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SampliFile is a powerful sample and sound database. It can store sample media (CDs in various formats, file systems and removable media) in it's database. SampliFile stores all media content as well as the audio data. To save harddisk space, SampliFile let's you chose a compression scheme for storing audio, ranging from no compression to various techniques involving lossy compression, perceptive audio coding, sample rate reduction and stereo to mono channel combination. SampliFile's compression engine is based on Microsoft's ACM framework, which allows all compatible compression plug-ins (CODECs) to be used.
Once in the database, all stored media are present simultaneously and can be accessed with a few mouse clicks; without any need for the original media. SampliFile allows detailed browsing of all samples and sounds: samples can be played (oneshot or looped). Programs can be played interactively with the on-screen keyboard or through external MIDI-in device, using SampliFile's built in software sampler - correctly tuned, panned, mapped, velocity switched and full stereo. Since the internal software sampler is tailored for moderate CPU usage, it has to deal with latency, like any other software synth/sampler (about 70-90 ms on an average DirectX soundcard). For low latency previewing, SampliFile supports in-place automatic SF2 downloading to SoundFont capable devices (like a SoundBlaster Live!).
Features
- Upload sample media to the internal database including all media contents (also the audio data).
- Reads AKAI S1000 and S3000 CDs, Pulsar generated .s and .p-files as well as WAV from removable or fixed file systems and audio CDs.
- Widely customizable compression schemes for maximum saving on disk space.
- No need for any compression when archiving fixed filesystems since audio data are taken directly from their source location in that case.
- Audition all database contained samples and audio CD track regions (slices).
- Play all database contained programs with the onscreen keyboard or through external MIDI-in.
- Play programs either through the built-in software sampler or through automatic SoundFont downloading (ensures zero-latency preview).
- Precise sound reproduction both in software-sampler and SoundFont mode: correct mapping, panning, velocity-switching, accurate envelope and tuning settings.
- Full export of all database contents: samples and audio as .WAV-files, AKAI programs as .SF2-files.
- Automatic media recognition: when inserted into the drive, audio data is taken from the original media, not from the database (ensures lossless 1:1 exports even from compressed database contents).
- Automatic and fully customizable splitting mode when uploading audio CDs to the database for convenient preview of audio track contents.
- Audio CD tracks and their subregions (slices) can be named within the database.
- Powerful searching capabilities: provides wildcard-based search for samples and programs by name as well as finding programs by category (drumkits, pads, athmo,...).
- Multithreaded reading engine makes CD uploading fast (down to about 3 minutes per AKAI-CD).
 Purchase Information
Requirements
- Windows 95/98
- Pentuim 200 or higher (PII 300 recommended)
- 64 MB RAM minimum (128 MB recommended)
- DirectX-compatible soundcard (SF2-compatible soundcard recommended)
- Microsoft DirectX 6.1 or higher
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