based synthesis options, as well as FM capability. Why choose between a high-end synth and a ROMpler when you can have both at a hilariously low price?

The ROM section includes an astonishing number of varied samples, including a 6.5 GB library of soaring pads, searing synths, fat basses, shining dance pianos and ethereal choirs that are aimed straight at the dance floor.

Combine these lush, layered sounds with your own gnarly hand-drawn custom wavetables, FM weirdness, fat detuned subtractive tones or anything else you can summon from the powerful editing and modulation options. You've got both immediate, playable sounds and maximum creative flexibility.

Ascension’s intuitive layout makes for a rapid workflow.

Choose from 6 effects units, including 5 distortion models, 2 phaser types, chorus with flanger and vibrato modes, 3 band equalizer, tempo-synced delay (with standard and ping-pong setting) plus reverb (room and cathedral models). Drag & Drop Ascension's FX units to make your own unique signal chain, perfect for creating unique sounds!


Drag-and-drop MIDI pattern playback is included, as well an arpeggiator and a vast royalty-free library of track-ready MIDI loops from the Dance MIDI Samples archives.

If you're a beginner, Ascension has every synth sound and MIDI pattern you need to make a great dance track: W.A Production aren't exaggerating! Just plug it into your DAW and off you go.

If you're a pro, you'll want a top-quality array of utility patches that can slot straight into your next production, combined with the power to create your own innovative signature sounds from scratch. If you make dance music, Ascension has got you covered.

Standard arpeggiator mode comes with all the trimmings.. including 50 arp pattern presets to give your sounds instant dance floor ready groove - simply select a pattern from the drop-down menu...

Draw your own unique waveforms for oscillators and LFO patterns!


Shape your sound with 8 modulation sources and 4 extra mod envelopes, allowing you complete control over all four oscillators. 

Ascension is available in 64-bit VST3 and Audio Unit formats. 

(Please Note: VST2 support has been discontinued by Steinberg)

Features

  • 4 Subtractive, Waveform & ROM OSCs
  • Arp With MIDI Player Mode
  • Drag N Drop MIDI To Your DAW
  • Light & Dark Skins
  • Multi FX Unit
  • Drag N Drop FX Chain
  • ADSR Envelope
  • ADSR Filter Envelope
  • 4 Auxiliary Envelopes
  • 32 Modulation Destinations
  • 16 Filter Types

New 1.5.1 Version Features Update Changelog

  • Native Support for M1 Silicon Mac OS 11.
  • VST2 Support Discontinued.
  • CPU/ Voice/ OSC usage bars under Settings.
  • Added choice for CPU or GPU UI rendering under Settings.



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  • Windows 10 or Higher (64-bit only)
  • macOS 10.15 and later (64-bit only) (M1 Apple Silicon Supported)
  • 64-bit VST 3 or AU Compliant Host
  • Core i7 Processor (equivalent, or higher recommended)
  • 8 GB RAM (16 GB or higher recommended)

Please Note: This software is only available in 64-bit format and will not function on 32-bit systems.

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Mellotron V

Virtual Instrument by Arturia



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Legendary Tape Keyboard

The Mellotron put an orchestra at the fingertips and redefined what it was to be a keyboard player. Now with modifications never dreamed of in the 1960s, our faithfully modeled reproduction will infuse your sound with updated vintage goodness.

From psychedelic rock to rocking your world

In the mid ‘60s, the Mellotron thrilled keyboardists with the ability to play tape-based recordings of actual orchestral instruments—adding its own quirky sonic character. Whether you’re conjuring the classics or creating new ones, adding this vintage sound to your music with Mellotron V is sure to make people sit up and listen.

Mellotron V puts the orchestral sounds of classic art rock right in your hands—cape optional.

Imagine a pre-digital world where sampling didn’t exist and the only way to incorporate orchestral realism in your music was, well, to hire an actual orchestra. Enter the Mellotron circa 1963. We’ve lovingly re-engineered it in Mellotron V for your music circa today.

What if you placed a tape playback mechanism under each key and fed each one a recording of a single orchestral instrument note? Crazy? Brilliant? Who cares! That ingenuity resulted in the Mellotron and empowered artists like The Beatles, The Moody Blues, Genesis and Yes to perform strings, brass, woodwinds and more without hiring a room full of session players. The imperfections of tape flutter and other 1960s electronics yielded a sort of alt-universe version of these traditional instruments. In today’s world of pristine sampling, that contrast has brought the “Tron” sound back into vogue at the hands of artists like Caro Emerald, Vampire Weekend and Kasabian.

Something old, very new

Here’s the thing. There are plenty of Mellotron samples out in the world—but why stop there when you can interact with a full-on model of the real thing? Thanks to our award-winning modeling tech found throughout V Collection 7, we’ve given you full control to tweak every aspect of your sound, including variable instrument mix combos, tape flutter, saturation and inherent noise.

In addition to bringing vintage essence, Mellotron V allows you to play your own samples through this iconic tape-replay engine.

There are many sounds that made the Mellotron famous. Now you have them all.

Back in the day, a Mellotron could only play whatever three instruments were burnt into its installed tape bank. Today’s Mellotron V comes complete with samples of all the best tape banks from the original instruments and let’s you mix-and-match them at the click of a mouse. You get a full library of presets with designer combos of instruments and onboard effects processing, all categorized and tagged for easy searching in the Mellotron V, Analog Lab and plugin hosts.

Get ready. A lot of people are going to be asking you, "What is that sound?!”

Arturia Software Center

ASC is the central software that elegantly manages all your Arturia software licenses. It activates your licenses and synchronizes them across multiple devices (you get five instances with each instrument license). ASC also notifies you of updates and downloads them. You can even easily learn about new products, download demos versions and purchase the full products. Simple.




Features

  • 65 original tape racks from MKI/MKII/M300/M400 Mellotrons
  • User sample import: benefit from the Mellotron sound on any sample
  • 3 tracks to select or blend samples
  • Modeling parameters and modulations: flutter, tape saturation, mechanics noise, noise floor, velocity on volume and aftertouch on flutter
  • Amplitude envelope and loop controls for each sample
  • Time stretching on user samples
  • 61 presets
  • Dedicated effects pedal board

  • 4 slots with a selection of 10 different effects
  • 1 amplifier simulator (Fender Twin or Leslie)
  • 1 room ambiance

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Mac

  • macOS 10.13 or later (64-bit only) (M1 Mac not yet officially supported)
  • 4 GB RAM; 2.5 GHz CPU
  • OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU
  • Works in Standalone, VST 2.4, VST 3, AAX (Pro Tools 11 or higher), Audio Unit, NKS

Windows

  • Win 8.1+ (64-bit only)
  • 4 GB RAM; 2.5 GHz CPU
  • OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU
  • Works in Standalone, VST 2.4, VST 3 and AAX (Pro Tools 11 or higher), NKS

Protection

All Arturia software is protected by the Arturia Software Center.

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Igniter

Virtual Instrument by Krotos



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Complex Vehicle Sound Design. Simplified.

Igniter is the new industry standard for creating any real-world or sci-fi vehicle and engine sound effects with ease. Whether you work in audio post or game audio, Igniter enables you to design, perform and automate any complex vehicle behaviour directly in your DAW – from sports cars, motorbikes, planes, helicopters, spacecraft and other engine sounds to moving ambiences, textures, Foley or whatever sparks your imagination.

Igniter is the only solution of its kind to come jam-packed with over 20 performable vehicles and 614 audio assets from vehicles including Aston Martin, Ferrari, Porsche, Tesla, Harley Davidson, Huey UH-1H, Agusta Westland 119x, CH-47D Chinook, Bombardier Challenger, Cessna 560XL, skids, sweeteners and much more.




Features

  • Start Your Engines.

  • Select from over 20 high-quality performable vehicles including sports cars, motorbikes, planes, helicopters, space craft and other engine sounds; then process them as part of a powerful, hybrid work flow using Granular, Synth, One Shot or Loop modules.

  • Live Life In The Automation Fast Lane.

  • Design detailed, non-linear behaviour, assign multiple hybrid LFO/macros with complex envelopes and use Krotos' powerful drag-and-drop modulator system for dynamic, real-time performance of any of Igniter’s 600+ parameters. Create complex one-shot systems using the unique triggering system (also ideal for impacts, mechanical devices, robotics, sweeteners and more), Automatic or Manual gearbox configurations with steady RPMs and MIDI for testing timings, performing, automating or editing different engine, moving or evolving material.

  • Break Your Sound Design Speed Limit.

  • Get creative with Igniter’s dedicated FX bus for parallel processing, 10 in-built FX per module and easily perform or automate movement using up to 5 discrete layers of pan, doppler and reverb (with a collection of Impulse Responses) all from one master controller. Route the output of each module back to your DAW for mixing and rendering layers or export whole files into your game engine or audio middleware solution.


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Mac

  • Mac Intel computer with a minimum of 2.4 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor
  • 4 GB of RAM
  • OS X 10.9 or later

Windows

  • 2.4 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor
  • 4 GB of RAM
  • Windows 7 and above

Other Information

  • This software is a digital download
  • Formats (64-bit only): AAX Native, VST, AU
  • Minimum sample rate: 44.1 kHz
  • Maximum sample rate: 192 kHz
  • An internet connection is required at the time of activation
  • A free iLok account is required to activate and use both the demo and full version of the software - an iLok USB dongle is NOT required
  • Igniter can only be activated on one computer at a time
  • Igniter licenses cannot be resold or moved between iLok Accounts
  • Supported host applications: Pro Tools (11 or later), Logic Pro X, Nuendo 8.2.10 or above, Cubase, Reaper and Ableton Live 10 and above.

Note: A free iLok account is required in order to activate this product. An iLok USB dongle is NOT required.

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Igniter Full Tank

Virtual Instrument by Krotos



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Complex Vehicle Sound Design. Simplified.

Igniter is the new industry standard for creating any real-world or sci-fi vehicle and engine sound effects with ease. Whether you work in audio post or game audio, Igniter enables you to design, perform and automate any complex vehicle behaviour directly in your DAW – from sports cars, motorbikes, planes, helicopters, spacecraft and other engine sounds to moving ambiences, textures, Foley or whatever sparks your imagination.

Igniter is the only solution of its kind to come jam-packed with over 20 performable vehicles and 614 audio assets from vehicles including Aston Martin, Ferrari, Porsche, Tesla, Harley Davidson, Huey UH-1H, Agusta Westland 119x, CH-47D Chinook, Bombardier Challenger, Cessna 560XL, skids, sweeteners and much more.

For vehicle sound effects fanatics, Igniter Full Tank comes with 75GB of additional library content including onboard recordings, ramps & static rev bands, Foley sounds, skids, slides and much more!




Features

  • Start Your Engines.

  • Select from over 20 high-quality performable vehicles including sports cars, motorbikes, planes, helicopters, space craft and other engine sounds; then process them as part of a powerful, hybrid work flow using Granular, Synth, One Shot or Loop modules.

  • Live Life In The Automation Fast Lane.

  • Design detailed, non-linear behaviour, assign multiple hybrid LFO/macros with complex envelopes and use Krotos' powerful drag-and-drop modulator system for dynamic, real-time performance of any of Igniter’s 600+ parameters. Create complex one-shot systems using the unique triggering system (also ideal for impacts, mechanical devices, robotics, sweeteners and more), Automatic or Manual gearbox configurations with steady RPMs and MIDI for testing timings, performing, automating or editing different engine, moving or evolving material.

  • Break Your Sound Design Speed Limit.

  • Get creative with Igniter’s dedicated FX bus for parallel processing, 10 in-built FX per module and easily perform or automate movement using up to 5 discrete layers of pan, doppler and reverb (with a collection of Impulse Responses) all from one master controller. Route the output of each module back to your DAW for mixing and rendering layers or export whole files into your game engine or audio middleware solution.


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Mac

  • Mac Intel computer with a minimum of 2.4 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor
  • 4 GB of RAM
  • OS X 10.9 or later

Windows

  • 2.4 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor
  • 4 GB of RAM
  • Windows 7 and above

Other Information

  • This software is a digital download
  • Formats (64-bit only): AAX Native, VST, AU
  • Minimum sample rate: 44.1 kHz
  • Maximum sample rate: 192 kHz
  • An internet connection is required at the time of activation
  • A free iLok account is required to activate and use both the demo and full version of the software - an iLok USB dongle is NOT required
  • Igniter can only be activated on one computer at a time
  • Igniter licenses cannot be resold or moved between iLok Accounts
  • Supported host applications: Pro Tools (11 or later), Logic Pro X, Nuendo 8.2.10 or above, Cubase, Reaper and Ableton Live 10 and above.

Note: A free iLok account is required in order to activate this product. An iLok USB dongle is NOT required.

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HUSTLE 2

Virtual Instrument by ujam



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Drums for Pumping Bass Music Tracks

Produce Grooves with Booming Bass Drums, Frantic Hi-hats and Gritty Snares

Trap, Grime & Dirty South

Beatmaker HUSTLE 2 is your rhythmical fixer for bass music styles like Trap and Dirty South. On the money and ready to make a statement for all types of modern urban styles that need a dirty basement-shaking beat or gritty Grime groove laying down.

Turn Up!

Make your production instantly sound like you’re rolling through Atlanta in a Lambo flexing your gold grill. The mix presets included in HUSTLE 2 provide a great starting point for getting your tracks sound professional.

It's a Trap!

Bass music genres are all about the beat – booming bass drums, frantic hi-hats and gritty snares. HUSTLE 2 captures the spirit of the genre – sounds, patterns and mix. Get busy with a virtually unlimited combination of credible beats inspired by the legendary Roland TR-808.

Frustration-Free Design

Beatmaker HUSTLE 2 benefits from the fail-free design mantra by UJAM, meaning the learning curve is non-existent – just choose from one of 40 different styles and tell HUSTLE 2 what part of the song you want to play – Intros, verses, choruses, you name it, HUSTLE 2 has it covered.

Features at a Glance

The mix presets provide a large range of sonic flavours that can be customised to your liking and make HUSTLE 2 work for your mix, sounding authentic and fat, no matter what.

Signature Sounds

Get creative and explore your own signature sounds by combining the different kits with HUSTLE 2’s professional mix presets and macro performance controls such as filter sweeps and ambience.

