Vengeance Sound Phalanx is out

We announced it earlier this month, Vengeance Sound has launched its new Phalanx virtual sampler for Mac OS X and Windows.

Following are all the features you will find in the new Phalanx drum and synth-sampler:

More than 3000 sounds
32 stereo sample slots
16 channels, each can be routing to up to 16 outputs
128 voices of polyphony
12 filter types, each with 6, 12 and 24dB/octave slopes
Polyphonic and legato portamento
Real time waveform display
Editable amplitude, filter, pitch and modulation envelopes, can be synced to the host tempo
17 types of insert effects
Reverb by ArtsAcoustic
4-band parametric EQ per sample pad
Complex modulation matrix
2 independent LFOs per sample slot, 32 in total
3 GUI controllers
Retrigger for accelerating samples up to auto-oscillation
Scratch simulator via pitch bend or a MIDI controller
Loop section with Freeze in time, micro loop via de modulation wheel, crossfade, etc.
Arpeggiator
Drumkit mode with kill notes function (a closed hi-hat can stop the fade-out of an open hi-hat)
Slim and Full modes: Slim mode displays 16 pads simultaneously, Full mode offers full editing functions
Optional anti-alias mode for high-power computers
Sample slot customization with name and color code
Favorites storing and organizing
Ability to drag and drop external samples to the pads
Saves samples in the projects
Built-in librarian
Mini preset browser with presets for effects and envelopes

Phalanx also ships with a Mini version of the plug-in, which features a single pad.

The plug-in is available in VST2, VST3, AU, RTAS and AAX version for Mac OS X and Windows 32 and 64-bit. Two editions are available : Standard for 199€ and Premium for 249€. You can complete the sampler with two expansion packs ; the first one is for the Standard version and retails for 59€ and Phalanx FX Vol 1 add 64 effect presets to both editions, for 39€.

More info at www.vengeance-sound.de.