To coincide with the forthcoming DigiWorld and summer NAMM show, IK Multimedia is pleased to announce that SampleTank RTAS plug-in for Digidesign Pro Tools systems will be shipping in July. You can allready download a demo version from their site.

According to IK-Multimedia:
"Sampletank is the first completely expandable, professional virtual sound module plug-in available for Digidesign Pro Tools allowing access to thousands of high-quality multi-sampled sounds directly within Pro ToolsŪ LE or TDM plus endless sonic expansion possibilities.

SampleTankŪ sound module offers an extremely powerful sample based synthesis engine - comparable only to those found in the most sophisticated sampling workstations, but with no hardware limitations - setting a milestone in a generation of a new revolutionary software instrument range for Pro ToolsŪ.

Hundreds (up to 450) of professional high-quality sounds (up 2.5GB samples library) are
included with the software, with no limit to its sonic the expansion thanks to a growing range of 3rd party titles (10 titles already available) and an AKAIŪ CD import function which makes SampleTankŪ compatible with the largest library of sounds available in the world.

Plus, as found in no other software instrument, SampleTankŪ contains a high quality multi-effects unit where up to 4, of 28 high quality DSP effects, can be selected & applied per each instrument, resulting in a sonic realism found in no where else.

Features:

- Perfectly Integrated with Pro ToolsŪ LE or TDM, HD compatible up to 96Khz
- Includes a huge variety of up to 450 high-quality of multi-sampled banks (2.5GB of samples)
- Thousands of add-on native sounds available from AMG, IK, Masterbits and SonicReality
- Imports AKAIŪ S1000/S3000 sound format
- 128 voices polyphony per module (CPU dependant)
- 16 multi timbral instruments per module
- Unlimited number of modules can be opened (CPU dependant)
- 32 bit floating point processing
- 4 insert effects selectable from among 28 high quality DSP effects
- Sound search feature with user-defined categories and sound data base

Pricing and Availability
SampleTankŪ RTAS for Mac will come in three versions:

* SampleTank L
Includes 2 CDs with 200 top-quality sounds for more than 1.1GB of samples plus AKAIŪ
S1000-3000 converter $279.

* SampleTank XL
Includes 4 CDs 450 top-quality sounds for more than 2.5GB of samples plus AKAIŪ
S1000-3000 converter $499.

* SampleTank LE
A series of 15 sound titles including a limited version of SampleTankŪ for ProToolsŪ (4 MIDI channels and no AKAI converter included) bundled with native sounds from worldclass sound designer AMG, IK, MAsterbits and SonicReality , to be used as add-on sounds for SampleTank or as plug-in within ProToolsŪ. Prices from $79 to $299 each.

The product will be available in the best music stores and by phone ordering direct at 866-243-1718 (toll free) by the end of July 2002. A free fully-working demo version with free sounds updated monthly is available online at www.sampletank.com"

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