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Yellow Tools Independence £350

Independence is one of the most incredible sounding plug-ins out there; if real instruments are what you want, this is what you need.

The MusicRadar Team, Tue 23 Oct 2007, 12:04 pm UTC

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Manufacturer's description

INDEPENDENCE is the ultimative yellow tools software sampler. It combines the technologies of Virtual Instruments, premium sound libraries and workstation workflow in one single creative software solution.

You have access to hundreds of totally customized, music related features and an absolutely unmatched performance.

The intuitive user interface, the unique file management, an ultra fast streaming integration and the Auto-RAM-Cleaner allow you to load an unlimited number of instruments in seconds.

Independence comes with a vast 18 GB sound library of thoroughly selected premium instruments that can be performed in an intuitive and authentic way impossible with any other sampler.

Beside the included sound library you can expand Independence at any time with your own sound libraries and also with the separately available "Independence Instruments".

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MusicRadar rating

4.5 of 5

Pros

Stunning sounds. Great effects. Easy to use. Cross-platform. Surround sound (as an add-on).

Cons

Very specialised library. Not the prettiest interface. One or two live-play bugs to contend with.

The bottom line

Independence is both a serious sampling workstation and a source of stunning real instrument sounds.

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Independence

Price:: £350
Additional Requirements:: free USB port for dongle. PC: 1.4GHz. Mac: 1GHz
Description:: Open-ended modular sampler design compatible with other Yellow Tools instruments WAV and AIF file import at up to 32-bit/192kHz RF-HDD ultra fast disk streaming Unlimited layers and samples, unlimited polyphony Built-in mixer with unlimited effects inserts and processing
OS Requirements:: Apple Mac OS X 10.4 or later, Microsoft Windows XP
Platform:: MacOS/Windows
Processor Type Required:: Athlon, Pentium, Pentium 4, Power Mac G4 or higher
RAM Required (GB):: 1
Ram Required (MB):: 512
Recommended Processor Speed (Ghz):: 1.8
Required Hard Disk Space (GB):: 16