Special Control: Bass Tune

Bass Tune – play fills, kicks & grooves with tonality. Trap wouldn’t be so braaaaah without that singing bass...

What's New in HUSTLE 2?

  • MIDI 'Drag and Drop' to DAW.
  • Multiple audio outputs.
  • Twice the styles, patterns and drum kits.
  • Mastering section including Sweep, Saturate, Maximize, Multi-band EQ and Ambience.



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  • Windows 7 or later (64-bit only)
  • OS X 10.11 / macOS 10.12 or later (macOS 11 Big Sur supported) (64-bit only)
  • You may run them on earlier versions but UJAM doesn’t support them.

Minimum Requirements

  • 4 GB of RAM
  • 0.11 GB of Disk Space
  • 1280x768px Display
  • Internet Connection required for download and authorisation.

Plugin Formats

  • VST, AU 2, and AAX
  • AU 2 version is only compatible with Logic Pro X and newer.

Supported Standards

  • MIDI

Additional Information

  • Comes as downloadable installer files.
  • Authorize by email address and password for ujam.com within the plugin.
  • If you want to move your .blob files to an external drive, UJAM recommend the use of an SSD to prevent dropouts.

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Heat Up 3

Virtual Instrument by Initial Audio



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Next Generation!

Initial Audio proudly presents Heat Up 3. A major update to their hugely successful Heat Up 2 virtual instrument loved by music producers across the globe! The focus of Heat Up 3 is even better sound quality and much more expression to really bring out the best of each instrument. Heat Up 3 comes with over 860 instruments including a brand new expansion pack Studio Essentials. With it´s focus on genres such as Hiphop, Trap and RnB Heatup3 is the perfect go-to solution for modern Beatmakers and Producers looking for a high-quality sound source.

Heat Up 3 comes as a VST plugin for Windows and a VST and Audio Unit for Mac. Also included is a standalone app for both Windows and Mac so HeatUp 3 can be played without a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation).

Why Heat Up 3

There are many choices out there today for music producers when it comes to audio plugins. Initial Audio are sure you already have many plugins that you love so why buy Heat Up 3? The simple answer is quality, value and a massive range of sounds that every producer needs, all in one simple to use plugin.

The main advantage of Heat Up 3 is that it uses high quality multi samples recorded from many different sources, Initial Audio have real recorded instruments such as pianos and brasses as well samples from a multitude of analog and digital hardware. Heat Up 3 captures the unique sound of lots of different types of instruments, all rolled into one easy to use plugin.

850 Presets

Each instrument in Heat Up has been recorded to the highest quality possible. Every instrument is multi sampled across the entire keyboard range ensuring the best audio quality from the lowest to the highest key. Add to this the high quality effects, crystal clear limiter and expressive capabilities and the result is one of the best quality virtual instruments on the market today.

Buy Heatup3 now and get the RnB Essentials and Studio Essentials expansion pack for free! With over 850 instruments in 18 categories such as 808´s, Arps, Sequences, Bells, Brasses, Choirs, Drums, Keys, Guitars, Flutes, Synths and many more Heatup3 is the perfect virtual instrument for beginners and professional music producers looking for the state of the art sound.




Features

  • Over 850 multi-sampled instruments in categories such as Keys, Brass, Bass, Hits, Pads, Leads, Organs, Arps and Sequences, Plucks, Strings, Synths, Drum Kits, Bells, Choirs and much more! Basically every sound you could possibly need to make your next song.
  • Expression page making each instrument more natural sounding and expressive.
  • 12 High-Quality effects in a reorderable effect rack, such as Reverb, Chorus, Compressor, Vibrato, Tremolo, Reverse and more.
  • Powerful sequencer with lots of presets to inspire your next song. With a Humanize mode for extra realism.
  • 2 ADSR envelopes and 2 LFOs with waveform editor routable to any parameter.
  • Crystal clear limiting algorithm to limit the output of Heat Up. Even if the output goes above 0 decibels (clipping) there will be zero distortion.
  • Atmosphere layer, add extra atmosphere to your instruments with sounds like tape hiss, vinyl sounds, wind, rain and much more. Drag and drop your own samples to use as an atmosphere layer.
  • On Release Sample. Select a sample to play on release either always or randomly. Drag and drop to use your own release samples.

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PC

  • Windows 7 or higher (64-bit only)
  • 8GB RAM
  • VST compatible DAW such as FL Studio, Reaper, Reason, Cubase, Ableton Live, Bitwig, Machine, MPC Ren and many more​
  • 4 Core CPU
  • Stand-alone App

Mac

  • Mac OS X 10.6  - macOS 11 Big Sur Catalina (Intel & M1 Apple Silicon supported) (64-bit only)
  • 8GB RAM
  • 64-bit VST or AU compatible DAW such as Logic, FL Studio, Reaper, Reason, Cubase, Ableton Live, Bitwig, Machine, MPC Ren and many more​
  • 4 Core CPU
  • Stand-alone App

Important Note: The Mac version of this software is 64-bit only and will not function on 32-bit systems.

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PHAT 2

Virtual Instrument by ujam



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PHAT is your Virtual Drummer for Hip-Hop and Funk Beats

Note: If you own PHAT 1 you can Upgrade to PHAT 2.

Virtual Drummer PHAT is a slick and funky Hip-hop operator, producing grooves, fills and breaks straight from the street! Ready at any time to quickly lay down entire beats and rhythms that will make your body move and keep the MC nodding their head. Perfect for grooving, funky and urban styles, PHAT is the perfect studio companion for music producers of all skill levels.

The very gentle learning curve, a trademark of all UJAM Instruments plug-ins, means beginners and professionals can quickly lay down amazing sounding beats with no previous drumming experience. When you’re happy that the vibe is almost perfect you can fine tune the overall mix. Tweak the performance with individual volume controls for all the different elements of the kit such as kick drum and snare before adding micro timings with simple controls for swing, feel and even how ‘human’ the final performance will sound.

What’s New in Version 2?

  • Drag-and-drop phrases to DAW
  • Multiple Audio Outputs
  • Enhanced Mixer Section
  • 30 new styles and 150 presets

What’s in There?

  • A virtual Hip Hop drummer that follows your direction
  • Build your own drum kits with kit editing options
  • New Master Section with saturation and maximizer
  • Fresh improved look – easy on eyes and brain
  • 200 presets, 60 musical styles with 1380 different patterns

Make ‘em Say Uhh!

Virtual Drummer PHAT is your go-to ace for grooving funky and urban drumming. For all genres from Retro Soul to G-Funk, PHAT adds a smooth rhythm fundament to your production with its wide range of drumming styles and sounds.

Funk-A-Licious & Groovy

Virtual Drummer PHAT is versatile, coming with 200 presets, 60 musical styles containing a total of 1380 different rhythmical patterns that you can effortlessly weave and stitch together. Experiment and change your sound from smooth and soulful to huge and pumping by combining any of the 5 different drum kits with 6 easily accessible and tonally powerful character presets. Virtual Drummer PHAT really does give you groove that’s easy to craft and futile to resist.



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  • Windows 8 or later (64-bit only)
  • OS X 10.11 / macOS 10.12 or later (macOS 11 Big Sur supported) (64-bit only)
  • You may run them on earlier versions but UJAM doesn’t support them.

Minimum Requirements

  • 4 GB of RAM
  • 0.5 GB of Disk Space
  • 1280 x 768 px Display
  • Internet Connection required for download and authorisation.

Plugin Formats

  • VST, AU 2 and AAX
  • AU 2 version is only compatible with Logic Pro X and newer.

Supported Standards

  • MIDI

Additional Information

  • Comes as downloadable installer files.
  • Authorize by email address and password for ujam.com within the plugin.
  • If you want to move your .blob files to an external drive, UJAM recommend the use of an SSD to prevent dropouts.

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SOLID 2

Virtual Instrument by ujam



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For Your Top Notch Studio Drum Tracks

Note: If you own SOLID 1 you can Upgrade to SOLID 2.

Virtual Drummer SOLID is your personal gold-standard session drummer, the backline bandmate we all dream of having - dependable, reliable and comfortable playing all popular styles and moods with ease. Build your tracks on the strongest foundations with Virtual Drummer SOLID and fully realize and finish your rhythmical arrangements in record time. The versatile sound and intuitive & accessible controls mean that SOLID is truly suited to any level of music production skill. Novices can get instant access to many popular musical styles and rhythmical phrases without a steep learning curve whilst more experienced musicians and producers will delight at being able to get such great sounding results so quickly.

It’s easy to quickly customize the sound of each of the five different drum kits by dialing in some extra punch with the slam control or by using one of our six tone-morphing character presets – here is where the sound of Virtual Drummer SOLID can quickly change from being smooth and retro to being smashed to pieces!

Finalize and finetune your drum mix by individually adjusting the volume of each component of the kit including separate controls for overhead & room mics before adding a touch of reverb. Virtual Drummer SOLID even lets you control the feel of the performance allowing for pushing or pulling of the beat and adjustment of a humanize control for added authenticity.

What’s New in Version 2?

  • Drag-and-drop phrases to DAW
  • Multiple Audio Outputs
  • Enhanced Mixer Section
  • 30 new styles and 150 presets

What’s in There?

  • A virtual gold-standard drummer that follows your direction
  • Build your own drum kits with kit editing options
  • New Master Section with saturation and maximizer
  • Fresh improved look – easy on eyes and brain
  • 200 presets, 60 musical styles with 1380 different patterns

Everybody Comes to Hollywood

Virtual Drummer SOLID is your seasoned pro for sophisticated, grand productions. For all popular genres and moods, SOLID provides those untouchable gold-standard drumming styles and sounds that open record label executives’ doors, hearts, and wallets.

Gold-Plated Perfectionism

The key to SOLID’s benchmark drum sound is in the meticulous way it was recorded. It has 200 presets, 60 musical styles containing a total of 1380 different patterns. The creation of all patterns started with the highest quality ingredients, right at the source, with a fantastic drummer, in prime acoustical space sitting in front of a collection of ‘desert island’ drum hardware. Only then were we happy to hit record, capturing each hit and phrase with a combination of premium microphones and recording chains to ensure the end results were of the highest calibre.



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  • Windows 8 or later (64-bit only)
  • OS X 10.11 / macOS 10.12 or later (macOS 11 Big Sur supported) (64-bit only)
  • You may run them on earlier versions but UJAM doesn’t support them.

Minimum Requirements

  • 4 GB of RAM
  • 0.5 GB of Disk Space
  • 1280 x 768 px Display
  • Internet Connection required for download and authorisation.

Plugin Formats

  • VST, AU 2 and AAX
  • AU 2 version is only compatible with Logic Pro X and newer.

Supported Standards

  • MIDI

Additional Information

  • Comes as downloadable installer files.
  • Authorize by email address and password for ujam.com within the plugin.
  • If you want to move your .blob files to an external drive, UJAM recommend the use of an SSD to prevent dropouts.

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HEAVY 2

Virtual Instrument by ujam



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Heavy is your Rock and Indie Specialist

Note: If you own HEAVY 1 you can Upgrade to PHAT 2.

Virtual Drummer HEAVY is an authoritative, hard-hitting rock drummer, permanently set to beast mode! Always delivering what its name promises, HEAVY punishes the drums with relentless weight and energy behind each hit, driving your tracks forward and providing the perfect basis for all manner of rock, indie and grunge styles.

As with every UJAM Instruments product, HEAVY benefits from our frustration-free design philosophy meaning anyone can use this product to make music faster, better and easier, regardless of their music production experience level.

Just follow the simple controls on the user interface to easily trigger different styles and rhythmical phrases to use in your tracks. The drummer who is never late, unless you want them to be… Virtual Drummer HEAVY’s additional ‘performance tweaking’ controls mean that you can make your drummer push or pull on the beat as well as become more loose or rigid when playing.

HEAVY also allows individual volume control of each element of the drum kit meaning you can get your balance just right before adding the perfect amount of stadium-style reverb!

What’s New in Version 2?

  • Drag-and-drop phrases to DAW
  • Multiple Audio Outputs
  • Enhanced Mixer Section
  • 30 new styles and 150 presets

What’s in There?

  • A virtual rock drummer with real drum performances
  • Build your own drum kits with kit editing options
  • New Master Section with saturation and maximizer
  • Fresh improved look – easy on eyes and brain
  • 200 presets, 60 musical styles with 1380 different patterns

For Those About to Rock

Virtual Drummer HEAVY is a forceful rock and indie specialist. For all genres from soft pop rock ballads to Seattle-style overdrive grunge, HEAVY adds a wide range of drumming styles and sounds in your production.

Hard-Nosed & Forward

At ease supporting heavy rock riffs to power ballads, HEAVY is a versatile instrument. With over 200 presets, 60 musical styles containing a total of 1380 different patterns, creatives from all across the musical spectrum can enjoy the 5 meticulously recorded drum kits contained within. Further customization of the sound can be achieved with the custom FX algorithm ‘Slam’ and the six different character presets, allowing for a wide variety of tonal possibilities ranging from high fidelity to downright rude rock!



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Operating Systems

  • Windows 8 or later (64-bit only)
  • OS X 10.11 / macOS 10.12 or later (macOS 11 Big Sur supported) (64-bit only)
  • You may run them on earlier versions but UJAM doesn’t support them.

Minimum Requirements

  • 4 GB of RAM
  • 0.5 GB of Disk Space
  • 1280x768px Display
  • Internet Connection required for download and authorisation.

Plugin Formats

  • VST, AU 2, and AAX
  • AU 2 version is only compatible with Logic Pro X and newer.

Supported Standards

  • MIDI

Additional Information

  • Comes as downloadable installer files.
  • Authorize by email address and password for ujam.com within the plugin.
  • If you want to move your .blob files to an external drive, UJAM recommend the use of an SSD to prevent dropouts.

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CARBON

Virtual Instrument by ujam



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The Toughest Element

This story-telling superweapon brings heavily distorted sounds to your production...

UJAM built CARBON because there was nothing like it – a virtual instrument creating versatile modern “sound-designed” guitar sounds in all kinds of music genres – from the super-quantized accents in electronic music to action-packed big riffs in game soundtracks to subtle vibes in movie scores.

What's in There?

  • Organic, distorted & processed rhythm guitar sounds
  • First ever Virtual Guitarist with Instrument Mode
  • Unique Layerer soundstage combining up to four guitarists
  • Finisher multi-effect rack with 75 cutting-edge effect algorithms

The Most Versatile Virtual Guitarist

CARBON is for sound designers and musicians who go beyond borders. It’s an otherworldly guitar for game soundtracks and film scores, but can also give electronic and pop music that extra kick. It’s a wild and heavily distorted sound, yet that rawness is somehow precise, controlled and sometimes even synth-like at the same time.

Sound Designers' Delight

No matter how much you push the edgy digital effects, the underlying sonic textures always remain organic and raw. The instrument always remains playable and musical. This lets CARBON play perfectly alongside synths, drum machines, orchestras and band musicians.

Decidedly Cinematic

It is the sound of hellfire inside an Icelandic volcano and also the sensitive instrumentation aboard a lonely space station orbiting the moons of Jupiter. It is heavy and in-your-face when pushed but also light-and-delicate when dialed down. Use it to inject an instant, controlled blast of raw power or to provide a slowly evolving momentum to build up and carry a scene.




Features

  • CARBON’s Ultra Amp and Future Distortion algorithms leave no call for insane overdrive unanswered. Its innovative Layerer feature, a virtual soundstage with up to four guitarists, lets you control bigness and width from a tame mono riff to the earth-shaking quadro Wall Of Doom.

  • Organic, distorted and processed rhythm guitar sounds for electronic music, soundtrack,  rock and other contemporary music genres 
  • Instrument Mode lets you play a wide range of articulations on an amazing 8-string  guitar, Player Mode comes with inspiring riffs and phrases
  • Unique Layerer soundstage combining up to four guitarists for ultimate fatness
  • Finisher multi-effect rack combining 20 cutting-edge effect algorithms into 100 presets,  live-controlled or automated by one single knob
  • Instrument Mode

  • CARBON’s Instrument Mode lets you play a wide range of articulations on an amazing 8-string guitar.

  • Player Mode

  • The Player Mode comes with inspiring riffs and phrases.


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Operating Systems

  • Windows 8 or later (64-bit only)
  • OS X 10.11 / macOS 10.12 or later (macOS 11 Big Sur supported) (64-bit only)
  • You may run them on earlier versions but UJAM doesn’t support them.

Minimum Requirements

  • 4 GB of RAM
  • 4.5 GB of Disk Space
  • 1280x768px Display
  • Internet Connection required for download and authorisation.

Plugin Formats

  • VST, AU 2, and AAX
  • AU 2 version is only compatible with Logic Pro X and newer.

Supported Standards

  • MIDI, Native Instruments NKS

Additional Information

  • Comes as downloadable installer files.
  • Authorize by email address and password for ujam.com within the plugin.
  • If you want to move your .blob files to an external drive, UJAM recommend the use of an SSD to prevent dropouts.

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Subdivine

Virtual Instrument by Diginoiz



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Your favourite instrument for deep and warm basses and 808s

Subdivine! An indispensable instrument in the bass-heavy music production process designed especially for those music producers and beatmakers who need solid 808-type basses in their tunes! Perfect for Trap, Hip-Hop, R&B and Future R&B, Soul and Neosoul, Pop and any genre that bases on… bass!

Subdivine is a playable library of bass samples with the interface of a synth. It was created by experienced sound designers and music producers to provide efficient workflow and usability combined with the best possible sound with lots of low-end and that stylish 808 flavour. Presets from Subdivine are divided into two groups: Analogue - sampled from some of the best analogue synths, and Digital - sampled from some great digital instruments. Every preset has its own character and unique sound that can be formed with ADSR envelope and enhanced with Drive. 

The Drive! Well, this is where the ride begins! Subdivine's Drive consists of 7 different types of distortion with different sensitivities, all of them emulations of top quality analogue and digital hardware, so the sound can be slightly warmed up or distorted like in the sickest drops humanity ever heard!

Range of Subdivine's sounds was deliberately narrowed to two octaves in order to keep the library compact, and the instrument efficient in providing the high-quality low end.

Subdivine is available in two most popular plug-in formats: VST3 and AU, so you will be able to use it in DAWs that support these formats (and others).




Features

  • Perfect for Trap, Hip-Hop, R&B, Future R&B and Soul
  • 7 types of distortion
  • Analogue and Digital presets

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Mac

  • 64-bit only
  • OS X 10.12 or higher (macOS Catalina compatible)
  • 8GB of system RAM
  • 10GB of free space
  • VST3
  • Audio Unit

Windows

  • 64-bit only
  • Windows 7 or higher
  • 8GB of system RAM
  • 10GB of free space
  • SSE3 support
  • VST3

Supported Hosts

  • Cubase
  • Logic
  • FL Studio
  • Ableton Live 10.1 and above
  • Studio One
  • Garage Band

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Xpand!2

Virtual Instrument by AIR Music Technology



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AIR Music Technology originally created Xpand! as part of the Creative Collection of instrument plug-ins included as part of Avid™ Pro Tools™. With the release of Pro Tools 8, this widely popular workstation was given new controls, improved features, an additional Gigabyte of sounds, and a new name: Xpand!2. As the popularity of Pro Tools grew, more and more musicians and producers came to rely on the incredible sonic firepower of this amazing workstation. Xpand!2 continued to evolve, and demand grew. Finally, Xpand!2 is now available on its own, available to anyone who hungers for the finest sounds instantly.

Four on the Floor

Xpand!2 is a multitimbral workstation offering four active sound slots, or parts, per patch. Each part is provided with its own MIDI channel, Note Range (Zone), Mix, Arpeggiation, Modulation, and Effects settings—an excellent method for creating individual parts. Harnessing the four parts together to build one amazing Patch is where Xpand!2 reveals its true power. The Voice Mode for each part can be set to polyphonic or monophonic. Polyphonic parts can have up to 64 voices; monophonic parts offer First, Last, Highest, or Lowest priority making it easy to designate a bass, lead, or solo instrument.

Sounds Galore

Using everything from wavetables and FM synthesis to sample playback, the expert sound design team at Air Music Tech has carefully created thousands of ready-to-play Xpand!2 patches. Creating your own is easy, too. Parts can be quickly browsed and are conveniently sorted into 29 categories, offering a simple path to find just what you’re looking for.

Smart Knobs and Easy Edits

Six smart knobs are provided for custom-tweaking your Xpand!2 sounds. Each knob changes function depending on the part selected, offering hands-on control of the most critical sound elements. Select the Easy mode, and all six knobs now control all four of the common parts in a patch simultaneously for quickly performing those crucial edits. And of course, all of your edits can be saved for instant recall.

Major Modulation

Express yourself with powerful performance features! Pitch Bend wheel and Aftertouch (pressure) modulation assignments can be made independently for each part. Modulation rates can be tempo sync’d or free-wheeling. Numerous modulation destinations are provided, and the WAVE destination parameters are different from part to part, providing unique Xpand!2 sound-shaping capabilities.

Advanced Arpeggiation

Keep things moving with advanced arpeggiation. Simply set the Rate—including dotted and triplet values—and then select the Mode. Using the Latch switch allows the arpeggiator to continue to play, even when your hands leave the keyboard. Each Xpand!2 part is provided with its own arpeggiator.  Many parts such as Action Pads and Loops will automatically activate the Arpeggiator, as it forms an integral part of the sound.

Dynamic Effects Duo

Xpand!2 includes two independent effect processors with fifty studio-grade effects, ranging from rich reverbs to the mind-bending Chaos Delay. When selecting a new effect type, Xpand!2 will instantly change the edit knob functions to provide accurate control of every effect. The output of FX1 can be fed into the input of FX2 to create advanced “cascade-style” effects.

2500+ Total Presets and Parts:

  • Soft, Bright, Huge & Action Pads
  • Ambience & FX
  • Polysynths & Synth Brass
  • Simple & Multitrack Arpeggios
  • Soft & Hard Leads
  • Acoustic Piano
  • E-Pianos & Clavichord
  • Organs
  • Strings
  • Vocals
  • Brass & Woodwinds
  • Mallets & Bells
  • Guitars
  • Ethnic
  • Hits
  • Basses
  • Drums & Percussion
  • Loops
  • Multitimbral

Features:

  • Four-channel multitimbral operation
  • Up to four stereo instrument parts per patch
  • Up to 64 voices per part; Mono or Poly voice modes
  • Smart Knobs provide intuitive sound editing
  • Easy Edit Knobs control the entire patch at once
  • Two digital effects processors; 50 editable effect types
  • Individual arpeggiation control for each part.
  • Multiple Sound Generation Engines: Subtractive Synthesis & FM Synthesis.
  • Tonewheels.
  • Sample Playback.



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  • macOS 10.8.5 - 12 (macOS 12 Monterey supported) (64-bit only) (M1 Mac not supported)
  • Core Duo Processor (Core i5 or i7 Recommended)
  • Minimum RAM 1 GB (2 GB or more Recommended)
  • 1 GB free hard drive space (Download and Installation)
  • A 64-bit compatible host application is required*
  • Internet access (Download and Authorisation)
  • FREE iLok account & Licence Manager is required to authorise this software (a physical USB iLok is not required).

PC

  • Windows 10, 8 or Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (64-bit only)
  • Minimum Dual Core 2GHz (Intel Core i5 or i7 Recommended)
  • Minimum RAM 1 GB (2 GB or more Recommended)
  • 1 GB free hard drive space (Download and Installation)
  • A 64-bit compatible host application is required*
  • Internet access (Download and Authorisation)
  • FREE iLok account & Licence Manager is required to authorise this software (a physical USB iLok is not required).

Formats

  • Compatible with AU and VST only.
  • Mac: VST64 is qualified for Cubase 6 (64-bit) and Ableton Live 9 (64-bit). AU64 is qualified for Logic X (64-bit).
  • PC: VST64 is qualified for Cubase 6 (64-bit) and Ableton Live 9 (64-bit).
  • Pro Tools AAX & RTAS versions are not available.

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BFD3

Virtual Instrument by BFD



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BFD3 is the third generation of BFD's flagship software acoustic drum studio: new levels of realism and ground-breaking features in an intuitive redesigned engine.

With stunning new kits, mix-ready presets and modelling technology for tom resonance and cymbal swells, BFD3 delivers uncompromising detail. The revamped interface has a new mixer and sound browser for the easiest BFD experience yet.

The all-new BFD3 library is designed to provide a diverse range of drum sounds out of the box. Recorded by engineers including Andrew Scheps, Rail Jon Rogut and John Emrich, it features brush and mallet sounds and is recorded in 2 rooms for varied room ambience.

BFD3 also contains a powerful built-in environment for pattern creation and editing, complete with a range of performances by legendary drummers for effortless production of drum tracks indistinguishable from the real thing.

Effortless Power

Instant Results with Unlimited Depth

BFD3 is designed to sound great while offering as much depth as you need. Browse for entire presets, quickly compile custom kits or mould any drum sound you desire by retuning, damping and processing multiple mics with the powerful internal mixing engine.

The built-in Groove section offers a versatile range of session drummer performances alongside pattern editing and creation functions. Select from a wide range of musical drum rudiments and paint your own realistic parts.

New Sound Library

Stunning Hyper-Detailed drums

With detail levels of up to 80 velocity layers, rim-clicks and rim-shots for toms and bells and splashes for hi-hats, BFD3's sounds are more expressive than ever before. The library's 160GB of audio data is squeezed into 55GB thanks to BFD3's lossless compression system meaning less space usage and playback strain on your hard disk.

4 of the included kits are recorded in LA's Ocean Studios and feature additional mono room and hardware-compressed channels in addition to stereo overhead and room mics. The remaining 3 kits are stick, brush and mallet versions of a custom Mapleworks kit recorded in a tight but vibrant room at Omega Studios in Rockville, Maryland.

Augmented Realism

Intelligent Drum and Dynamics Modelling

BFD3 introduces modelled tom resonance and bleed which provides a natural-sounding 'glue' which blends the sound of the kit together. The modelling varies with the characteristics and tuning of any combination of drums - something that cannot be achieved only by using samples. BFD3 also includes improved dynamics matching across drums and a swell-modelling algorithm for more realistic cymbal washes.

These features can be applied to your existing BFD libraries if you're upgrading (and to any expansion packs you buy in future).

Mixing and Exporting

New Effects and Workflow Enhancements

The internal BFD3 mixing engine has DCAM-modelled compression, filtering and other effects alongside great-sounding EQ and algorithmic reverbs. You can even use an external signal as a compression sidechain source.

New workflow enhancements let you hide multiple drum and ambient mics for simpler mixing approaches and it's easy to route multiple channels to discrete outputs for processing with other plugins or outboard gear. BFD3 even provides multi-channel audio export direct to disk. Grooves can be exported using drag and drop - perfect for compiling loops.




Features

  • 7 new kits recorded in 2 locations
  • Dedicated rock, metal, jazz and brush kits
  • More detail in less disk space
  • Tom resonance / cymbal swell modelling
  • Streamlined new browser and workflow
  • Faster, more efficient audio engine
  • Extendable interface for larger screens
  • New effects including algorithmic reverb and DCAM EnvShaper
  • Wide range of mix-ready presets
  • Fully editable, improved groove engine
  • Rudiments tool for creating grooves
  • Grooves by Steve Ferrone, Brooks Wackerman, Bobby Jarzombek, Peter Erskine & Stanton Moore courtesy of Platinum Samples
  • 32-bit and 64-bit support
  • VST, AU, RTAS and AAX plugin formats & standalone version
  • BFD3/BFD Eco Expansion Packs are also available.


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Minimum Requirements:

  • Mac OSX 10.11 or later (Mac)
  • Windows 10 (PC)
  • Core2Duo 2.0ghz (or equivalent)
  • 2GB DDR3 RAM
  • 7200rpm mechanical hard disk or fast SSD
  • Internet connection for authorization and downloads
  • USB 2.0 port for installation
  • 1280x800 screen resolution

Recommended for High Detail Settings:

  • Quad-core processor or faster (Core2Quad, i3, i5, and i7, or equivalent)
  • 3GB DDR3 RAM or higher
  • Dedicated drive for audio content

3 Install Options:

  • 18GB, 27GB or 55GB disk space required

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MDrummer

Virtual Instrument by MeldaProduction



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MDrummer is simply the ultimate drum machine and virtual drummer. It makes arranging drum tracks and real-time performances quick and simple and the possibilities are just endless... 

