IronAxe
by Xhun Audio
| Category | Audio Production / Virtual Instruments |
| Version | 1.8 |
| Format |
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| Compatibility |  Windows |
| License | Commercial Software |
| Price | $106 / 99€ |
| Rating | |
| Updated On | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Total Downloads | 125 |
| PC Downloads | 125 |
Virtual Electric Guitar
Xhun Audio is proud to present IronAxe, a high-end Physical Modeling simulation of one of the most popular and loved electro-acoustic instruments : the Electric Guitar.
The result of two years of research and development, IronAxe reaches all the authentic beauty and expressivity of a real Electric Guitar by simulating the physics of all the acoustic and electronic components found in the original instrument, preserving the same nuances and multi-techniques playability impossible to perform on standard frozen-sounding sampled instruments.
Break with the past - forget all the old, expensive, bulky sample libraries.
Build your custom Stratocaster©¹ or Telecaster©¹ guitar, choose Pickups type, number and position, set the Tone knobs to get the right sound, select the Plectrum hardness or...
The result of two years of research and development, IronAxe reaches all the authentic beauty and expressivity of a real Electric Guitar by simulating the physics of all the acoustic and electronic components found in the original instrument, preserving the same nuances and multi-techniques playability impossible to perform on standard frozen-sounding sampled instruments.
Break with the past - forget all the old, expensive, bulky sample libraries.
Build your custom Stratocaster©¹ or Telecaster©¹ guitar, choose Pickups type, number and position, set the Tone knobs to get the right sound, select the Plectrum hardness or...
more...
Xhun Audio is proud to present IronAxe, a high-end Physical Modeling simulation of one of the most popular and loved electro-acoustic instruments : the Electric Guitar.
The result of two years of research and development, IronAxe reaches all the authentic beauty and expressivity of a real Electric Guitar by simulating the physics of all the acoustic and electronic components found in the original instrument, preserving the same nuances and multi-techniques playability impossible to perform on standard frozen-sounding sampled instruments.
Break with the past - forget all the old, expensive, bulky sample libraries.
Build your custom Stratocaster©¹ or Telecaster©¹ guitar, choose Pickups type, number and position, set the Tone knobs to get the right sound, select the Plectrum hardness or pluck a String with fingers at any point along its lenght. Finally take real-time control of all this (and much more...) using a MIDI Keyboard or a real - natively supported - MIDI Guitar.
IronAxe will bring in your next Productions the sound and feel of a real Electric Guitar. And the included full set of analogue modeled Stompboxes, legendary Amp/Cabinets and Room Simulation, make IronAxe a perfect tool for advanced guitar sound designing, without the need of additional (and expensive) external software/hardware units.
A full electro-acoustic setup, just at your fingertips.
Features
- Physical Modeling simulation of real electronic and acoustic components
- Get all the best of Physical Modeling with no compromises :
- Sound manipulation at the source core. Sound is actually generated, not sampled
- True-to-life sound realism and articulations playability
- Super smooth dynamics - no velocity layers
- Instrument and Presets load in a flash
- Small memory footprint ( for both RAM and Hard Disk )
- Installs in less than a minute
- An all-in-one complete Electric Guitar + FX / Stompboxes + Amp / Cabinets setup
- Make in your productions complete and realistic Electric Guitar tracks with ease
- Choose your Guitar model : Solidbody with 2 or 3 Pickups (more will follow)
- Excitation modeling : select the Plectrum hardness or pluck a String with fingers at any point along its lenght
- Strings modeling : independent simulation of each of the 6 (different) strings, with the possibility to choose strings material, set tension values and other
- Pickups modeling : select Pickups type (single-coil, humbucker, steelplate), number and place them into Guitar's body
- Performer's modeling, allowing real-time multi-techniques playability (Palm Muting, Tapping Harmonics, Strumming, etc...) using a standard MIDI Keyboard
- Native Guitar Control : in addition to the classic MIDI Keyboard control system, IronAxe is designed to be the ultimate tool for Guitarists - build your custom and physically accurate Electric Guitar and play it through a real MIDI Guitar for an unparalleled realism
- Master Compressor and Equalizer
- Four insert effects slots, featuring 10 analogue modeled Stompboxes (more will follow)
- Amp/Cabinet simulation, featuring 6 legendary Cabinets (more will follow)
- Full MIDI CC#s mapping
- Supported Sample Rates : 44.1 / 48 / 88.1 / 96 kHz
The result of two years of research and development, IronAxe reaches all the authentic beauty and expressivity of a real Electric Guitar by simulating the physics of all the acoustic and electronic components found in the original instrument, preserving the same nuances and multi-techniques playability impossible to perform on standard frozen-sounding sampled instruments.
