Roland Integra 7 Vst Download

The Integra 7 might at first glance seem to be a Jupiter in rack form, but it turns out there's more to it than that — much, much more. Based upon the XV5080 rackmount synth, the Roland Fantom X family (launched in 2004) was both a critical and a commercial success, due in no small part to. INTEGRA-7 Sound Editor. Introduction This software is the tone editor for Roland INTEGRA-7 SuperNATURAL Sound Module. This Editor is Standalone Editor.(but 7(SP1), 8.1, 10 32bit and 64bit supported) This Editor is not VST/AU Plugin Editor. Roland Official Integra-7 VST3/AU Plugin Editor (64bit OS Only) are here. Librarian and Editor for Roland INTEGRA-7 synthesizer module. This app needs a Roland INTEGRA-7 synthesizer connected via USB or via a MIDI interface connected to the INTEGRA-7 via 5-pin connectors, and can not be used otherwise. Select Expansion module (that are loaded) or synthesizer type, then instrument category and finally an instrument.

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Patchman Music is please to announce the release of two new soundbanks for the amazing Roland Integra-7 Sound Module. Each of these soundbanks contains 64 all-new and amazing Patches specially designed for the Roland Integra-7. These Volume 1 and 2 soundbanks for the Roland Integra-7 were designed to be controlled with a wind controller such as the Yamaha WX5, WX7, WX11, WindJamm'r, Akai EWI, EWI5000, EWI4000s, EWI3020, EWI1000, EVI1000, EVI, Nyle Steiner MIDI EVI and EWI, MDT, nuEVI, Casio DH Series, or Softwind Synthophone. Keyboardists can also enjoy these highly expressive sounds when used with a Yamaha BC1, BC2, or BC3 plugged directly into a keyboard equipped with a breath controller input or plugged into a device such as the MIDI Solutions Breath Controller Box or Anatek Wind Machine (out of production). These sounds require a wind controller or breath controller for proper use. These sounds load into a Roland Integra-7 synth module. They do NOT load inside a wind controller or any other synth.

Each of these soundbanks contains 64 sounds for the Integra-7 programmed by professional wind controller player / sound designer Matt Traum. These new sounds were specifically programmed for the Roland Integra7. All sounds have been logically organized by type for quick and easy access.

Auto tune au plugin free. PLEASE NOTE: These sounds are NOT SuperNatural sounds- instead they are based on the default sample ROM in the Integra-7.

We currently offer two soundbanks for the Roland Integra-7:

Volume 1 - Wind Controller XV Essentials 1
Volume 2 - Wind Controller XV Essentials 2

PATCHMAN MUSIC Integra-7 Volume 1

Wind Controller XV Essentials 1 -This Integra-7 soundbank contains 64 all-new and amazing Patches specially designed to be used with (and requires) a MIDI wind controller or breath controller. This soundbank was designed to be controlled with a wind controller such as the Yamaha WX5, WX7, WX11, WindJamm'r, Akai EWI, EWI5000, EWI4000s, EWI3020, EWI1000, EVI1000, EVI, Nyle Steiner MIDI EVI and EWI, MDT, nuEVI, Casio DH Series, or Softwind Synthophone connected to the Roland Integra-7. Keyboardists can also enjoy these highly expressive sounds when used with a Yamaha BC1, BC2, or BC3 plugged directly into a keyboard equipped with a breath controller input or plugged into a device such as the MIDI Solutions Breath Controller Box or Anatek Wind Machine (out of production).These sounds require a wind controller or breath controller for proper use. These sounds load into a Roland Integra-7 synth module. They do NOT load inside a wind controller or any other synth.

This soundbank contains 64 of the most expressive sounds available for the Integra-7 programmed by professional wind controller player / sound designer Matt Traum. These new sounds were specifically programmed for the Integra-7. For all you fans of our older XV wind controller soundbank, you will be happy to know that this soundbank was adapted from our popular XV wind controller Patches and was carefully ported to specifically work in the Integra-7. This is a wonderful addition to the already vast library of sounds contained in the Integra-7. With this soundbank loaded into the USER bank in your Integra7, you will have 64 new sounds all set up to respond to your breath! Hook up a wind controller or breath controller and you will be enjoying the most expressive sounds available for this unit.

