B2003, Filterbank, Pro One and more!

bosone · Post by **bosone** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 10:00 am

this originally appeared in another topic, but i think it deserve a new thread!

New plug-ins for the SCOPE Fusion Platform systems: Interpole Filterbank, B-2003 Drawbar Organ and Sequential CircuitsTM Pro-One
June 05, 2003
CreamWare announces an array of new plug-ins for its DSP platform. The instruments B-2003 and Sequential CircuitsTM Pro-One as well as the filterbank Interpole are currently included in the new hardware synthesizer Noah. By June/July 2003 these plug-ins will also be available for the various systems of the SCOPE Fusion Platform

The B-2003 is a drawbar organ in the tradition of the venerable Hammond B-3TM. All features of the original are accurately modelled: the 91 tone wheels, which can be played with full polyphony, the characteristic key click and percussion, the scanner vibrato, the overdrive and the rotating speaker effects.

The first fruit of the cooperation between CreamWare and former developers from Sequential CircuitsTM is the 1:1 reproduction of the Pro-One synthesizer - the analog cult favorite. All features of the original have been authentically modeled, including the audio inputs for the processing of external signals and the original step sequencer and arpeggiator.

The heart of the filterbank Interpole is the 24 dB lowpass filter which is already employed in CreamWare's much-praised Minimax synthesizer. It's the filter of what certainly is the most loved analog synthesizers of all time - faithfully reproduced using CreamWare's Circuit Modelling technique. It makes Interpole a highly creative tool - ideal for sound experiments with real analog feeling, for wild filter modulations and new guitar effects.

The availability of these new plug-ins makes it much easier to exchange projects between the SCOPE systems (PCI cards inside the studio computer) and Noah (external, live use). In this connection CreamWare extends the current "Gimme Five" promotion until September 30, 2003. For the time of this promotion, users of a Pulsar II, Power Pulsar or SCOPE /SP system who purchase a Noah synthesizer will receive three plug-ins free, worth a total of up to 750 Euro, for their DSP system. The same applies to Noah users who go for one of the above mentioned CreamWare DSP systems.

The prices of the plug-ins Interpole, B-2003 und Sequential CircuitsTM Pro-One will be announced prior to their release. Further information on the plug-ins and the "Gimme Five" Promotion is available at http://www.creamware.com.

Starting in August a range of new optional plug-ins will become available for the new Noah synthesizer. Among them is a high-quality electric piano. Detailed information on the optional Noah plug-ins will be announced before their release.

King of Snake · Post by **King of Snake** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 12:23 pm

Very good news indeed! Especially the electric piano for NOAH. If they can get this right it might give the Clavia Electro a run for it's money. (although the wait is still for a keyboard version of the NOAH then).
I'm also very interested in the Interpole filterbank (they should really come up with some less dorky names though!

) so it's good to hear it will be available for SFP soon.

Mr Arkadin · Post by **Mr Arkadin** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 1:05 pm

Would be nice if the B2003's rotary speaker was available as a separate device (a la NI's B4), or it had audio inputs.

BlackSun · Post by **BlackSun** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 1:15 pm

Wonder what about 4 String??

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kimgr · Post by **kimgr** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 4:56 am

I haven't heard anything about the 4-String since the initital announcement of Noah more than two years ago, so I don't think it's coming...
And the Six-String does everything the 4-String was supposed to do

Kim.

wayne · Post by **wayne** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 5:47 am

On 2003-06-06 14:05, Mr Arkadin wrote:
Would be nice if the B2003's rotary speaker was available as a separate device (a la NI's B4), or it had audio inputs.

gets me thinking, it should be possible to make a nice modular Leslie, and save lugging the big one around

Herr Voigt · Post by **Herr Voigt** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 4:48 pm

What about Celmo's LesliQ?
http://www.planetz.com/forums/viewtopic ... forum=16&0

Shayne White · Post by **Shayne White** » Sun Jun 08, 2003 12:39 am

Cool, cool, cool! I wonder if Interpole is going to be stereo? I suppose even if it isn't, it'll still be very useful. Doesn't MiniMax have audio inputs, though? If I'm going to spend money for a "Moog" filter, I'd probably be willing to spend a bit more for MiniMax.

I do hope John Bowen is going to be getting a cut of the Pro One profits, or else CreamWare's going to be acing him out of a few sales.

I'm glad they're going to be releasing more plugins for Noah -- it'll make the package more attractive.

This is all good news -- I guess CW isn't going out of business yet. They still have a few tricks up their sleeves.

Shayne

marcuspocus · Post by **marcuspocus** » Sun Jun 08, 2003 4:57 am

On 2003-06-07 17:48, Herr Voigt wrote:
What about Celmo's LesliQ?
http://www.planetz.com/forums/viewtopic ... forum=16&0

Yeah, i'd say, NEVER underestimate Celmo's stuff... I got some of his devices, and all of them are really up there with best devices available.

wayne · Post by **wayne** » Sun Jun 08, 2003 6:21 am

I tried the leslieq shareware, but it wasn't quite as complex as the real thing (although, don't get me wrong, Celmo is a very fine axe-smith).

I'd like to see a competition to emulate two horns pointing in opposite directions spinning around on top of a stationary bass speaker in a wooden box

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astroman · Post by **astroman** » Sun Jun 08, 2003 10:50 am

anyone ever tried this with surround ?
afaik the lack of space is the biggest flaw in Leslie emulations.

cheers, tom

caleb · Post by **caleb** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 9:33 am

Cool - The B-2003 will be what I'm looking forward to.

Once I buy that I'll finally have a Hammond emulator. Never went for NI's one.

Excellent!

spoimala · Post by **spoimala** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 8:14 am

caleb, have you heard B-2003? And B4? Are you sure CW's emulation is better..?
Well, at least it runs on DSP

caleb · Post by **caleb** » Thu Jun 12, 2003 10:28 pm

I haven't heard SFP's one and I have a strange aversion to NI products (don't ask).

However, I would rather buy something on the SFP platform than the VSTi platform unless the VSTi offers something truly different (eg Cube, CA5000, XPhraze).

If SFP have a great Hammond emulator and I'm on the lookout for one, it's going to be SFP over anything else.

King of Snake · Post by **King of Snake** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 4:46 am

from German "Keyboards" magazine:

"I compared the B-2003 against the B4 from Native Instruments, which likewise delivers very good sound. In my opinion, the B-2003 sounds on the whole warmer and more in harmony with itself. Particularly in the bass range, it's clearer and better defined."

...seems like another winner for Creamware!

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Shayne White · Post by **Shayne White** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 11:30 am

Yeah, CW's stuff is always better than NI's. NI's products are pretty cheesy if you ask me, except for the FM7.

Shayne