General - Instruments

New from Cypton Future Media “Hatsune Miku V3 English”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hatsune Miku is “The First Sound of the Future” – a futuristic voice synthesizer software that allows you to easily create vocal parts from scratch by just entering a melody and lyrics. Add vibrato, dynamics and other effects to change the expression of Miku’s singing voice. Compose songs using Miku as your main singer, demo vocalist, chorus singer or experiment with new vocal styles for remixing and other electronic music projects. This all-in-one package includes vocal editor Piapro Studio VSTi, PreSonus Studio One Artist Piapro Edition, and over 200 virtual instruments for your immediate music production.

This database is based on a human voice, carefully recorded in a high-standard studio environment. Every sound was edited and optimized for the VOCALOID engine in order to create this database. With parameters such as gender factor or brightness, you are able to modify the voice and customize it to exactly fit your sound.

 

 

 

Database: English

Voice Characteristics: An Exotic, Transparent Female Voice

Suggested Music Styles: House, Techno, Crossover

Suggested Tempo: 100-130BPM

Recommended Vocal Range: B2-B3

NOTE: This vocal range is a recommended guideline only. Miku can sing in a much wider range in practice.

Recorded Voice for Database: Saki Fujita

 

Vocal Editor PIAPRO STUDIO

A vocal editor that allows you to easily operate and modify Miku’s voice, Piapro Studio works as a VSTi plugin, and therfore performs at a high compatibility with main music production applications (PreSonus Studio One, Ableton Live, Steinberg Cubase etc.).

 

About AU (Mac) Plugin

Support for the AU (Mac) plugin is scheduled for an update. With this feature the usage with Apple Logic and Apple Garage Band will be possible.

 

Features

– Supported VSTi plugin by all main music software applications

– Piano Roll Editor: Easy to use note & lyric editing. Enter the notes you want Miku to sing via the easy-to-use sequencer window, then type in the lyrics corresponding to each note

– Control Effects via Automation: Dynamics, breath, velocity, gender and other vocal characteristics can be manipulated simply with a pencil tool

– Vocal parts editable while playback

– Chorus: You can add up to 15 voice tracks simultaneously

– Reads VSQ, VSQX, MIDI

– Import MIDI Files as Input: You can import a standard MIDI file and use the notes as the basis for Vocaloid tracks

– Save/Export Vocal Parts as .wav files

– Interface Language: Japanese, English, Chinese

– Display of multiple Automation Tracks

– Automatic Update (requires Internet Connection)

 

Bundled Software

HATSUNE MIKU V3 ENGLISH comes in an all-in-one package for your own music production of Miku songs! The product contains Miku’s English singing voice database, vocal editor Piapro Studio and the music production application Studio One Artist Piapro Edition coming with over 200 virtual instruments (guitar, piano, drums, and various other synthesizers). All applications can be synched with each other which enables you to easily produce whole musical compositions.

 

Studio One

With Studio One Artist, you can not only create rhythms and melodies, but also add all kinds of effects on Miku’s voice! The software’s intuitive operation interface allows easy editing, mixing and mastering of your musical creations.

 

PreSonus Virtual Instruments & Sounds
Studio One Artist Piapro Edition comes with over 200 instruments, enabling your creativity to explore and compose for a wide range of music genres.  Instruments: Guitar / Bass / Keyboard / Drum / Strings / Woodwind / Percussion and more!

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General - Instruments - Loops

Top Loops & Instruments – July 2013

Check out our best sellers for July 2013!

 

TOP 10 LOOPS TOP 10 INSTRUMENTS
       
1. Ambient Skyline 3 1. MOJO: Horn Section
2. Indie Pop 2. Electri6ity
3. Oxygen 3. Vintage Horns
4. Acoustic Pop 4. Acoustic Legends HD
5. Guitar Sessions: Contemporary… 5. SWAGG
6. Progressive House Hits 6. True Keys
7. Dubstep Killer 7. Vintage VI
8. Country Roots 8. RiG: Urban Workstation
9. Epic Drums II 9. London Solo Strings
10. Vintage Guitars 10. Wold Impact: Global Percussion
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Sound On Sound Reviews “True Keys: Pianos”

VI Labs True Keys Pianos

‘Three grand pianos jostle for supremacy in VI Labs’ deep-sampled, secrecy-shrouded True Keys Pianos package.’

