Wlodzimierz Grabowski has released version 3.0 of Extreme Sample Converter, which, along with several new sample formats supported, now features a built-in VSTi converter.
New features:
- Built-in VSTi Converter: Converts from virtual synth plugin to any sampler format.
- EMULATOR X import.
- PROTEUS X import.
- HALION 3 import (requires a Steinberg Key).
- KONTAKT 2 import.
- WUSIKSTATION 2, MANYSTATION import (bank, preset, multi-sample import).
- WUSIKSTATION 2, MANYSTATION export (bank, preset, multi-sample export).
- KONTAKT export.
- Complete conversion between MEGATRIG <-> DIMENSION <-> KEYSWITCH techniques used in Giga, Sfz, Kontakt, Halion, EmulatorX, ProteusX format.
- Support for advanced layering and sample switching like CROSSFADE, CYCLE RANDOM SWITCH, CYCLE RIBBON SWITCH, RELEASE TRIGGER, CONTROLLER SWITCH.
- Improvements in different format conversions.
Extreme Sample Converter is available for Windows and costs €70 / $87; a demo version is available.
Wlodzimierz also recently announced a VSTi sampler / sample player for Windows. It is expected to be released in March with the price yet to be announced.
Features:
- IQ Ultra Fast Engine.
- 16, 24, 32-bit support at any samplerate.
- Supports Dimensions, Key-switching, Cycle Ribon, Cycle Random, Crossfading.
- Dynamic Disk Streaming, also possible with 0 ms preload time.
- Fast & Direct access to different formats, plays them directly from disk without any re-conversion to HD.
- VSTi format (other formats will come in).
- 16 Multi Timbral, 16 MIDI inputs freely configurable.
- Multiple Outputs (32 mono / 16 stereo) with Mixer to controlling all multi parts.
- Built-in HD Browser with Drag & Drop functions.
- Complete MIDI integration with General MIDI support.
- Virtual keyboard, you can see structure of loaded sounds.
- Multiple instances and Low Memory usage (each instance shares the same program resources). Each instance adds 512 stereo voices which gives you unlimited polyphony.
- IQ Sound Edit - one touch to controlling different sound parameters in real-time.
- Independent Save, Load, Archive options.
- Quick start and ready to work in a one second.
- and more...
