D16 group has just released Nepheton, their emulation of the classic 808 drum machine.

Features :

- 16 fully synthesized instruments
- perfectly scaled knob ranges
- exhanced control of instruments' sounds
- dynamic signal routing from instruments to outputs
- user defined outputs configuration
- mutes/solos for each instrument (affect triggerring not just the signal)
- fully controllable via MidiCC
- quick midiCC assignation with MidiLearn function

- many ways of controlling the device :

+ external mode (note mode)
+ internal sequencer (pattern mode) with 3 submodes

- external mode :

+ user defined midi map (default set equal to General Midi)
+ midi tune and velocity controls instruments' levels and tunes

- internal sequencer :

+ 16 patterns (12 basic rythms and 4 intros/fill ins
+ pattern contains up to 4 segments (up to 16 steps per segment)
+ each segment can be defined with one of four available measures
+ each step can be defined normal or accented
+ shuffle mode
+ tap mode
+ chain mode
+ Shuffle defined per pattern part
+ Scale function and intelligent Rescale (automatically stretches
pattern to the chosen measure)
+ built in Randomizer (selection of instruments to random, steps to be affected, frequency of the randomized notes and more)
+ patterns import/export via human readable xml files

- two modes of synchronization :

+ precise synchronization to the host tempo
+ synchronization to internal clock - tempo controlled in the range
30-303 BPM (+-0.1)

- builtin preset manager

Nepheton costs €139 (registered users of other d16 Group products can get special discounts) and is available now for Mac OS X (UB) as a VST instrument. Note that an Audio Unit version will follow at a later date and will be free for registered users. A demo version is alos available.

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