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this auction"The XILS 3 is a virtual instrument based on the of the architecture of the EMS VCS3* matrix-based modular synthesizer.
Matrix connection brings modularity and sound design to a new dimension. More than 450 connections (audio signal, controls signal, trig signals) are available on the XILS 3, much more than any other type of modular synthesizer!
Easy to connect, easy to modify, easy to see, the matrix is far and away the easiest way to connect modules to each other.
But a connection matrix would be nothing without modules to connect! XILS 3 boasts alias free, warm sounding analog style oscillators, analog curve matching, 2 pole and self-oscillating 4 pole dynamic filters, fast envelopes, a noise generator, a spring reverb, and a ring modulator.
approach to sound design, the XILS 3’s matrix and the sequencer get their own presets, providing the user with flexible sound management options.
Although the XILS 3 is an instrument, you can also use it as a powerful and versatile effects processor. Two mono inputs can be modified, modulated, or used as modulator source or trig source, thanks to four input modules: gate, envelope follower, pitch tracker and transient tracker.
* Xil-Labs is in no way affiliated with EMS (Electronic Music Studios)
* Three alias-free oscillators with sine, ramp, square, triangle waveshapes.
* One 2/4 poles low pass filter
* One envelope, based on two different designs, trapezoid and ADSR
* One spring reverb
* One ring modulator
* One 128 steps sequencer
* two output static filters
* One joystick
* Three connection matrix
* One input gate
* One input envelope follower
* One pitch tracker
* One transient tracker
* Mono/Unison/Polyphonic playing mode, up to 18 voices of polyphony
* all parameters MIDI controllable
* Many presets made by famous sound designers (Kevin Lamb, Chris Pitman, Cliff Douse, to name but a few )
This is an audioMIDI.com Special Edition of Xils-Lab XILS 3; the full version upgrade adds the following extra features:
• filter enhancement with a self-oscillating 18db/oct three-pole filter (this is the type of filter
used in the original VCS 3 synthesizer that XILS 3 is based upon)
• driving sound possibilities with an analog modeled distortion adds to the output stage
• oscillator hard sync
• various enhancements of the sequencer features (a "playlist" of existing patterns)
• various enhancements of the preset management for better preset browsing and sorting
Warning : the XILS 3 is not a stand alone application, but a plug-in to be inserted into a music software application.
The XILS 3 is available in the following formats :
* Mac OSX 10.3.9 and later : VST, Audio Unit, RTAS (Protools 7.0 and later)
* Windows XP and Vista ; VST, RTAS (Protools 7.0 and later)
NOTE: Along with the XILS 3 virtual instrument, the installer will install an iLok extension. This is because XILS 3 makes use of a "soft" iLok license, but you do not need a physical iLok key to install and use XILS 3. This will not effect existing iLok devices or associated software. You will not need to do any additional registration procedures- as soon as your serial number is sent, simply enter it the first time XILS 3 is opened."
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