Steinberg Xphraze released

Xphraze is Steinberg/Wizoo's new dream machine for every computer-based musician and DJ, arranger and sound designer, bringing together three worlds that have been separated for too long: unlimited sound creation, real-time polyphonic phrase creation, and intuitive live-remixing functions.

Xphraze is available as a VSTi for Windows, Mac OS 9 and OS X and costs EUR 248.99.

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Features:

• Comes with a huge library with literally hundreds of ready-to-go Combis, Patches and Phrazes. Just pick what you need and go or tweak it to your needs in no time.
• Four-part multi-timbral polyphonic phrase synthesizer, full loop and tempo-sync capability (phraze generators, envelopes and LFOs).
• Each Patch consists of: Phrase Oscillator (32 cells) with individual note resolution, amp section and multimode filter, each with free- form loopable envelopes, two additional freeform loopable auxiliary envelopes, four freeform LFOs, arpeggiator, unison mode.
• Each Phraze Generator contains: individual multisample per cell, plus a maximum of six freely assignable cell parameters, such as pitch, cutoff, resonance, pan, level, gate-time and more. Each cell parameter curve freely mouse-editable.
• Unlimited, freely assignable morph modulation with 24 sources x 16 destinations.
• Phrase playback can be fully adjusted for each Patch: play and loop range (start/end) can be adjusted on-screen, switchable trigger/mute per cell, adjustable cell crossfade/duration.
• Xmix function allowing for live creation and remix of entire tracks using MIDI keys.
• Performance controllable stereo insert effects for each Patch from 24 effect types, plus four master effects from eleven types.
• Vector Synthesis: automated vector morph between four patches, including vector envelope.
• Integrated browser for managing unlimited numbers of Combis, Patches and Phrazes.
• Wave ROM with more than 200 waveforms included, plus import function for AIFF and Wave samples, automap for multisamples.
• Sample-accurate audio engine featuring 32 Bit floating-point resolution, 192 kHz sample rate, and up to 1024 voices/notes (256 per Patch).
• Integrated mouse-controllable keyboard with wheels.