SAC-2Kmanual
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Introduction
In the beginning there was a vision. The dream of an „All In One“ workstation with total
flexibility, superiorsoundqualityandalmost unlimitedexpandabilityinregardsto harddisk
recording,sounddesign,flexiblesequencingandaconfigurableuserinterface.Togofromthe
initialroughideatoafinishedCDwithinoneergonomicallydesignedworkstation. Nowthisis
nolongerjustadream.Arevolutionhastakenplace,andtherealwinnerofthischangeis you
- the user! Now a good sampler can be purchsased for a few hundred dollars, one that has
almostunlimitedstorageandprovidesdirect access tohigh quality,studio-producedsounds.
It‘snot evennecessary toscrew itinto arack. All that needs tobe doneis toput itinto your
CD-ROMDrive!
Youcancollect synthesizersusingindividualmodulesand integratetheminyoursequencer
programas virtualsound generators.Effect plug-insprovide theproject with a quality and
signalto noiseratio whichwill makerevered HardwareManufacturers breakout ina cold
sweat! Goingonvacation? Takeyourwholestudioalong! Itfitsinanycars trunk.
Soundstoo much optimistic?Sure, at themoment there arestill some limitationsregarding
polyphony and it‘s not possible to open unlimited Plug-ins at once. Surely the next 6-12
months will pass quickly. For now it‘s okay to occasionally „bounce“. The use of virtual
instrumentsandeffectshoweveriscertainlyasoundinvestmentinthefuture.Theusefulnessof
eachprogramisgrowingmulti-foldwitheachnewComputer Upgrade.
Hardware freaks will of course complain, and rightfully so, that this is all nice and good -
howeverthat it‘snot a„real studio“without fadersand buttons! The Mouse simplycannot
replacehands on accesstoreal instruments,Mixers,etc.
Wefully agree!Thisiswhy we havedevelopedtheSoftware Assigned ControllerSAC-2K.
Inthe future youwill be ableto enjoy thebest of bothworlds when usingthe SAC-2K.
About this Manual
ThisManualconsistsofdifferentsections. If youare workingwith aSoftware whichalready
supportsthis Controlleryou will findthe chapter„Instructions“ for operationwith specific
programscontainingmany tipsforavarietyofapplications.Youwillfindoutinthosespecific
chapterswhichotherparts of themanualmaybeimportantto you.
At the time of prinitng, not all of the programs currently on the market were
available to us. This means that the according section of the Manual will be
updated on a regular basis. You will receive further information as soon as addi-
tional Implementations are completed and the many other software companies
that we are working with have completed their compliance to the SAC-2K.. This
information will be available online at <www.raditec.de> as a PDF Document.
Inthe case thatyouarenot connectedtothe Internet,youcan requestsuch additions
in printed form and they will be sent as they become available.
