RetroMagix Harpsichord VSTi .:. Syntheway Virtual Musical Instruments

RetroMagix Harpsichord VSTi

Overview

RetroMagix is a Virtual Harpsichord based on the Flemish (Belgian Dutch) models, designed for creating a wide range of Harpsichord sounds. Available for Windows and Linux based VST/FST hosts.

Victorian Fear (Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin)

Into The Oblivion

BWV 847-The Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1 Prelude and Fugue No.2 (Coupled)

Little Suite for Trumpet, Harpsichord and Bass continue (Wilhelm Friedemann Bach)

Features

Harpsichord Mode Selector:

1. Normal Harpsichord
2. Upper Harpsichord
3. Coupled Harpsichord
4. Electric Harpsichord
5. Hybrid Harpsichord
6. ElectroCembalo

Sound is generated via a hybrid method that combines synthesis and sampling techniques, to create a bright sound, rich in overtones.
Includes 12 predefined sounds and a friendly user interface. Creating new sounds is as simple as combining these presets in different ways and selecting the harpsichord type as desired.
Unlike a real harpsichord, RetroMagix allow dynamic changes and shapes varying its parameters, offering you a wide variety of sounds to create professional music from Classical to Neoclassical styles.
Early music enthusiasts can enjoy an authentic experience with all of the advantages of RetroMagix to recreate the classical harpsichord sounds. Also if you are looking for any instrument of harpsichord family like Virginal, Muselaar Virginal, Spinet or Clavicytherium sounds, RetroMagix can offer you an approach to those instruments that were popular between the 15th and 17th centuries.
Multiple-Mode Filter: The values are automatically computed when you select any of the filter types. Filter switch includes: LP (Low pass), BP (Band pass), HP (High pass), notch, peak, low pass and high pass shelving filter with adjustable cutoff and bandwidth.
Integrated, variable room simulation. Reverb effect can control the "room ambience".
MIDI Automation: Added complete MIDI CC#. The following MIDI Continuous Controllers (MIDI CC) messages are recognized and affect the described parameters:

RetroMagix Harpsichord Demo Songs:

Goldberg Variations Black Diamond

Salieri Strikes Back Legendary Tales

Into The Oblivion Groove demo

Victorian Fear (Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin)

BWV 847-The Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1 Prelude and Fugue No.2 (Coupled)

I Can Now Play Bach "Authentically" In A Software Environment: Mark A. Galang writes for Gearwire

:: MIDI Implementation Chart for RetroMagix Harpsichord::

# Decimal / Controller Name

CC# 00 - HARPSICHORD MODE SELECTOR
CC# 07 - MASTER VOLUME

CC# 71 - DECAY - ENVELOPE GENERATOR
CC# 72 - RELEASE - ENVELOPE GENERATOR
CC# 73 - ATTACK - ENVELOPE GENERATOR
CC# 74 - SUSTAIN - ENVELOPE GENERATOR

CC# 88 - REVERB SIZE ROOM
CC# 89 - REVERB WIDTH ROOM
CC# 90 - REVERB DAMPING FACTOR ROOM
CC# 91 - REVERB MIX LEVEL

CC# 20 - CUTOFF - MULTI-MODE FILTER
CC# 21 - BANDWIDTH - MULTI-MODE FILTER
CC# 22 - GAIN for EQ Peak, High/Low Shelf - MULTI-MODE FILTER
CC# 23 - FILTER TYPE - MULTI-MODE FILTER

KVR Audio Plugin Resources

System Requirements

Before you install VST Instruments & Effects, please make sure your computer fulfills the following requirements:

Windows Operating System : Windows® XP, Windows® Vista, Windows® 7 / x86 (32 bit). For x64 (64 bit) test it first with VST Bridge, jBridge or BitBridge.
Linux Operating System, with the following requirements (Special Thanks to Paul Davis).
Intel Mac OS X: Via free Wine based host called SM Pro Audio VFX Software as standalone program or by routing the audio signals to your favorite sequencer (e.g. GarageBand, Logic Pro) via Cycling74 SoundFlower and IAC bus (Macintosh® OS X 10.5 Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 Intel).
Intel Mac OS X: Via Apple's Boot Camp software, included with Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard, v10.6 Snow Leopard and Mac OS X v10.7 Lion.
500 MHz Processor (Pentium®, Celeron® AMD® or equivalent) minimum.
RAM: 128 MB or higher recommended.
VST compatible host / Digital Audio Workstation DAW/ MIDI Sequencer: This VST software can be "plugged in" to any host application that supports VST Technology like: Image-Line FL Studio, Steinberg Cubase, Cakewalk SONAR X1 (Producer, Studio, Essential), Synapse Audio Orion, Sony Acid Pro, MakeMusic Finale, Mackie Tracktion Cockos Reaper, Audio Mulch, Steinberg Nuendo, Magix Samplitude, Cakewalk SONAR (Producer Edition and Studio Edition), SONAR Home Studio, Magix Music Maker, M-Audio Ableton Live, Acoustica Mixcraft, Cantabile Lite, Solo, Performer, M-Audio Evolution Sound Studio II Standard & Pro, PowerTracks Pro Audio, Making Waves Studio, n-Track Studio, PreSonus Studio One, VSTHost, Native Instruments KORE 2 Software-Hardware workstation and much more ...
An ASIO® soundcard is recommended for low latency real-time play.
Please test extensively the demo version of your selected product (s) in your host to make sure there are no misbehaviors before purchasing.

Installation

To install VST plug-in, follow these steps:

The files must be in a directory where the VST host is looking for VST plug-ins.
Unzip the file.
Put RetroMagix.dll into VST Plug-ins Folder of your host application.

To uninstall simply remove the *.dll file of your VST Plug-ins folder.

Version History

v1.0: Initial version.
v.0.9: Beta (Beta Tester version only)

Plug-in Credits

Concept and Programming by Daniel Laiseca

Evaluation & Registration

The code for the licensed and evaluation versions of this software are identical. The Demo Version is full functional. You can do anything you can do with the full version, also some presets are included to demonstrate the instruments capabilities.

The demo restrictions are:

The demo generates a short beep noise in all output channels every 10 seconds and is limited to a certain number of trial executions:

The Registered Version does not have nagging sounds and their use is unlimited.

The program is a SHAREWARE. You are hereby licensed to use this software for evaluation purposes without charge but if you use this software after the evaluation period, a registration fee is required.
Note that by registering the software, you enable us to improve it and design new features.

The full version is available to purchase, as downloadable software, the price is US$35,90, and you can download the full version as soon as your payment is received.

I Can Now Play Bach "Authentically" In A Software Environment: Mark A. Galang writes for Gearwire

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