PLEASE NOTE: These sounds are NOT SuperNatural sounds- instead they are based on the default sample ROM in the Integra-7.

This soundbank uses the built-in default ROM waves- so no Expansion board needs to be loaded! This means quicker loading time and you retain the freedom to load any Expansion boards upon startup without affecting this soundbank in any way. One of the most amazing things about the Integra-7 is its ability to layer. Using the Integra's powerful Studio Sets, you can easily layer any combination of these sounds to build massive breath controlled multi-timbral layers. Needless to say, this is an extremely powerful feature!

This Integra-7 wind controller soundbank includes a huge variety of realistic woodwinds, brass, orchestral layers, synth leads, and killer chorded layers! Plus highly expressive orchestral flutes, breathy exotic flutes, clarinet, a full compliment of saxes, trumpets, trombones, orchestral brass layers, Brecker-style chorded leads, Tower of Power style brass layers, fat analog synth leads, plus a killer bagpipe patch complete with drones! Listen to the MP3 demo below to hear how expressive these sounds are when played with a wind controller.

All sounds have been logically organized by type for quick and easy access. If you own a wind controller or breath controller you owe it to yourself to get this top quality soundbank!

$70 (USD). Email delivery only. Save! Buy both Volumes together for only $130!

Formats: This soundbank is available as a Roland Integra-7 .SVD file only. You will need a USB memory stick / thumb drive (not included) to transfer this soundbank to into the Integra-7. Just use your computer to copy this .SVD file to any USB memory stick / thumb drive and load it directly into the Integra-7. Instructions are included with your order. These sounds will be loaded into the PCMS USER bank in the Integra-7. These sounds require a wind controller or breath controller for proper use. These sounds load into a Roland Integra-7 synth module. They do NOT load inside a wind controller or any other synth.

Integra-7 Volume 1 Patches

Other Patchman Music Wind Controller / Breath Controller Soundbanks

Integra-7 Volume 1 Audio Demo (9megs) Click on the speaker to download a high quality MP3 audio demo of this Integra-7 wind controller soundbank. This audio demo contains short segments of every sound in this soundbank recorded in order DIRECTLY from a Roland Integra-7 being played with a wind controller by Matt Traum. No effects, EQ, compression, or tricks were added. This is exactly as it sounds coming direct from the Roland Integra-7! Audio Demo Help

PATCHMAN MUSIC Integra-7 Volume 2

Wind Controller XV Essentials 2 - This Integra-7 soundbank contains 64 all-new and amazing Patches specially designed to be used with (and requires) a MIDI wind controller or breath controller. This soundbank was designed to be controlled with a wind controller such as the Yamaha WX5, WX7, WX11, WindJamm'r, Akai EWI, EWI5000, EWI4000s, EWI3020, EWI1000, EVI1000, EVI, Nyle Steiner MIDI EVI and EWI, MDT, nuEVI, Casio DH Series, or Softwind Synthophone connected to the Roland Integra-7. Keyboardists can also enjoy these highly expressive sounds when used with a Yamaha BC1, BC2, or BC3 plugged directly into a keyboard equipped with a breath controller input or plugged into a device such as the MIDI Solutions Breath Controller Box or Anatek Wind Machine (out of production). These sounds require a wind controller or breath controller for proper use. These sounds load into a Roland Integra-7 synth module. They do NOT load inside a wind controller or any other synth.

This soundbank contains 64 of the most expressive sounds available for the Integra-7 programmed by professional wind controller player / sound designer Matt Traum. These new sounds were specifically programmed for

PLEASE NOTE: These sounds are NOT SuperNatural sounds- instead they are based on the default sample ROM in the Integra-7.

This soundbank uses the built-in default ROM waves- so no Expansion board needs to be loaded! This means quicker loading time and you retain the freedom to load any Expansion boards upon startup without affecting this soundbank in any way. One of the most amazing things about the Integra-7 is its ability to layer. Using the Integra's powerful Studio Sets, you can easily layer any combination of these sounds to build massive breath controlled multi-timbral layers. Needless to say, this is an extremely powerful feature!

This Integra-7 wind controller soundbank includes a huge variety of realistic orchestral layers, synth leads, and killer chorded layers! Plus some highly expressive brass layers, wonderful harmonicas, solo and ensemble strings, Brecker-style chorded leads, Tower of Power style brass layers, and really phat analog synth leads! Listen to the MP3 demo below to hear how expressive these sounds are when played with a wind controller.

All sounds have been logically organized by type for quick and easy access. If you own a wind controller or breath controller you owe it to yourself to get this top quality soundbank!

$70 (USD). Email delivery only. Save! Buy both Volumes together for only $130!

Formats: This soundbank is available as a Roland Integra-7 .SVD file only. You will need a USB memory stick / thumb drive (not included) to transfer this soundbank to into the Integra-7. Just use your computer to copy this .SVD file to any USB memory stick / thumb drive and load it directly into the Integra-7. Instructions are included with your order. These sounds will be loaded into the PCMS USER bank in the Integra-7. These sounds require a wind controller or breath controller for proper use. These sounds load into a Roland Integra-7 synth module. They do NOT load inside a wind controller or any other synth.

Integra-7 Volume 2 Patches

(Slots 1-64 are usually reserved for Volume 1)

Integra-7 Volume 2 Audio Demo (11megs) Click on the speaker to download a high quality MP3 audio demo of this Integra-7 wind controller soundbank. This audio demo contains short segments of every sound in this soundbank recorded in order DIRECTLY from a Roland Integra-7 being played with a wind controller by Matt Traum. No effects, EQ, compression, or tricks were added. This is exactly as it sounds coming direct from the Roland Integra-7! Audio Demo Help

'Hi Matt. Thank you for responding so quickly to my questions. Yes!!! I managed to downland the Integra-7 Volumes 1 and 2 into my Roland Integra-7. Thank you very much for the great sounds!'

'I LOVE THE SOUNDS VERY MUCH. THANK YOU!'

'I just saw that you now offer two soundbanks for the Integra-7 and had to have them. After loading them in all I can say is WOW! Now my Integra-7 responds to my EWI just like it does with my other wind controller sounds I bought from you. Layering is a breeze and very fun. I can make huge sounds with 3 Parts on the Integra-7 and even chords! Now my Integra-7 is a real powerhouse synth with everything I could ever ask for. Thanks Matt!'

'Hi Matt. I finally dug into the Patchman sounds with EWI I have just been amazed. The EWI and your sounds through the Integra engine is forcing me to re-evaluate how I am approaching gear, recording and performance. It is just so intuitive as a controller that, well, this set up is becoming the main focus of what I am experimenting with. To be able to play Stick at one end of the spectrum and the wind controller at the other (and combining them) is, to state it simply, making my musical dreams come true. You have done a great thing and I am appreciating that every time I play. Thanks again for the great sounds and taking the time to talk about it all. Best.'

'Take a look at the Roland Integra-7. Matt at Patchman Music has developed an excellent set of wind controller patches for it. I will tell you - this synth is deep! There is so much that it can do. I'm still exploring mine after several months.'

'Hello Matt, I'm currently using your fantastic EWI sound set on the Integra 7 - I truly love this set-up, so thanks again for that.'

'Hi Matt, I wanted to thank you for the Roland Integra sounds that you set up for me, the sounds are amazing and even though the Integra will do so much more as a keyboard, essentially I use your sounds pretty much exclusively and even then I lean really hard on just a few of those.. So thanks again it has changed my approach, thinking and the way I compose and perform;-). Thanks again. Best.'

'I loved your XV wind controller sounds in my XV-5050. Now I basically have them in my Integra-7. You did a great job porting these to the Integra-7. Thank you and keep up the great work for us wind controller nuts.'

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The Integra 7 might at first glance seem to be a Jupiter in rack form, but it turns out there's more to it than that — much, much more..

Based upon the XV5080 rackmount synth, the Roland Fantom X family (launched in 2004) was both a critical and a commercial success, due in no small part to the immense range of sounds that could be wrung from its capacious ROM and SRX expansion boards. Four years later, the company released the Fantom G series and, at first sight, this appeared to be the next big thing. But first sights can be deceiving. The new models couldn't host SRX boards and Roland released just three of its new ARX boards, covering nowt but drums, electric pianos and brass. Consequently, I have every sympathy with owners who, had they been able to afford the criminal record, might have propelled their Fantom Gs through the windows at Roland UK.

