XILS-lab and audioMIDI is offering you to buy XILS 3 for only $20 (available only at the audiomidi.com shop from December 1st). But, there’s a hatch, the “no-brainer version” is based on version 1.0.2 (see the differences below) and won’t be updated. You will however be able to update to the full version for €69/$99.
From the XILS-lab press release:
The No-Brainer version has limited features and won’t be updated ( It brings all the V1.0.2 features ) :
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* Three aliasing-free oscillators : sine, ramp, square, triangle.
* One 2/4 poles low pass filter ( a 3 pole self-oscillating mode is also planned )
* One envelope, based on two different designs, trapezoid and ADSR
* One spring reverb
* One ring modulator.
* One 128 steps sequencer
* two output static filters
* One joy stick
* Three connection matrix
* One input gate
* One input envelope follower
* One pitch tracker
* One transient tracker
* Mono/Unison/Polyphonic playing mode, up to 18 voices of polyphony
* all parameters MIDI controllable
* Many presets made by famous sound designers (Kevin Lamb, Chris Pitman, Cliff Douse, to name but a few )The full version (currenty the 1.1.1) adds :
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* Two more envelopes
* One MIDI synced LFO
* One MIDI synced sample and hold
* One voltage processor (to increase the modulation shapes possibilities)
* Mouse editing possibilities for the sequencer
* A sustain time for each sequencer layers
* Connection possibilities increased a lot with the add of two inputs and four outputs menus in a modified matrix
* Connection pins can by chosen from 4 values (0.25,0.5,0.75,1.0) and two types (direct or inverted)Features planed for the further updates :
* filter enhancement with a self oscillating 3 poles filter
* Driving sound possibilities with a analog modeled distortion adds to the output stage
* Various Enhancement of the sequencer features (a sort of play list of existing pattern)
* Hard synchronization of the Oscillator 2 by the oscillator 1
* Various enhancement of the preset management for a better preset browsing and sorting.
I am just reviewing the full version and XILS3 not the next other analog emu run off the mill. It´s good dope.
BTW. any thoughts on the Nomad Factory Analog Trackbox?
The demo shows a lot of color but I don´t know if I need it just for the flavor.
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I have tried the XILS3 quite a bit, but still need more experience with it before I can write the full review. So far it has been somewhat unstable for me and I’ve tried working with Xavier to solve the issues. He was very fast to take notice about my complaint and I believe he said he solved the particular issue that I had in an update that has been released but I haven’t tried this update myself yet.
I haven’t tried the Trackbox. I imagine it to be very colorful like all Nomad Factory plug-ins I’ve tried. None of the Blue Tubes stuff have been keepers from me personally, but we all have different tastes in color.
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