|
Platform |
Product |
Price |
Distributor |
Tel |
Web |
Score |
Issue |
PC/Mac |
Black
& Whites |
£199 |
BitHeadz |
n/a |
www.bitheadz.com |
7 |
23 |
|
This Steinway in software (almost) is a bit pricey but, hey,
if it�s good enough for Herbie Hancock� |
PC/Mac |
Gigastudio 160 |
£549 |
Et Cetera |
01706228039 |
www.nemesysmuysic.com |
8 |
30 |
|
No sample length limit, 64 samples possible at once, configures automatically to your system, vast sample editing functions.
|
PC |
GigaStudio |
£549 |
NemeSys |
01706
228039 |
www.NemeSysMusic.com |
9 |
24 |
|
This is a sampler to die for � you�ll wonder how you ever managed
without it |
PC |
J
Box |
£29.95 |
Sixth
Sense |
01635552694 |
www.thejbox.net |
3 |
19 |
|
An MP3 ripper/encoder that suffers heavily from lack of testing |
PC/Mac |
SoundDiver 3.0 |
�179 |
Sound Technology |
01462480000 |
www.emagic.de |
9 |
32 |
|
Emagic's amazing synth editor/librarian now has the looks to match its awesome and straightforward functionality. A must have app for any synthesist. |
PC/Mac |
Teach
Piano |
£24.95 |
Alfred
Pub... |
01827311553 |
www.alfredpub.com |
5 |
26 |
|
Dull CD-ROM that fails to exploit the learning possibilities
of the computer medium |
PC/Mac |
Unity DS-1 V2 |
£299 |
Unity Audio |
01440785843 |
www.bitheadz.com |
8 |
30 |
|
Offers everything from sampling audio, looping, and multisampling to using basic waveforms. Capable of up to 128 voices which can span 128 MIDI channels.
|
PC/Mac |
Voodoo |
£129.99 |
Turnkey |
n/a |
www.bitheadz.com |
7 |
23 |
|
A powerful, if slightly complex, software alternative to a hardware
sampler. Doesn�t score well in the looks department though� |
PC |
WaveIt
Synth |
£49.95 |
Arbiter |
02089701909 |
www.arbitergroup.co.uk |
7 |
19 |
|
Analogue style synth SoundFonts and an editor to create your
own |
PC |
XG Wizard |
$25 |
- |
- |
www.life-on-line.de/acusto/XG/xg_wizard.htm |
8 |
32 |
|
For anyone not getting along well enough with XGedit, XGWizard might well be a breath of fresh air. The interface is certainly more immediate, although the results are the same. |