Sound Limited Only by Your Imagination

MDrummer's sound engine can cover the entire wide range of percussion instruments from drums to scratches. Any number of drumsets, drums in each drumset, layers and effects in each drum, with sampling, synthesis and some completely unique generators. Whether you are interested in acoustic drums, electric drums, percussion or effects, or any kind of combination, MDrummer can do it.

Quick and I

MDrummer can generate infinite number of new drumsets by pressing a single button, analyze and import your sample libraries, merge multiple drumsets and much more. MDrummer is perfect whether you are looking for a traditional style, a truly unique sound available by a few clicks, or if you are ready to get dirty and explore the depths of the most advanced drum machine in the world.

Rhythms Limited Only By Your Imagination

MDrummer truly understands what a rhythm is the way humans do and you have access to everything he knows. It can cover any style and any percussive instrument. MDrummer can play pop, drum'n'bass, rock, r'n'b, salsa, jungle, jazz, rumba on congas, progress-metal in 11/4 signature...anything you can imagine. MDrummer can generate new rhythms for you, merge multiple rhythms, add shakers and other background percussion. Humanization, shuffling, halfe/double tempo & feel and many more advanced features let you transform your ideas into reality by few mouse clicks.

Unique Way to Control the Performance

You can command MDrummer to play intro, groove, add fills, play more notes at different velocities... MDrummer is just like an incredibly great human drummer, except it will obey any orders! You can tell him what to do using our unique MIDI command method, integrated sequencer or he can even jam with you! No more clumsy automation, MIDI file drag & drop... You can make a great drum track for your arrangement in just a few minutes.

Ground Breaking Rhythm Generator

We taught MDrummer what humans do when creating new rhythms. All you need to do now is to create a single loop, which suits your song. Or, well, MDrummer can generate a unique one for you. Rhythm generator then takes megabytes of resources and creates the whole rhythm for you. Just the way real drummers do it.

Flexible User Interface

We make music, but the visual side may inspire or not. MDrummer's user interface is resizable, stylable, contains context help for everything and the workflow is optimized for maximum speed. All for the ultimate user experience and creativity.




Features

  • VST/VST3/AU/AAX plugin
  • More than 6GB of samples, multisamples, subsample libraries and more
  • 300+ drumsets, 2400+ drumset components, 900+ samples, 600+ multisamples, 300+ rhythms, 200+ base-rhythms, 12000+ loops
  • 5 ultimate sound generators - MSampler, MMultiSampler, MSynthesizer4NN, MSubSampleSynthesizer and MScratcher
  • 30 versatile effects - equalizers, compressors, distortions, modulations...
  • Drumset generator & merger
  • Effect generator & merger
  • Ultimate human-like rhythm technology
  • MIDI command method
  • Integrated arrangement sequencer
  • Jamming functionality
  • Rhythm generator & merger

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Value For Money

Sound Quality

General Ease of Use

Number of Presets


Windows

  • Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • VST / VST3 / AAX compatible host (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • Intel/AMD processor with SSE2 support

Always use 32-bit plugins in 32-bit hosts, or 64-bit plugins in 64-bit hosts!
 
64-bit plugins can't work in 32-bit hosts even if the operating system is 64-bit. Do NOT use 32-bit plugins in 64-bit hosts. They would have to be bridged and can become slow and unstable.
 
Mac OS X

  • Mac OS X 10.9 and newer (64-bit only)
  • VST / VST3 / AU / AAX compatible host (64-bit only)
  • Intel/AMD processor with SSE2 support or Apple Silicon processor

Note: Please check your product PDF documentation for more information and installation instructions.

OS Compatibility



Addictive Keys: Duo Bundle

Virtual Instrument by XLN Audio



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Description


AK: DUO BUNDLE

Pick any 2 Addictive Keys Instruments

Two is always better than one! The Duo Bundle lets you pick any two Addictive Keys instruments and save big.

About the Addictive Keys: Duo Bundle

The Addictive Keys product line features a variety of outstanding keyboard instruments. Like the majestic Studio Grand or the lively Electric Grand. Our Duo Bundle lets you pick any two instruments of your choice and save over buying them individually!

Features:

  • Includes the full Addictive Keys engine
  • Plug-in and Standalone operation
  • Pick any 2 instruments of your choice

Addictive Keys


Addictive Keys isn't just a collection of sampled keyboards.  That's easy. Anyone can do that. What Addictive Keys does is to capture the soul and essence of great instruments from multiple angles. That's hard, but Addictive Keys instruments pull it off and make it look effortless.

Addictive Keys brings the world's most inspiring and interesting keyboard instruments into the studios of songwriters, producers, and music makers.

It's unique sonic capabilities, smart workflow, fast load-times, and outstanding sound quality are designed to help you stay in the creative flow and to compose great music while you're in the zone.

Addictive Keys ships with tons of inspiring presets neatly arranged in "ExploreMaps." Each preset even comes with previews that present the preset in the perfect light. If you're in a hurry, you can use presets as-is so you don't lose inspiration. If you're in the mood to design new sounds, the powerful sound engine gives you great control over each instrument. You can even mix and match microphone setups!

To push the sound design envelope even further, the Addictive Keys engine has outstanding effects and envelopes to take your sound from clear and natural to heavily processed and other-worldly!

Finally, we include a standalone version that runs without requiring any music software. So if you just want to play, you can do so without any hassles

Standalone Mode

Addictive Keys can also work as a standalone instrument, without requiring host music software. This makes it easy to load an instrument, find an inspiring preset, and start playing without having to launch your music software. 

This is perfect when you just want to play without waiting for music software or deal with routing.



Video


Rating


Value For Money

Sound Quality

General Ease of Use

Number of Presets


Mac

  • macOS 10.9 or later (M1 Native & macOS 12 Monterey supported) (64-bit only)
  • 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
  • Internet connection (during installation only)

Formats:

  • VST, AU, AAX (64-bit only)
  • Standalone Application (64-bit only)

Windows

  • Windows 7, 8, 10 (64-bit only)
  • 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
  • Internet connection (during installation only)

Formats:

  • VST, AAX (64-bit only)
  • Standalone Application (64-bit only)

Hosts:

This product should run on any host supporting 64-bit VST, AU, or AAX plugins. XLN Audio actively tests on the host applications listed below:

  • Ableton Live 9 or later
  • Apple Logic Pro 9 & 10
  • Avid Pro Tools 11 or later (Pro Tools First is not supported)
  • Cakewalk by Bandlab
  • Propellerhead Reason 10.3 or later
  • Reaper 4 & 5
  • Steinberg Cubase 8 or later

Please Note: This software is 64-bit only and will not function on 32-bit systems.

OS Compatibility



Addictive Keys: Trio Bundle

Virtual Instrument by XLN Audio



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Description


AK: TRIO BUNDLE

Pick Any 3 Addictive Keys Instruments

They say good things come in threes, so go ahead... Pick any three inspiring Addictive Keys instruments and save big!

The Addictive Keys: Trio Bundle lets you pick any three of our Addictive Keys instruments and save over buying them individually. If you've had your eye on our award-winning Addictive Keys instruments (like Electric Grand, Modern Upright, or Mark One), this bundle lets you get all three for a great price.

Features:

  • Includes the full Addictive Keys engine
  • Plug-in and Standalone operation
  • Pick any 3 instruments of your choice

Addictive Keys


Addictive Keys isn't just a collection of sampled keyboards.  That's easy. Anyone can do that. What Addictive Keys does is to capture the soul and essence of great instruments from multiple angles. That's hard, but Addictive Keys instruments pull it off and make it look effortless.

Addictive Keys brings the world's most inspiring and interesting keyboard instruments into the studios of songwriters, producers, and music makers.

It's unique sonic capabilities, smart workflow, fast load-times, and outstanding sound quality are designed to help you stay in the creative flow and to compose great music while you're in the zone.

Addictive Keys ships with tons of inspiring presets neatly arranged in "ExploreMaps." Each preset even comes with previews that present the preset in the perfect light. If you're in a hurry, you can use presets as-is so you don't lose inspiration. If you're in the mood to design new sounds, the powerful sound engine gives you great control over each instrument. You can even mix and match microphone setups!

To push the sound design envelope even further, the Addictive Keys engine has outstanding effects and envelopes to take your sound from clear and natural to heavily processed and other-worldly!

Finally, we include a standalone version that runs without requiring any music software. So if you just want to play, you can do so without any hassles

Standalone Mode

Addictive Keys can also work as a standalone instrument, without requiring host music software. This makes it easy to load an instrument, find an inspiring preset, and start playing without having to launch your music software. 

This is perfect when you just want to play without waiting for music software or deal with routing.



Video


Rating


Value For Money

Sound Quality

General Ease of Use

Number of Presets


Mac

  • macOS 10.9 or later (M1 Native & macOS 12 Monterey supported) (64-bit only)
  • 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
  • Internet connection (during installation only)

Formats:

  • VST, AU, AAX (64-bit only)
  • Standalone Application (64-bit only)

Windows

  • Windows 7, 8, 10 (64-bit only)
  • 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
  • Internet connection (during installation only)

Formats:

  • VST, AAX (64-bit only)
  • Standalone Application (64-bit only)

Hosts:

This product should run on any host supporting 64-bit VST, AU, or AAX plugins. XLN Audio actively tests on the host applications listed below:

  • Ableton Live 9 or later
  • Apple Logic Pro 9 & 10
  • Avid Pro Tools 11 or later (Pro Tools First is not supported)
  • Cakewalk by Bandlab
  • Propellerhead Reason 10.3 or later
  • Reaper 4 & 5
  • Steinberg Cubase 8 or later

Please Note: This software is 64-bit only and will not function on 32-bit systems.

OS Compatibility



Addictive Keys: Studio Grand

Virtual Instrument by XLN Audio



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Description


The Grand Master of Pianos

The response, dynamics and character of this instrument capture the very essence of a great grand piano. It will inspire your creativity.

About Studio Grand

The Studio Grand features a classic Steinway Model D concert grand piano. The first choice of many pianists, Steinways are famous for their character and unrivaled sound. The included ExploreMaps offer presets in a variety of styles ranging from open and natural to processed and strange. The variety of sounds makes Studio Grand perfect for both production and stage duties.

The Instrument and its Presets

Steinway Model D Grand Piano:

Our Studio Grand features a Steinway Model D Concert Grand piano. At 8' 11 3/4" (274cm) in length, this majestic instrument is the overwhelming choice of the world's greatest pianists. More than ten Steinway Grand Pianos were auditioned before finding the one with the most desirable character: a crystal clear and open timbre with a perfectly balanced resonance. 

We approached Studio Grand with production in mind. We found that fitting a grand piano in a mix can be hard and often results in a compromise of the sound quality in order to make it fit with the other instruments and vocals. By offering the exact recording setup in Addictive Keys and the option of mixing and matching microphones, Studio Grand is sure to fit nicely into any production style.

Studio Grand was recorded in a large recording studio at the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation. The studio is famous for being extremely quiet and for having a controlled acoustic ambience; for such a large room the reverberation still sounds tight and airy which is a rare combination and the perfect condition for recording a grand piano. 

The recordings were done using rare vintage tube and ribbon microphones capturing the instrument at several different perspectives. From close up perspective with microphones next to the soundboard to far away perspective with natural room ambience. The end result is a warm and vibrant sound that goes from intimate to larger-than-life. The vintage microphones used were hand picked from the studios impressive collection.

We Recorded Using the Following:

  • Close (Stereo XY): Neumann M269 
  • Close (Stereo Wide): Coles 4038 
  • Close (Mono): RCA 6203 
  • Mid (Stereo Wide): Neumann M250 
  • Ambient (Stereo Wide): Neumann M269 
  • Body (Mono): Sela T25 

About Galleries and Exploremaps 

Helping you Learn and Discover Sounds:

Our Gallery page (accessed by pressing the "Gallery" button) shows general information about the installed Addictive Keys instruments as well as those available in the online shop. The bottom of the Gallery page shows thumbnails of the available ExploreMaps for the currently selected instrument.

The ExploreMap page (accessed by pressing the "Explore" button) contains a selection of presets that you can easily preview and select with one click. This makes it easy to explore the various possible sounds. Many ExploreMaps also contain convenient macro controllers for fast/easy editing.




Features

  • Steinway Model D Grand Piano
  • Warm tone and unique sound
  • Six selectable mic perspectives

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Rating


Value For Money

Sound Quality

General Ease of Use

Number of Presets


Mac

  • macOS 10.9 or later (M1 Native & macOS 12 Monterey supported) (64-bit only)
  • 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
  • Internet connection (during installation only)

Formats:

  • VST, AU, AAX (64-bit only)
  • Standalone Application (64-bit only)

Windows

  • Windows 7, 8, 10 (64-bit only)
  • 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
  • Internet connection (during installation only)

Formats:

  • VST, AAX (64-bit only)
  • Standalone Application (64-bit only)

Hosts:

This product should run on any host supporting 64-bit VST, AU, or AAX plugins. XLN Audio actively tests on the host applications listed below:

  • Ableton Live 9 or later
  • Apple Logic Pro 9 & 10
  • Avid Pro Tools 11 or later (Pro Tools First is not supported)
  • Cakewalk by Bandlab
  • Propellerhead Reason 10.3 or later
  • Reaper 4 & 5
  • Steinberg Cubase 8 or later

Please Note: This software is 64-bit only and will not function on 32-bit systems.

OS Compatibility



Addictive Keys: Modern Upright

Virtual Instrument by XLN Audio



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Description


A Modern Classic

Sometimes a grand piano is just too, well... grand. Maybe you need something smaller and more intimate. In those cases, the Modern Upright is the perfect choice.

About Modern Upright

The Modern Upright is based on a Yamaha U3 upright piano - regarded by many pianists as a modern classic. It has a tight and defined tone with an airy ambience that makes it fit nicely into almost any production. Included presets cover everything ranging from smooth jazz with a mellow, warm tone to bright pop with an upfront sound.

