IK Multimedia Announces SampleTank 3 Sound Workstation

Is bigger better?

More than a decade in the making, ST3 is coming.

IK Multimedia is betting you’ll say “yes”, but to their credit, massive size isn’t the only exciting thing about the impending release of SampleTank 3.

First off, it’s been over 10 years since the release of SampleTank 2, so this launch is a major milestone. Next, there’s a fully redesigned user interface that completely streamlines this industry staple workstation. There are new effects derived from AmpliTube and T-RackS, a new patterns player with MIDI patterns, a new loop management feature, new filters, a new Live mode and many more powerful additions for studio composition and live performance.

And then there’s the bigness – it spots over 33 GB of sounds, over 4,000 instruments, over 2,000 MIDI files and 2,500 loops. According to IK Multimedia, the soundset has been meticulously recorded and are extremely expressive.

SampleTank 3 launches in July. Pre-ordering now can nab you the Tank for as low as $99.99 — a big savings over it’s eventual list of $249.99.

Here are more bullets, brought to you by IK Multimedia:

What’s New

Sounds

• Over 33 GB of included sounds
• Over 4,000 new instruments with 21 instrument categories covering the entire span of acoustic, electric and electronic sounds
• Over 2,500 drum, percussion and full construction-kit loops played by world-renowned artists
• Over 2,000 MIDI files in all categories

Software

• Completely redesigned interface with 3 main environments: Play, Mix and Edit that retain SampleTank’s legendary ease-of-use and fast operation
• 16 channel multi-part Play interface with easy layering and an integrated MIDI player and mixer
• All-in-one sound Edit page with 3 sample engines (including formant preserving pitch-shifting and time-stretching engines), 10 filter types and 8 macro controls per instrument for quick multi-parameter editing
• “Round robin” and multiple articulations that are triggerable via key switch, modulation wheel or velocity
• Multi-channel mixer-like Mix interface with 5 insert effects per channel, 4 stereo effect returns (with 5 insert effects each) and a master channel with 5 insert effects that allow for up to 30 effects per instrument
• 55 high-quality integrated effects, including 22 new effects for mixing, mastering and more creative applications derived from IK’s studio-grade T-RackS and AmpliTube production software
• New Live mode lets you organize sounds for setlist and song for instant recall during performance
• Accurate 3D renderings of instruments for easy identification and recall
• Available as standalone and 64-bit plug-in for AAX, VST and Audio Units platforms on Mac OS X and Windows
• Compatible with all previous “Powered by SampleTank” sound modules and sounds (can import all previous sounds and Combis)

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