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  • HighLife 2.7

    HighLife is a performance sampler with a built-in wave editor, five effects, morphable parameters, and a 32-bit floating point engine. Reads WAV, MP3, FLAC, and other common formats.

    The Horn
    Abducting Cows
    This Is A Misrule
    Thought It Was You

    HighLife 2.3 What's New

    HighLife 2.0 Getting Started
    Overview

    Performance sampler with a 32-bit float engine, built-in wave editor, sample library, and morphable parameters. Native Apple Silicon, with SSD-optimized parallel sample loading.

    Scalable HiDPI GUI. Free for non-commercial use; the paid version unlocks commercial use and ZBP (Bliss Program) round-trip support.

    Playback engine

    Up to 32 voices, multi-layered zones. SINC 128 by default; SINC 512 in offline bounce. ThreadPool-based parallel loading for fast library imports.

    2x oversampling on the engine reduces aliasing in nonlinear stages and tightens transient response near Nyquist. Samples over 25 MB switch to disk-streaming reference mode automatically.

    Mono / poly / legato with glide and auto-switch. Full MIDI input handling including sustain pedal (CC64). Engine settings sync across all plugin instances in a project. Save Samples in State embeds samples in the project and warns on missing files.

    Morphable parameters

    Each layer holds two parameter sets — morph source and morph target. Mod wheel or velocity moves between them in real time.

    Useful for samples that should change as you play harder, not stay frozen.

    Wave editor

    Zoom to 1:1, independent L/R/stereo selections, visible drag handles, persistent zoom. Browses from Documents > discoDSP > HighLife > Samples.

    Cut, copy, paste, trim, fades, normalize, DC removal. Reverse, rectifier, sin/tanh drive, enhance, and AKAI S1000-modeled time stretch / smoothing. Auto loop-point detection. Up to 128 MIDI-triggerable cues. Four loop types: forward, bidirectional, backward, forward-with-sustain.

    Filters

    Zero-delay feedback, 24 dB/oct, in Lowpass / Highpass / Bandpass / Notch (or off). Cutoff and Resonance are zipper-free; cutoff calibration and the display map are aligned for 2x oversampling mode.

    Velocity and keytracking are routed by default.

    Modulation

    Independent envelopes for amplitude, modulation, filter, and pitch. Amp envelope is ADSR; mod envelope is bipolar and routes to cutoff and pitch.

    Syncable LFO with configurable phase, routable to amp, cutoff, resonance, or pitch. Mod wheel, pitch bend, and CC routing are zipper-free.

    Effects

    Chorus (level, delay, feedback, rate, mod), and a delay with sync and cross-delay options.

    Reverb with room, width, and damping. Two character effects — Daft for transformative weirdness and Rock Da Disco for instant punch and pump.

    Format support

    Audio: WAV, MP3, OGG, FLAC, RAW, SND (Akai MPC 2000-compatible). Programs: AKAI S5000/S6000 (.AKP), SFZ, and ZBP (Bliss Program) with full round-trip fidelity.

    SFZ parser handles comments in sample lines, extra opcodes in sample paths, multi-region group settings, special characters, case-insensitive lookup, and velocity-layer edge cases. Full ADSR opcode support, group-level parameters, and auto-mapping when you open multiple files (drum spread included). Exports as SFZ, ZBP (24-bit FLAC with embedded metadata), or WAV with loop points preserved.

    Universal Binary 2: Native Intel and Apple Silicon.
    Standalone Application: No additional software required.
    ProTools AAX. Apple Audio Unit. Steinberg VST. Steinberg VST3.

    Supported Platforms

    Standalone Application Native Apple Silicon Universal 2 Binary 64-bit ProTools AAX Apple Audio Unit Steinberg VST Steinberg VST3

    System Requirements

    Windows 10+. IntelIntel processors with AVX2 support:
    Core i3/i5/i7/i9: Haswell (2013) and newer
    Xeon: Haswell-E (2014) and newer
    or AMDAMD processors with AVX2 support:
    Ryzen: All models (2017+)
    FX: Excavator-based (2015+)
    EPYC: All models (2017+)
    Athlon: 3000G series and newer
    . 8 GB RAM.
    10.14+. Apple Silicon or IntelMacBook Pro: Late 2013+
    MacBook Air: Mid-2013+
    iMac: Late 2013+
    Mac mini: Late 2014+
    iMac Pro: 2017+
    Mac Pro: 2019+
    . 8 GB RAM.
    Debian 10+. IntelIntel processors with AVX2 support:
    Core i3/i5/i7/i9: Haswell (2013) and newer
    Xeon: Haswell-E (2014) and newer
    or AMDAMD processors with AVX2 support:
    Ryzen: All models (2017+)
    FX: Excavator-based (2015+)
    EPYC: All models (2017+)
    Athlon: 3000G series and newer
    . 8 GB RAM.

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