Hart Instruments releases HISE - Hart Instruments Sampler Engine v0.99 build 645 - Build your own VST / AU plug-in

2nd November 2016 - KVR Audio News

Hart Instruments has released a new beta version of HISE, a cross-platform open source audio application for building virtual instruments.

HISE emphasizes on sampling, but includes some basic synthesis features for making hybrid instruments. You can build patches, design a custom interface and compile them as a VST / AU plug-in or iOS app.

HISE is available as Standalone application or as VST / AU plugin for Mac OS X and Windows.

Highlights

Sampler engine:

fast disk streaming sampler engine using memory mapped files.
Import SFZ files, Mach5 files or AIFFs with metadata from Keymap Pro.
File name parser for automapping samples.
multi mic sample support (with purging of single mic channels).
looping with crossfades.
sample start modulation.
crossfade between samples for dynamic sustain samples.
customizable voice start behaviour.
regex parser for mapping samples.
custom monolith file format for faster loading times.
switch sample mappings dynamically.

Modulation:

complex modulation architecture for nested modulation of common parameters.
includes the most common modulators (LFO, envelopes).

Audio Effects:

fast convolution reverb.
filters / eq.
phaser / chorus.
delay / reverb.

JavaScript interpreter:

superset of JavaScript built for real time usage (no allocations, low overhead function calls).
write MIDI processing scripts.
change voice properties (volume & pitch).
create plugin interfaces with a WYSIWYG editor.
built in IDE features (autocomplete / API reference, variable watch, console debugging).
combine DSP routines for custom effects.

C / C++ compiler:

embedded C JIT compiler for fast prototyping of DSP routines (based on TinyCC).
API for adding DSP modules via dynamic libraries.
one click C++ build system for building VST / AU / AAX plugins (based on JUCE) from within HISE (using msbuild / xcodebuild).

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