d16 group has announced Drumazon, a new virtual drum synthesizer emulation of a famous drum machine from the 80's.
Features:
- Virtual drum synthesizer.
- Perfectly scaled knob ranges.
- Additional synthesis controls expanding the synthesizer's capabilities.
- Dynamic signal routing from instruments' outputs to plugin's multi outputs.
- Fully controllable via MIDI CC.
- Quick MIDI CC assignation with MIDI Learn function.
- Precise synchronization with host sequencer.
- Internal sequencer:
- 8 banks with 16 patterns per bank.
- Each pattern up to 16 steps of length.
- Each step defined on two volume levels (accented or not) or with Flam.
- Patterns import/export via human readable XML files.
- Internal clock (tempo range from 30 to 303 BPM, adjustable with +-0.1 BPM).
- Shuffle mode.
- Controllable from host via MIDI notes corresponding to patterns numbers or directly from internal sequencer in Play mode.
- Original Scale function and Rescale which automatically fits pattern to the chosen measure.
- External mode:
- MIDI map equivalent with the classic drum machine's map.
- MIDI tune and velocity controls instruments' levels and tunes.
Drumazon is scheduled for release on December 15th, 2006 priced at €149, although it can be pre-ordered for €119 until then. It will be available as a VST instrument for Windows and Mac OS X (Universal Binary). Audio demos are already available.
