Babya Unveils Paax-Babya Edition for Babya Logic 2

QLD, Australia, July 18, 2006 --(PR.com)-- Babya today announced that the upcoming Babya Logic 2 will come with Paax-Babya Edition-a powerful sound sampler from Kotkas Universe (http://kotkasuniverse.com).

Babya Logic 2 includes Paax-Babya Edition-a powerful sound sampler is bundled, enabling musicians and novices to audition & edit sounds  and save edited sets of sounds into sound banks.

The Paax-Babya Edition sample player offers all of the playback facilities that you would expect to find in a hardware sampler, without the cost and bulk of this type of device. As a purely software-based instrument, Paax-Babya Edition is perfectly integrated into Logic, and makes use of your computer’s RAM and hard disks.

This integration within the computer environment offers instant access to all audio data and Sampler Instruments used in a Logic song file. These files are stored on your computer’s hard disks, which simplifies sample library management and eliminates the need for separate physical devices and the cables required to connect them.

Features of Paax include:
* 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 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
* Freeware version is limited to 64 voice polyphony.
** Freeware version can only load 8/16 bit wavs.

Screenshots of Paax-Babya Edition can be found at:
http://babyasoftwaregr.livejournal.com/

Babya Software Group's A.A. Fussy noted, "Paax-Babya Edition is a impressive sound sampler that is included with Babya Logic Express & Babya Logic Pro 2-enabling muscians and home users to sample and edit any sound-like AKAI S6000/S5000 samples. Along with the new BASS powered  effects, we think this is a truely amazing addition to Babya Logic Express & Babya Logic Pro 2."

Pricing & Availability:
Paax-Babya Edition will be bundled with Babya Logic Express & Babya Logic Pro 2, which will be available as a free download in August.

Paax-Babya Edition will also be offered as a standalone download at the same time.

About Babya:
Babya Software Group is an award-winning developer of digital media software for Mac and Windows, including Babya bSuite, bPicture and Babya Photo Workshop and Babya Logic.

Babya's software has won many awards over the past several years, including 5 stars (Babya bSuite, 2005) and a Softpedia 100% clean award (2006).

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