Shortcircuit is a new software sampler VSTi for the Windows and it is currently available for all to try in a public beta test.

Shortcircuit was created as a reaction against the ongoing trend of software samplers being designed with the primary intent of library playback. It is intended for people who consider a sampler to be a musical instrument in its own right, and not just a way to emulate other instruments.

Sound quality is another concern, and Shortcircuit is using high-quality sinc-interpolation, together with oversampling when upsampling, to provide pitch-shifting without audible artifacts. What this means in plain english is that a sample played back at another pitch sounds like a sample played back at another pitch, without any additional muck.

Features:

• Streamlined user interface for fast sample management & editing.
• Splendid audio quality while resampling.
• Flexible selection of filters & effects.
• Powerful modulation system, with the ability to modulate itself as well as loop-points in addition to the usual destinations.
• Envelope follower.
• Step sequencer/LFO combo.
• Imports wav-files, AKAI S5000/S6000/Z4/Z8 .akp banks and NI battery kits.