SCAF (Sidechain-Controlled Amp & Filter) consists of a filter and an amplifier section. Both can be controlled by any track in your project. The routing between the tracks is done via internal host-independent side chains. The sections are independent so the filter's cutoff frequency might follow the volume envelope of one track's signal while another track conducts the amplifier.

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Nithonat is a fully synthesized drum machine based on the classic Roland TR-606. The unique sound of this machine has been used by many artists over the years in the production of Electro, Hip-Hop, R'n'B, etc.

Toraverb is not a classic-type reverb unit like spring, room, hall or plate. It is a concept algorithm reverb. Using a set of easily accessible parameters, it allows the user to create practically ANY type of reverb.

Redoptor is a high quality Vintage Tube Distortion emulator. The popularity of tube distortion units are as a result of their superiority over the solid-state fuzz distortions which are based on transistor clipper circuits. Tubes produce even and odd harmonics and naturally compress the signal. Transistors produce only odd harmonics and limit the sound.

Drumazon is an emulation of the classic Roland TR-909 drum machine / beatbox, offering all the original functions plus many additional features.

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Venice Deluxe Sounds 'R508' - Featuring over 2170 24bit samples & Patches!. Roland • TR-808 Rhythm Composer. The TR-808 is a classic drum machine that used analog synthesis to create its sounds. The sounds have a very thin and pure quality and aren't grungy like it's successor the TR-909. In fact, the 808 has become the signature beatbox used in most R&B and hip-hop as well as a lot of dance and techno music. Booming bass kicks, crispy snares and that annoying cowbell sound made famous during the 80's are all part of the 808 and its famous sound.

The line between acoustic performance and electronic programming is blurred in BIO-MECHANIC BEATS. A genre transcending collection of grooves, rhythms and percussive elements ranging from straight ahead drive to intricate funk and delicate color.

Hardstyle, in the United Kingdom sometimes referred to as hardbass, is a genre of electronic dance music that is closely related to hardcore and hard trance. Being a fusion of both hard trance and gabber, hardstyle is grouped in the hard dance section. Its sound is usually characterized by a four to the floor kick beat and an off-beat gabber style bass line, hard trance like synth stabs and sweeps and miscellaneous samples. Tracks often feature excessive reverb and/or other effects, breakdowns and occasionally small breakbeat sections. The average tempo is between 130 and 150 bpm.

In his 16 quartets for two violins, viola, and cello, Beethoven created a Mount Everest for string players and some of the most sublime, unforgettable music ever written. Continuing to astound listeners after 200 years, these glorious quartets give voice to the innermost landscape of the human heart and spirit. They stand, like Michelangelo's statues or the plays of Shakespeare, at the pinnacle of Western art.

Sonart Audio Hard Trance - Featuring over 3,800 24bit samples including over 1000 loops and 2800 single hit sounds. More than 2.2 Gb of New Material!

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The StringVerb simulates a cluster of seven sympathetic strings. These strings are attached to the body of an instrument. They are not struck or bowed. Instead their resonant tone is merely excited by the vibration of the instrument.

The Soundbytes HurdyGurdy is a sample based VST synthesizer for the windows platform. It recreates the sound and playing technique of the HurdyGurdy.

The Soundbytes Sympathizer is a new and versatile audio effect. It is based on a tunable comb filter bank and extends the concept to further explore this very specific and rewarding domain of sound creation.

Konkrete is set of 24 superb drum and percussion kits for a variety of sampling platforms. Featuring over 1300 audio files ranging from punishing, deep kick drums to delicate, crystalline ticks, super fast drilling rolls to atmospheric gongs. Konkrete will inspire any producer who loves drums, whether it's Glitch /IDM, Drum'n'Bass, Breakbeat, House or Trance - Konkrete gives you a vast new percussive palette to add to your productions.

PX-64 Percussion Strip - is a seven-stage processor designed specifically for shaping drum and percussion sounds. Like the VX-64 Vocal Strip, the PX-64 Percussion Strip employs Cakewalk exclusive tube saturation algorithms with unique filtering and auto-leveling circuitry technologies. Combining transient shaping, compression, expansion, equalization, delay, and tube saturation in one convenient plug-in, the PX-64 Percussion Strip includes 70 go-to presets along with click & drag reordering of processing stage routing, making it fast and easy to enhance any drum or percussion track in seconds.

The Soundbytes BagPipes is a sample based VST plugin instrument for the windows platform. Its elaborately crafted control engine makes it easy to play authentic sounding bagpipe styles and techniques.