ConcreteFX Dicer released

ConcreteFX have released Dicer, a VSTi beatslicer for Windows. Dicer can load in a sample and split it into slices, each slice has it's own audio properties and can be triggered separately. Dicer can do everything from simple tempo alteration to complex phrase synthesis.

Features:

• Loads 16/24 bit mono & stereo WAVs and has wave preview.
• Splits the input wave using up to to 32 slices, loops can be sliced using automatic beat detection, into equal parts or at 16th beats.
• Each slice is triggerable by it's own key and can be output to up to 8 different stereo output channels.
• Each slice has two instance with their own properties and you can set the trigger key for each slice either globally or individually.
• You can control the volume, pan, pitch, low / high filter, distortion , muting, looping, direction, output channel & choke group of each slice in both sets.
• The volume, pitch, pan & filters of each slice can be modulated by 8 LFOs and the volume, pitch, filters and sample position of each slice can be controlled by 8 twenty stage vari-slope envelopes.
• Preview mode where all the slices can be played in order by pressing a key, this preview is autosynced to the host 's tempo. Preview works in single, looped or random mode.
• MIDI export of slice positions and trigger notes.
• Sample trimming.
• MIDI learn & midi automation of any slice's controls.
• Full manual included.

The full version of Dicer can be purchased online for $50/€48/£35 and a demo version, which also comes with a demo bank showing Dicers in action, is available for download.