{"id":123768471578,"title":"Big Fish Audio Zodiac","handle":"big-fish-audio-zodiac","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBig Fish Audio Zodiac\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo synthesizers were used to create the instruments in Zodiac. Instead, all instruments were created from organic sources such as found sounds, sonic manipulations inspired by classic Musique Concrete, Experimental and Avant Garde Music compositions, prepared or heavily processed musical instruments, and audio recordings subjected to extreme sound design techniques.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZodiac features over 200 patches and Multis (over 8GB of uncompressed wav data), divided into six categories:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Pads \u0026amp; Atmospheres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Melodic Instruments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Bass Instruments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Percussive Instruments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Experimental Instruments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Zodiac Kits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZodiac´s instruments range from beautiful and ethereal soundscapes to wildly inventive percussion and mysterious, haunting, atonal and experimental sounds that defy easy categorization. Search through Zodiac´s patch folders, and you won´t find anything like a regular bass, guitar, keyboard, or drum set. Instead, you´ll find a collection of sounds that are quite unlike those made by any standard instrument.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot only does Zodiac feature a constellation of ready-to-use instrument patches, it´s also a powerful sound-design VI. Use Zodiac´s simple but versatile controls to dramatically alter, sculpt, or tweak and customize sounds to fit your individual style. However, you don´t even need to touch a single control to get a variety of sounds from Zodiac´s preset patches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZodiac is made for experimentation: hold down a key on many instrument patches and a sound loops and morphs, revealing surprising musical timbres and harmonic strata. Play an instrument one way and it has a percussive quality; play it another, and the notes expand into a pad or atmosphere. Play a patch in one octave and it sounds dreamy and surreal; play it in another octave and it behaves and sounds quite differently.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo matter what soft synths, sound modules, or VIs you already own, Zodiac will expand the palette of sounds in your sonic tool box and add a unique character to your music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite its somewhat enigmatic appearance, Zodiac´s Graphic User Interface (GUI) is quite simple to use. Here´s the key:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Control Banks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eON either side of the Zodiac logo is a control bank consisting of SIX levers. Under each lever is a single letter, which stand for the following:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Lefthand Bank)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAMP ENV - Amp Envelope controls:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    A - Attack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    D - Decay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    S - Sustain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    R - Release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    T - Tuning (Pitch)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    R - Reverb amount\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Righthand Bank)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDELAY - the Delay controls:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    T - Delay Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    D - Delay Damping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    P - Dealy Panning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    F - Delay Feedback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    B - Bass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    T - Treble\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Levers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote that the four white-tipped levers on either side represent a grouping of related controls, and have a range of 0 to 10.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote also that the red-tipped levers represent controls not related to the white groups, and that three of these have a range from -10 to +10.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUse command-click (MAC) or control-click (PC) to return any of the levers to the default setting of zero.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Reverb Window\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe window below the Zodiac logo contains a drop-down menu, with a list of fifteen very different-sounding Convolution Reverb IRs. Click on this window if you´d like to change the type of reverb on the instrument being played. Note that the R(everb) lever to the left of the window controls the amount of reverb.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZodiac is powered by the industry-leading Kontakt engine. 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Instead, all instruments were created from organic sources such as found sounds, sonic manipulations inspired by classic Musique Concrete, Experimental and Avant Garde Music compositions, prepared or heavily processed musical instruments, and audio recordings subjected to extreme sound design techniques.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZodiac features over 200 patches and Multis (over 8GB of uncompressed wav data), divided into six categories:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Pads \u0026amp; Atmospheres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Melodic Instruments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Bass Instruments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Percussive Instruments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Experimental Instruments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Zodiac Kits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZodiac´s instruments range from beautiful and ethereal soundscapes to wildly inventive percussion and mysterious, haunting, atonal and experimental sounds that defy easy categorization. Search through Zodiac´s patch folders, and you won´t find anything like a regular bass, guitar, keyboard, or drum set. Instead, you´ll find a collection of sounds that are quite unlike those made by any standard instrument.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot only does Zodiac feature a constellation of ready-to-use instrument patches, it´s also a powerful sound-design VI. Use Zodiac´s simple but versatile controls to dramatically alter, sculpt, or tweak and customize sounds to fit your individual style. However, you don´t even need to touch a single control to get a variety of sounds from Zodiac´s preset patches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZodiac is made for experimentation: hold down a key on many instrument patches and a sound loops and morphs, revealing surprising musical timbres and harmonic strata. Play an instrument one way and it has a percussive quality; play it another, and the notes expand into a pad or atmosphere. Play a patch in one octave and it sounds dreamy and surreal; play it in another octave and it behaves and sounds quite differently.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo matter what soft synths, sound modules, or VIs you already own, Zodiac will expand the palette of sounds in your sonic tool box and add a unique character to your music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite its somewhat enigmatic appearance, Zodiac´s Graphic User Interface (GUI) is quite simple to use. Here´s the key:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Control Banks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eON either side of the Zodiac logo is a control bank consisting of SIX levers. Under each lever is a single letter, which stand for the following:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Lefthand Bank)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAMP ENV - Amp Envelope controls:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    A - Attack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    D - Decay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    S - Sustain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    R - Release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    T - Tuning (Pitch)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    R - Reverb amount\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Righthand Bank)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDELAY - the Delay controls:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    T - Delay Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    D - Delay Damping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    P - Dealy Panning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    F - Delay Feedback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    B - Bass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    T - Treble\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Levers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote that the four white-tipped levers on either side represent a grouping of related controls, and have a range of 0 to 10.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote also that the red-tipped levers represent controls not related to the white groups, and that three of these have a range from -10 to +10.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUse command-click (MAC) or control-click (PC) to return any of the levers to the default setting of zero.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Reverb Window\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe window below the Zodiac logo contains a drop-down menu, with a list of fifteen very different-sounding Convolution Reverb IRs. Click on this window if you´d like to change the type of reverb on the instrument being played. Note that the R(everb) lever to the left of the window controls the amount of reverb.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZodiac is powered by the industry-leading Kontakt engine. It is compatible with VST, AudioUnit, AAX (Pro Tools 10) and RTAS (Pro Tools 9 \u0026amp; 10) plug-in formats allowing it to work seamlessly within any major sequencer, in addition to standalone use.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRequirements\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWindows\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindows 7, 8.1 or 10 (latest Service Pack, 32\/64-bit)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2, 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMac\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMac OS X 10.10, 10.11 oder 10.12 (latest update)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efor all\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    1GB free disc space for player installation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    additional hard disc space according to the library size\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    internet connection for product activation required (on any computer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSUPPORTED INTERFACES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Stand-Alone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    VST\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Audio Units\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    ASIO\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    CoreAudio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    WASAPI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    AAX Native (Pro Tools 10 or newer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct activation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn internet connection on any computer is required to authorize \/ activate the product (Challenge\/Response).\u003c\/p\u003e"}