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Image Line - DirectWave

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Software: DirectWave
Developer: Image Line
Primary Type: Sampler/Sample Player
Price (MSRP): $99
Instrument(s): VST
Can Host (Instruments): VST
 VersionDownloadAvail?
Windows 1.4.1 DownloadReleased

Copy Protection: Key File
Supported Sample Formats include: AIFF, Akai, Battery, EXS24, Giga, Kontakt, OGG, RCY, SF2, sfz, WAV
Average User Rating: Average rating - 9.500

Compatibility Unknown
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DirectWave

DirectWave is an inline multi-layer multi-timbral sampler, capable of playing and recording samples through real input sampling. All parameters and effects may be automated or modulated through a 16-slot modulation matrix.

Features:

  • 16 part multi-timbral, 32-bit VSTi sampler.
  • 128 Voice Polyphony.
  • 128 programs.
  • Unlimited zones per program.
  • All samplerates supported.
  • Realtime SINC-64 point interpolation (HQ Audiophile).
  • Poly, Mono, Legato operation, with glide / auto mode.
  • 2*24 dB 5 mode filters serial or parallel.
  • Flexible 16 slot freely assignable Modulation Matrix.
  • 2 mod. ADSR envelopes, 2 zone-independent mod. LFOs 2 global program mod. LFOs.
  • Automatable loop points, reverse loop points supported.
  • Loop modes: fwd, one-shot, sustained, bounce looping.
  • Automatable sample start offset (available as mod. destination parameters, as well as the loop points).
  • Built-in voice Insert FX with independent settings for each zone: ring mod. samplerate decimator, bitcrusher, phaser. All of them available as destination parameters in the mod. matrix.
  • Built-in send effects: chorus, reverb, delay (with filtered feedback, sync to host tempo).
  • Independent send amounts per zone.
  • Freely assignable 16 stereo outputs.
  • Multi-editor with channel list, mixer, expression, modulation and pitchbend GUI controls.
  • Built-in sample editor with destructive editing (cut / copy / paste / trim functions), loop finding tool, normalize, vertical / horizontal zooming, etc).
  • Realtime sampling / recording of whatever is connected to DirectWave inputs (needs modular host or host with assignable plug-in routing).
  • Record Threshold: sampling input will wait until signal peak arises (-40dB).
  • Built-in VSTi host to easily automate "sampling" of your vst instruments directly into DirectWave.
  • Total Recall operation mode: DirectWave will enclose all the required sample data in the project files created by your host: it creates totally portable projects without worrying about needed sample files.
  • Import: DWP (proprietary), WAV (any), SF2 (Soundfont), AKP (Akai), Propellerheads Recycle, Native Instruments Battery, Kontakt *(nki), GIGA *(gig).
  • Several importing methods: built-in browsing, drag&drop, menu options.
  • Built-in fast library browser list and tree-arranged menu program selector.
  • Zone editor with visual zone arrangement map and list with all zone properties.
  • All program/zone parameters of all channels can be automated as VST parameters.

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Image Line updates DirectWave to v1.25 5th October 2006
Image Line updates DirectWave to v1.21 4th September 2006

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By lordvader48
On 8th January 2007
Version: 1.0

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DirectWave is billed as "one of the most complete VSTi samplers" on the market today.

You know what? That claim is 100% true. DirectWave is one of the first of a new generation of soft-samplers that actually SAMPLE AUDIO and do waveform editing. And the difference is amazing. Just download the demo and try sampling some sounds, and you'll see what I mean. Samplers.. need to SAMPLE. DirectWave does!

DirectWave also sports one of the best and most well-thought-out interfaces I have seen anywhere. It's set up so that almost everything is on one page, with a really intelligent and useful tabbed interface. It just has to be seen to be believed. This is how instrument GUI's should be!

DirectWave really sounds great. About the only negative with its sonics I can think of is that its filters are a bit weak. But while others might care about that, I don't. DirectWave's filters are more than good enough for my needs, and DirectWave has really great PER-VOICE (keyzone) DSP effects, comprehensive modulation matrix, and terrific reverb/delay/chorus effects in its "Program" (master) section. The overall sonic results are simply superb, and DirectWave is very CPU efficient as well.

Did I mention the reverb? DirectWave has a really great, dense, "old-school" reverb built in that really sounds great. It makes my samples sound wonderful.

About the only other problem I can discern is that DirectWave's documentation, especially its "online help", is inadequate.

WAY TO GO, IMAGE-LINE!

DirectWave is the best "soft-sampler" on the market today. And, as they claim, it is one of the most "complete". At $99.00, it's an incredible value too. I am anxiously awaiting release of the Mac OSX version so I can use DirectWave on my main DAW. Once the Mac version comes out, DirectWave is going to be my main workhorse.

Goodbye, rack of Akai's...
 
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