BuildOrBuy Network News http://www.buildorbuy.org/ http://www.buildorbuy.net/ Subject: Translator Update 12/6 Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2001 00:19:57 -0600 From: Chicken Systems To: support_upload@chickensys.com *************************** * TRANSLATOR UPDATE 12/6 * *************************** (sent to Translator users and people who signed up for our mailing list) Chicken Systems, Inc. - www.chickensys.com/translator 800-877-6377, 320-235-9798, fax 360-838-7689 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 2.5 of Translator has been released. Here are some highlights. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -Full Roland XV-5080 support; translates Akai, Emu, Ensoniq, Kurzweil, SampleCell to the native XV format -Full Korg Triton support; translates Akai, Emu, Ensoniq, Kurzweil, Roland to the native Triton format -Akai S-5000 source support; translates S-5000 to.. well, anything. -Roland S-50 source support; translates S-50 CD's and floppies to Giga, EXS, Triton, Akai -Support for Giga 2.2 parameters -Higher resolution for EXS-24 and HALion translations -Better SampleCell translations, full support for SampleCell PC added -Tightened code, faster, more efficient operation -Many translations re-reviewed for better, more complete translations -Lot's, and lot's, and lot's of little things... MAC VERSION ----------- We currently finishing our coding with the Mac version of Translator. When? You'll see a release date announced soon. (I'm sure many of you are frustrated with the word "soon," but it's all we can say currently.) GOT ANY IDEAS? -------------- Do you have a burning need? Is your software enough for what you want to do? Got a good idea that no software does yet? Give us a call - 800-877-6377, or 320-235-9798, or email us at translatorideas@chickensys.com NAMM ---- Come see us at NAMM this year; it's going to be better than ever! Booth #6921. The booth is twice as big as last year, and we've got some great plans. Come by and say hi. (for review purposes) WHAT'S TRANSLATOR? ---------------------------------------- Translator is a computer program that can take most professional audio sampler formats and translate between them. You computer can thus read AND write to Akai, Roland, Emu, Ensoniq, Kurzweil, SampleCell, and more formats, so your sampler can read and play them just as they sounded in the source. You can translate one sound at a time, or many or all at once. Many options are made available to fit your needs. A popular use of Translator is to provide the new wave of software samplers with sounds. Another use is to provide new sounds for the older hardware samplers, and provide handy computer integration. Another use is back up of sounds, and also you can assemble CD's of sounds and burn them to CD-R. You can audition sounds directly from CD, disk, or file. You can even transfer sounds directly to the sampler via SMDI, through SCSI. Want to know more? Our web site is chock full of information. In fact, the whole manual is online, browesable in hypertext format. You can learn a lot about samplers and their history as well. HOW TO ORDER TRANSLATOR ----------------------- We sell Translator direct (www.chickensys.com/translator/order.html), but we also have a series of dealers throughout the world, one probably nearby you. Musicians Friend www.musiciansfriend.com Time + Space (serving the United Kingdom) www.timespace.com best service (serving Germany and West/Central Europe) www.bestservice.de Kid Nepro (serving lot's of people) www.kidnepro.com Northern Sounds (serving lot's of Giga people) www.northernsounds.com Translator Full Version intends to translate everything to everything, list is $149.95 (US dollars). We also sell special editions which limits the destination to a single sampler format (such as Giga, or HALion, or EXS, or Emu, Akai, etc.). These are sold for $79.95. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (To remove yourself from this list, please type UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line and reply back.) | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * | | Garth Hjelte and Jeff Godbloch | | Customer Service Representatives | | Chicken Systems, Inc. | | 714 5th Street SE | | Willmar, MN 56201 USA | | | | 800-8-PRO-EPS Toll Free Order Line (US Only) | | 320-235-9798 Tech Support, Sampler Questions | | International Line | | 360-838-7689 Fax | | Product Sales: sales@chickensys.com | | Product Support: support@chickensys.com | | Sampler Q+A: qa@chickensys.com | | Company Web Page: www.chickensys.com | | Translator Web Page: www.chickensys.com/translator | | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |