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GenieSys Releases Sonic Virus SoundFont Library

June 18, 2002

Sonic Virus was created especially for use in dance projects, be it Techno, Pop, Dance, Jungle, or Hip-Hop, and may also prove suitable for many other styles.

Over 2,500 + MB in raw audio was recorded in GenieSys' studio or synthesized in Rat's Sound Kitchen, all distilled down to a 72 MB SoundFont Bank.

Inside Sonic Virus you will find 652 instruments and 30 drum sets, arranged in 5 internal banks:

  • 1590 Drums & Percussion in 30 Native Acoustic Drums Kits & Electric Drum-Machines Sets.
  • 80 Bongo & Conga in 4 Percussion Kits
  • 92 Pads & Lead Instruments
  • 40 Other Brass & Reed Instruments
  • 36 Bass Instruments
  • 33 Flutes
  • 32 Guitars
  • 30 Scratch effects
  • 30 Rhodes & Electro pianos
  • 16 Saxophones
  • 16 Synth Strings
  • 10 Synth Brass
  • Include of Ethnic instrments: Russian Harmoshka, Russian Bayan, Balalaika and another Russian Siberian ethnic instruments...
  • Sonic Virus total size - 72.3 MB.
  • AudioCollapsed multi pack size for internet-distribution - 49 MB
  • Downloading mode - multisession

Sonic Virus allows several drum sets to be played simultaneously. The collection has also been organized to achieve maximum compatibility not only with a GM MIDI-format, but also with new GM2 and with Yamaha XG formats. A SonicVirus.ini file is also included for Cakewalk SONAR, allowing you to see the names of all the instruments within SONAR.

In September, 2002 GenieSys plans to release of a double musical CD Sonic Virus++ featuring work created with the SoundFont collection. The disk will be distributed in USA, Canada, Russia, Germany, and France, and you might be able to get your personal composition on it provided that all instruments featured are those found in the Sonic Virus SoundFont Bank.

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