Spectrasonics S.A.G.E. Technology
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Loading ...Spectrasonics introduced a revolutionary new software technology named S.A.G.E. - “Spectrasonics Advanced Groove Engine“. S.A.G.E. is an underlying core technology that allows extensive real-time control, creation and manipulation of grooves while retaining state-of-the-art sound quality. The addition of its own powerful software technology marks a new milestone for the company as a full-fledged software developer. S.A.G.E. technology will be used in many new products from Spectrasonics in the future, beginning with the totally new Stylus RMX instrument.
“S.A.G.E. is ushering in the next era of Spectrasonics,” states Spectrasonics Founder and Creative Director, Eric Persing. “For years we have dreamed of the possibilities that an in-house software development team could offer in order to fully realize our ideas, and now we have it. S.A.G.E. is our first technological innovation, and it’s the foundation that we can build on for many different instruments we are planning for the future. Musically, I’m extremely excited about what S.A.G.E. powered products will open up for our users. This technology offers a completely new level of freedom to create in real-time, with an unprecedented level of flexibility. S.A.G.E. does all the hard work of synchronization and complex organization behind the scenes, allowing the user to focus on the creative part of exploring the endless new musical possibilities.”
In the past, Spectrasonics has licensed its core technology to create virtual instrument products. Now with S.A.G.E., new products are being created from the ground up that support the company’s long-term vision of the highest-quality sounds and the most musically intuitive user experience. S.A.G.E. expands on what Spectrasonics has done before with its award-winning Groove Control® system of sound development, which enables powerful, independent control over tempo, pitch, feel and pattern. Groove Control always keeps the highest quality sound with the maximum flexibility, unlike traditional audio time-stretching technologies. Spectrasonics best-selling “Stylus” Vinyl Groove Module was the industry’s first Groove Control enabled virtual instrument plug-in. S.A.G.E. technology allows the full potential of Groove Control to be realized, all in real-time, with dozens of unique features like the remarkable Chaos Designer™, which allows loops to infinitely improvise and remix themselves in musical ways.
All S.A.G.E. powered virtual instruments, such as the new Stylus RMX also have truly unlimited expansion potential. Every S.A.G.E. powered instrument will be fully compatible with all Groove Control sample libraries, offering an easy way to vastly expand the instrument with inspiring new sounds and grooves. S.A.G.E. powered instruments are also fully compatible with Propellerheads REX files, which opens the potential to integrate a user’s own audio loops through Propellerheads ReCycle application. “Spectrasonics’ product vision is to offer innovative tools to make music, a rich combination of cutting-edge sounds and deep technology, not simply bundled sounds with a sample player. The integration of the powerful S.A.G.E. technology with our well-known expertise in sound design, make instruments like the new Stylus RMX virtual instrument a whole new creative experience,” concluded Persing.
SAGE Converter - Version Release History:
SAGE CONVERTER v1.5.1d:
- Fixes for Akai/Roland conversions of Groove Control CD-ROM Libraries. Measure “rounding” and MIDI note issues are now corrected. This repairs several looping errors on Spectrasonics libraries. Please reconvert any of the six Spectrasonics GC libraries that were converted with SAGE Converter v1.5k, including: BackBeat, Retro Funk, Liquid Grooves, Metamorphosis, Bizarre Guitar and Vocal Planet. (However, ILIO libraries and conversions with version SAGE Converter v1.1 do not need reconverting.)
- Bug fix: REX conversion of non 44/48k sample rates works correctly now.
- Bug fix: Import Button now functions correctly with multiple file importing from open file dialog window. (However, you should use drag and drop conversion as it is so much faster and more efficient.)
- Enhancement: Previously there was a limit to how many Rex files you could convert in a library of rex files (2000). Converting more than 2000 also caused the converter to crash. The file limit has been removed.
SAGE CONVERTER v1.5k:
- Additional Groove Control CD-ROM Library Support In addition to the Spectrasonics titles, this version now converts Roland and Akai versions of ILIO Groove Control activated CD-ROM sample libraries including: Big Bad Beats, Ethno Techno, Stark Raving Beats and NoizBox
NOTE: With version 1.5 of the SAGE Converter, is NOT necessary to reconvert any Spectrasonics Groove Control libraries or REX files that were previously converted with version 1.1 (unless you are specifically having trouble with previous conversions) - Drag & Drop Batch conversion for REX Suites and Libraries: You can now Drag and Drop entire REX libraries onto the Converter’s main window. This version supports a batch REX library conversion if the REX files are organized properly. You can also drag multiple folders containing REX files onto the converter, which will batch convert a Suite for each folder of REX files.
- Fixed various issues with REX files with non-standard lengths.
- Eject CD (MAC) Located in the main menu:
NOTE: “Eject CD” menu function cannot eject DVDs. Please remove any DVD from your drive before launching the Converter. - Suite Name Dialog now responds to the Enter key to begin conversion.
SAGE CONVERTER v1.1i
- Superior Akai and Roland format conversion of all Spectrasonics Groove Control® CD-ROMs…many issues addressed on specific libraries. Please reconvert all Groove Control libraries, this will be important for compatibility with SAGE Xpander patches and song data. (Please note that new conversions of Groove Control libraries are not 100% compatible with songs and multi patches created with version 1.0 SAGE Converter)
- Numerous minor bug fixes and directory creation/location issues addressed.
About Spectrasonics:
Founded in 1994, Spectrasonics is a leading innovator of world-class, award-winning virtual instrument software plug-ins, used by the top recording artists, producers, remixers and film composers on the planet. Key Spectrasonics products include Trilogy Total Bass Module™, Atmosphere™ Dream Synth Module and Stylus RMX™ Realtime Groove Module.
More info: http://www.spectrasonics.net
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