Zero G Beats Working: In Cuba

The ultimate Cuban percussion virtual instrument.

Beats Working is the first sample library of Latin percussion performances recorded entirely in Havana, Cuba, featuring the country's very finest players and presented in multitrack format. This collection was created by Zero-G and DAT Productions (joint creators of the Key Buy Award-winning Beats Working).

The styles covered include the 12 prime Afro/Hispanic rhythms of the Cuban music culture: cha cha cha, danzon, son montuno, bolero, pilon, son traditional, guajira son, guaracha, mambo, songo, timba, conga habanera (carnival), and conga moderna. The user can also select from either Modern or Traditional arrangements for some styles and performances are provided with each musical instrument separated out.

The state-of-the-art plug-in interface by Native Instruments is specifically optimized for rhythmic loop playback and manipulation. The Beats Working software's convenient one-screen interface (a version of NI Intakt) provides tremendous sound shaping abilities without disrupting the creative flow and includes a first-class multimode filter, an envelope follower, 2 LFOs, effects, and much more. Loops can be automatically synced to tempo by either the Beat Machine or the Time Machine.

The Beat Machine has loops divided into their individual hits (slices) which means they can be played at a wide range of tempos without change in pitch and each hit has individual settings for pitch, playback direction, pitch envelope, amp envelope, distortion, delay, and more. Plus a MIDI file of each loop can be easily exported so that groove, accent, and feel can be manipulated in any host sequencer.

The Time Machine time-stretches or compresses loops in real time.

Supported interfaces and standards: VST 2.0, DXi, ASIO, Audio Units, Core Audio, RTAS, Mac, and PC.

Sound Library can also be loaded into other Native Instruments samplers, including KONTAKT version 1.5.

Zero G Beats Working: In Cuba Features:

Huge library of world-class Latin percussion performances, recorded in Havana, featuring Cuba's finest percussionists
Impeccable sound quality in 24-bit
Over 5 GB of data
Access to individual instruments and individual hits within loops
Easy and intuitive user interface (a version of NI's superb INTAKT sampler)
Engine is based on KONTAKT audio engine, the world's finest software sampling engine
Loops use one or more of the three sampler-modes: Beat Machine with ISE (Individual Slice Edit), Time Machine and standard Sampler mode
Easy synchronization of loops to MIDI tempo
MIDI file export permits groove, accent, and feel manipulation in any host sequencer
Integrated effects: Group filter including low-pass, high-pass, band-reject or band-pass modes, global filter, lo-fi, distortion, syncable delay
Modulation section provides AHDSR envelope, two individual syncable LFOs, envelope follower and a DBD pitch envelope
Total recall
Minimum Requirements
Windows XP, Pentium III/ Athlon 400 MHz, 256 MB RAM
Mac OS 10.2.6 or higher, G3 500 MHz, 256 MB RAM

Recommended System
Windows XP, Pentium III/ Athlon 700 MHz, 512 MB
Mac OS 10.2.6 or higher, G4 733, 512 MB
All product specifications are subject to change without notice

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