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    Softube announces availability of Heartbeat drum synth software



    LINKÖPING, SWEDEN: having caused quite a stir when announced in April at Musikmesse 2015 in Frankfurt, high-end software developer Softube is proud to announce availability of Heartbeat — its first software instrument for Mac OS X 10.8 or newer (VST/VST3/AU/AAX) and Windows 8 or newer (VST/VST3/AAX) — as of June 26…

    As implied by name, Heartbeat is an innovative software drum synth with a familiar, yet unique sound character. While drawing its inspiration from the best Eighties-era-defining analog drum synths, HeartBeat does not emulate any existing drum machine. Mostly, its sounds are based on Softube’s own modeled analog synthesis, augmented with carefully selected waveforms. Eight instruments are included — two different bass drums, two different snare drums, two percussion instruments, plus hi-hats and cymbal.

    Heartbeat is a one-stop shop for beat creation. As such, it includes a fully-featured effects section. Softube’s acclaimed TSAR-1 reverb is included in a slightly modified form alongside the separately available Valley People Dyna-mite compressor/limiter/gate. Generously, the third effect, Filter Echo, is a new and characterful delay.

    Heartbeat also features the innovative Auto Layer Machine, which can be used to easily layer the instruments or create flams or small fill patterns. The Chaos slider adds a sense of randomness to the behavior of Auto Layer Machine, making Heartbeat a drum synth with a mind of its own!


    Heartbeat is available for $199.00 USD/€128.00 EUR (excluding sales tax/VAT) from Softube’s authorized dealers, as well as from Softube’s own Web Store (where the price is circa 10% higher) here: http://www.softube.com/buy.php

    Please visit the Heartbeat product page for more information and a demonstration video; a free 20-day demo license can also be downloaded from here: http://www.softube.com/index.php?id=heartbeat

    All Softube plug-ins, including Heartbeat, use iLok’s machine-based license system, which is entirely free, meaning a USB iLok key is optional.

    kbdlex9b3r9aaahqcv9ad-lii86xhi6n3fwdwzjdz0k-fa42402c.thumb.png.ed54b41d4d1d7125766eb21af93fff1f.pngAbout Softube (www.softube.com)

    Aptly dubbed “…the Swedish rock ’n’ roll scientists…” by Sound On Sound magazine, Softube has developed high-end software for the music market since 2003. Its own product roster ranges from modeled guitar amplifiers to professional audio mixing plug-ins, and, most recently, a major musical move into software instruments with Heartbeat, an advanced drum synth with comfortably familiar, yet special sound characteristics. The company has received several awards and award nominations in recognition of its innovative products. Productive partnerships have been formed with an assortment of pro audio companies held in high regard around the globe — including Abbey Road Studios, Mutronics, Solid State Logic, Summit Audio, Tonelux Designs, Tube-Tech, and Trident Audio Developments — to fashion faithful models of their analog hardware units. These third-party companies have happily lent their names and logotypes to the resulting plug-ins. Above and beyond its impressive namesake product lineup, Softube has also developed software products for other notable companies, such as Ableton, Fender, Cakewalk, Marshall Amplification, Native Instruments, Propellerheads, TC Electronic, and Universal Audio. Not one for standing still, 2014 saw Softube successfully sidestepping into the hardware business with the release of Console 1, its super-successful next-generation software/hardware hybrid mixer.

        




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