The Instrument and its Presets

Yamaha U3 Upright Piano:

Our Modern Upright is based on a Yamaha U3 piano in excellent condition that was recorded with great care in a large auditorium. This auditorium is a soundstage that is mainly used to broadcast live performances with very high acoustical standards. The room has a detailed ambience with a medium/long decay time.

Modern Upright features seven microphone perspectives ranging from close to far, floor to soundboard and mono to stereo. This gives you nearly limitless sound design options and lets you tailor the sound of the piano to the exact needs of your song, all within the Addictive Keys engine.

We Recorded Using the Following:

  • Front Ribbon (Stereo XY): Coles 4038
  • Front Ribbon (Stereo Wide): Coles 4038
  • Back Tube (Stereo Wide): Sela T25
  • Bottom Tube (Mono): Neumann U47
  • Floor PZM (Stereo Wide): Sennheiser MKE212
  • Close Ribbon (Mono): RCA 6203
  • Ambient Tube (Stereo XY): Neumann M269

About Galleries and ExploreMaps

Helping you Learn and Discover Sounds:

Our Gallery page (accessed by pressing the "Gallery" button) shows general information about the installed Addictive Keys instruments as well as those available in the online shop. The bottom of the Gallery page shows thumbnails of the available ExploreMaps for the currently selected instrument.

The ExploreMap page (accessed by pressing the "Explore" button) contains a selection of presets that you can easily preview and select with one click. This makes it easy to explore the various possible sounds. Many ExploreMaps also contain convenient macro controllers for fast/easy editing.




Features

  • Yamaha U3 Upright Piano
  • Distinct, blendable characteristics
  • 7 Different recording perspectives

Rating


Value For Money

Sound Quality

General Ease of Use

Number of Presets


Mac

  • macOS 10.9 or later (M1 Native & macOS 12 Monterey supported) (64-bit only)
  • 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
  • Internet connection (during installation only)

Formats:

  • VST, AU, AAX (64-bit only)
  • Standalone Application (64-bit only)

Windows

  • Windows 7, 8, 10 (64-bit only)
  • 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
  • Internet connection (during installation only)

Formats:

  • VST, AAX (64-bit only)
  • Standalone Application (64-bit only)

Hosts:

This product should run on any host supporting 64-bit VST, AU, or AAX plugins. XLN Audio actively tests on the host applications listed below:

  • Ableton Live 9 or later
  • Apple Logic Pro 9 & 10
  • Avid Pro Tools 11 or later (Pro Tools First is not supported)
  • Cakewalk by Bandlab
  • Propellerhead Reason 10.3 or later
  • Reaper 4 & 5
  • Steinberg Cubase 8 or later

Please Note: This software is 64-bit only and will not function on 32-bit systems.

OS Compatibility



Addictive Keys: Mark One

Virtual Instrument by XLN Audio



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Description


Warm and Intimate Tones

Start playing this warm, beautiful instrument and chances are good that you'll find yourself still playing it several hours later.

About Mark One

Our Mark One Instrument is based on a Fender Rhodes Mk. 1 electric piano. This king of electric pianos is played through a vintage tube combo amp and captured by rare vintage mics for a sublime sound. The tone can go from a smooth enthralling caress to a searing, crunchy sound that cuts through the densest mix.

The Instrument and its Presets

Fender Rhodes Mk. 1 Stage Piano:

Our Mark One instrument is based on a Fender Rhodes Mk. 1 electric piano. The Rhodes Mk. 1 has been the most popular electric piano for more than four decades and is heard on countless hit records. Rhodes pianos can vary in sound, and this particular instrument was selected for its unmistakable warmth and intimacy. 

While the instrument's line output can be recorded "direct," it is often played through an amplifier to add some crunch and character. For this recording, we used a MusicMan 112 RD Fifty 1x12". Different recording setups can be mixed and matched to give you endless sound design options!

With the tube combo set up in a large recording room, vintage microphones was positioned at both close and far away perspective capturing the amp close-up and with natural ambience. To add variety, three mics were positioned next up to the speaker; a dynamic, a tube condenser and a ribbon microphone. One floor and one room microphone setup were used for the option of adding depth and ambience to the recordings. 

In addition to the acoustical recordings, two line signals were also recorded: One "direct" through high-voltage DI box and another through the classic Roland Dimension D analog stereo chorus.

We Recorded Using the Following:

Music Man 112 RD combo amp (Close Mic): 

  • Telefunken U47 Tube Condenser 
  • Coles 4038 Ribbon 
  • Shure SM57 Dynamic 

Ambient (Room) Recording: 

  • Neumann SM69 Stereo Microphone 

Direct Output: 

  • Clean Line Output 
  • Line Output through Roland Dimension D 

Acoustic Strings: 

  • Sela T25 Stereo Microphone

About Galleries and ExploreMaps

Helping you Learn and Discover Sounds:

Our Gallery page (accessed by pressing the "Gallery" button) shows general information about the installed Addictive Keys instruments as well as those available in the online shop. The bottom of the Gallery page shows thumbnails of the available ExploreMaps for the currently selected instrument.

The ExploreMap page (accessed by pressing the "Explore" button) contains a selection of presets that you can easily preview and select with one click. This makes it easy to explore the various possible sounds. Many ExploreMaps also contain convenient macro controllers for fast/easy editing.




Features

  • Fender Rhodes Mk. 1 Stage Piano
  • Classic and Intimate Sound
  • 7 Different recording perspectives

Rating


Value For Money

Sound Quality

General Ease of Use

Number of Presets


Mac

  • macOS 10.9 or later (M1 Native & macOS 12 Monterey supported) (64-bit only)
  • 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
  • Internet connection (during installation only)

Formats:

  • VST, AU, AAX (64-bit only)
  • Standalone Application (64-bit only)

Windows

  • Windows 7, 8, 10 (64-bit only)
  • 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
  • Internet connection (during installation only)

Formats:

  • VST, AAX (64-bit only)
  • Standalone Application (64-bit only)

Hosts:

This product should run on any host supporting 64-bit VST, AU, or AAX plugins. XLN Audio actively tests on the host applications listed below:

  • Ableton Live 9 or later
  • Apple Logic Pro 9 & 10
  • Avid Pro Tools 11 or later (Pro Tools First is not supported)
  • Cakewalk by Bandlab
  • Propellerhead Reason 10.3 or later
  • Reaper 4 & 5
  • Steinberg Cubase 8 or later

Please Note: This software is 64-bit only and will not function on 32-bit systems.

OS Compatibility



MELLOW 2

Virtual Instrument by ujam



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Description


The Organic Acoustic

Smooth & Elegant Fingered Acoustic Bass

Please meet Virtual Bassist MELLOW – a double bass played by a jazzy acoustic hipster that offers body, texture and a big bottom end.

What’s new?

  • 20 new styles
  • 30 new presets
  • 15 Finisher multi-effect modes
  • MIDI Drag and Drop
  • Backwards-compatibility

What You Get

  • A total of 60 Styles and 1380 Phrases
  • An upright bass that goes from smooth to powerful
  • Powerful-yet-simple sound shaping options
  • Artificially intelligent articulation modelling

Smooth and Elegant

However, MELLOW is not only meant for jazz trios. It gives Singer-Songwriter, RnB and Hip Hop styles a soft, soulful and acoustic realism.

Organic, Hip and Yummy

Virtual Bassist MELLOW – inside is a meticulously recorded acoustic double bass, played with soul and feeling, implanted in a virtual instrument that adds realism, behaviour and a player who knows his way around. Smooth, elegant, with the odd sound here and there. At home as a subtle foundation in a jazz trio as well as a powerful second voice in hip hop.

Frustration-free Design

As with every UJAM product, MELLOW benefits from the frustration-free design philosophy, meaning that anyone can make music faster, better and easier with this product, regardless of their level of experience in music production. Simply follow the simple controls on the user interface to use one of over 60 styles and 1380 phrases for your tracks.

Features at a glance

MELLOW’s smooth, soulful and acoustic realism is unique. Even seasoned bass players themselves will appreciate the ability to get great-sounding ideas down fast – with practically zero learning curve.

Player Mode

Virtual Bassist MELLOW has two distinct modes – Firstly, Player Mode, that gives you easy access to UJAMs traditional fail-free GUI and control set, just set the musical key and decide on the chords of the song and MELLOW does the hard work, even intelligently choosing the most appropriate articulations to augment your basslines.

Instrument Mode

For those that want more control and are comfortable playing the keyboard, the brand-new Instrument mode will let you access the whole of MELLOW’s meticulously sampled fretboard with your MIDI controller, complete with dead notes, full stops and satisfying slides.

Sound Shaping Options

Add that last bit of sparkle with MELLOW, a simple but powerful set of tone-shaping controls with separate parameters for many useful sonic and performance-enhancing features. Experiment with amp selection, instant character changes on dial-up, note vibrato level, room reverb level, octave effects, not to mention dynamics and EQ.



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Value For Money

Sound Quality

General Ease of Use

Number of Presets


Operating Systems

  • Windows 8 or later (64-bit only)
  • OS X 10.11 / macOS 10.12 or later (macOS 11 Big Sur supported) (64-bit only)
  • You may run them on earlier versions but UJAM doesn’t support them.

Minimum Requirements

  • 4 GB of RAM
  • 6 GB of Disk Space
  • 1280 x 768 px Display
  • Internet Connection required for download and authorisation.

Plugin Formats

  • VST, AU 2 and AAX
  • AU 2 version is only compatible with Logic Pro X and newer.

Supported Standards

  • MIDI

Additional Information

  • Comes as downloadable installer files.
  • Authorize by email address and password for ujam.com within the plugin.
  • If you want to move your .blob files to an external drive, UJAM recommend the use of an SSD to prevent dropouts.

OS Compatibility



Addictive Keys: Electric Grand

Virtual Instrument by XLN Audio



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Description


CP-80 Electric Grand Piano

Acoustic. Electric. Inspired

With three distinct sonic characteristics captured in seven different ways, you'll have no shortage of great sounds at your fingertips.

About Electric Grand

This unique instrument combines three distinct characters (acoustic hammers, direct line output, and amplified output) captured in seven different ways. When combined with the powerful Addictive Keys engine, Electric Grand becomes an extraordinarily inspiring instrument that is suitable for anything from indie rock and pop to house to R’n’B ballads.

Its unmistakable sound can be heard on classic albums from U2, Peter Gabriel and Abba, as well as contemporary artists like keane and Mike Snow."

The Instrument and its Presets

Yamaha CP-80 Electric Grand Piano:

Our Electric Grand instrument features a meticulously sampled Yamaha CP-80, an electro-acoustic instrument that was produced from the late 1970s through the mid 1980s. 

Electric grand pianos have hammers and strings just like acoustic pianos. However, unlike acoustic pianos, these pianos have pickups under the strings that feed the sound to an amplifier—just like an electric guitar or bass. The combination of acoustic, electric, and amplified sources let you craft unique piano-like textures that that are more harmonically complex and interesting than a typical acoustic piano. 

The Addictive Keys engine plays back the instrument with incredible detail and the advanced studio effects accurately model the tremolo and tone controls of the original instrument. In addition, it lets you push the sonic boundaries beyond what the original instrument could accomplish.

We recorded the CP-80 in several ways to maximize options for our outstanding team of sound designers.

Direct (Line Out):

  • We recorded the direct output cleanly as well as through a well-maintained vintage Roland Dimension-D hardware chorus. 

Amplified Output:

  • We played the CP-80 through a Music Man 112 RD tube combo amp with three close microphones and one stereo ambience microphone set further back to capture the room's sound. 

Acoustic Strings:

  • Although rarely heard on albums, we loved the acoustic sound of the CP-80's strings and recorded it in stereo. 

These seven different recording setups gave our sound designers the ability to craft all kinds of amazing presets. You too can easily create inspiring presets that are uniquely yours.

We Recorded Using the Following:

Music Man 112 RD combo amp (Close Mic): 

  • Telefunken U47 Tube Condenser 
  • Coles 4038 Ribbon 
  • Shure SM57 Dynamic 

Ambient (Room) Recording: 

  • Neumann SM69 Stereo Microphone 

Direct Output: 

  • Clean Line Output 
  • Line Output through Roland Dimension D 

Acoustic Strings: 

  • Sela T25 Stereo Microphone



Features

  • Vintage CP-80 Electric Grand Piano
  • 3 Distinct, blendable characteristics
  • 7 Different recording perspectives

Video


Rating


Value For Money

Sound Quality

General Ease of Use

Number of Presets


Mac

  • macOS 10.9 or later (M1 Native & macOS 12 Monterey supported) (64-bit only)
  • 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
  • Internet connection (during installation only)

Formats:

  • VST, AU, AAX (64-bit only)
  • Standalone Application (64-bit only)

Windows

  • Windows 7, 8, 10 (64-bit only)
  • 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
  • Internet connection (during installation only)

Formats:

  • VST, AAX (64-bit only)
  • Standalone Application (64-bit only)

Hosts:

This product should run on any host supporting 64-bit VST, AU, or AAX plugins. XLN Audio actively tests on the host applications listed below:

  • Ableton Live 9 or later
  • Apple Logic Pro 9 & 10
  • Avid Pro Tools 11 or later (Pro Tools First is not supported)
  • Cakewalk by Bandlab
  • Propellerhead Reason 10.3 or later
  • Reaper 4 & 5
  • Steinberg Cubase 8 or later

Please Note: This software is 64-bit only and will not function on 32-bit systems.

OS Compatibility



Strike 2

Virtual Instrument by AIR Music Technology



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Description


Meet Your New Drummer

Strike is a dynamic drum and arranger instrument that features a world-class sample library and a hyper-realistic performance engine. Strike puts you in the producer’s chair, enabling you to create, control, and produce professional drum tracks with uncanny human realism. With its proprietary technology, Strike surpasses conventional MIDI programming and drumming sampling when it comes to computer-based playing, arranging, and mixing of drums. Use Strike to play a seamless crescendo, switch drum kits from ballad to crushed punk, or tweak the tuning of the snare drum. Each instrument was recorded with up to three close, two overhead, and two room microphones. Strike also provides a full mixing console, complete with built-in effects.

