Kotkas has announced that Paax 3 Pro is now available for free (previously was offered for $45). Paax 3 Pro is a VSTi sampler plug-in for Windows, it loads SoundFonts (.sf2), DS-404 (.404) and AKAI S5000/6000 programs (.akp).
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Paax 3 Pro in FL Studio |
Paax 3 features:
- Up to 128 presets per bank.
- Up to 84 splits per preset and 8 dual velocity-layers (16 samples) per split.
- 256 simultaneous voices*.
- Plays 8/16/24/32 bit**, mono/stereo wav files @ any sample rate.
- Low CPU consumption.
- Low aliasing resampling technology, 32 bit audio engine.
- 3 envelope controls (DAHDSR) per preset: amplitude, pitch and filter cutoff.
- 3 configurable LFOs per preset: tremolo, vibrato and filter cutoff with optional delay.
- All envelopes and oscillators can be synchronized to MIDI tempo.
- New Micro-Granular pitch-shifting option for transposing sounds without affecting duration/timbre.
- New bank format offers choice for embedded or referenced samples.
- Capable of importing SoundFonts (.sf2) and AKAI S5000/6000 programs (.akp)
- Fully automatable.
- VST 2.3 compatible.
Steps to follow in order to get Paax 3 Pro:
- Register on Kotkas with a valid e-mail address- you’ll receive a mail with login details;
- Go to https://server501.net/~kotkasun/hotzone/users.php;
- Log in with the login details you received via e-mail
- The download of Paax Pro should start automatically;
- Install Paax Pro by copying the paax3.dll file in your VSTplugins directory;
- Open Paax Pro from FL Studio;
- Click on the logo to bring up the About screen, then click on the ‘Register!’ button;
- Enter the user and password described in step 3, above;
- Click on ‘Register’;
- Restart FL Studio.
Download a free piano patch here.
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