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Steinberg - Groove Agent
 

 
         
 

 
voices count 24bit 96mhz drum sounds
MBs on HD 275 MB
output 4 stereo out
onboard patches 54 musical styles
fx effects ambience limiter
pros Each style includes 25 different patterns, excellent for quick rhythm
cons funky top sliding menu, sliding can clear a pattern if linked
other excellent midi out 
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ReFX - Nexus 

 

 
         
 

 
voices count 24bit 96mhz 32poly
MBs on HD 2.8GB
filter types 6 to 24dB master filter
onboard patches Over 650 presets, 4 Gigabytes
fx effects built-in reverb, trance gate
pros freely programmable appreciator
cons  
other custom skins, expandable packs
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Garritan - Personal Orchestra
 

 
         
 

 
voices count 24bit 96mhz 32poly
MBs on HD 1.8GB
   
fx effects reverb wet clone of dry as 2nd stereo channel
pros Uses Native Instruments Kontakt Player
cons CPU heavy
onboard patches Stradivarius violin, Guarneri Violin, Gagliano Violin, Wurlitzer and Venus concert harps, Haynes flutes, Heckel bassoons, a Mustel celeste, a Rudolf von Beckerath concert pipe organ, a harpsichord
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IK Multimedia - SampleMoog
 

 
         
 

 
voices count 24bit 96mhz 16part multi timbre
MBs on HD  
onboard patches 16 sampled moog synthesizers
fx effects 4 effects per part, chorus, flange, phase, distortion, Delay, Equalizer, 32 total
pros bmp sync, 2 synth engines, over 50 controls
cons  
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GMedia Music - MTron
 

 
         
 

 
voices count 16 voices
MBs on HD 5.18GB
filter types none
onboard patches Mellotron, and other classic timbers 
fx effects Tone, Pitch,
pros good quality tone
cons limited editing
other no other can compare
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Steinberg - Xphaze
 

 
         
 

 
voices count 24 voices
MBs on HD 350MB
filter types adjustable cut off
onboard patches over 100 comb patches
fx effects multi selection section
pros lots of different timbers
cons CPU heavy
other programmable phase
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Spectrasonics - Atmosphere
 

 
         
 

 
voices count 24 voices
MBs on HD 3.75GB
filter types cut off
onboard patches over 200 sampled sounds, Strings, Pads, Moods , EFX
fx effects multi filter
pros sounds can be made with a blend of two wave forms
cons limited editing
other 32Bit mode, octave shift
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Spectrasonics - Trilogy
 

 
         
 

 
voices count 24 voices
MBs on HD 3.03GB
filter types cut off
onboard patches Acoustic, Electric and Synth. 176 total wave forms
fx effects multi filter
pros good quality cabinet sound
cons limited editing
other 32Bit mode, octave shift