ReBirth Reincarnates Classic Analog Synthesizers
July 11, 1997
Steinberg announces the release of ReBirth RB-338 Techno Micro Composer, a software application for both the Apple® Macintosh and Windows computers that uses physical modeling to emulate two 303's and one 808. No MIDI, external synthesizers, samplers or special cards are required. After creating a sensation at the Winter NAMM and MusikMesse shows, Rebirth's demo version has already become that hottest music creation tool in the techno and dance music scenes both in Europe and the States. Rebirth is now available at Steinberg Dealers worldwide and US MSRP is $199. Review copies are available upon request.
Rebirth was developed by a group of Swedish developers called Propellerheads who are also known for developing the groove-tool ReCycle for Steinberg. Instead of samples, which play back static sounds, Rebirth employs physical modelling to emulate the sound of the oscillators,
filters, resonance envelope mod, decay and accent resulting in a truly dynamic sound. The exact feel of the onboard sequencer via step recording and patterns is also modelled giving a timing and feel not possible with MIDI. The pure sound of this 'techno studio' is controlled by a user interface that replicates the original hardware. The user has complete automation of all computer movements and realtime effects such as distortion and delay.
Rebirth allows the user to create up to 32 patterns (1-bar phrases) per song, record parameter changes into the song, and save the results to disk. ReBirth outputs 16-bit, 44.1 kHz stereo audio that can be saved as AIFF or .WAV files. Patterns and songs synchronize with other applications via MIDIclock. ReBirth supports OMS and future versions will feature a direct link to Cubase VST. Currently in sync mode, the output signal of ReBirth can be assigned to appear on two channels of the VST mixer for automated mixing.
Both Mac and PC versions come in the same package. For more information, visit their web site at www.steinberg.net. |
