Within minutes after you begin using MOTU̥s MachFive 3, you’ll appreciate the years of user interface design and engineering that have gone into this 3rd-generation release. From the configurable part list to the full-screen envelope editor, MachFive 3 has been designed to spur your creative muse while delivering state-of-the-art virtual instrument technology in a streamlined, efficient environment. After all, music, sound design, and audio production are creative endeavors that deserve a worthy partner in creativity.Scripting engineInstead of guitar presets, you get a guitar playerÌäCompared to a typical software instrument, MachFive’s scripted virtual instruments are like the difference between a simple guitar preset and a real guitar player. MachFive’s sophisticated instruments are truly technological marvels: they model not only the sounds of an instrument, in minute detail, but also the playing characteristics. For example, MachFive’s included Telematic electric guitar instrument models strumming and picking techniques, which you can dial up as desired. Imagine strumming chords with proper fingerings, up/down-strokes, and other utterly authentic playing techniques. It’s like having a real guitar player in your studio, who never spills beer or leaves practice early.45 GB of included instruments, loops and phrasesMark Of The Unicorn̥s MachFive’s signature scripted instruments give you incredibly realistic core instruments that are basic necessities for any studio: drums, bass, guitar, piano, and percussion. But that’s just the beginning. MachFive also includes thousands of loops and phrases. From break-beats to mixed choirs, there’s an entire universe to explore. MachFive Biosphereå» further broadens your sonic vistas with fresh, rich synth textures that are out of this world. And for the truly adventurous, the Xtreme FX bonus library from UltimateSoundBank.com gives you 5,000 creative sound effects, foley effects, and ambient textures suitable for both music production and sound design.Powerful new synth engineTwelve forms of synthesis that span music historyFrom modular analog pioneered in the 1950’s to milestone breakthroughs like FM and wavetable synthesis in the decades that followed, MachFive 3 delivers twelve synth engines that make it a powerful multi-synthesizer in its own right. When combined with MachFive’s multi-sample instrument capabilities and extensive effects, the possibilities for hybrid synthesis and sound design are limitless.New flexible effects architecture.MachFive's effects architecture has been completely re-architected and now allows you to apply effects at any level, from individual oscillators to MachFive’s master output.Convolution reverb.MachFive's enhanced IR Verbå» is so CPU efficient, you can apply it freely throughout MachFive. Enjoy dozens of new impulse responses, including classic high-end studio reverbs from the last 30 years.Load anything. Directly, with no conversion.MachFive directly reads all major 3rd-party hardware/software sampler formats, including Kontakt, Giga, EXS24 and HALion, plus legacy formats from Kurzweil, Akai, Roland, Ensoniq, Sample Cell, and many others.Preset browsing and searching.Type a word into the search field and up pops a list of all related presets. MachFive’s multi-column browser lets you load sounds into multiple parts without having to close and reopen it.