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IK Multimedia SampleMoog IK Multimedia does it again with SampleMoog--almost every Moog synthesizer ever commercially available has been carefully sampled and mapped using IK's wonderful SampleTank sampled-based virtual instrument. This collection of 16 different sampled Moog synths was done in cooperation with Moog Music® and Sonic Reality and includes over 1,700 different sounds divided into 600 multi-sampled sounds and 1,000 preset patches--4GB of samples! In addition to full editing of any patch or combi patches, there are 32 built-in effects with BPM sync such as reverb, EQ, compressors, delays, distortion, flangers/phasers and more that can be added to any patch. Up to four effects per patch are possible.

Other features are: over 50 synth controls with Mono/Poly/Legato modes with selectable Legato; 2 LFOs; 2 ADSR, LBF/BPF/HPF filters that can be synced; plus Velocity, Range and Macro control functions.

I installed SampleMoog into my Pro Tools rig and was super-impressed with the excellent-sounding 16-part multi-timbral sampling of the synths of my youth. You get the granddaddy of them all, the 3C and 3P Modular Moogs and the collection continues with rare MiniMoogs, Taurus™ bass pedals, Polymoog, Memorymoog, the very hard to find Source and even Bob Moog's Etherwave® Theremin, his vocoder (my personal fave) and his last major synth, the Voyager®.

I thought the searching and loading of samples brilliantly fast and easy and once I pointed SampleMoog to all the samples on my hard drive, I was jamming right away. SampleMoog is perfect for live playing--the standalone version included means no need of a DAW program running just to play. Of course you can use it as a plug-in in any VST, AU, RTAS host on a Mac/PC computer.

Having daily access to a 3P Modular years ago and dozens of MiniMoogs, Sources and Memorymoogs, I can tell you the sound of SampleMoog is great--like recording the real deal-fat, clear, present, rude and dangerous if need be. I loved that old 3P but I didn't like some of its quirks (patch cords, intonation issues, unreliability)--besides it took up half the studio's control room! I'd trade it any time for SampleMoog.

SampleMoog sells for $299MSRP. For much more information, go to: www.samplemoog.com


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