May 27, 2004
HighLife v1.3 released

discoDSP HighLife has been updated to version 1.3

Added:

• Sample editor autotuner, sample root tunning and pitch shifter.
• File browser WAV preview (using MME).
• MIDI sustain.
• One shot sample type.

Changes:

• CPU optimization (0.85% per voice).
• Blackman windowing for SINC interpolations resulting in a richer sound.
• Selectable autodrum behavior under Options.

Bugfixes:

• Sfz’s loopstart and loopend opcodes export.
• Samplerate related bug.
• Presets having slashes on their names are correctly freezed.
• Master volume settings value is stored now.
• File functions not working in some cases.
• Sample view displays correctly with cut/paste operations

 

 

May 6, 2004
HighLife v1.2 released

HighLife, our performance sampler VST instrument/host for windows, has been updated to v1.2.

Added:

• New library browser:
  • Disk based program managing.
  • (fxp, sfz, akp) for quick and easy access to frozen instruments, fxp, akp, sfz programs.
  • Frozen VSTis are stored in their own folder automatically.
• SFZ opcodes "bendup", "benddown", "offset", "end" supported.
• More accurate SFZ format loading.
• Native FXP Program save format.
• AIFF file support.
• Arrow spinners for easy navigation of VSTi program, zone and library folder files.
• * displayed in global LCD when working in Global Edit mode.
• .cfg file for recall of previous freeze settings and new library startup folder.
• Zone sample rate selector drop-down menu.

Changed:

• Program Global Edit enabled by default.
• Freeze range now maps top and bottom key range to the full scale.
• Freeze length now ranged from 1 to 16 seconds.

Bugfixes:

• Pitchbend message reception.
• Multi-output waves (>2 channels) were played mono.
• Mod LFO sync and filter not behaving correctly when using Program Global edit.

 

 

May 1, 2004
HighLife v1.1 released

HighLife, our performance sampler VST instrument/host for windows, has been updated to v1.1.

Overview

• Built-in VST host for 32bit sampling of VSTis (freezing).
• Built-in wave editor.
• 32-Bit floating point based wavetables.
• 128 Programs with unlimited zones.
• Up to 32 voices polyphony (Multi layered zone sampling engine).
• Selectable interpolation engines: Hermite, Sinc 64 and Sinc 512. Both sinc modes are not suitable for realtime purposes but bouncing to audio.
• Morphable scheme and automatable zone parameters (incl. cue and loop points).
• Syncable LFO with configurable Phase.
• Stepping-free modulation sends, pitch bend and modulation to morphing wheels.

Sampler Import formats

• Auto mapping when multiple files are opened at once.
• Samples: .wav (8 to 32 Bit), .mp3, .raw.
• Programs: proprietary .fxp/.fxb, .akp (Akai S5000/S6000), rgc:audio's SFZ.

Sampler Export formats (registered version only)

• Samples: .wav.
• Programs: proprietary .fxp/.fxb, rgc:audio's SFZ.

Program overview

• Unlimited zones.
• ADSR amplitude envelope.
• ADSR envelope filter and pitch assignable (both bipolar).
• -24dB/Oct filter modes: Lowpass/Hipass/Bandpass/Notch and disabled.
• Stepping-free Cutoff and Resonance.
• High quality Chorus, delay and reverb.
• Wow factor effects: Daft and rock da disco.
• Full mono/poly and legato operation.

Zones overview

• Independent envelope amplitude, modulation envelope, LFO and filter settings.
• Automatable zone parameters (including cue and loop points).
• Up to 128 MIDI triggerable cues, with different start/end and loop settings each.
• Automatable per-cue pos/end/loop points, supporting swapping of cue range/loop markers.
• 5 Loop types (one shoot, forward, bidirectional, backward, forward w/sustain).
• Group/Off by triggering settings.
• Amp Env, Mod Env and LFO (syncable), 24dB Filter (5 Types).
• Full MIDI Input triggering control.
• Chorus, delay and reverb sends.
• Glide with auto-switch control.

Sample editor overview

• Zoom up to 1:1 resolution.
• Clipboard: Cut, copy, paste and sample trim.
• Amplitude: Fade in/out, normalization and DC removal.
• Effects: Reverse, rectifier, sin/tahn drive and spectral mirroring.
• Cues and loops editing.