Bliss

Bliss is a new generation sampler with VSTi plug-in sampling. It can also host AU, VST and VST3 plugins in any DAW.

Overview

• 64­-bit VST / VST3 / Audio Units compatibility.
• Built­-in VST host / virtual instrument sampling (freezing). Record your favourite VST without any sound quality loss!
• Built­-in wave editor.
• Scalable and themeable GUI.
• Morphable scheme / automatable zone parameters.
• 128 Programs with unlimited zones.
• 32­-bit floating point based wavetables.
• Full MIDI Input triggering control.

Playback engine

• Up to 64 voices polyphony (multilayered zone sampling engine).
• Oversampling voice generation: up to 4X oversample factor.
• Selectable interpolation engines: up to 512 points SINC interpolation.
• Full mono / poly / legato operation.
• Glide w/ auto­switch control.
• 4 voices Unison with detuning.

Filters

• Dual Zero­-Delay Feedback filters.
• 24dB / Oct filter modes: Lowpass / Hipass / Bandpass 1 / Bandpass 2 / Notch / Peaking / Disabled. Stepping­ free Cutoff / Resonance and Drive parameters.
• Velocity and Keyboard tracking to Cutoff parameter.

Modulation

• 8 assignable Macro knobs.
• Independent envelope amplitude / modulation envelope / LFO and filter settings.
• 2 syncable LFO with configurable Phase.
• Stepping ­free modulation sends / pitch bend / modulation to morphing wheels.
• ADSR amplitude envelope.
• ADSR envelope filter / pitch assignable (both bipolar).

Effects

• Wow effect: Rock Da Disco.
• Soft clipper to tame the output.
• Stereo rotation effect.
• High quality chorus / delay / reverb.
• Selectable Pre Post Effects: Bit reducer, Phaser, Distortion.
• Chorus / Delay / Reverb sends per zone.

Sample Editor

• Built-­in wave editor with full undo history.
• Zoom up to 1:1 resolution.
• Independent Left - Right - Stereo selections.
• 7 Loop types (one shoot / forward / bidirectional / backward / forward w/sustain / crossfade / static).
• Clipboard: Cut / copy / paste / mix paste / sample / trim.
• Amplitude: Fade in / out / normalization / mute / insert silence.
• Effects: Reverse / Invert polarity / Swap channels / Remove DC.
• Cues / Loop edit / Auto­slice to tempo / transients.
• Automatable zone parameters / cue / loop points.
• Automatable start / end / loop points.

Import formats

• Auto / drum mapping when multiple files are opened at once.
• Internal new program/bank formats with lossless encoding.
• LUA scripting engine for program loading: add new file formats easily.
• Samples: .WAV / .BWF / .AIFF / .AIF / .FLAC / .OGG / .MP2 / .AMR / .AC3 / .QT / .ADTS / .MP3 / .M4R / .3GP / .MPA / .SD2 / .MPEG / .M4A / .MP4 / .MOV / .SND / .AIFC / .CAF / .M4B / .3G2 / .MP1 / .AAC / .AU.
• Programs: .AKP (AKAI S5000-S6000) / .EXS / .SFZ / .DLS / .SF2 (SoundFont2) / .XRNI (Renoise Instruments)

Export formats

• Programs: .SFZ / ZBP programs and ZBB banks (24-bit lossless FLAC).
• Samples: 16-­bit / 24-­bit WAV.