The next, seemingly unrelated, chapter in this story occurred when Roland launched the Jupiter 80, a synth based in large part upon the company's new Supernatural physical modelling technologies. But, despite modest success, neither this nor the more recent Jupiter 50 took the world by storm, so I was rather underwhelmed when I heard that Roland were to release a Supernatural synth module. Happily, that proved to be a misjudgment because, as we shall now see, the Integra 7 will be of huge interest to XV and Fantom owners, as well as to players wanting to get their hands on a rackmount Jupiter.

Structure

Although it looks complex, the Integra 7 actually comprises just two distinct synthesizers. The first is a Supernatural synth derived and expanded from the new Jupiters. As shipped, this offers 256 Supernatural Acoustic Tones and 1109 Supernatural Synth Tones, 26 Supernatural Drum kits, and six 'virtual' expansion boards — five containing a total of 108 additional Supernatural Acoustic sounds, and one with seven additional effects for the Supernatural Drums. The second is a PCM-based synth derived from the XV5080, and this includes all 896 of the XV's preset patches, all of its drum kits, plus 12 of its 14 SRX boards and a high-resolution GM2 expansion pack with 512 additional PCM-based sounds.

To integrate all of this into a coherent whole, the Integra 7 eschews Roland's traditional Patch/Performance architecture in favour of something called a Studio Set, which is a multitimbral setup offering 16 Parts plus an external audio input. With the exception of a Drum Kit Part (which offers additional compression and EQ effects) each Part comprises a Tone (ie. a patch from one of the synth engines), an MFX effects unit, and a dedicated EQ. The patches are editable within their usual constraints and, once assigned to a Part, they can be further modified to determine their levels, pitches, pans, key ranges, the MIDI channels to which they will respond, and so on. The outputs from the Parts are then mixed before the whole shebang is sent to Roland's standard chorus/reverb architecture or to the new Motional Surround effect (see box) and, finally, to a global EQ.

On one hand, this structure is great news, because it makes the Integra 7 truly multitimbral in the sense that the use of an MFX on one sound demands no compromises from another. On the other hand, it's no use wailing that you've only assigned Tones to a handful of Parts, so you should be able to assign multiple MFXs and EQs to each, because nobody's listening. This means that you can't use the Integra 7 to recreate Fantom Performances that cascade multiple MFXs, let alone match the complexity of the effects paths available on, say, a Korg Kronos.

Now, what about the pattern play modes, chord memories, phrase memories, arpeggiators, sequencers, sample loading and playback, and all the other gubbins found on modern synthesizers? Forget them; they're not here. The Integra 7 is a sound generator, pure and simple.

Sounds

Despite the presence of the PCM-based synth engine, it's tempting to think of the Integra 7 as a Jupiter 50 module. Nevertheless, that's wrong.. In some ways it's better. To start with, there are 117 Supernatural Acoustic patches in a Jupiter 50, but 256 in the Integra 7, even before loading the expansions. What's more, the range of editing parameters has been enhanced. For example, whereas the electric guitars on the JP50 offered four parameters — noise level, strum speed, strum mode and Variation — those on the Integra 7 offer a fifth: picking harmonics. Another example? The saxophones have evolved even further, adding three new parameters: Play Scale, Scale Key and Glide. Performing a similar crosscheck of the Supernatural Synths in the two models also reveals an upgrade: whereas there are 363 PCM waves in the Jupiter 50, there are 450 in the Integra 7. There are some losses too — for example, the APS sounds have disappeared from Supernatural Acoustic — but I'm still confident that you could recreate the vast majority of Jupiter sounds on an Integra 7. Then there are the aforementioned expansion packs — Ethnic, Woodwind, Session, A. Guitar, Brass and SFX — and some of the sounds in these are excellent. In particular, ExSN1:Ethnic gives me the same sort of tingle that I experienced when I discovered the equivalent sounds in my Roland S330 library back in the late-'80s.

To test the Supernatural Drums ('drawn from V-Drum technology”) I hooked the Integra 7 up to a TD3KW kit and, to Roland's credit, everything worked immediately. But it didn't take me long to decide that I wouldn't want to substitute this for a V-Drum brain without a lot of reprogramming beforehand. However, it would be superb as an adjunct and, when used for sequencing, the range and quality of the kits in the Integra 7 is impressive, especially you get to grips with the instrument variations and using modulation controllers to introduce embellishments such as snare and cymbal rolls.

