DirectWave 1.4.23

DirectWave is one of the most complete VSTi samplers currently available. It loads and edits most of the existing sound formats³ out there (WAV (any), SF2 (Soundfont), AKP (Akai), Propellerheads Recycle, Native Instruments Battery, Kontakt *(nki), GIGA *(gig) & eMagic EXS24, ...) and it can even sample your existing VSTi instruments.

Features:

· 16 part multitimbral, 32-bit VSTi sampler
· 128 Voice Polyphony
· 128 programs
· unlimited zones per program
· All samplerates supported
· Realtime SINC-64 point interpolation (HQ Audiophile)
· Poly, Mono, Legato operation, with glide / auto mode
· 2*24 dB 5 mode filters serial or parallel
· Flexible 16 slot freely assignable Modulation Matrix
· 2 mod. ADSR envelopes, 2 zone-independent mod. LFOs 2 global program mod. LFOs
· Automatable loop points, reverse loop points supported
· Loop modes : fwd, one-shot, sustained, bounce looping
· Automatable sample start offset (available as mod. destination parameters)
· Built-in voice Insert FX with independent settings for each zone : ring mod. samplerate decimator, bitcrusher & phaser
· Built-in send effects : chorus, reverb, delay (with filtered feedback, sync to host tempo)
· Independent send amounts per zone
· Freely assignable 16 stereo outputs
· Multi-editor with channel list, mixer, expression, modulation and pitchbend GUI controls
· Built-in sample editor with destructive editing (cut / copy / paste / trim functions), loop finding tool, normalize, vertical / horizontal zooming, etc)
· Realtime sampling / recording of whatever is connected to DirectWave inputs (needs modular host or host with assignable plug-in routing)
· Record Threshold: sampling input will wait until signal peak arises (-40dB)
· Built-in VSTi host to easily automate "sampling" of your vst instruments directly into DirectWave
· Total Recall operation mode: DirectWave will enclose all the required sample data in the project files created by your host: it creates totally portable projects without worrying about needed sample files
· Import: DWP (proprietary), WAV (any), SF2 (Soundfont), AKP (Akai), Propellerheads Recycle, Native Instruments Battery, Kontakt *(nki), GIGA *(gig) & eMagic EXS24
· Several importing methods: built-in browsing, drag&drop, menu options
· Built-in fast library browser list and tree-arranged menu program selector
· Zone editor with visual zone arrangement map and list with all zone properties
· All program/zone parameters of all channels can be automated as VST parameters

Release notes:

New Release
· fixed loading old states saved with total recall
· save wave files before saving the .dwp file
· now responds to FL max polyphony value
· no more drag and drop of foreign formats in DW Player
· "Save program" now shows a dialog window if the filename isn't valid
· minimize lock when loading of settings
· update browser after saving a program or bank
[ DirectWave full changelog ]