This tree in a tree browsing sucks big time…it’s definitely not as quick as native instruments characteristic driven sound browser or many other companies like arturia. However, some of the instruments have a default sound, as well as a tree beneath them which holds other presets! You have a basic top level folder for each sound category, which then opens a tree for the instruments in that category. Unfortunately they haven’t updated that standard the browser shows it, it’s very cumbersome in my opinion. Being the first to do something usually means you get piggybacked by a lot of others, and SampleTank 2.5 XL set the standard for software workstations. If there is one thing I don’t really care for, it’s the sound browser. There’s also the standard filter, envelope and lfo settings. The stretch engine is pretty unique, you can manipulate the pitch, tempo, and timbre of a sample or instrument independent of each other…it can get pretty freaky. The re sample is the basic playback of most samplers, pitch shift and tempo shift are also pretty self explanatory. You get three types of sample playback, re sample, pitch shift/tempo shift, and stretch. You have solo and mute too.Ĭhanging settings is as easy as clicking on the value and moving your mouse up or down.

It also shows you exactly how much memory each instrument is taking up, as well as gives you a quick button to empty that channel. You can easily lower polyphony to save cpu cycles. You can see the volume levels, pan, which output the sound is going to, as well as the polyphony setting. In the left side of the screen where all 16 layers or instrument channels reside, you also get quick overview of the mixer section. Format: Standalone, vst, rtas, audio units.Content: 2036 sounds 6.43gb of data, 33 dsp multi- fx.Think that is amazing and it’s only limited by your cpu.īrowsing samples, importing samples, and all other system options are handled easily from the front panel, making it very quick to get in and get working. You get 16 instrument slots right on the front panel.Īnother thing that is pretty slick about the layout is that you get 5 insert fx on each instrument! I “virtual workstations” and they make it easy to layer or use multiple sounds.

The first thing I notice about SampleTank 2.5 XL is the layout.

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