By dtaa pla muk
Tue Dec 15, 2015 6:34 pm
http://www.discodsp.com/bliss/
http://www.kvraudio.com/product/bliss-by-discodsp
i have a new favorite sampler. ever since i stopped using jjos128xl i have been generally disappointed with how fiddly most VSTi samplers are. so much mousing and tiny controls (looking at you, Kontakt) and nobody really did the "split into equal zones" thing as well as i wanted.
finally, Darkstar (well known vsti tester/developer/documentor/commentator) introduced me to Bliss by DiscoDSP. it's a terrific sampler with a great layout and nice features, but what i like most is its slicing capabilities.
i'm doing a lot of MLR monome style sequencing these days, beat juggling on the launchpad, where the sample steps through each equal sized slice until it re-loops at the beginning. Bliss will slice your sample and then lets you quickly apply a crossfade loop to each slice, so that you can do stuff like i used to do on the MPC (realtime pitch-shifting via varispeed "tape" tuning)
there are also sweet "macro" controls, 8 of them, and you can attach multiple params to each, with control over min/max ranges. so, of course, a nice filter cutoff/resonance control, and control over loop start/end points...
this product is terrific, and it's on sale now while it's still in beta (release appears to be right around the corner, so scoop it up now if you like it). dev seems receptive and open to suggestions.
hope you like it
http://www.kvraudio.com/product/bliss-by-discodsp
i have a new favorite sampler. ever since i stopped using jjos128xl i have been generally disappointed with how fiddly most VSTi samplers are. so much mousing and tiny controls (looking at you, Kontakt) and nobody really did the "split into equal zones" thing as well as i wanted.
finally, Darkstar (well known vsti tester/developer/documentor/commentator) introduced me to Bliss by DiscoDSP. it's a terrific sampler with a great layout and nice features, but what i like most is its slicing capabilities.
i'm doing a lot of MLR monome style sequencing these days, beat juggling on the launchpad, where the sample steps through each equal sized slice until it re-loops at the beginning. Bliss will slice your sample and then lets you quickly apply a crossfade loop to each slice, so that you can do stuff like i used to do on the MPC (realtime pitch-shifting via varispeed "tape" tuning)
there are also sweet "macro" controls, 8 of them, and you can attach multiple params to each, with control over min/max ranges. so, of course, a nice filter cutoff/resonance control, and control over loop start/end points...
this product is terrific, and it's on sale now while it's still in beta (release appears to be right around the corner, so scoop it up now if you like it). dev seems receptive and open to suggestions.
hope you like it
Overview
32 / 64-bit VSTi / Audio Units compatibility.
Built-in VST host / VSTi sampling (freezing). Record your favourite VST without any sound quality loss!
Built-in wave editor.
Scalable and themeable GUI.
Morphable scheme / automatable zone parameters.
128 Programs with unlimited zones.
32-bit floating point based wavetables.
Full MIDI Input triggering control.
Playback engine
Up to 64 voices polyphony (multilayered zone sampling engine).
Oversampling voice generation: up to 4X oversample factor.
Selectable interpolation engines: up to 512 points SINC interpolation.
Full mono / poly / legato operation.
Glide w/ autoswitch control.
4 voices Unison with detuning.
Filters
Dual Zero-Delay Feedback filters.
24dB / Oct filter modes: Lowpass / Hipass / Bandpass 1 / Bandpass 2 / Notch / Peaking / Disabled. Stepping free Cutoff / Resonance and Drive parameters.
Velocity and Keyboard tracking to Cutoff parameter.
Modulation
8 assignable Macro knobs.
Independent envelope amplitude / modulation envelope / LFO and filter settings.
2 syncable LFO with configurable Phase.
Stepping free modulation sends / pitch bend / modulation to morphing wheels.
ADSR amplitude envelope.
ADSR envelope filter / pitch assignable (both bipolar).
Effects
Wow effect: Rock Da Disco.
Soft clipper to tame the output.
Stereo rotation effect.
High quality chorus / delay / reverb.
Selectable Pre Post Effects: Bit reducer, Phaser, Distortion.
Chorus / Delay / Reverb sends per zone.
Sample Editor
Built-in wave editor with full undo history.
Zoom up to 1:1 resolution.
Independent Left - Right - Stereo selections.
7 Loop types (one shoot / forward / bidirectional / backward / forward w/sustain / crossfade / static).
Clipboard: Cut / copy / paste / mix paste / sample / trim.
Amplitude: Fade in / out / normalization / mute / insert silence.
Effects: Reverse / Invert polarity / Swap channels / Remove DC.
Cues / Loop edit / Autoslice to tempo / transients.
Automatable zone parameters / cue / loop points.
Automatable start / end / loop points.
Import formats
Auto / drum mapping when multiple files are opened at once.
Internal new program/bank formats with lossless encoding.
LUA scripting engine for program loading: add new file formats easily.
Samples: .FLAC / .WAV / .MP3 / .RAW / .OGG.
Programs: .AKP (AKAI S5000-S6000) / .EXS / .SFZ / .DLS / .SF2 (SoundFont2) / .XRNI (Renoise Instruments)
Export formats
Programs: .SFZ / ZBP programs and ZBB banks (24-bit lossless FLAC) / Encrypted ZBP and ZBB for 3rd party soundware.
Samples: 16-bit / 24-bit WAV.