OVERLOUD RELEASES TH1 VERSION 1.1 AND ANNOUNCES PROMOTION WITH RECABINET

A Whole Set of New Features and Models

March 6th, 2009 (Modena, Italy) – Shipped in November 2008, Overloud TH1 is already a hit among guitar software amp/fx modelers. Overloud now introduces TH1 v1.1 carrying a large set of new features and models together with improved functionalities. To celebrate the release of TH1 v. 1.1 and the introduction of the user-customizable IR-based cabinet, Overloud is giving a copy of the full version of Recabinet TH1 Edition (http://www.recabi.net), a value of $39 USD, to every person registering TH1 between now and April 6th, 2009.

How to purchase:

• To try and/or purchase Overloud TH1 1.1 with Recabinet TH1 Edition, go to www.overloud.com
• If you are already a registered Recabinet 1.0 owner, you will be able to use a discount coupon towards the purchase of Overloud TH1 1.1 with Recabinet TH1 Edition. To get the coupon: contact us with COUPON as the subject field.
  

New Features in Overloud TH1 1.1

Sound:

• Two amplifiers: BassFace ’59 (US) classic amp and Overloud Custom boutique-class amp;
• Amplifier adds a VariFire panel and control: a Gain-Character control for expanded distortion color control;
• Three Rack Effects: Spatial Delay, Comb Delay, Pattern Delay with 66 different patterns and up to 8 taps;
• Mixer Pro with control on Phase, Stereo Width, Sample Delay and Mono/Stereo output switch;
• Splitter with Balance/Switch capabilities and with two Crossover modes (HPF/LPF and BPF/BRF) and frequency/width controls;
• Dual IR Cabinet module allows users to load commercial or their own cabinet Impulse Responses with balance, phase and micro-delay control with HPF and LPF;
• Dual IR Cabinet comes preloaded with Recabinet Demo and the Experimental Cabinet collection from Wild Hades;
• Eight new Stomp Boxes: Noise Gate / Expander, Mild Flanger, Rich Flanger,  Analog Flanger, D-Reverb, D-Delay, 7-Band Graphic EQ and 5-Band Amp EQ;

Ease Of Use:

• Module Presets: user and factory;
• UI: Auto-hiding Overview panel simplifies the use of TH1 on smaller monitors;
• UI Floor skinning: drag&drop or select via right-click in the background, factory and user-picked background Floors in .png and .jpg formats;
• Copy and paste of modules between Variations and different instances of TH1;
• Localized numeric value display when moving module parameters;
• Computer keyboard value-entry;
• Bank import and export functions;
• New Browser implementation with right-click functions for copy, paste and clear of Banks, Sounds and Variations.

Control:

• Smart MIDI Control: assign Smart Controls to any MIDI CC, Note On or Program Change with Auto-Learn Function;
• Direct Variation MIDI Control: assign any MIDI CC, Note On or Program Change with Auto-Learn Function to the direct recall of any of the 8 Variation in the currently active Sound;
• Remote Preset MIDI Control: other than the default Program and Bank message control, TH1 can be programmed (also via Auto-Learn) to respond to MIDI CC, Note On and Program Changes for operations like Bank up/down, Sound up/down, Variation up/down;
• Global MIDI Control: assign any MIDI CC, Note On or Program Change to all Volume Pedals, Wahs, Internal BPM Tap Tempo, Tuner status, Output Mute and Output Volume;
• MIDI: Saving of MIDI Bindings configuration presets
• Smart: copy, swap, remove Smart Controls via drag&drop actions;
• Smart: button to swap Min and Max values;
• Smart: new Smart types, Touch (momentary switch), Stepper Up, Stepper Down, Stepper Up/Down with up to four different user definable settings to step through.

Fixes

• Better Noise Gate implementation in Master Section;
• You can use left and right arrow keys in the Browser panel to scroll through Variations;
• Dedicated button to open the Smart Connections window;
• Fixes for Digidesign Pro Tools 8;
• Various automation fixes;
• Master parameters get saved with song/session and when quitting the standalone version;
• Host, Internal and Variation-based BPM for maximum flexibility.

Pricing and Availability

• TH1 v.1.1, a free update for registered users, is available now and lists for EUR 249 worldwide and USD 349 in the USA and Canada.
• A 14-day full-featured demo is available for download at www.overloud.com. People who downloaded version 1.0 demo can request a new 14-day demo period for v. 1.1 through our support.
• Please consult the Overloud website for local distributor list.

About Recabinet

Recabinet is a collection of high quality and professionally produced Impulse Responses of various guitar cabinets produced by Kazrog LLC (http://recabi.net). Different power tubes, handpicked mics and professional positioning allow for a very detailed and life-like rendition of each of the cabinets. Overloud is giving away the TH1-ready version of this product, featuring all of the content already imported and categorized for TH1 own IR Cabinet module.

About Overloud

Overloud’s mission is to produce state-of-the-art software and hardware tools for musicians. Overloud is developing innovative signal processing technologies, based on several years of research in the audio DSP field. The purpose is to build digital audio tools with the same sound characteristics as the most acclaimed sound processors and musical instruments, including all the great advantages introduced by the recent and powerful Digital Signal Processing techniques. Overloud products also feature intuitive and lifelike user interfaces making them very easy to use.

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More detailed information on TH1 can be found online at: http://www.overloud.com

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