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HALion /ˈhæ.ˌli.ə̩n/ HA-lee-ən is a software instrument application, created by German music software company Steinberg for macOS and Windows. [1] It uses a sample-based approach to emulate the acoustic sounds of a full orchestra, such as the strings, brass, woodwind, and percussion sections, with multiple configurations for each instrument, allowing for variations in timbre.
It creates a complete, professional studio environment on the PC or Mac. [1] Virtual Studio Technology (VST) is an audio plug-in software interface that integrates software synthesizers and effects units into digital audio workstations. VST and similar technologies use digital signal processing to simulate traditional recording studio hardware ...
CLever Audio Plug-in or CLAP is an open source software architecture, application programming interface and reference implementation suite for audio effect plugins as used in multimedia software such as digital audio workstations, audio editing software, and video editing software with integrated audio workflows.
Synth1 is the all-time most downloaded VST plug-in on KVR Audio, [13] and was ranked number 5 on MusicRadar's list of "The 27 best free VST plug-ins in the world today". [14] It has over 25 thousand free patches to download online. Because Synth1's versatility, there are a wide variety of patches available.
A sampler is an electronic musical instrument that records and plays back samples (portions of sound recordings). Samples may comprise elements such as rhythm, melody, speech, sound effects or longer portions of music. The mid-20th century saw the introduction of keyboard instruments that played sounds recorded on tape, such as the Mellotron.
Version 2 of Studio One was announced on 17 October 2011, [13] [14] and released on 31 October 2011 (alongside the 2.0.2 update). [15] This release of the software introduced multiple enhancements, including integration with Celemony Melodyne, transient detection & quantization, groove extraction, multi-track comping, folder tracks, multi-track MIDI editing, an updated browser, and new plug-ins.
The Fairlight CMI (short for Computer Musical Instrument) is a digital synthesizer, music sampler, and digital audio workstation introduced in 1979 by Fairlight. [5] [6] [7] It was based on a commercial licence of the Qasar M8 developed by Tony Furse of Creative Strategies in Sydney, Australia.
The Fairlight CMI, a sampler and synthesizer released in 1979. The designers coined the term sampling to describe one of its features. The Guardian described the Chamberlin as the first sampler, developed by the English engineer Harry Chamberlin in the 1940s. The Chamberlin used a keyboard to trigger a series of tape decks, each containing ...