Post Description

When sampling technology was in its infancy, samplers lacked the power required for high-quality interpolation and filtering. Analog-digital converters were primitive, and the sounds that went into these machines came out grittier and darker--but also warmer and punchier. The same qualities that degraded the audio from a technical standpoint had the effect of enhancing the audio from an artistic standpoint.

But where are these instruments today? Why do samplers nowadays endeavor to produce an exact carbon copy instead of adding their own touch? Whatever happened to character, to samplers that feel as if they belong in the hands of musicians instead of laboratory technicians?

We asked ourselves those very questions, and we couldn't come up with any good answers. So we decided to change that.

Enter Morgana

Morgana is an authentic representation of a vintage digital sampler, designed to be musical rather than accurate while simultaneously free from the clumsy interface or sub-megabyte RAM limitations plagued by old hardware. Morgana doesn't try to boast the most impressive spec sheet, or the most transparent sound. By returning to a simpler architecture, Morgana actually transcends the limitations of typical software samplers, creating an experience that sounds and feels like an actual instrument--one that is inspiring and with a sound all its own.

Morgana is also capable of sampling, either from the host audio inputs or through our proprietary SampLink technology. SampLink allows Morgana to directly sample from any track in a multi-track environment, and even across different hosts, in a simple and no-hassle way.
Some highlights

    Faithful representation of sampling technology circa 1984
    High quality 4 pole lowpass filter per voice (analog modeled OTA design)
    Non-destructive input modeling, including samplerate adjustment and mic preamp
    Vintage microprocessor emulation including modulator quantizing and digital crosstalk
    Support for multiple output modes, including mono, stereo, pseudo-stereo, and pseudo-surround with up to 8 outputs
    Dynamic multisample keymapping
    Each copy of Morgana can be made to sound subtly different, just like analog hardware
    Proprietary SampLink technology allows live sample recording across different applications
    Specifically tailored for use in live performances

Specifications

    16 voice digital sampler
    Two part multitimbrality
    8-bit sampling rate
    Variable sample rate from 10.1KHz to 29.41KHz
    Two APDSR envelopes for filter and amplitude
    Two sample oscillators per voice
    4-pole analog modeled filter per voice with cutoff and resonance controls
    Keytracking generator for filter cutoff
    Relative level, cutoff, transpose, and detune per sample
    Non-destructive input modeling with antialias filter, mic preamp, and gain control
    LFO with MIDI clock sync
    Flexible MIDI learn system
    SampLink technology for full-featured realtime sampling capabilities
    Support for WAVE, AIFF, and ReCycle (.REX/.RX2) sample formats
    Support for different tunings through .SCL tuning files

nJoy!