Crossfade Loop Synth
Crossfade Loop Synth is a simple sample playback synth plug-in.
It plays samples in the classic sampler manner - by simply altering the playback speed according to the desired note. No fancy timestretching or pitchshifting is applied.
You can control how the sample is looped as it is played. An adjustable amount of crossfade can be applied to the loop endpoints to smooth the transitions. This makes it extremely easy to produce glitch-free pad sounds.
The loops can also be played backwards and alternately forwards and backwards (pendulum-style).
Further sound processing can be applied in the form of overdrive/saturation, filtering and envelopes.
The synth is 32 note polyphonic, and all parameters can be controlled by MIDI controllers.
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Version 3.2.0 |
MacOS X UB |
(AU, VST) |
Aug 12, 2011 |
There are two main changes:
- The Mac OS X AU & VST versions now support 64 bit operation.
- The timing of note playback is much improved in the synth versions of the plug-in (now sample accurate).
This version also fixes a minor bug which would cause the plug-in to attempt to load an empty filename when loading a song in Plogue Bidule.
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Version 3.1.4 |
MacOS X UB |
(AU, VST) |
Apr 30, 2011 |
This release fixes a rare crash that could occur when automating parameters in Cubase, using the 64 bit version of Cubase and the 32 bit plug-in bridge.
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Version 3.1.3 |
MacOS X UB |
(AU, VST) |
Jan 26, 2011 |
This release fixes a bug in the plug-in's response to a MIDI All Notes Off message. In Plogue Bidule, this could cause a problem with the drones not reactivating when a plug-in was switched in and out of Bypass mode.
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Version 3.1.2 |
MacOS X UB |
(AU, VST) |
Oct 7, 2009 |
Compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard"
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Version 3.1.0 |
MacOS X UB |
(AU, VST) |
Feb 3, 2009 |
- Added next/previous sample buttons, for quickly auditioning multiple samples in a folder on disk.
- Added OSC control.
- Added MIDI/OSC scripting.
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Version 3.0.4 |
MacOS X UB |
(VST) |
Jan 13, 2008 |
This version fixes a crash that could occur when loading a preset file in the host app with the Crossfade Loop Synth GUI hidden
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Version 3.0.3 |
MacOS X UB |
(AU, VST) |
Dec 17, 2007 |
V3.0.3 fixes a potential crash when using very small buffer sizes.
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Version 3.0.2 |
MacOS X UB |
(AU) |
Oct 2, 2007 |
V3.0.2 now responds properly to AudioUnitReset(), so in e.g. Logic the delay buffer will be cleared when song playback is started etc.
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Version 2.1.5 |
MacOS X UB |
(AU, VST) |
Jan 6, 2007 |
V2.1.5 is primarily a patch for the VST version - it is now a VST 2.4 format plugin, and so is usable in recent VST host versions (e.g. Live 6).
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Version 2.1.4 |
MacOS X UB |
(AU, VST) |
May 10, 2006 |
V2.1.4 fixes a bug in the filter which could cause audio dropouts at extreme settings. It also adds control over the pitch bend range.
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Version 2.1.2 |
MacOS X UB |
(AU, VST) |
Apr 23, 2006 |
Universal Binary
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Version 2.1.1 |
MacOS X PPC |
(AU) |
Feb 3, 2005 |
Fixed crash when using alternate and reverse loop modes
fixed crash which could occur when GUI repeatedly opened and closed
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Version 2.1 |
MacOS X PPC |
(AU) |
Dec 26, 2004 |
Added "equal power" crossfade option
fixed issues with detuned playback of large samples
cpu efficiency improvements
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Version 2.0 |
MacOS X PPC |
(AU) |
Sep 22, 2004 |
All-new GUI
new 'reverse' and 'alternate' loop modes
amplitude and filter envelopes now ADSR with adjustable shape
added saturation section
increased range of filter cutoff
volume control now has a different response curve
NB 2.0.0 is not compatible with 1.x presets
Version 1.3 (freeware) is still available
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Version 1.3 |
MacOS X PPC |
(AU) |
Mar 21, 2004 |
- added MIDI CC control of most parameters
- resolved some possible (rare) crash & glitch issues
- added handling of MIDI 'All Notes Off' and 'All Sound Off' messages
- added support for 24 bit audio files
- added confirm dialogue when attempting to load a very large sample
- added support for MIDI pitch bend messages
- if two presets use the same sample, changing between them no longer reloads the sample or cuts off any sounding notes (though note that any glitching caused by sudden parameter changes will still occur)
- fixed possible audio cut-out when loop endpoints moved while notes sounding
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What an unbeleivably useful sampler, not since the Casio SK-1 has a sampler been this...fun! It is the first software sampler I have had that made the Jan Jelinek/ASR-10 loop scanning technique easy in a sequencer (and I own THOUSANDS of dollars worth of samplers!). This may be the best $10 I have spent...in my life!
Load a sample, put some FX behind it.. sounds like a true sampler. The free one works great, but doesn't have the GUI or as many built in fx the shareware one has.