Following my reviews of the Jupiter 80 and Jupiter 50, I became aware of people expressing concerns about the latency of the Supernatural sound engines under heavy load. To test this on the Integra 7, I inserted the Supernatural Drums '0001 Session Kit' into all 16 Parts in a Studio Set, set them all to the same MIDI channel, and played. The sound was horrible, of course, but there was no hint of delays significant enough to suggest timing errors. I was reassured.

Moving on to the PCM-based synth engine, it's worth noting that the sample library underpinning the XV5080 remains impressive to this day, and its sounds sink into a mix with an ease that makes many other synths eye it with undisguised jealousy. Hooking mine up next to the Integra 7, I initialised both to their factory settings and dialled up the first patch, '128VoicePno', on both. The difference was clearly audible and simple to identify: the effects differed, so I switched them off. The two now sounded similar, and it didn't take too much tweaking to get to a point where I could have swapped between them without problems. Interestingly, this revealed that the XV menu structure has not been perfectly recreated on the Integra 7 because some of the items are in a different order, which could cause experienced programmers to trip over occasionally. Sweeping through the presets, I found that the effects were usually the main culprits for the differences between the XV5080 and the Integra 7 patches and, after suitable editing, it would have taken a braver man than I to tell which synth was which in a blind test. Hmm.. that's not strictly true. If I had to summarise the overall difference between the two, I would suggest that the Integra 7 sounds like the XV5080, but a little more so; not in a 'Wahey! Viagra!' sort of way, but in a 'I've brushed my teeth and combed my hair, and I feel ready to take on the world' sort of way.

This then brings us to the virtual SRX boards. Echoing the structure of a Fantom X, there are four virtual slots in the Integra 7 so, although there are 12 boards present in the ROM, you'll have to select which four you want to use at any given moment. Happily, you can save your choice as the default, so you don't need to reload them manually each time that you switch on the synth. Comparing the genuine SRX11 (Complete Piano), SRX06 (Complete Orchestra), SRX04 (Symphonique Strings), and SRX07 (Ultimate Keys) boards to the versions in the Integra 7, I again found that most of the sounds were at least similar, and almost all could be tweaked to perform the same tasks.

Finally, it's clear that Roland view GM2 as an important aspect of the Integra 7 because, in addition to the standard bank, it provides a high-resolution expansion bank of GM2 sounds, plus a further 256 ExPCM sounds to complement it. These take up all four expansion slots (so they can't be used alongside SRX sounds) and they can't be edited, but don't ignore them because they are another source of high-quality sounds.

In Use

The Integra 7's front panel: not as knobby as a Jupiter, but it's more straightforward to program than it might first appear.

I very much like the look and feel of the Integra 7. Its hardware feels good, it boots and loads expansions more quickly than many modern synths, its sound quality is first-class and, while you might think that programming it would be a bit like painting the Sistine Chapel through its letterbox, it's quicker and simpler than you might think. Mind you, the fact that you have to download all the manuals (other than the basic user guide) does not impress me.

Of course, it has some limitations. I have already mentioned the inflexibility of the effects structure, and I think that, if Roland expect the Motional Surround effect to play a big part in its use, eight-channel digital I/O would have been sensible. The company could also have taken this opportunity to sort out some of the deficiencies in its Supernatural synth engines. For example, the inability of aftertouch to affect modulation in Supernatural Synth and the lack of a dedicated Hammond chorus/vibrato effect in Supernatural Acoustic remain very frustrating.

More significant is the maximum number of Studio Sets simultaneously available: just 64. That's a tiny fraction of the 2000 (or thereabouts) Combis available on some of the synths I use and, given that this is the only place where you can create splits, layers and multitimbral setups, it's a gob-smacking limitation.

Also worrying is the 128-voice polyphony. This sounds a lot, but if you program a patch using stereo PCMs, it can in extreme cases drop to just 16 notes, even before layering of other sounds is taken into account. Given that Roland are marketing the Integra 7 as a one-stop solution for media composition, voice stealing may become an issue, so I would have been far happier had it offered the 256-voice polyphony of the Jupiter 80.

