Welcome to CyberSound™ VS, the Virtual Synthesizer system from InVision Interactive! With over 500 high-quality sounds and unparalleled ease-of-use, CyberSound VS is ideal for a variety of uses including music playback, recording, and composition.
CyberSound VS is actually two pieces of software: One is the CyberSynth™ control panel, and the other is the CyberPlayer™ application. The CyberSynth Control Panel is the “Virtual MIDI sound module” containing all of the functionality of a stand-alone synthesizer. CyberPlayer is a full-featured MIDI sequencer used to record, edit, and play your own compositions as well as existing Standard MIDI Files.
With its winning combination of affordability, ease-of-use, and great sounds, you may find that CyberSound VS provides you with all of the music-making power that you will ever need. We hope that your CyberSound VS system provides you with many gratifying musical experiences. Enjoy!
About the demo software
This demonstration software version is identical to the commercial version, except that MIDI input is disabled, and you can't save files from within CyberPlayer.
About the demo documentation
Several SimpleText files are installed along with the software. Their content is described here.
• Read Me First!: This file. Contains a product introduction, lists of features, and system requirements.
• How to Install: How to install the demonstration software.
• Quick Tutorial: How to audition sounds and songs using CyberSynth and CyberPlayer.
• CyberSynth Reference: Detailed explanations of each control panel feature.
• CyberPlayer Concepts: Sequencing basics, editing conventions, and editing examples.
• CyberPlayer Reference (2 parts): Detailed explanations of all CyberPlayer features.
• Optimizing System Performance: Tips for optimizing CyberSound VS for your specific hardware platform.
• Sound List: Banks and Programs that CyberSound VS includes.
About CyberSynth
CyberSynth is the powerful synthesizer “engine” that runs in the background, behind other active software applications. All features and functions are accessed in a control panel interface. Once activated, it remains available to play sounds, even when the control panel is closed.
CyberSynth Features
• Up to 128 note polyphony (this depends on your computer’s processor speed)
• Over 500 16-bit sound programs, contained within 9 Bank files
• 12 drum sets including 122 drum and percussion sounds
• 48 megabytes of sample data
• General MIDI (GM) and General Standard (GS) compatibility
• Multiple synthesis types, including wavetable, analog, and physical modeling
• Programmable reverb and chorus effects with individual parameter control (PowerPC Macintosh only)
• The ability to select sounds from the CyberSynth Control Panel, MIDI, or directly from sequencing software
• Full 16 MIDI channel multi-timbral support
• MIDI activity indicators on all 16 MIDI channels
• The ability to trigger sounds from mouse or QWERTY keyboard (no MIDI controller required)
• Supports MIDI Manager, OMS™, and FreeMIDI™, for use with third-party sequencers
• A dynamically-loadable wavetable library
• User-configurable variable RAM cache and CPU threshold
• The ability to save and reload custom setups
• Wavetable oversampling for highest possible fidelity
• A diagnostics window for monitoring system performance
• Native performance on Power Macintosh
• On-screen balloon help
• An automated Installer for easy setup
About CyberPlayer
CyberPlayer is your music-making interface to the CyberSynth synthesizer. It is a full-featured, yet easy-to-use, MIDI sequencer for recording, overdubbing, playing, and storing your musical compositions and Standard MIDI Files. With a MIDI interface and controller, you use CyberPlayer to “play” CyberSynth just as you would a dedicated MIDI sound module.
CyberPlayer Features
Recording and Playback
• 16 tracks with automatic MIDI channel allocation
• Metronome click and recording count-in capabilities
• Multitrack recording on multiple MIDI channels
• Record overdub and overwrite modes
• Input quantization for auto-correction of timing errors
• MIDI input filters for eliminating unwanted MIDI performance data
• Multiple sequence files can be open simultaneously
• Mute and solo functions for each track
Editing
• Supports multiple meter, tempo, and key signature changes
• Supports Cut, Copy, Paste, Merge, Undo, Transpose, and Quantize
• Grid or percentage quantization for a “human” feel
• Process duration, velocity, and controllers using offset, scaling, or absolute modes
• Event list editing for generation and manipulation of individual MIDI events
• Batch processing of data in single or multiple tracks
Other Features
• Optimized for use with CyberSynth
• General MIDI (GM) and General Standard (GS) compatibility
• The ability to input MIDI data using MIDI Manager or OMS
• MIDI input/output activity indicators on each track
• Supports up to 960 clocks per quarter note
• Native performance on Power Macintosh
• Standard MIDI File format for cross-platform compatibility
• On-screen balloon help
System Requirements
Recommended System
• PowerPC® Macintosh®
• System 7.1® or higher version of Macintosh operating system
• 16 megabytes RAM
• 55 megabytes hard disk space (for complete installation of all sounds)
• Macintosh-compatible CD-ROM drive
• Sound Manager 3.1 (included)
• A 13-inch or larger monitor
Also Supports (with reduced performance)
• Macintosh with 68040 processor
• 8-bit sound
• 8 megabytes RAM
• 6 megabytes hard disk space (for GM install)
Recommended Additions
• External stereo speaker system or headphones
• External MIDI controller and MIDI Interface (for commercial version only)