Break with the past - forget all the old, expensive, bulky sample libraries.
Build your custom Stratocaster©¹ or Telecaster©¹ guitar, choose Pickups type, number and position, set the Tone knobs to get the right sound, select the Plectrum hardness or pluck a String with fingers at any point along its lenght. Finally take real-time control of all this (and much more...) using a MIDI Keyboard or a real - natively supported - MIDI Guitar.
IronAxe will bring in your next Productions the sound and feel of a real Electric Guitar. And the included full set of analogue modeled Stompboxes, legendary Amp/Cabinets and Room Simulation, make IronAxe a perfect tool for advanced guitar sound designing, without the need of additional (and expensive) external software/hardware units.
A full electro-acoustic setup, just at your fingertips.
Features
- Physical Modeling simulation of real electronic and acoustic components
- Get all the best of Physical Modeling with no compromises :
- Sound manipulation at the source core. Sound is actually generated, not sampled
- True-to-life sound realism and articulations playability
- Super smooth dynamics - no velocity layers
- Instrument and Presets load in a flash
- Small memory footprint ( for both RAM and Hard Disk )
- Installs in less than a minute
- An all-in-one complete Electric Guitar + FX / Stompboxes + Amp / Cabinets setup
- Make in your productions complete and realistic Electric Guitar tracks with ease
- Choose your Guitar model : Solidbody with 2 or 3 Pickups (more will follow)
- Excitation modeling : select the Plectrum hardness or pluck a String with fingers at any point along its lenght
- Strings modeling : independent simulation of each of the 6 (different) strings, with the possibility to choose strings material, set tension values and other
- Pickups modeling : select Pickups type (single-coil, humbucker, steelplate), number and place them into Guitar's body
- Performer's modeling, allowing real-time multi-techniques playability (Palm Muting, Tapping Harmonics, Strumming, etc...) using a standard MIDI Keyboard
- Native Guitar Control : in addition to the classic MIDI Keyboard control system, IronAxe is designed to be the ultimate tool for Guitarists - build your custom and physically accurate Electric Guitar and play it through a real MIDI Guitar for an unparalleled realism
- Master Compressor and Equalizer
- Four insert effects slots, featuring 10 analogue modeled Stompboxes (more will follow)
- Amp/Cabinet simulation, featuring 6 legendary Cabinets (more will follow)
- Full MIDI CC#s mapping
- Supported Sample Rates : 44.1 / 48 / 88.1 / 96 kHz
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IronAxe v 1.8
Feb 10, 2015
Windows
# A massive low-level code replacement : IronAxe is now 95% ready for cross-platform compatibility
# The Excitation Engine has been updated to version 2.0 : this brings greater realism over the strings vibration process and to the whole simulation accuracy. Excitator materials are also more accurately represented, everything accessible through the same user-friendly GUI
# In the Excitation Engine it is now possible to adjust the Finger Release noise amount (the interaction of a finger leaving a vibrating sting)
# The Pickups Modeling (for Single Coil, Humbucker, Steel Plate) has been seriously improved, featuring even more accurate frequency responses, clipping, and simulating pickups interactions with the Electric Guitars' Tone knobs
# The Pitch Bending Engine has been updated to version 2.0 : now it is possible to simulate both a "Whammy Bar" or a "Finger Slide" action, with an extended range that goes from +-1 up to +-7 semitones. For all the details, check out the user manual
# The Pitch Bending "note retrig issue" has been fixed
# The Pitch Bending is now properly linked on the GUI side
# The Damping Detune Compensation Engine has been updated to version 2.0
# The Distorton and Overdrive Stomps have been sligthly improved
# The 3-band Equalizer Rack Effect has been improved
# All Factory Presets/Banks have been updated
# All the additional "KeyPerformer-ready" presets have been embedded into the main soundbank. They are labeled with the suffix "[KP]". The "[KP]" labeled presets simply represent a specific electric guitar's setting (selecting the proper plectrum material, picking position, etc. - and the same is for the FX, Stomps, Cabinets, etc.) and they are especially designed to be a quick way to perform strums, power chords, palm-muted chords and chunks, etc. through the KeyPerformer Engine. Just load a "[KP]" labeled preset, select "KeyPerformer" as Input Mode and start performing true-to-life phrases without the hassle of setting each parameter manually
# The product installer has also been updated
# The Excitation Engine has been