Unbelievable Human Feel

With Strike, you can create professional drum tracks by choosing one of the high-definition kits and telling Strike how to play: Adjust the intensity, complexity, timing, groove, and dynamics of your drum track  — all in real time. Strike also supports automation enabling you to program or record changes to any one of its parameters: Connect a MIDI controller to tweak your performance on the fly using knobs, sliders, and drum pads and then play it back to hear dynamic results. Strike’s proprietary real-time performance engine eliminates the mechanized artifacts of typical sample-playback devices to deliver human results with unparalleled realism. The playing intensity can be increased to obtain a smooth dynamic response in the drum tone instead of audible velocity switches. With Strike, you can produce professional drum tracks that are impossible to create with conventional sampling technology.

Premium Drum Samples

Strike comes loaded with 19 customizable drum kits that were recorded at the world renowned Blackbird Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Choose from an RnB acoustic kit, to a funky acid jazz kit, to a big reverb-drenched 80s kit. Strike lets you create your own custom drum patterns with the onboard Style Editor and can function as a drum module in your DAW. Additionally, Strike supports WAV and AIFF files so you can use your own custom sample libraries. Whether you compose soundtracks, pop tunes, or just need a drummer to jam along with on your guitar, Strike delivers human results with thousands of editable preset patterns in popular music styles.

Mix It Up

To help you get the perfect drum sound, Strike includes a built-in mixing console for full control over every aspect of the kit. Change virtual microphone settings, such as room ambience and leakage, then take advantage of dedicated 3-band EQ and two insert effects per channel. The onboard effects range from dynamics and limiting to reverb and delay, plus specialized tools such as bit crusher and filter. The onboard mixer lets you easily adjust the overall level and panning for each drum, and route individual sounds to separate mixer channels in your DAW.




Features

  • A dynamic drum and arranger instrument that features a world-class sample library and a realistic performance engine
  • Manipulate intensity, complexity, timing, groove, dynamics, and more
  • Smooth dynamics control without audible velocity switches
  • Supports WAV and AIFF files from your own sample libraries
  • Intelligently mapped drums for fast, interactive real-time arrangements
  • Doubles as a powerful MIDI drum module
  • Built-in virtual mixing console for full control over drum kit sound
  • Control room ambience, microphone levels/leakage, EQ, dynamics, and more
  • Dedicated EQ and two insert effects processors per channel compressor:
  • Limiter, tube saturation, distortion, bit crusher, filter, ring modulator, delay, reverb, phaser, chorus, and more
  • Support for discrete routing and mixing of each drum kit component
  • Audio and MIDI export for quickly creating drum loops and MIDI sequences in your DAW
  • MIDI Learn functionality allows easy mapping to MIDI controllers

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Mac: 

  • macOS 10.8.5 - 12 (macOS 12 Monterey supported) (64-bit only) (M1 Mac not supported)
  • Core Duo Processor (Core i5 or i7 Recommended)

PC:

  • Windows 10, 8 or Windows 7 Service Pack 1
  • Minimum Dual Core 2GHz (Intel Core i5 or i7 Recommended)

Formats:

  • VST (32 bit and 64 bit) qualified for all popular hosts
  • AU (64 bit only) qualified for Logic Pro X
  • AAX qualified for ProTools 10.3 (32 bit), ProTools 11.x (64 bit), ProTools 12 and ProTools 2020

Please Note:

  • Minimum RAM 4GB (8GB or more recommended)
  • 18.7GB free hard drive space required (Download and Installation)
  • Internet Access required (Download and Authorization
  • FREE iLok account & Licence Manager is required to authorise this software (a physical USB iLok is not required).

Important Notes: 

  • Please be aware this product features a very large, high-quality sample library, so a high-speed broadband internet connection is required to download and authorise this product.
  • An internet connection is required to authorise this software.

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Transfuser 2

Virtual Instrument by AIR Music Technology



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Description


Reinvent Your Music

Transfuser 2 is a dynamic audio/MIDI environment for manipulating, slicing, and remixing your loops and sounds into something entirely new. With a series of real-time controls, Transfuser 2 lets you create and tweak grooves, chop up beats and phrases, time-stretch sounds, re-pitch notes, randomize sequences, and more – all on the fly. Transfuser 2 also acts as an inspiring compositional tool that intelligently generates chords, melodies, variations, and grooves based on a musical analysis of your track. Plus, Transfuser 2 comes with a premium drum and instrument library that includes 3,200+ loops and 1200+ drum machine samples for instant music experimentation.

Jump-Start Your Creativity

Transfuser 2 offers an array of innovative modules that inspire you to create music in ways you never thought possible. Use the Sequencer module to tweak the groove of a drum loop, vary notes in phrases, store patterns, alter the sequence speed (in relation with your session tempo), and more — in real time. A Poly Sequencer and Chord Sequencer send monophonic and polyphonic MIDI data, respectively, to any of Transfuser 2’s synthesizer modules. Use the Synth module to modify your sounds and shape the audio frequency, velocity, filter, attack, and decay. Transfuser 2 can manipulate a single loop or audio file, or apply its effects to a group of sounds.

Compose, Intelligently

M.A.R.I.O., or Musically Advanced Random Intelligence Operations, is a powerful tool that analyzes your music to intelligently generate chords, melodies, and variations that complement your track. Use M.A.R.I.O.’s advanced algorithms to evaluate the musical characteristics of your song and search its smart tables to find similar or dissimilar (similarity is determined by the Variation settings) phrase styles and rhythms. M.A.R.I.O can also manipulate parameters such as the pitch, rhythm, level, filter, and more. With M.A.R.I.O., you can simply click to create inspiring melodies, compelling loops and sequences, or build up the accompaniment.

Remix in Real-Time

Transfuser 2 also features an array of performance-drive features that enable you to trigger and manipulate your music on the fly. You can trigger a series of your own pre-sequenced patterns, or let loose and perform, arrange, and tweak grooves on the fly from your own MIDI keyboard or controller. Transfuser 2’s offers seamless hardware integration, and its module and parameter controls, Smart Knobs, Trigger Pads, four-octave keyboard, and crossfader are completely mappable.

Effects, Instruments, and More

In addition to its real-time audio editing functionality, Transfuser 2 comes with an array of effects, instruments, and samples. Use the Effects module to insert up to four of 20 different effects per track, including Beatcutter, Tape Delay, Pumper, Compressor, Vinyl, Filter, Spring Reverb, Distortion, and Lo-Fi. Transfuser 2 includes a polyphonic analog synthesizer and electric piano instrument for. Transfuser 2 comes with 4.5+GB of loops and phrases that include beats, breaks, basses, acoustic and ethnic instruments, synth sounds, and more. You can also other sample libraries with Transfuser 2 by dragging and dropping your own ACID, REX, Apple Loops, AIFF, and WAV files onto its interface.

Features:

  • A dynamic audio/MIDI platform for manipulating, remixing, and tweaking your loops and sounds.
  • Beat-sync, auto-slice, stretch, pitch, and resample grooves in real time.
  • Automatically convert loops into MIDI patterns/drum kits.
  • Replace sounds in existing loops without stopping playback.
  • Musically intelligent randomization creates inspiring groove variations.
  • 4.5+GB of premium loops and phrases for instant music creation.
  • 20 real-time effects ideal for electronic, hip-hop, and dance music creation.
  • Use your custom sample libraries: supports WAV, AIFF, ACID, REX 1 and 2, and Apple Loops audio file.



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Mac: 

  • macOS 10.8.5 - 12 (macOS 12 Monterey supported) (64-bit only) (M1 Mac not supported)
  • Core Duo Processor (Core i5 or i7 Recommended)

PC:

  • Windows 10, 8 or Windows 7 Service Pack 1; Minimum Dual Core 2GHz (Intel Core i5 or i7 Recommended)

Formats:

  • VST (32 bit and 64 bit) qualified for all popular hosts
  • AU (64 bit only) qualified for Logic Pro X
  • AAX qualified for ProTools 10.3 (32 bit), ProTools 11.x (64 bit)

Please Note:

  • Minimum RAM 4GB (8GB or more recommended)
  • 15GB free hard drive space required (Download and Installation)
  • Internet Access required (Download and Authorization
  • FREE iLok account & Licence Manager is required to authorise this software (a physical USB iLok is not required).

Important Notes: 

  • Please be aware this product features a very large, high-quality sample library, so a high-speed broadband internet connection is required to download and authorise this product.
  • An internet connection is required to authorise this software.

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Velvet 2

Virtual Instrument by AIR Music Technology



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Description


Five Legendary Electric Pianos

Velvet is a virtual electronic piano that combines five legendary electric pianos from the 60s and 70s into one versatile instrument. Based on the Fender Rhodes Suitcase, Fender Rhodes MK I and MK II Stage Pianos, Wurlitzer 200A and Hohner Pianet-T, Velvet accurately emulates the sound quality, response, and nuances of each original instrument to bring your piano tracks to life. Additionally, Velvet features a pallet of onboard effects and allows you to control every aspect of the sound for unparalleled realism: turn up the tube drive controls in the preamp section to warm up your tone; adjust the timbre, dynamic response, and velocity curve to customize the playing feel; and mix in the sound of pedal and other keyboard mechanical noises to recreate an authentic electric piano track.

Tap Into Timeless Sounds

Using proprietary dynamic modelling, a unique combination of optimized sampling and modelling techniques, Velvet is capable of producing highly realistic recreations of classic electric piano sounds with superior fidelity and dynamic response. Additionally, Velvet features the revolutionary Vintage Mode that allows you to tap into the timeless sounds heard on countless classic recordings. Vintage Mode intelligently tweaks the timbre setting to readjust the sonic character of Velvet to match these electric pianos from the past. With the Vintage Mode, you can sound just like your favourite electric piano players.

Classic Effects

Velvet features a built-in preamp and an array of effects to add crunch, ambience, or tremolo to your electric piano track. Its powerful preamp section includes tube overdrive, compression, and a custom 3-band EQ with a parametric mid band to shape your sound. Process your sound further using a wide range of distortion, wah/filter, chorus, flanger, phaser, and tape delay effects to emulate a vintage sound or forge something new. The Ambience, Spring, and Room reverbs can add an expansive ambience to create otherworldly effects, or a small room reverb to add a bit of colour to your performance. You can also add tremolo and autopan effects; the former is modeled after those on the original electric pianos.

Professional Presets

Velvet includes 350+ professional presets meticulously programmed by AIR Music Technology's sound designers that make it easy to call up authentic electric piano sounds. You can even create your own unique presets by dialing into Velvet’s powerful controls. The graphic user interface is reminiscent of vintage electric pianos, and its controls are modeled after the originals, allowing you to easily modify sounds at the twist of a knob or notch of a slider.

Realistic Emulations of Five Fender, Wurlizter, and Hohner Electric Pianos

  • Fender Rhodes® Suitcase
  • Fender Rhodes MK I Stage Piano
  • Fender Rhodes MK II Stage Piano
  • Wurlitzer® 200A
  • Hohner® Pianet-T



Features

  • A virtual electronic piano instrument with built-in effects that captures the character and response five legendary instruments.
  • Dynamic modelling and proprietary engine deliver unprecedented sound quality and dynamic response.
  • Tweak the timbre, dynamic response, and velocity curve of each model.
  • Mix in the sound of the keyboard and pedal noise for mechanical realism.
  • Powerful preamp section with tube overdrive and compression for a crunchy tone.
  • Onboard 3-band EQ with a parametric mid band for quick tone shaping.
  • Authentic tremolo and autopan effects deliver classic expression.
  • Vintage distortion, wah/filter, modulation, and amplifier effects.
  • High-quality reverb effects include Ambience, Spring, and Room settings.
  • Delay effects featuring a classic tape echo.
  • MIDI Learn functionality allows easy mapping to MIDI controllers.
  • 350 ready-to-play presets that can be tweaked to your taste.
  • Intuitive graphic user interface reminiscent of each classic electric piano.

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Mac: 

  • macOS 10.10 - 12 (macOS 12 Monterey supported) (64-bit only) (M1 Mac not supported)
  • Core Duo Processor (Core i5 or i7 Recommended)

PC: 

  • Windows 10, 8 or Windows 7 Service Pack 1
  • Minimum Dual Core 2GHz (Intel Core i5 or i7 Recommended)

Formats:

VST (32 bit and 64 bit) qualified for:

  • All popular hosts supported

AU (64 bit only) qualified for:

  • Logic Pro X

AAX qualified for:

  • ProTools 10.3 (32 bit), ProTools 11.x (64 bit), ProTools 12 and ProTools 2020

Please Note:

  • Minimum RAM 4GB (8GB or more recommended)
  • 200MB free hard drive space required (Download and Installation)
  • Internet access required (Download and Authorization)
  • FREE iLok account & Licence Manager is required to authorise this software (a physical USB iLok is not required).

Important note: An internet connection is required to authorise this software.

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Mini Grand

Virtual Instrument by AIR Music Technology



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Description


There’s an old American joke that goes like this:

“Everyone laughed when I sat down at the piano.”

We’ll never let that happen to you!

The piano—perhaps more than any other single instrument—conveys the whole range of musical thoughts and emotions like nothing else can.

Whether you’re the next Evgeny Kissin bringing the crowd to their feet at the conclusion of a stirring rendition of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.2, or Herbie Hancock laying down the funkiness on Watermelon Man or Monte Neuble making Rihanna’s music explode on the stage, it’s AIR music's mission to give you the creative tools you need to reach heights you never thought you could reach.

We made this for you.

Mini Grand is a simple to use yet powerful virtual piano instrument with seven different acoustic piano sounds to suit a broad range of musical styles and production needs.

  • Premium quality piano samples
  • 7 selectable piano models covering a wide range of piano sounds
  • Re-pedaling technology, recreating super realistic string resonance behaviour
  • Built-in room simulation
  • Equal and stretched tuning available

A crossgrade version of the Mini Grand for Air Music users who own AIEP package or Protools 8+ is available HERE



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Mac: 

  • macOS 10.10 - 12 (macOS 12 Monterey supported) (64-bit only) (M1 Mac not supported)
  • Core Duo Processor (Core i5 or i7 Recommended)

PC: 

  • Windows 10, 8 or Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (64-bit only) 
  • Minimum Dual Core 2GHz (Intel Core i5 or i7 Recommended)

Formats:

  • Compatible with AU and VST only (64-bit only)
  • Please Note: AAX version is NOT available.

