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The following table details both those features available
in the current version of reViSiT and those destined for v1.0:
| Feature
Description |
Current
(v0.92.1) |
Final
(v1.0) |
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| User
Interface
reViSiT inherits and extends the fast and powerful interface
of Impulse Tracker 2 - allowing everything to be done with
but few strokes of the PC keyboard, but adding an enlarged
and graphical interface with intuitive and flexible mouse
support. |
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VST
Host Playback Sync Like
all trackers, reViSiT is able to playback by itself. However,
because reViSiT is coded as a VST plug-in, it can receive
time code from its host and thus synchronise is playback:
use a sequencer's transport bar to start playback or move
the sequencer's playback cursor to a specific bar or note
and reViSiT will adapt automatically. reViSiT is also able
to automatically adapt to time tempo varitations. |
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ASIO-optimised
Audio
Processing As a VST plug-in, reViSiT assumes the
audio quality of the host. So, if your host (e.g. Cubase)
runs at 192kHZ, then so does reViSiT. Internal processing,
however, is always processed at 32-bit - regardless of the
host's output bit-depth. The net result is 64 tracks of
exquisite low-latency audio quality. |
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VST
Host DSP Processing When
the tracker is playing, the resultant audio is piped back
to the VST host as an audio track. Once there, it can be
processed by all the facilities affored by the host, including
VST and DirectX plug-ins. Furthermore, .WAV rendering becomes
a thing of the past - the host will automatically process
reViSiT's output when ever the user mixes (or bounces) the
audio down, using the host's own features. |
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Integrated
Software Sampler Sample-based
synthesis is the lingua franca of trackers, and
reViSiT is no exception. reViSiT features a 32-bit software
sampler with envelopes (pitch, pan, volume and filter) and
uniquely powerful keymapping facilities.
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Native
and supported file formats
reViSiT's file format is a hybrid of XML, .WAV and .ZIP
technologies to allow users and third-party developers to
easily access and manipulate their songs and samples. The
module is simply a standard .ZIP archive of the the pattern
data (.XML) and sample files (.WAV), editable in a raft
of external software. reViSiT v1.0 also supports many popular
song and sample formats, including: Scream Tracker, Impulse
Tracker, Fast Tracker, Protracker (and compatible) modules,
samples and instruments; .WAV sample files and, in the future:
AIFF samples, AKAI and EMU patches.
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MIDI
In / Out
reViSiT exploits its VST host to provide sophisticated MIDI
device support, for input and output (playback) - including
control of other VSTi's that are active in the host. The
MIDI In feature, coupled with the low-latency of ASIO sound
systems will, in the future, even allow users to use reViSiT
as a live software sampler. reViSiT v1.0 exploits the MIDI
specification to provide as expressive and accurate a playback
as can be afforded - enabling nearly all the standard tracker
effects, including pitch slides (and portamentos), volume
slides and channel panning. |
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Surround
Sound Support
The tracker notation format lends itself to spatialised
sound much better than its sequencer and MIDI-based cousins.
reViSiT v1.0 boasts a comprehensive surround sound implementation,
including support for Dolby(TM) Surround, quadraphonic and
5.1 sound modes. |
Pro |
Pro . |
Advanced
Output Routing (reBUS)
reViSiT Pro allows you to send individual channels, instruments,
samples or even notes to any of 16 output busses, each of
which can support up to 5.1 audio. Added pattern effects
(S0x) even allow you to change the routing on-the-fly. The
audio is delivered from the reViSiT VSTi plugin to "reBUS"
VST effect plugins, allowing you to feed the submixes into
VST host tracks. |
Pro |
Pro . |
Intuitive
and easily-accessible support systems
The full version of reViSiT will feature an advanced integrated
support system, to service the needs of beginners and veterans
alike. Critically, reference information (such as keyboard
command and effect lists) will never be more than a keystroke
or two away. However, for the learner, there will also be
detailed help pages, interactive tutorials and dynamic hints
and tips. (* only pattern editor and keyboard
help currently) |
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System
Requirements |
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The
following specifications are meant as a guide only - and are
subject to change. Performance will vary depending on your
exact system configuration.
Required |
Recommended |
| 800MHz
x86-compatible processor |
Intel
P4 1.2GHz+ |
| 256mb
Memory |
512mb
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| AC97
Sound Card* |
Sound
Card with ASIO drivers* |
| Microsoft
Windows XP/Vista |
Microsoft
Windows XP |
| VST-Compatible
Host |
Steinberg
Cubase SX or Tracktion |
(*see
http://www.asio4all.de) |
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