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By jendakub
On 7th July 2003
Version: 1.0

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Steinberg Xphraze

I bought xphraze a six days ago and can not stop to test it.

The manual is good written I found only one mistake{shift+click on button of patch = solo patch in win, no rightclick as is written:-]} but this is a detail :0] ... In demo manual PDF are not some usefull informations, but on the other side it is a demo manual.

Xphraze has a hudge potencial and features. I will not describe it, but must to say, that working with xphraze is so intuitive and quick. There are a lot of context menus and shortcuts to make working easy and quick.

The modulation is perfect. You have 4 syncable LFOs for one patch and it is 16 LFOs for one combi!!! The modulation possibilities have no limit. Modulation matrix has the same new concept as Tera or D'cota. No more knobs for filter/velocity , filter/mod wheel etc..
Just select velocity matrix button and modulate what you want without more knobs.

The presets are very good and usable. I like pads morphs leads more, than drum phrazes. You can make your own samples too, but do not forget that xphraze is not a sampler. You will have to add information of pitch to your samples, becouse xphraze automap samples from the information included in wave file, but it is not too much to do it in wavelab or another prog...

What to say about stability?, I thing that stability is good. Not to say that is perfect but qood. :-]

My opinion about customer support is not best. I thing that online registering of products like in NI is needed. You can register to customer support of Steinberg with the post card included in the box. The online "Xforum" and "Xpansions" will be done on www.wizoosounds.com so we must to wait..

Xphraze is a real nice instrument and if you buy it, you will get a powerfull stuff to make a music.

I wish to xphraze become a "live" instrument becouse some Vsti born and die but I think that guys from ReFX will continue to make xphraze better I hope. :-]

SORRY FOR BAD ENGLISH
 
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