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1. STEINBERG HYPERSONIC 2 VST MANUAL
2. STEINBERG HYPERSONIC 2 VST PATCH
3. STEINBERG HYPERSONIC 2 VST PLUS
4. STEINBERG HYPERSONIC 2 VST FREE

Some will see this as casting doubts on the long-term future for Hypersonic as a Steinberg product, especially since Digi's new free instrument plug-in Xpand! appears to be closely related to it.

The only real concern I have about Hypersonic 2 has nothing to do with how well it works: it's about the takeover of developers Wizoo by Digidesign. The new one always appears before the selected block, so the upshot is that you can add new Elements anywhere but at the end of the chain! Final Thoughts It's also a bit odd that you can't click on an empty block to add an Element - you have to click on an existing Element and insert the new one into the chain.

STEINBERG HYPERSONIC 2 VST MANUAL

It would have been nice if the manual had been updated to cover the new editing features, though. This doesn't make the program into Reaktor, but it does make it realistic to create original patches, providing you're happy to rely upon the supplied samples and wavetables. The biggest improvement over version 1 is that you can add and remove Elements from patches, rather than simply muting them.

You can't, for instance, select different algorithms in the FM Element, or easily change the keygrouping of samples in a sample-playback synth, while the architecture of the subtractive synth is fixed and fairly simple. In each case, they present at least the most important parameters you'd expect, although the amount of control available doesn't really compare with a more free-form synth. These Elements can either be one of four varieties of synth (a sample-playback synth, an analogue-style synth, an FM synth or a wavetable reader), or an FX unit.

STEINBERG HYPERSONIC 2 VST PATCH

As before, each patch is presented as a series of vertical blocks containing Elements, and clicking on a block brings up that Element for editing. The six Hyperknobs are still pre-assigned to the most important parameters or groups of parameters in a patch, but detailed editing is done by clicking the Edit button at the right. Steinberg say that you can now edit every parameter in a Hypersonic patch, and it's certainly much more malleable than version 1 was. Elsewhere, there are lots of new string ensemble patches, but as with all such things, I personally can't see the point - I'd trade the lot for a single decent solo violin. There are plenty of decent new synth sounds, more excellent Hammond patches, a very fat and funky Clavinet, very passable pianos, and the pitched percussion instruments such as vibes and glockenspiels are worthy of mention. These were impressive in version 1, but new patches like Electroquirker and Fat Snap Kit really leap out of the speakers at you. Out of more than 1800 factory patches, everyone will have their own highlights, but mine are the Contemporary drum kits. Others are wholly new, and in both cases the improved quality is readily apparent. Quite a number of them are actually 'extra large' versions of Hypersonic 1 patches - the same instruments sampled with more velocity layers and less obvious looping. This must be partly down to the decision to abandon lossless compression, but also reflects the fact that the new sounds prioritise quality over quantity. New Sounds As well as FM (not shown), Hypersonic 2 features subtractive analogue-style synthesis, sample playback and wavetable synthesis.ĭespite the sixfold increase in the size of its library, there are only about 50 percent more sounds in Hypersonic 2 than there were in version 1. Dongles are always hard to love, but I didn't have any problems authorising mine. As before, it's authorised to a Steinberg Key using the Synchrosoft copy-protection system, but this time, no key is supplied, so anyone who doesn't already own one will need to budget for an extra £20.

STEINBERG HYPERSONIC 2 VST PLUS

To the latter end, the sound library has grown from 250MB to 1.7GB, and now features lossless data compression for better quality, plus there's greater freedom to edit patches. In the former category, improvements include a new Hyperphrase arpeggiator and the ability to switch between multis on the fly, for seamless patch changes during live performance. Their aim seems to be to build on version 1's strengths, whilst answering those critics who found the original a little bit superficial. Two years on, Steinberg and developers Wizoo have brought out version 2.