AKAI Pro announce “VIP 3.1″ May promo, with the VIP Standard at ONLY $49.99 and the VIP Plus at ONLY $69.99 for the whole month of May. Here is your chance to get Akai’s award-winning VIP software. It is the first and only music software that enables you to control your entire VST instrument and FX library directly from any keyboard.
ONLY $49.99 (MSRP $149)
ONLY $69.99 (MSRP $249.99)
Updates for current owners of VIP Plus and VIP Standard are available here for both MAC and WINDOWS operating systems: -
VIP Standard Features :
- Plays virtually every VST-compatible plugin and effects unit.
- Operates as a standalone virtual instrument and effects player or as a plugin within any AU, VST or AAX compatible DAW.
- Organises user’s plugin collection with intuitive browsing by plugin, artist collection, instrument type, timbre and more.
- Includes an Effects Browser allowing users to browse effects by type and audition across multiple plugins with a single click.
- Access, edit and mix up to 8 virtual instruments at one time in a Multi.
- Expanded Multi mixer includes insert effects, send effects, bus tracks and a master output channel strip for total routing control.
- Effects Stacks combine multiple effects into re-usable patches, accessible in the patch list for easy selection and auditioning.
- NEW VIPMS. The VIP Native Plugin Map Standard allows 3rd party virtual instrument and effect developers to produce their own plugin maps for enhanced VIP integration and opening their plugins to the superior workflow offered by VIP. Will support entire EastWest Creative cloud at launch.
- NEW MIDI Learn functionality. Seamlessly maps the controls of any VIP compatible keyboard (knobs, encoders, faders, buttons) to VIP’s parameters with a growing library of MIDI controller mappings for Akai and M-Audio controller keyboards included.
- NEW Pad Chord Progressions. Play factory or user defined chord progressions using a VIP enabled keyboard controller’s pads.
- NEW Key Control modes. Play scales, harmonised chords or chord progressions from a VIP keyboard or MIDI keyboard.
VIP Plus Features :
- Includes VIP, CREATIVE FX Plus, Hybrid 3, Vacuum Pro, Xpand!2, Loom 1 and the ToolRoom Hybrid 3 Expansions, Plus, 40 Multis pre-built featuring chords from many popular songs for instant inspiration.
- Plays virtually every VST-compatible plugin and effects unit.
- Operates as a standalone virtual instrument and effects player or as a plugin within any AU, VST or AAX compatible DAW.
- Organises user’s plugin collection with intuitive browsing by plugin, artist collection, instrument type, timbre and more.
- Includes an Effects Browser allowing users to browse effects by type and audition across multiple plugins with a single click.
- Access, edit and mix up to 8 virtual instruments at one time in a Multi.
- Expanded Multi mixer includes insert effects, send effects, bus tracks and a master output channel strip for total routing control.
- Effects Stacks combine multiple effects into re-usable patches, accessible in the patch list for easy selection and auditioning.
- NEW VIPMS. The VIP Native Plugin Map Standard allows 3rd party virtual instrument and effect developers to produce their own plugin maps for enhanced VIP integration and opening their plugins to the superior workflow offered by VIP. Will support entire EastWest Creative cloud at launch.
- NEW MIDI Learn functionality. Seamlessly maps the controls of any VIP compatible keyboard (knobs, encoders, faders, buttons) to VIP’s parameters with a growing library of MIDI controller mappings for Akai and M-Audio controller keyboards included.
- NEW Pad Chord Progressions. Play factory or user defined chord progressions using a VIP enabled keyboard controller’s pads.
- NEW Key Control modes. Play scales, harmonised chords or chord progressions from a VIP keyboard or MIDI keyboard.