IK Multimedia Sampletron Crossgrade/Upgrade Software

Sampletron Crossgrade/Upgrade Software description:

The IK Multimedia SampleTron Crossgrade Software is a sample based VST Plug-In with 17 rare vintage keyboard instruments. Diverse, powerful and inspiring virtual Mellotron. If you are a registered owner of at least one IK product, you are now eligible to this crossgrade version.

The SampleTron Crossgrade virtual instrument combines the authentic recreation of “Tron” sounds such as Mellotrons, Chamberlins, and Optigans with the powerful SampleTank engine to take those nostalgic sounds into the new millenium. No other product allows you to manipulate, process and stretch such gritty, emotional and quirky lofi sounds like SampleTron. It’s a virtual instrument made for many styles from hip hop to electronic to classic rock and offers some of the most unique musically useful tones you can imagine. From the nostalgic sounds used by The Beatles, Moody Blues, Genesis, Yes and other rock bands of the 60’s and 70’s to the modern production of artists like Kanye West, Smashing Pumpkins and Beck to new sonic creations now possible only with SampleTron, the sounds in this package are diverse, powerful and inspiring.

The main features of the IK Multimedia SampleTron include:

• The first and only “Tron” anthology, containing over 600 presets from 17 rare and vintage Mellotrons, Chamberlins, and their derivatives
• Chromatic samples capture the complete, authentic tone of each instrument
• Powered by SampleTank to bring these vintage sounds into the modern world
• 4 “Tron” specific controls allow for fast and flexible creativity
• 16 part multitimbral and 32 effects let you create otherworldly sounds quickly and easily
• Includes “loop” and “non-loop” modes for greater flexibility and authenticity
• Sounds can be read by SampleTank 2
• Works as a standalone application, as well as a plug-in
• Fully compatible with Mac OS X (Universal Binary), and Windows (XP / Vista)
• Supported plug-in formats: VST, RTAS, and AU
• 16 part multitimbral
• 256 notes polyphony
• 16 individual stereo outputs
• Mix view and full mix parameters control
• 32 DSP-based multi-effects (see Effects List)
• Range Control allows for creating complex splits and layers
• Total sound editing with full access to 50 Synth-Sampler engine controls
• Instrument browsing
• BPM syncable LFOs
• Portamento Time control
• Zone feature for single sample accurate editing
• Part Volume / Pan controls
• Expanded easy to use full MIDI control
• Part and Combi preset save features
• Convenient back-up function
• Search function
• 3 Synth Engines - Newly enhanced STRETCH, Pitch-Shift/Time-Stretch, Traditional Resampling
• 3 Performance Modes: Poly, Mono, Legato 1-2

The IK Multimedia SampleTron Crossgrade Software system Requirements:

• This crossgrade/upgrade is only available for customers that already own a qualifying and registered IK product
• Power PC based Macintosh®: 866 MHz G4 processor, 512 MB of RAM, Mac OS X 10.4 or later
• Intel based Macintosh®:
• 1.5 GHz Intel Core Solo processor, 512 MB of RAM, Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later
• Windows®:
• Pentium 1GHz / Athlon XP 1.33 GHz, 512 MB of RAM, Windows XP / Vista or later
• RTAS, VST, AU and Stand Alone compatibility