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MachFive 2 Virtual Instrument

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Overview

A virtual instrument that combines four worlds in one.

In aeronautics, Mach Five means you're traveling at 5 times the speed of sound. In the case of this versatile virtual instrument from MOTU, you won't be traveling anywhere, but your ability to add samples, loops, synthesis, and effects will be incredibly faster and easier than ever before. To give you maximum hard drive efficiency, MachFive 2's integrated, intuitive environment offers disk streaming on a per instrument basis and utilizes modular effects and synthesizer parameters, meaning a smoother musical ride as you piece together your musical puzzle.

A single, one-window design makes it easy to find and choose the editing features you want with unlimited parts. The Loop Lab section lets you instantly map slices, find or set tempos, time stretch, and apply destructive or non-destructive sample level audio editing. Add layers and effects with ease, combine samples and synthesis seamlessly, adjust all keygroups with one move, and take advantage of MIDI automation and modulation for more in-depth control. The comprehensive mixer simplifies adjustment of levels, panning, audio outputs, MIDI inputs, and more. You can even mixdown your final edits of multi-channel samples and loops in a surround environment up to 7.1.

The MachFive 2 virtual instrument comes with four dual-layer, 8GB soundbank DVD's of world-class sounds recorded at 192kHz, including a grand piano, surround instruments and loops, and an exclusive library of expressive orchestra sounds. Combine that with its unprecedented compatibility with all major plug-in hosts, sound libraries, and sample formats, or the option to work as a standalone, and you have a sampler that leaves competitors in its dust.

Features

Unique, unified design provides instruments, loops, phrases, and synthesis in one simple window

Second generation 32-bit UVI Engine, superb sound quality up to 24-bit/192kHz

Unlimited parts (unlimited multi-timbral operation)

Unlimited polyphony and ultra low software latency

Unlimited sample keygroups and keygroup layers

Up to 200 discrete audio outputs (depending on host)

Up to 256 MIDI channels (depending on host)

Three-dimensional layered keygroup mapping with unlimited layers and dynamic, programmable-rule-based layer switching

Built-in graphic mixer with faders, FX inserts, metering, and unlimited channels

Disk streaming can be enabled per part

New modular synthesis architecture with two synth engines (organ drawbar and vintage analog); program and play synth sounds side by side with, or as part of, your multi-layer sampled instruments

Powerful modulation matrix with controller mapping

Multi-point envelopes with unlimited control points; sync envelopes to the host tempo

Advanced time-stretching and pitch-shifting engine

LoopLab beat-slicing editing of multi-channel loops; playback at any tempo with or without stretching; sample, stretch, and slice loop engines

Full-screen keygroup/sample editor with unlimited undo/redo, batch processing, and 47 DSP effects

Multichannel surround support with multiple outputs

Plug-in or standalone operation

Multi-column browser for fast and easy navigation; audition loops & samples while browsing

47 built-in effects with hundreds of presets

Support for multi-effects with over 100 multi presets

Flexible effects architecture; apply effects at any level, from individual samples up to the entire mix

One-click MIDI controller mapping for nearly all settings

Automatic keyboard mapping of imported samples via advanced pitch-detection and velocity algorithm

Supports all major 3rd-party hardware and software sample library formats

Reads other sample formats directly from disc with no time-consuming importing required

Reads GigaStudio libraries directly, including multi-layer instruments ("dimensions")

Mount non-Mac/Windows sample CDs on your desktop and then read sounds directly from disc image

Includes 32GB (four 8GB DVDs) of ready-to-play instruments, loops & phrases

Drag-and-drop import/export of all major audio file formats including WAVE, AIFF, SDII, REX, Apple Loops

Compatible library/file formats:

AIFF, SDII, WAV, ACID, Apple Loops (.aif), REXm, Akai MPC, Akai S Series, E-MU, Ensoniq ASR, EXS24/GarageBand instruments, GigaSampler (1, 2, 3), Kontakt (1, 2), MOTU Symphonic and Ethno Instruments, Kurzweil K2xxx, Roland S700 Series, SampleCell, SoundFont, UVI Soundcards, VSampler 2

Channel formats:

stereo, quad, 5.1, 7.1

Plug-in formats:

MAS, AU, VST, RTAS, DXi, standalone application

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