IK Multimedia Announces SampleMoog Now Shipping

IK Multimedia is pleased to announce that SampleMoog™, the Moog™ Synth Anthology Virtual Instrument, is now shipping. SampleMoog is the first release of the new Sonik Instruments' range, and is a cooperation between IK Multimedia, Moog Music® and Sonic Reality. SampleMoog includes the sounds of all the most sought-after Moog synthesizers spanning the entire Moog history, in an easy-to-use, sample-based virtual instrument "powered by SampleTank" and is available as a plug-in for popular DAWs and as a standalone application for Mac and PC.

SampleMoog offers over 1,700 basses, leads, pads and effects' sounds from the very first Moog Modular systems to a variety of different Minimoogs to Taurus Bass Pedals, Polymoogs, Memorymoogs and more. Whether you want a lead sound or a phat R&B synth bass or swirling FX, this is the ultimate source for everything Moog! Load up monster analog modular synth patches or the powerful rumbling sound of Moog Taurus™ I Bass pedals and shake the house! SampleMoog takes you back in time to the days of analog and honors one of the founding fathers of synthesis, Bob Moog. An homage to the incredible range of instruments from the first Etherwave® Theremin to the latest Minimoog® Voyager®, this virtual instrument is a must-have for any fan of the "Moog Sound" as well as an analog synth powerhouse for any musical style.

Software features

SampleMoog is based on the SampleTank engine, offering unique proprietary features like one-click sound browsing, multiple synth-engines including real-time harmonic manipulation of the waves, built-in vintage multi-effects and fast loading samples for studio or playing live. SampleMoog not only brings you the classic analog sound of Moog but also goes far beyond by combining it with the modern technology of the SampleTank engine, which includes physical modeling effects and IK's exclusive STRETCH™.

• 16 part multi-timbral sample-based synth
• Stand-alone and plug-in for VST, AU, RTAS on Mac/PC
• 2 synth engines (Resampling and STRETCH™)
• Built-in multi-effects with 4 effects per part selectable on 32 high-quality DSP effects, with BPM sync
• Over 50 synth controls with Mono/Poly/Legato modes with selectable Legato, 2 LFOs, 2 Envelopes, syncable LBF/BPF/HPF Filters, Velocity, Range and Macro controls
• Sounds can also be read by SampleTank 2.5 and up

Sound features

16 highly acclaimed Moog synthesizers have been meticulously sampled and expertly programmed by IK and Sonic Reality's sound designers. There are over 600 multi-sampled sounds with over 1,000 preset patches totaling more than 4GB of samples in SampleMoog, from the rarest vintage models to the most modern top of the range Moog synthesizers, including:

• Modular Moog 3C
• Modular Moog 15
• Modular Moog 55
• Minimoog® Model D
• Polymoog
• Moog Taurus™ I
• Moog Prodigy
• Moog Multimoog
• Moog Vocoder
• Moog/Realistic Concertmate MG-1
• Moog Source
• Moog Rogue
• Memorymoog
• Etherwave® Theremin
• Moog Voyager®
• Moog Little Phatty®

SampleMoog has a list price of 249/$299 and will be available from all IK dealers and resellers within this month.

For more information, visit their web site at www.ikmultimedia.com.