Please Note:

  • Minimum RAM 1GB (2GB or more Recommended)
  • 1GB free hard drive space required (Download and Installation)
  • A 64-bit compatible host application is required*
  • Internet access required (Download and Authorization)
  • FREE iLok account & Licence Manager is required to authorise this software (a physical USB iLok is not required).

Important note: An internet connection is required to authorise this software.

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DB-33

Virtual Instrument by AIR Music Technology



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Description


There are very few truly unique instrumental sounds in the world of music. Sounds so distinct, so compelling, so immediately identifiable and genuine that you just have to have it. Nothing else will do. “Close” won’t do. “Almost” won’t cut it. “Approximately” will instantly brand you as a shallow imposter.

One of these really great, unmistakable instrumental sounds is the tonewheel organ, such as the classic B3 Style. The B3 Style was used by many great rock, soul and jazz artists in the 1960’s to 1980’s. Unforgettable musicians like Stevie Winwood, Jon Lord of Deep Purple, Jimmy Smith and Richard “Groove” Holmes.

Great music, great sound, created on an absolutely great instrument. That’s what you want. And that’s what DB-33 Tonewheel Organ gives you.

DB-33 Tonewheel Organ is a virtual organ that recreates the sounds and controllability of classic tonewheel organs such as the B3 Style, and the rotary-speaker cabinets they are often played through. It includes 122 preset sounds plus an extra-realistic convolution rotary cabinet and tube overdrive emulation. The rotary-speaker cabinet can also be used as an effect in its own right on an audio track.

  • AIR-proprietary vintage organ model
  • AIR-proprietary, extra-realistic convolution rotary cabinet
  • AIR-proprietary tube overdrive emulation

A crossgrade version of the DB-33 for Air Music users who own AIEP package or Protools 8+ is available HERE

Download a Free Pro Tools Expert Expansion HERE



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Mac: 

  • Mac OS X 10.8.5 - 12 (macOS 12 Monterey supported) (64-bit only) (M1 Mac not supported)
  • Core Duo Processor (Core i5 or i7 Recommended)

PC: 

  • Windows 10, 8 or Windows 7 Service Pack 1
  • Minimum Dual Core 2GHz (Intel Core i5 or i7 Recommended)

Formats:

VST (32 bit and 64 bit) qualified for:

  • Ableton Live, Cubase, VIP, MPC

AU (64 bit only) qualified for:

  • Logic Pro X

AAX qualified for

  • ProTools 11+ (64 bit)

RTAS qualified for:

  • 32-bit ProTools

Please Note:

  • Minimum RAM 4GB (8GB or more recommended)
  • 1GB free hard drive space (Download and Installation)
  • Internet Access Required (Download and Authorization)
  • FREE iLok account & Licence Manager is required to authorise this software (a physical USB iLok is not required).

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Session Keys Upright

Virtual Instrument by e-instruments



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Description


A Different Kind of Piano

A Unique Sonic Palette

Intimate clarity, a distinctive timbre and effortless emotive power - the piano sound you’ve been looking for to give your music the edge. Inspirational production and sound design tools far beyond the realms of a straightforward piano reproduction.

The Upright Piano

Session Keys Upright Piano has been created with the philosophy that the best piano is the one that suits the music you are making. Sometimes you need a grand piano and at other times an upright piano fits better.

This piano works well in pop & rock but is equally at home in hip-hop and scoring, cutting through the mix with clear tones and stacks of personality.

Dual Sound Universe

Select from two upright pianos with distinctive sample sets, each with its own look, feel and sound identity. "Open" is characterized by a piano with spatial stereo sound with individual notes meticulously detuned, creating a chorus-like effect when combined. "Closed" is for musicians demanding a modern, intimate and perfectly tuned piano for their tracks – direct, focused and edgy piano.

Creative Effects

Refine your individual Upright piano sound In the effects section, consisting of the following effect units: a 3-band Equalizer, a Colour function for sound colouration, a Convolution Reverb, a Compressor, the Stereo Width and a Delay.

Colour lets you change the overall sonic colour of your piano sound by selecting one of many different effects and set up its intensity. The 22 presets range from emulations of analogue outboard gear and classic channel strips to heavily alienating effects.

Pentamorph

This stylish pentagonal controller makes this more than just a great piano instrument. Not only is it beautifully designed, but it's a phenomenally powerful tool, able to transform the whole sound from normal piano to eerie atmospheres to pure mechanical sounds and back, by the time you are done no one will even know it's a piano. Instant flexible control in a single knob.

Animator

The sound of ideas coming to life: the Animator offers an intuitive and inspiring way to jam with more than 400 flexible piano phrases that follow your harmonies. Use the pitch bend and modulation wheels to increase or decrease complexity and control the dynamic of your session partner.

Smart Chord

Stuck in a black hole of inspiration and need some suitable chord changes to match the killer piano sound? Full chords or Animator riffs can be played via either the pad controller or single keys. Just set the key of your song and let Smart Chord Mode create the chords.

NKS Integration

Session Keys Upright piano offers integration with Komplete Kontrol keyboards including optimal parameter assignment and Light Guide feedback.




Features

  • Modern upright piano
  • Two separate sound banks: Open and Closed
  • Pentamorph sound control to transform the whole sound with a single knob
  • Animator with more than 400 flexible piano phrases
  • Smart Chord function to create instant piano chords from single keys or pads
  • Native Instruments NKS compatible
  • Size: 40 GB / 20 GB (lossless sample compression)
  • 24 bit, 44.1 kHz

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  • Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10 (Latest Service Pack) (32 / 64-bit)
  • Intel Core Duo or AMD Athlon 64.
  • 4 GB RAM.
  • Compatible with the FREE Kontakt 5 Player or Kontakt 5 Version 5.6.8 or higher.

Mac

  • Mac OS X 10.10 / 10.11 / 10.12 (latest update)
  • Intel Core 2 Duo.
  • 4 GB RAM.
  • Compatible with the FREE Kontakt 5 Player or Kontakt 5 Version 5.6.8 or higher.

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VOID

Virtual Instrument by ujam



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Description


Create Drum & Bass Beats Instantly

No More Searching for Samples or Beat Slicing

Take the Fast Path to the Club

It’s the quickest way to get up and running with Drum & Bass fills and breakdowns. The perfect rhythms are only a single note away. Each note you enter gives you a different loop, allowing you to quickly construct complex drum patterns, even if you’ve never written DnB before.

What’s in There?

  • A virtual Beatmaker for crazy banging Drum & Bass Tracks
  • 10 Drumkits, 12 Mix Presets
  • 20 Styles and 50 Presets
  • 460 Patterns (intro, verse, chorus, fill, ending)
  • MIDI Drag and Drop to DAW
  • Multiple Audio Outputs
  • Sound Shaping Controls per Instrument: Type Selector, Filter
  • Master Section featuring: Sweep, Saturate, Maximize, Multi-band EQ, Ambience

Break Away From 4-to-the-Floor

Straight hard-hitting beats don’t always get the job done. Give it some heavy syncopation you only feel in liquid, jungle and neurofunk. VOID provides the tools to create the perfect breakbeats without the need for samplers, beat slicing or monotonous rearranging. With just a few notes you can craft the perfect fills and breakdowns to make your fans scream with delight.

Special Control

The unique VORTEX control combines a notch filter sweep and compression that lets you create mind-blowing riser and drops.

Features at a Glance

With 10 separate kits, 12 smart-mix presets, 20 styles, 50 presets and easy access to the only FX you need to make hard-hitting DnB breaks, VOID is the perfect tool to glue together your dirtiest leads, smoothest pads and thumping basslines.

Keep It Simple and Focus on Your Music

UJAM helps you focus on the only important thing: Your music! VOID is the next instalment in UJAM’s continuing mission to make the best possible tools available to musicians and producers and shorten the intense learning curve to digitally creating music. VOID is the most effortless tool available for creating complex DnB rhythms on command, even if you’ve never created it before.



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Operating Systems

  • Windows 7 or later (64-bit only)
  • OS X 10.11 / macOS 10.12 or later (macOS 11 Big Sur supported) (64-bit only)
  • You may run them on earlier versions but UJAM doesn’t support them.

Minimum Requirements

  • 4 GB of RAM
  • 0.09 GB of Disk Space
  • 1280x768px Display
  • Internet Connection required for download and authorisation.

Plugin Formats

  • VST, AU 2, and AAX
  • AU 2 version is only compatible with Logic Pro X and newer.

Supported Standards

  • MIDI

Additional Information

  • Comes as downloadable installer files.
  • Authorize by email address and password for ujam.com within the plugin.
  • If you want to move your .blob files to an external drive, UJAM recommend the use of an SSD to prevent dropouts.

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Bass Engine 2

Virtual Instrument by DopeSONIX



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Description


Bass Engine 2 – VST / AU – Bass Plug-In

It has been two years since we released our best ever selling plug-in Bass Engine and we are delighted with the response we have received from all the Hip Hop producers that have brought it. The one request we have heard more and more though was the need for more 808’s and vintage analogue sounding bass instruments, so here at DopeSONIX, we made sure to fill this VST with fat 808’s, heavy Moogy subs, futuristic deep pads and a cool collection of uprights and electric basses just for good measure. If you have Bass Engine 1 and 2 in your collection you pretty much have every bass sound you could possibly use in Hip Hop production, no doubt!

The Lo- End Solution

With Bass Engine 2 we have decided to create a bass plug-in that will fulfil all your 808, sub and vintage bass synth requirements. You will find over 300 brand new bass instruments all lovingly EQ'ed and processed through a Drawmer 1961 Dual Vacuum Tube Equaliser for that deep low- end warmth and solid mid punch where needed.

808 Bass

The 808 is undoubtedly the king of the bass in Hip Hop/Trap right about now and has been for nearly a decade or more, because of this we had to make sure the 808’s in Bass Engine 2 punched harder and deeper than any 808 VST’s released so far. We also spent time cooking up never heard before layered 808’s mixed with a crazy assortment of synth stabs and pads to give your productions a fuller, fatter sound.

The first 150 presets in Bass Engine 2 are devoted strictly to the legend that is the 808, deep booming tones and spacey sub-bass goodness.

Sci-Fi Bass

Since the 1970’s hardware synths have been capable of producing a vast range of low-end tones, rich in harmonics and analogue warmth so its understandable that these once forgotten musical beasts are now commanding huge prices to lucky collectors. Nothing can compare to the original hardware units sound but we have done our best to bring you a flavour of what these classic synths are capable of.

The second 75 presets in Bass Engine 2 represent this huge range of sonic delight ranging from moody, deep tones to short, punchy bleeps and everything in between.

Live Bass

In an age where hardware and software bass synths reign supreme in Hip Hop production, the classic electric bass and upright still have a place in the sonic landscape. Both are capable of plenty of low-end goodness while still having enough mid punch to cut through any mix, plus there are times when your beat just needs that vintage character.

The next 50 presets includes dusty uprights. the classic jazz bass, deep dub vibes and a whole selection of dope live bass instruments.

Sub Bass

The sub-bass is probably one of the most loved basses in music today, whether its liquid drum and bass or Southside drill you will find this pure bass tone underpinning many ill beats, creating low-end vibes that will rattle any speaker and make the club rumble all night.

The final 25 presets include a variety of pure sub-bass along with a unique collection of subs mixed with subtle haunting pads, abstract stabs and cinematic textures.




Features

  • 300  Hip Hop bass instruments including 808’s, Sub Bass, Vintage Bass and more
  • Treated with a Drawmer 1961 Dual Vacuum Tube Equaliser for warmth and punch
  • Built-in pitch, pan, glide and volume controls
  • Built-in flexible ADSR controls
  • Mono, Poly and Legato modes.
  • Soft, Normal and Hard velocity modes.
  • Ultra-low CPU usage [perfect if you own a laptop/tablet / low spec PC/MAC]
  • Ultra-fast patch loading [flick through patches in lightening quick times]
  • Program your basslines manually or use a MIDI/USB controller/keyboard/MPD

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Mac:

  • OS X 10.4 and above
  • 208 MB disk space required
  • 2 GB RAM
  • Audio Units (AU) or VST DAW compatible host required (64-bit only)

Windows:

  • Windows XP / 7 / 8 / 10
  • 238 MB disk space required
  • 1 GB RAM
  • VST compatible DAW host is required (32 or 64-bit)

Optional USBs / MIDI Controllers:

  • Native Instruments Maschine
  • Behringer
  • Novation
  • M-Audio
  • Arturia
  • Line 6
  • Alesis
  • Korg
  • Akai
  • and more!

Important Note - This software is not compatible with Pro Tools!

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Axon 2

Virtual Instrument by Audio Damage



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Axon 2 is a drum synth driven by artificial intelligence. (Well, "intelligence" might be a strong word. Artificial something-or-other.) An experimental instrument, Axon uses a modified artificial neural network as a sequencer and features seven FM-based percussion voices, that are really a single 18-operator FM voice. 

If that sounds weird, you ain't seen nothing yet. It is surprisingly intuitive once you get the knack of it, and is capable of all-new, complex rhythms that repeat in surprising ways. It often gets referenced as a "random sequence generator," but there is nothing random in Axon; it is entirely determinative. 

The sequencer features seven "neurons" that trigger a voice and send a pulse when they have received a predetermined number of pulses. You can wire the output of any neuron to the input of any other (with built-in loop detection to prevent runaway feedback) and in this manner pre-program the artificial neural network without having to go through a "learning" phase.

The seven individual drum voices, each triggered by its attendant neuron, are 2-operator FM voices in a configuration to best make percussion sounds, with additional FM and AM busses that all voices send to and receive from. Each voice has an HPF, distortion circuit, and white noise generator to provide a full range of percussion-oriented voicing individually while interacting with each other in new and unique ways.