PROS

• Three excellent concert grand pianos
recorded from three microphone positions.
• No loops, beautifully smooth dynamic
transitions and a wealth of pedalling
options.
• Comprehensive and intuitive user controls.

CONS

• Makes you want to rush out and buy
aFazioli F308 grand, currently listed at
$150,000.

SUMMARY

True Keys Pianos provides three superior,
deep-sampled, highly playable pianos in
one package. Pristinely recorded from three
mic positions, the Steinway, Bechstein and
Fazioli concert grands collectively cover
a wide tonal range and can be used for
virtually any musical style.

 

The full review from Sound On Sound can be found here.

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Top Loops & Instruments – June 2013

Check out our best sellers for June 2013!

 

TOP 10 LOOPS TOP 10 INSTRUMENTS
       
1. Vintage Guitars 1. Electri6ity
2. Indie Pop 2. MOJO: Horn Section
3. Ambient Skyline 3 3. Vintage Horns
4. Acoustic Pop 4. SWAGG
5. Guitar Sessions: Contemporary… 5. Vintage VI
6. Country Roots 6. Acoustic Legends HD
7. Oxygen 7. RiG: Urban Workstation
8. Dubstep Killer 8. London Solo Strings
9. Altered Reality: Dark Cinematic Elem 9. First Call Horns
10. Legendary: R&B Classics 10. True Keys
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New from Gospel Musicians “Neo Soul Keys 5X Ultimate”

Why did we set out to make another version of Neo-Soul Keys? Well the simple answer is that we are perfectionists. We have discovered a new platform, similar to the way Kontakt works–with amazing and different effects. The graphical layout is simple to navigate and the interface is full of color and life to give you an ultimate Neo-Soul Experience!

Electric Pianos Featured:

1. Mark I Stage Electric Piano
2. Mark II Suitcase Electric Piano
3. Wurlitzer® 200A
4. Yamaha® EX5 EP Sampled Using FDSP
5. Dyno-My-Piano Emulation

Bonus Loops and Chops

1. 44 Bangin’ Neo-Soul Beats/Loops
2. 24 Neo-Soul Chops and Keys

This electric Piano library is the best we’ve ever made and all of the new features in this version will absolutely blow your mind. We chose to use the UVI engine on this version, because we wanted to feature some of the amazing new effects that the UVI engine has to offer:

Roland® Ensemble 505 – One of the warmest and phattest choruses we’ve ever heard. It instantly makes any EP sound vintage in seconds

Color Knob – This knob instantly takes your EP and changes its harmonics, color, tone, and character, so essentially, you can take one EP sound and come up with hundreds just by tweaking the knob

BONUS: I didn’t want to do it, but I am featuring the hottest Neo-Soul Chops and beats from my friends such as Boonie Mayfield, Klaus Beatz, and JFilt.

An Amazing Effects Rack

Ultimate control is the key here! These effects were custom selected for that ultimate EP sound that you’ve been searching for. You see, we are perfectionist. We were so pleased with the Neo-Soul Keys 3X, but there is always room for improvement. One thing about UVI is that their effects are absolutely vintage and warm.

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General - Instruments - Loops

Top Loops & Instruments – May 2013

Check out our best sellers for May 2013!

 

TOP 10 LOOPS TOP 10 INSTRUMENTS
       
1. Acoustic Pop 1. Vintage VI
2. Indie Pop 2. MOJO: Horn Section
3. Guitar Sessions: Contemporary… 3. Electri6ity
4. Indie: Acoustic Collection 4. SWAGG
5. Legendary: R&B Classics 5. True Keys
6. Drive 6. Acoustic Legends HD
7. Future Complextro 7. Complete Shaker & Tambourine
8. Crush 8. GD-6 Acoustic Guitar
9. Complete Shaker & Tambourine 9. RiG: Urban Workstation
10. Acoustic Indie Pop 10. Q
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