discoDSP release Bliss sampler / VSTi recorder Beta 1 with 50% discount offer

discoDSP has released Bliss, their new sampler also able to load and host VSTi instruments for multi-sampling them without any quality loss for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.

Bliss final price will be $99 / €89 / £59 / ¥12.000 but it is currently 50% off until beta period ends.

More information is available at Bliss page.

Overview:

• 32 / 64-bit VSTi / Audio Units compatibility for Mac / Windows / Linux.
• Built-in VST host / VSTi sampling (freezing). Record your favourite VST without any sound quality loss.
• Scalable and themeable GUI.
• Built-in wave editor with 32-bit floating point based wavetables.
• Selectable interpolation engines: Up to 4X oversampling / 512 points SINC interpolation.
• Up to 64 voices polyphony (Multilayered zone sampling engine) with full mono / poly / legato operation.
• Dual Zero-Delay Feedback filters.
• 2 syncable LFOs with configurable Phase.
• 128 Programs with unlimited zones.
• Unison with detuning.
• 8 assignable Macro knobs.
• Morphable scheme / automatable zone parameters.
• Cue and loop points.
• Stepping-free modulation sends / pitch bend / modulation to morphing wheels.
• ADSR amplitude envelope with 2 assignable slots.
• ADSR modulation envelope with 2 assignable slots.
• -24dB / Oct filter modes: Lowpass / Hipass / Bandpass 1 / Bandpass 2 / Notch / Peaking / Disabled. Stepping-free Cutoff / Resonance.
• High quality chorus / delay / reverb.
• Wow factor effects: Daft / Rock Da Disco.
• Automatable zone parameters / cue / loop points.
• Automatable start / end / loop points.
• 7 Loop types (one shoot / forward / bidirectional / backward / forward w/sustain / crossfade / static).
• Group / Off by triggering settings.
• Full MIDI Input triggering control.

Sample Editor:

• Zoom up to 1:1 resolution.
• Clipboard: Cut / copy / paste / mix paste / sample trim.
• Amplitude: Fade in / out / normalization.
• Effects: Reverse / invert polarity / swap channels / remove DC.
• Cues / loop edit / auto-slice to tempo / transients.

Import formats:

• Auto / drum mapping when multiple files are opened at once.
• Samples: .WAV / .MP3 / .RAW / .OGG.
• Programs: .AKP / .SFZ / .GIG / .DLS / .EXS / .XRNI / SoundFont 2.

Export formats:

• Samples: 16-bit WAV.
• Programs: .SFZ.