Features

  • Artificial Neural Network sequencer features seven neurons and is easily programmed to create strange new repeating rhythms. 
  • Seven FM percussion voices that also buss together to create a single monolithic complex percussion synthesizer. 
  • Full mixer with pan, level, mute, and solo on each voice. 
  • Built-in stereo delay with X/Y pad control over feedback and filter frequency, for live playability. 
  • MIDI in and out, for driving Axon from DAW and hardware sequencers, or driving your drum rack or other samples from Axon. 
  • Internal transport for non-synchronized playback.
  • Resizable vector-based user interface.
  • Drawn reciprocation dingle arm to reduce sinusoidal depleneration.
  • XML-based cross-platform, human-readable preset system, with copy/paste, for easy transferring of your own presets and third-party offerings.

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Mac

  • macOS 10.11 El Capitan or newer (64-bit only)
  • VST, VST3, AU, AAX

PC

  • Windows 8.1 or newer (64-bit only)
  • VST, VST3, AAX

Linux

  • Ubuntu 18 or later (64-bit only)
  • VST, VST3

Important Note: This software is 64-bit compatible only and will not function on 32-bit systems.

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Retro Keys

Virtual Instrument by BeatSkillz



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Have you seen TV, Netflix, and closely listened to the scores of many contemporary movies today? If yes, then you can’t miss the fact the 80s/ 90s Sound is back BIG TIME!

We wanted to pay homage to the sounds of the great soundtracks from the 80s from composers and tv series /movies such as John Carpenter, Harold Faltermeyer, Jan Hammer, Michael Jackson, Prince, Night Rider, The Terminator, Commando etc..

Certain iconic sounds showed up in many such projects, and we decided to embark on the journey of bringing you the very sounds you know, sounds you can identify immediately as soon as you hear them!

We sampled and tweaked these patched from original synths such as Fairlight, Synclavier, Yamaha DX7, Roland D-50, EMULATOR II, KORG M1, OBERHEIM OBX, PROPHET 5, SYNTHEX and many more…

These sounds were recorded using analog outboard gear such as NEVE 1073, Thermionic Culture Rooster, and Electrodyne pres, Distressor, API 2500 and Drawmer 1978. Also, External effects were used for Eventide, Lexicon.

Hardware Eq, compression and reverbs were applied to the dry samples to re-create the original 80s vibe. These sounds will be instantly recognizable and will inspire you to work fast and sound great.

What is Retro Keys?

Retro Keys is a Virtual Instrument rompler inspired from 80s Soundtrack for Films and TV series, as well as Pop Music. Features sounds that you have heard countless times from that era and always wanted but couldn’t find! Here they are, sampled from original 80s Synths and samplers using high outboard gear for maximum fidelity.




Features

  • Multisample and Multi-velocity Patches.
  • 100+ Sampled Patches
  • Global Controls:

  • Attack: Controls the Attack time for the amp envelope.
  • Release: Controls the Release time for the amp envelope.
  • Decay: Control and add Decay.
  • Sustain: Change the tuning.
  • Reverb: Control and add reverb.
  • Glide: This is the built-in portamento for legato sounds only, and the control yes you increase or decrease the time to move from the last note played to the next note played.
  • LFO and LFO Type: This is a control to change the speed of the Low-frequency Oscillator set to affect the pitch of the sound, and you can also select the type of waveform – sine/ triangle, sawtooth, square or random.
  • Preset Selector Window: Use this to choose from presets, or use the back/forward arrows to browse the presets sequentially.
  • The current version of this plugin provides a stereo out (L/R Channels).
  • Note for Certain Patches:

  • The Glide Control works for Legato patches only.
  • For certain patches, the sustain and decay controls won’t work because these are looped internally.

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Mac:

  • macOS 10.13.6 High Sierra - 10.15 Catalina (macOS Big Sur/ M1 not supported)
  • VST, AU (32-bit or 64-bit host)
  • Intel i3 or later
  • 2 GB RAM / 300 MB HD Required
  • Screen resolution: 1024×768

Windows:

  • Windows 10 or later
  • VST (32-bit or 64-bit host)
  • Intel i3 or later  / AMD Athlon 64 or equivalent
  • 2 GB RAM / 300 MB HD
  • Screen resolution: 1024×768

Please note:* *No PROTOOLS Support *AAX/RTAS version is not available for this *macOS Big Sur/ M1 not compatible

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AMBER

Virtual Instrument by ujam



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Description


Get Your Strum On!

Warm and Shiny Strums

In the mood for livid steel-string acoustic guitar strums? Virtual Guitarist AMBER is your musical companion. AMBER adds warm and shiny strumming to your production. It comes loaded with more than 50 Styles, over 600 Phrases, multiple effects, and sound shaping controls.

After testing and measuring dozens of combinations of high-end guitars and microphones, we found sonic delight: A boutique American vintage dreadnought and a legendary German vintage large diaphragm microphone. For even more sonic versatility we’ve captured the guitar pickup too.

Features

  • Steel-string acoustic guitar strumming
  • More than 50 Styles and 600 Phrases
  • From full-bodied warm to metallic-sparkling bright
  • Select or mix between microphone and pick-up signal

A Virtual Virtuoso

AMBER plays lively chords and patterns across many genres and comes with more than 600 characteristic Phrases grouped in 57 Styles.

Be Real

AMBER provides control over sound aspects that create a realistic feel such as play position and fret noises.

Make it Shine

The unique Shimmer control dynamically accentuates high frequencies while attenuating the mid range to add that certain shiny gloss to your mix.

Feel is Everything

Match your track’s groove: Laid back and swinging? Virtual Guitarist AMBER follows suit.

Native Kontrol Standard

Virtual Guitarist supports Native Instruments NKS. Virtual Guitarist will be mapped to Komplete Kontrol keyboards and Maschine straight out of the box. Enabling you to use Virtual Guitarist with the Light Guide, Smart Play features, and the full creative potential of KOMPLETE KONTROL without any configuration hassle.



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Operating Systems

  • Windows 7 or later (64-bit only)
  • OS X 10.11 / macOS 10.12 or later (macOS 11 Big Sur supported) (64-bit only)
  • You may run them on earlier versions but UJAM doesn’t support them.

Minimum Requirements

  • 4 GB of RAM
  • 2.4 GB of Disk Space
  • 1280 x 768 px Display
  • Internet Connection required for download and authorisation.

Plugin Formats

  • VST, AU and AAX

Supported Standards

  • MIDI
  • Native Instruments NKS

Additional Information

  • Comes as downloadable installer files.
  • Authorize by email address and password for ujam.com within the plugin.
  • If you want to move your .blob files to an external drive, UJAM recommends the use of an SSD to prevent dropouts.

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SPARKLE

Virtual Instrument by ujam



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Description


Add Some Sugar to Your Tea!

Glamorous and Catchy Licks

Custom hand-wound humbucker and single coil pickups were built into a rare, selected Strat - for a powerful, outstanding sound character. Built-in amp simulation based on handpicked vintage amps and speaker cabinets provides for a large range of high-end sound characters and lets you tweak the sound, even after the fact.

Add color and gloss to your songs with almost 100 Styles, over 1000 Phrases, multiple amp/cabinet combinations, and custom effects. We recorded Virtual Guitarist SPARKLE with a customized vintage guitar for that legendary bell-like single-coil sound. Think Tele, Strat, & Jag. Our emulations of hand-picked vintage amps and speaker cabinets ensure classy tone and vibrant character.




Features

  • Clean to crunchy pop guitar
  • Single-note, octave and chord riffs
  • More than 90 Styles and 1000 Phrases
  • From funky clean to indie rock
  • A Virtual Virtuoso

  • SPARKLE plays slick and colorful licks from a huge variety of genres and comes with more than 1000 characteristic Phrases grouped in 98 Styles.

  • Sounds Galore

  • Choose from perfectly adjusted guitar settings and classic amp/speaker combinations. Tweak your sound by adding Drive and effects such as Delay and Reverb.

  • Signature Algorithm: Grit

  • Named for exactly what it does, this custom-built algorithm creates a beefier sound that cuts through the mix.

  • Feel is Everything

  • Match your track’s groove: Laid back and swinging? Virtual Guitarist SPARKLE follows suit.

  • Native Kontrol Standard

  • Virtual Guitarist supports Native Instruments NKS. Virtual Guitarist will be mapped to Komplete Kontrol keyboards and Maschine straight out of the box. Enabling you to use Virtual Guitarist with the Light Guide, Smart Play features, and the full creative potential of KOMPLETE KONTROL without any configuration hassle.


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Operating Systems

  • Windows 7 or later (64-bit only)
  • OS X 10.11 / macOS 10.12 or later (macOS 11 Big Sur supported) (64-bit only)
  • You may run them on earlier versions but UJAM doesn’t support them.

Minimum Requirements

  • 4 GB of RAM
  • 3.1 GB of Disk Space
  • 1280x768px Display
  • Internet Connection required for download and authorisation.

Plugin Formats

  • VST, AU and AAX

Supported Standards

  • MIDI, Native Instruments NKS

Additional Information

  • Comes as downloadable installer files.
  • Authorize by email address and password for ujam.com within the plugin.
  • If you want to move your .blob files to an external drive, UJAM recommend the use of an SSD to prevent dropouts.

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SILK

Virtual Instrument by ujam



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Description


Virtual Guitarist – The Only Legit Alternative to a World-Class Studio Guitarist

Smooth and Elegant Accompaniments

Virtual Guitarist SILK is a concert guitar accompaniment virtuoso. From delicate, strings-only singer-/songwriter arrangements to vivid dance and pop ornaments, SILK enables a wide range of styles in your production’s sonic color palette.

 Finger Picking Good

Elevate and decorate your songs with more than 60 Styles, and 670 Phrases, multiple microphone positions, and custom effects. We recorded Virtual Guitarist SILK with a precious, mint condition German concert guitar built by a renowned instrument maker master in 1967. Our custom in-phase recording and editing techniques and a customized channel strip provide you access to sophisticated microphone set-ups and full control over play position and sound character.




Features

  • Classy nylon guitar finger picking
  • More than 60 Styles and 670 Phrases
  • Arpeggios, patterns and chord riffs
  • From clean and smooth to vivid fortissimo
  • A Virtual Virtuoso

  • SILK plays virtuoso accompaniments and comes with 670 characteristic Phrases grouped in 60 Styles.

  • Sounds Galore

  • Choose from sophisticated microphone setups and distinguished channel strip combinations with the Character control.

  • Enhance your mix with SILK’s Doubling function and custom effects such as Delay and Reverb.

  • Signature Algorithm: Animate

  • Named for exactly what it does, this algorithm, custom-built for nylon guitar sounds adds subtle depth and movement to the direct signal.

  • Human After All

  • From natural and loose to obsessively exact: Adjust the level of precision in timing and playing dynamics to meet your song’s style.

  • Native Kontrol Standard

  • Virtual Guitarist supports Native Instruments NKS. Virtual Guitarist will be mapped to Komplete Kontrol keyboards and Maschine straight out of the box. Enabling you to use Virtual Guitarist with the Light Guide, Smart Play features, and the full creative potential of KOMPLETE KONTROL without any configuration hassle.


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Operating Systems

  • Windows 7 or later (64-bit only)
  • OS X 10.11 / macOS 10.12 or later (macOS 11 Big Sur supported) (64-bit only)
  • You may run them on earlier versions but UJAM doesn’t support them.

Minimum Requirements

  • 4 GB of RAM
  • 6 GB of Disk Space
  • 1280x768px Display
  • Internet Connection required for download and authorisation.

Plugin Formats

  • VST, AU and AAX

Supported Standards

  • MIDI, Native Instruments NKS

Additional Information

  • Comes as downloadable installer files.
  • Authorize by email address and password for ujam.com within the plugin.
  • If you want to move your .blob files to an external drive, UJAM recommend the use of an SSD to prevent dropouts.

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Cassette Piano.02 Logic

Virtual Instrument by THEPHONOLOOP



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The Idea & Process

One of the main improvements of Cassette Piano.02 is a completely new set of samples of an (not so perfect) old upright piano recorded in a ballet training room (in both stereo and mono, with mics at the back of the piano) which resulted in surprisingly organic and tasty sound with all kinds of little imperfections. In order to make the best use of those recordings, and to further expand the sound capabilities of the instrument, four different decks were used to process the samples.

  • Deck A STEREO - the highest quality, very low pitch instability, plus it was recorded in stereo
  • Deck A MONO - the same quality as the one above but recorded in mono
  • Deck B MONO - the same one used in previous instruments (Cassette Piano, Cassette Keys.01, Cassette Mallets.01), slightly loose drive belt introduces a lot of pitch instability (sounds great when transposed down)
  • Deck C MONO - the noisiest deck of all with medium amount of pitch instability
  • Deck D MONO - similar to deck A but with more instability in pitch and overall sound

Every note has been carefully denoised with a high quality algorithm to avoid noise stacking when playing more than one note (there’s still some noise left in the samples to avoid denonising artifacts). Noise can still be added with the noise knob - it’s much more flexible this way and allows the ability to adjust the volume of the noise independently whilst also applying parameters such as filtering. It also creates a more realistic sound, so when playing a five voice chord, only one sample of noise instead of five stacked on top of each other will be heard.

In addition, there are also features you may already know from previous instruments in this series, such as the sample start knob (controlled with the GUI or Mod Wheel) which allows you to control initial transients while designing your sound. Moreover, because of the fact that this kind of instruments sounds great when transposed down (it really adds to the overall ‘lofiness’ of the sound) there’s an octave down switch in the GUI now.

And as the last thing - there’s now also a simple 2 band equaliser (Instrument Tone) located at the bottom of the GUI.

The End Result

Useful and fun production tool - If you like vintage sounds and you're looking for something to enhance your production toolbox, then this product will be for you.

Simulated Round Robin - Makes faster note passages sound more realistic and adds to the overall nonlinearity of the instrument - check out the introduction video to hear it in action.

Main Features

  • Available in multiple popular formats: Kontakt 5, Ableton Live 9, Logic, SFZ & Multiformat - (Each sold separately or within a bundle)
  • 5 GB of samples (1325 samples in total)
  • Recorded on 4 different decks
  • Mono and Stereo versions
  • 5 noise samples (each around 2 minutes long)
  • 3 velocity layers
  • Organic sound with lots of little imperfections
  • 25 basic presets (normal, reverse 100%, reverse 75%, reverse 50% & reverse 25% for each deck)



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  • Full version of Logic 9.1.8 (or higher) required

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