D16 Group has announced that Nithonat has been released for Windows and Mac OS X in VST and AU plug-in formats and is now available for purchase for €79. The final release version includes an updated GUI and a revised feature list since the original announcement.
Nithonat is a fully synthesized drum machine based on the classic Roland TR-606. The unique sound of this machine has been used by many artists over the years in the production of Electro, Hip-Hop, R'n'B, etc... Nithonat emulates the original 606, however, since Nithonat is software based, D16 were able to enhance the original with extra functionality.
Features :
• Fully synthesized drum sounds.
• Additional parameters to get yet more control over the sound.
• Many ways of controlling the device :
. External mode (notes triggering the sounds).
. Internal sequencer (pattern mode).
• Internal sequencer :
. 8 banks with 12 patterns per bank.
. Each pattern up to 16 steps of length.
. Each pattern defined with one of four available measures.
. Shuffle mode.
. Global accent track.
. Tap mode.
. Chain mode.
. Shuffle (swing) and tempo values defined per pattern.
. Built in randomizer.
. Patterns import/export via human readable xml files.
• Two modes of synchronization :
. Precise synchronization to the host tempo.
. Synchronization to internal clock - tempo controlled in the range 30-300 BPM (+-0.1).
• Mutes/solos for each instrument (affect triggering not just the signal).
• Dynamic signal routing from instruments to outputs.
• Drum kits organised into groups.
• MIDI learn function.
• 64-bit internal processing.
