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MachFive 2, at last !

Saturday July 21, 2007. 04:43 PM, by melenko Macintel > Virtual Instrument > Mark Of The Unicorn
Virtual Instrument : MachFive 2, at last ! - macmusicMotu has just announced the long awaited MachFive 2. The second version of this famous virtual sampler comes up with a lot of new features :

- Unique, unified design provides instruments, loops, phrases and synthesis in one simple window
- Second generation 32-bit UVI Engine, superb sound quality up to 24-bit/192kHz
- Unlimited parts (unlimited multi-timbral operation)
- Unlimited polyphony and ultra low software latency
- Unlimited sample keygroups and keygroup layers
- Up to 200 discrete audio outputs (depending on host)
- Up to 256 MIDI channels (depending on host)
- Three-dimensional layered keygroup mapping with unlimited layers and dynamic, programmable-rule-based layer switching
- Built-in graphic mixer with faders, FX inserts, metering and unlimited channels
- Disk streaming; can be enabled per part
- New modular synthesis architecture with two synth engines (organ drawbar and vintage analog); program and play synth sounds side by side with, or as part of, your multi-layer sampled instruments
- Powerful modulation matrix with controller mapping
- Multi-point envelopes with unlimited control points; sync envelopes to the host tempo
- Drag and drop audio import/export
- Advanced time-stretching and pitch-shifting engine
- LoopLab beat-slicing editing of multi-channel loops; playback at any tempo with or without stretching; sample, stretch, and slice loop engines
- Full-screen keygroup/sample editor with unlimited undo/redo, batch processing, and 47 DSP effects
- Multichannel surround support with multiple outputs
- Plug-in or stand-alone operation
- Multi-column browser for fast and easy navigation; audition loops & samples while browsing
- 47 built-in effects with hundreds of presets
- Support for multi-effects with over 100 multi presets
- Flexible effects architecture; apply effects at any level, from individual samples up to the entire mix
- One-click MIDI controller mapping for nearly all settings
- Automatic keyboard mapping of imported samples via advanced pitch-detection and velocity algorithm
- Supports all major 3rd-party hardware and software sample library formats
- Reads other sample formats directly from disc – no time-consuming importing required
- Reads GigaStudio libraries directly, including multi-layer instruments ("dimensions")
- Mount non-Mac/Windows sample CDs on your desktop and then read sounds directly from disc image
- Includes 32GB (four 8GB DVDs) of ready-to-play instruments, loops & phrases
- Drag and drop import of all major audio file formats including WAVE, AIFF, SDII, REX, Apple Loops

MachFive 2 will be available for Windows and Mac OS X (UB) in AU, MAS, RTAS, VST, DXI and stand-alone versions.
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