Conclusions

If you want multiple analogue monosynths in a box, a knobby step sequencer, and a control panel the size of Berkshire, go and buy them. Don't complain that Roland have designed a module that will help me to convince 5000 soggy people in a field that I've got a Bösendorfer, a string section, a C3, a Solina, an EP200, a Compact Deluxe, a couple of Minimoogs and an ARP2600 on stage. Meanwhile, in the studio, the Integra 7 will undoubtedly be more pleasant to use (and probably more reliable) than the powerful hardware, host software and plug-ins that I would need to obtain an equivalent breadth of sound generation on a Mac or PC. Sure, it has its shortcomings, but its sound quality competes with the best synths from elsewhere, and the inclusion of the XV5080 engine and the SRX boards is a game-changer. You won't always be able to substitute an Integra 7 for an XV or Fantom but, when possible, I know which I would choose — and it wouldn't be the older models. I suspect that many people will question whether a dedicated sound generator should be able to command a price of more than £1000$2000 in 2013, but I nonetheless expect the Integra 7 to be a deserved success.

Inputs & Outputs

The Integra 7 offers eight analogue outputs (presented as A, B, C and D pairs) that you can assign as a stereo mix plus a 5.1 mix, or as a standard eight-channel configuration. The 'A' signals are provided through balanced quarter-inch TRS and XLR sockets, and as an S/PDIF signal, while the others are presented on unbalanced quarter-inch sockets. Stereo inputs are also provided on the font and rear panels, and, if signals are presented to both of these, they are summed and treated as a single input.

Standard MIDI In/Out/Thru is provided on five-pin DIN connectors, and there are two USB sockets; one for saving and recalling user sounds and Sets on memory sticks, and the onefor computer connectivity, carrying two-channel audio (again, the 'A' signals) and MIDI.

The iPad Editor

Like the Jupiter 50 and 80, the Integra 7 has an iPad editor that you can connect via the Camera Connection Kit or Roland's new USB Wi-Fi adaptor. This is capable of modifying Supernatural Synth sounds, selecting and mixing Parts in Studio Sets, saving and loading Sets, and controlling the Motional Surround effect. Am I impressed? I'm sorry, but I'm not, because it doesn't address the Supernatural Acoustic engine, the PCM-based engine, the other 40 (or thereabouts) effects, or the global settings. What's more, the software is only available from the iTunes App Store, a place that I view as only slightly less evil than Danté's ninth circle of hell. If Roland want to provide external editing, they should do so with software that addresses the whole synth and runs on real Macs and PCs.

Motional Surround

For years, Roland have claimed to be able to position a sound in space, not just by panning (left/right) and by using amplitude and reverb to create depth (near/far) but by the use of phase distortion to create an illusion of up/down and even to place sounds behind your head. I tested this when it first appeared in 1991 and was unconvinced but, when Roland launched a low-cost version, the RSS10, I bought one on impulse. I then sold it again, which tells you almost everything that you need to know.

The Integra 7 incarnation of this, now named Motional Surround, can be placed in the signal path of all 16 parts as well as the external audio input. It's simple to use and, when monitored in stereo, it can create pleasing soundstages, adding depth to mixes as well as allowing you to sweep sounds around the panorama. Whether this is more than you could achieve with panning and careful use of level and reverb is moot, but there's no question that it's quicker and easier to control.

Overuse of Motional Surround on stereo mixes could become tiring for the listener, but I suspect that it will be much more effective when used in 5.1 mode, and I agree with Roland that this will make the Integra 7 of great interest to people involved in sound for TV and movies.

Integra 7 Specifications

Pros

• Excellent build quality.
• It has a clean, crisp sound, which works beautifully within complex mixes.
• The MFXs are truly multitimbral.
• Editing is quicker and simpler than you might imagine.
• At just 4kg, it's more than convenient.

Cons

Roland Integra 8

• There is limited memory for user setups.
• The maximum polyphony may be a limitation.
• The effects routing is inflexible.
• Digital I/O is restricted to two channels.
• You have to download the detailed manuals.

Summary

Roland Integra 7 Sound Downloads

With two enhanced sound engines derived from the Jupiter 50 and 80, new Supernatural expansion packs and drum kits, plus the PCM-based sound engine from the XV5080 and all 12 of the mainstream SRX boards, the Integra 7 generates a huge and diverse range of high-quality sounds. I can see it becoming a mainstay of many studios and live rigs.

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