DASH Signature have released EVE v1.0, a VSTi for Windows. EVE features a new multi-timbral and multi-layer concept, it is designed to create amazingly complex ensembles taken from your favourite vintage keyboard sounds.

Eve comes with a complete library of multi-sampled keyboards such as electric pianos, organs and rare string machines. It also includes many other vintage waveforms, such as a Korg MS20 and Minimoog saw and square waves.

These waveforms, combined with the rich vintage sample library, are interwoven to create something DASH call Semi Additive Synthesis, or SAS for short. For example, you can layer a pure sine waveform with a Rhodes keyboard to enhance the fundamental harmonic, or you can stack the attack from a Wurlitzer, have a wash of Solina strings, and add an analogue square wave to give that finishing touch.

Features:

• 3 wave player sections (3 layers).  Each one includes settings for:
  • ADSR envelope
  • Velocity sensitivity 
  • Double Key-Track scaling : envelope speed and amplitude 
  • LP filter by envelope
  • 3 band EQ 
  • Pitch, Amp and Pan LFOs
  • Pitch envelope enable
  • Semitone transpose 
  • Fine pitch adjustment
  • Send to FX 1 (Modulator)
  • Send to FX 2 (Tape Echo)
  • Volume
  • Mute switch
  • VU meter
• Velocity Zone: minimum and maximum per layer
• Key Zone: set high and low notes limits per layer
• MIDI channel per layer
• 3 modes for each LFO : Free, Sync, and Invert
• Master controls: glide, mono mode, LFO masters, fine tuning, and Velocity sensitivity
• MIDI Learn: More than 100 parameters can be controlled with Automation via any Midi Controller or Sequencer automation.
• Effects:
  • Tape Echo FX - Modeled from an analog tape echo device. It has a "degrade" function that can add noise and distortion, just like a true analog emulation.
  • Modulator - You can choose from any of four effects for this module: Phaser, Chorus, Flanger and Rotary (Leslie)
  • Each effect is specially coded with its own parameters.

EVE is available for a special price of $99.95 until the end of December 2003, which includes a free CD-ROM and shipping. The price will then rise $159.95 USD.