Plug-in for Digidesign® Pro Tools™
SampleTank is the first native sample-based sound module available as a Pro Tools® plug-in allowing access to thousands of high-quality multi-sampled sounds directly within Pro Tools Free, LE or TDM.
SampleTank offers an extremely powerful sample based synthesis engine - comparable only to those found in the most sophisticated sampling workstations, but with no hardware limitations - setting a milestone in a generation of new revolutionary software instruments for Pro Tools.
No other software sampler allows the user to browse hundreds of the highest-quality natural and synthesized sounds with one click, select them in a instant, and have them ready to play in a fraction of the usual time. Tons of professional high-quality sounds (the same which can be found only in superior hardware samplers) are immediately at the users disposal, and are included with the software.
SampleTank astonishing features includes:
• Perfect integration with Pro Tools Free, LE or TDM
• Up to 450 high-quality multi-sampled banks included (2.5GB of samples)
• Huge variety of sounds included (acoustic and electric basses, brass solo and sections, natural/electronic/analog drum kits, percussions, acoustic and electric guitars, grand/acoustic/electric /synthesized pianos, church and electric organs, ethnic instruments, full orchestra and orchestral elements, string solo and sections, vocal choirs, woods, winds, synthesized basses/leads/pads /effects, dance and ethnic loops)
• 128 voices polyphony per module
• 16 multi timbral instruments per module
• Unlimited number of module can be opened (CPU dependant)
• 32 bit floating point processing
• Patented RAM doubling sample playback
• 4 dynamic sound parameters
• 4 insert effects selectable among 20 high quality DSP effects
• User friendly sounds organization with multiple folders/ multiple HDs
• Sound search feature with user-defined categories
• Thousands of native sounds already available from AMG, IK, Masterbits and SonicReality
• Imports AKAI® S1000/S3000 sound format
Pricing and Availability
SampleTank® RTAS will come in two versions:
• SampleTank L
Includes 2 CDs with 200 top-quality sounds for more than 1.1GB of samples: 42 orchestral sounds, 40 electric sounds, 54 acoustic sounds, 65 electronic synth sounds and loops plus AKAI® S1000-3000 converter $379
• SampleTank XL
Includes 4 CDs 450 top-quality sounds for more than 2.5GB of samples: 82 orchestral sounds, 77 electric sounds, 96 acoustic sounds, 199 electronic sounds plus AKAI® S1000-3000 converter $599.
The product will be available in the best music stores and by phone ordering direct at 866-243-1718 (toll free) starting from February 2002.
An HTDM version of SampleTank plug-in is also expected to be available by the second quarter 2002.
About IK Multimedia
IK Multimedia, is a musc software company directly operating in four countries, founded in 1996 for the purpose of developing software designed to enable people to listen, play and produce music using revolutionary new digital instruments which are powerful and easy to use. T-Racks®, GrooveMaker® and SampleTank® are registered trademarks property of IK Multimedia Production srl. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.