OT: Tassman 4 Free

[Catilyne <catilyne@icicle.net>]

Not *completely* off-topic (there have been previous Reaktor vs. Tassman 
discussions here) but close....

The current issue of the UK's Music Tech Magazine (May 2004) is bundling 
Tassman 4 Free -- a stripped-down version of AAS' Tassman 4 -- on the 
magazine's CD.  It's polyphony is limited and it doesn't include all the 
modules that are in the full version of Tassman 4, but it's otherwise 
unhindered.  It runs as a VSTi on PC, OS9, & OSX, as well as being 
available as an Audio Unit and standalone.  US cost is ~$13.95

The new Tassman is now supposed to have the ability to process incoming 
audio, so it should be applicable for building your own delay devices and 
other effects.  (Unfortunately, this is one of the modules missing out of 
Tassman 4 Free, else I'd be trying it already).  Still, it's a good way 
for 
those Reaktor users curious about the competition to "get their feet 
wet".  Not to mention, this should also appeal to anyone who doesn't feel 
like shelling out half-a-grand for Tassman's physical modelling algorithms.

         -c-

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