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Designed to be both usable and highly playable as an effect processor, the Kaoss Pad Quad allows the user to simultaneously control up to four effects from the touchpad. Each of the four effect modules – Looper, Modulation, Filter and Delay/Reverb – contains five options (plus a module kill), for a total of 1,295 combinations.

Effects are chosen directly from the front panel for easy access during live performance. By rhythmically adding successive effects, or switching effects on and off as a song progresses, the Kaoss Pad Quad can add variation and development to the structure of any song. Even the simplest beat can be creatively affected to produce something entirely new.

This update delivers some new function and a really new GUI. It's a very different design from last version 2 and thank's to all new features like the script editor, built in effects etc.

Some new features:

- Third generation UVI engine (32 bit/192kHz)
- Unlimited sample and synthesis zone
- Scipting Engine
- 47 built in effects
- Drag and Drop import of Wav, AIFF, SDII, Rex, Apple Loops
- Over 32GB of ready-to-play instruments, Loops and Phrases.

The Torpedo PI-101 is a hi end channel strip plugin for your guitar amp / preamp.

It features 3 different sections : power amp with 8 different power amp topologies, "Miking" with more than 30 cabs and 8 studio-standard and last but not least, Post FX featuring Low cut filter, 5-band EQ, exciter and compressor.

The Torpedo PI-FREE is based on our flagship model, the PI-101, but only features 1 model of power amp simulation (EL34 / AB class), 1 speaker cab (based on a Marshall 4x12) and 1 type of microphone (based on a Shure SM57). And you still have the full Post FX section.

Available plugin formats :
Mac : AU, VST and RTAS
Win : VST and RTAS
PI-101 Needs iLok USB key

SPARK is a complete drum solution made of a software application and a dedicated hardware controller.
Combining the power of analog synthesis, physical modelling and samples, through the intuitive workflow of a hardware drum machine, Spark is a highly creative beat production center.
Main Features
- 480 Instruments / 30 Kits : o Vintage drum machines : Analog recreations in the spirit of the TR-808, TR-909,
Simmons SDS-V, and Eprom based LinnDrum, Drumtraks, DMX, and more.
- Electronic kits covering the most popular modern music styles : Dub, House, Techno, Hip Hop, RnB... as well as experimental fields thanks to the physical modelling engine.
- Acoustic drum kits subtly mixing physical modelling and samples for high audio realism.
- 16 track mixer with 9 high quality effects : compressor, reverb, bit crusher, multiband EQ, chorus, delay, distortion, phaser, plate reverb
- Song Mode with up to 64 patterns by song
- Shuffle and Shift modes to humanize grooves
- 16 key – 64 step sequencer
- 8 velocity sensitive pads

The M-Audio Venom 49-key synthesizer combines the character of classic analog synths with modern digital processing to deliver an aggressive, infectious new sound. Whet your appetite with the included presets, then sink your teeth into creating original sounds—from atmospheric and subtle, to angry and downright nasty.

Some features
- 512 single-sound patches and 256 layered patches
- 49-key, full-size, synth-action keyboard
- 3 osc per voice
- Resonant multimode filter features 12dB/octave (2-pole) and 24dB/octave (4-pole)
- Vyzex software editor included
- USB MIDI and Audio interface

With eight velocity-sensitive drum pads, kick and hi-hat inputs and over 500 multi-sampled Dynamic Articulation sounds, the PerformancePad Pro is an all-in-one drum station. It even has inputs for kick and hi-hat triggers.

The PerformancePad Pro contains the sequencing engine from Alesis' best-selling drum machines. This three-part sequencer enables you to program drum, percussion, and accompaniment parts for creating complete tracks or playing along with loops.
The PerformancePad Pro also contains powerful Alesis studio effects including Reverb, EQ and Compression for customizing sounds to perfection.