IK Multimedia has announced Miroslav Philharmonik Classik Edition, an introductory version of the orchestral plug-in based on the classic Miroslav Orchestra sample collection.

Miroslav Philharmonik Classik Edition is a complete and full-featured orchestral virtual instrument covering solo instruments and ensembles with 250 orchestral sounds spanning the entire orchestra in 1.5GB of samples.

Miroslav Philharmonik CE Features:

• 16 part multi-timbral sample-based orchestral workstation.
• 250 sounds totaling 1.5GB of samples.
• 20 Classic DSP effects.
• 4 Insert effects instrument.
• 4 Master effects with separate sends.
• High-quality master reverb derived from CSR.
• Multiple synth engines including STRETCH and Pitch-Shift/Time-Stretch.
• Zone feature for accurate single sample editing.
• Full MIDI control of performance parameters.
• Part preset and Combi preset customization features.
• 256 notes polyphony.

Miroslav Philharmonik Classik Edition will be available in February 2007 with an MSRP of $249 / €199 (tax excluded) for Windows and Mac OS X Universal Binary in VST, AU, DX, RTAS and stand-alone formats.