IK Multimedia Introduces STRETCH Virtual Synth Engine
March 9, 2003IK Multimedia announced its new STRETCH synth-engine which will be included in its future generation of sample-based virtual instruments.
STRETCH combines new technology with a completely new approach to sampled sounds to deliver a new standard of musical realism. STRETCH provides total control over just about every aspect of sounds, making virtual instruments more natural sounding.
Traditional samplers or sample-based sound modules produce adjacent notes by "resampling" the sample contained in the key note. To stay in tune, this old-style technology plays samples faster or slower, which is the reason many natural instruments loose their realism when played by a sampler or a sample-based sound module.
STRETCH uses a sampling technique called Time Resynthesis to play adjacent samples in tune WITHOUT changing the tempo. This provides full control over the tempo and pitch of the samples. Plus STRETCH expands sonic capabilities with full-control of an instrument's basic frequency distribution to tailor tone and push the limits of creative sound designing to an entire new level.
Full control over loop banks for instant creative power:
- Sync any loop tempo to a sequencer's tempo with one click. Full control over the loop's tempo and pitch make it easy to create the ultimate groove.
- Create rich harmonic parts and soaring choirs in a snap from a looped phrase or drop in a sample of your singer and instantly turn it into a choir part.
Availability
STRETCH will appear soon in the IK collection of sample-based virtual instruments.
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