EST is the perfect mixture of phat-sounding hq-sampler and an advanced 12-row
/ 16-step-sequencer. The well-thought design with its clue editing and auto-composing
features makes it easy to use, even for beginners. Professionals will find new
inspirations and appreciate the modulation and automation capabilities. Live
enthusiasts will love its midi-control features. The EST-Loop-factory comes
as a VSTi-plugin, supports (optionally) multi-out and works well with every
VST-Host. EST will be released within the next week. Preorders are welcome for
49 EUR.
The heart of EST is a 12*multitimbral sampler. Each sampler can be controlled
either by your host, midi-in or the internal step-sequencer. The step-sequencer
contains 128 recallable patterns, which are clearly organized in banks, programs
and variations. Each pattern contains complete sequences with triggers, notes
and automation-data for the 12 samplers.
Sampler
Imports WAV and AIF with all known sub formats
Uses its own 32-bit-float format for setting up slots (a sample with extensions)
and kits
Quick access via tree-menus and customizable sample-directory's
One shot, forward, backward, ping pong
Scalable root-key
Multi-sample support by using multiple rows and key zones (from/to)
Keytrack-option
Sample-offset controllable
Up to 128 voices polyphony
Modes: Poly, Legato and Mono
Scalable Unison, Voice-Limit and Detune
Chord-mode (combinable with unison)
Morph mode (channels are used as oscillators)
Volume, pan and morph with inertia
Pitchbend (global and single) with scalable range
Fine-tune
Glide-mode (works even in poly mode) with adjustable glide-time
Amplitude envelope ADSR with velocity sense.
Modulation envelope ADSR with velocity sense (can be modulated by LFO2)
Two syncable LFO's with sin, tri, pulse, saw, saw up/down and scalable phase
Filter (lp, hp, bp, notch) with overdrive
Modulation of pitch, filter, morph and mod-adsr itself
Almost all parameters can be automated by the step-sequencer
Loop-recorder for reuse of sequences as samples or usage in other applications
Basic functions for mono/stereo-conversion, channel swap, normalize, gain and
reverse
Menu option to edit and reload sample in your preferred sample-editor
GUI
Well structured, lightweight user-interface with customizable color-schemes
Visualization of used patterns
Step-LED's for visual feedback
Integrated Help system
Support for right mouse button, wheel
Almost all functions are available without control/shift keys
Screenshots
Global settings and functions
Preset browser
Scope and level display (with clip and sync indicator)
Gain slider
Songinfo (opens linked web site or document)
Sync mode (internal, host, manual)
Key-select (auto-activation of rows regarding key-zone)
Grid-size (piano-roll and drum-grid)
Record velocity, delay-time and auto-step
Audition (editing and sample-import, velocity and gate-time)
Synchronization
Host synchronization for tempo, transport
Inter process synchronization (mute, solo, play, record)
Relative tempo from 1/32. to 32/1t
Sample accurate timing
3 different Sync-modes (internal, host, manual)
Row Parameters
Output-port (EST can use up to 12 outputs)
Trigger channel (active, all and 1-16)
Route-row (trigger other rows, make custom chords, trigger multi-samples)
Relative transpose, velocity, gate-time and delay
Swing affecting delay and velocity (scalable first step and interval)
Humanization for velocity, delay and gate-time
Step-divide, which allows to play a row in a different tempo (adjustable divide
and length)
Live situation (midi-in targets)
Bank, program and variation recall via midi-note
Start/Stop, Start, Mute/Solo, Sync
Row-mute
Navigation and editing via controllers (every single step can be controlled)
Midi-Learn function
Midi-Thru
Panic
Transpose via midi-note (global and single-row)
Free and Hold mode
Recording
Step and Live recording
Adjustable auto-step, velocity and delay
Built-in Loop-Recorder, Wave-export
Record loop to sample
Pattern editing
Piano-roll and drum-grid
Colors can assigned to rows
All-rows-visible mode
Easy pattern editing with left/right mouse buttons
Cut, Copy and Paste for patterns, variations, rows and step-values
Undo and snapshot
Row rotate, reverse and random step shuffle
Auto-trigger, inverse and trigger-random
Note transpose, set to root/last note, note-random
Chord-progressions
Value increment, decrement, two value-random functions (absolute, relative)
All functions can optionally affect all or selected steps
Pattern lock (run one pattern and edit another)
Mouse sweeping for quick value drawing
Different random functions for notes, triggers and values
Rotate, reverse, transpose etc.
Data-has-changed indicator
Import/Export functions for banks and single patterns.
Tree-menus (quick access) for saved banks and patterns
Quick step mute/unmute
Magic function which produced sequences based on chords-progressions and random
Pattern structure
16 variations
12 trigger rows
Default variation (optionally), which is automatically selected on pattern change
Target-parameters of the 5 automation-rows
Variation structure
Tempo (relative to host)
Mode (free/hold)
LFO and row-subdivide restart option (never, always, on variation or pattern
change)
First/Last step (pattern length)
Step-row (every single step can be muted)
Order-row (defines the actual play-order)
Break-row (enables triggering other-patterns)
Mute/Solo states of the trigger rows
Trigger-row structure
16 triggers (on/off) and a note-value and chord-descriptor
Velocity-row
Gate-row (note duration)
Fill-row (re triggers notes automatically, different modes)
Hits-row (used to create sub-patterns and chord-progressions)
Delay-row
5 Automation rows
Automation parameters
Offset, morph, morph-time, detune, pitch, fine-tune
Gain, gain-time, pan, pan-time, hit-pan
Cutoff, resonance, drive
ADSR-settings of both envelopes
Phase of both LFO's
Almost all track-parameters
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