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ERA 1.33
ERA is an advanced step-sequencer-plugin, which communicates with the host
and other plugins. It consists of 12 trigger-rows, which can be routed independently
to plugins. Each row contains 16 steps but patterns can be easily (unlimited)
chained. There are special drum-programming and piano-roll views. One preset
contains 128 patterns, which can be recalled via midi. The patterns are clearly
organized in banks, programs and variations. Furthermore every of the 12 tracks
has four LFO's to modulate ERA self and other VST's. Patterns can be shared
with EST.
Compatibility
ERA supports the plugin-standards VSTi (v2.3) and MFX. This allows running
ERA in:
- Cubase
- Nuendo
- Sonar
- Project 5
- FL Studio
- Tracktion
- Orion
- Plogue Bidule
- Energy XT
- Buzz
ERA doesn't work with Abletons Live, Audiomulch, Chainer and Logic Audio. But
running it hosted in a plugin like Energy XT is no problem.
Synchronization
- Host synchronization for tempo, transport (play, pause, stop) and step-position
- Perfect response to host-transport and song-position
- Inter process synchronization (mute, solo, play, record)
- Relative tempo from 1/32. to 32/1t
- Sample accurate timing
Track Parameters
- Velocity
- Delay
- Gate-time
- Swing with scalable delay, velocity, first-step and interval
- Humanization affecting velocity, delay and gate time
- Step divide
- Mono mode
Live situation features
- All global parameters automatable
- Bank, program and variation recall via midi-note
- Start, Stop, Mute/Solo, Sync automatable
- Navigation and editing via controllers (every single step can be controlled)
- Midi-Learn function
- Midi-Thru
- Panic
- Pattern chaining
- Transpose via midi-note (global and single-row)
- Free and Hold mode
Recording
- Step and Live recording
- Adjustable auto-step, velocity and delay
- Built-in Midi-Recorder, Midi-export
Pattern editing
- Easy pattern editing with left/right mouse buttons
- Note and pattern audition
- Pattern lock (run one pattern and edit another)
- Cut, Copy and Paste for patterns, variations and step-values
- Mouse sweeping for quick value drawing
- Different random functions for notes, triggers and values
- Rotate, reverse, transpose etc.
- Data-has-changed indicator
- Import/Export functions for banks and single patterns.
GUI
- Well structured, lightweight user-interface with customizable color-schemes
- Visualization of patterns (dynamic icons)
- Step-LED's for visual feedback
- Integrated Help system
- Support for right mouse button, wheel and control/shift keys
Pattern structure
- 16 variations
- 12 trigger rows
- Default variation (optionally), which is automatically selected on pattern
change
Variation structure
- Tempo (relative to host)
- Mode (free/hold)
- Chained pattern/variation
- First/Last step (pattern length)
- Step-row (every single step can be muted)
- Order-row (defines the actual play-order)
- Break-row (enables triggering other-patterns)
- Mute/Solo states of the trigger rows
- Controller numbers for the 3 free assignable CC's
Trigger-row structure
- 16 triggers (on/off) and a note-value and chord-descriptor
- Velocity-row
- Gate-row (note duration)
- Fill-row (re triggers notes automatically, different modes)
- Hits-row (used to create sub-patterns and chord-progressions)
- Delay-row
- Pitchbend-row
- Programchange-row
- 3 free assignable CC-rows
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