updated to version 2.0 : this brings greater realism over the strings vibration process and to the whole simulation accuracy. Excitator materials are also more accurately represented, everything accessible through the same user-friendly GUI
# In the Excitation Engine it is now possible to adjust the Finger Release noise amount (the interaction of a finger leaving a vibrating sting)
# The Pickups Modeling (for Single Coil, Humbucker, Steel Plate) has been seriously improved, featuring even more accurate frequency responses, clipping, and simulating pickups interactions with the Electric Guitars' Tone knobs
# The Pitch Bending Engine has been updated to version 2.0 : now it is possible to simulate both a "Whammy Bar" or a "Finger Slide" action, with an extended range that goes from +-1 up to +-7 semitones. For all the details, check out the user manual
# The Pitch Bending "note retrig issue" has been fixed
# The Pitch Bending is now properly linked on the GUI side
# The Damping Detune Compensation Engine has been updated to version 2.0
# The Distorton and Overdrive Stomps have been sligthly improved
# The 3-band Equalizer Rack Effect has been improved
# All Factory Presets/Banks have been updated
# All the additional "KeyPerformer-ready" presets have been embedded into the main soundbank. They are labeled with the suffix "[KP]". The "[KP]" labeled presets simply represent a specific electric guitar's setting (selecting the proper plectrum material, picking position, etc. - and the same is for the FX, Stomps, Cabinets, etc.) and they are especially designed to be a quick way to perform strums, power chords, palm-muted chords and chunks, etc. through the KeyPerformer Engine. Just load a "[KP]" labeled preset, select "KeyPerformer" as Input Mode and start performing true-to-life phrases without the hassle of setting each parameter manually
# The product installer has also been updated
IronAxe v 1.7.1
Sep 8, 2014
Windows
# Core Modeling fix : DSP side now correctly switches between Process and Sleep states
IronAxe v 1.7
Jul 16, 2014
Windows
IronAxe has been updated to version 1.7, bringing a wide range of improvements, introducing several features and bug fixes.
This is one of the most important IronAxe updates ever.
Changes in IronAxe version 1.7:
# The String Behaviour Engine has been updated to version 2.0, improving realism and physics accuracy when simulating strings' geometry and energy dispersion over time
# The KeyStrummer Engine/Mode has been sensibly extended and its name has been changed to KeyPerformer Engine/Mode
# Introducing the StringsToucher Engine (formerly known as 'Project PurpleKeys', accessible through the KeyPerformer Mode) : play/touch each of the 6 virtual Electric Guitar strings individually and in true real-time, for true-to-life arpeggios using only a standard MIDI Keyboard
# The MIDI Data paths/routings have been partially redesigned, improving performances and stability for all IronAxe's internal MIDI Engines
# Full MIDI Assignments for all GUI Parameters and Controls. Everything is now visible in the DAW Host/s for an easy and quick access using external MIDI hardware controllers
# The Finger Sliding Techniques have been extended also to the QuickStrums Engine (MIDI Keyboard controller Mode) and to the KeyPerformer Engine/Mode (including StringsToucher Engine), improving realism when performing real-time strums, arpeggios and articulations
# The Room Simulation Engine has been updated, allowing real-time modulation
# Factory presets have been sligtly adjusted/updated
# Minor improvements on the DSP and GUI side
# Partial low level code replacement on the DSP side
This is one of the most important IronAxe updates ever.
Changes in IronAxe version 1.7:
# The String Behaviour Engine has been updated to version 2.0, improving realism and physics accuracy when simulating strings' geometry and energy dispersion over time
# The KeyStrummer Engine/Mode has been sensibly extended and its name has been changed to KeyPerformer Engine/Mode
# Introducing the StringsToucher Engine (formerly known as 'Project PurpleKeys', accessible through the KeyPerformer Mode) : play/touch each of the 6 virtual Electric Guitar strings individually and in true real-time, for true-to-life arpeggios using only a standard MIDI Keyboard
# The MIDI Data paths/routings have been partially redesigned, improving performances and stability for all IronAxe's internal MIDI Engines
# Full MIDI Assignments for all GUI Parameters and Controls. Everything is now visible in the DAW Host/s for an easy and quick access using external MIDI hardware controllers
# The Finger Sliding Techniques have been extended also to the QuickStrums Engine (MIDI Keyboard controller Mode) and to the KeyPerformer Engine/Mode (including StringsToucher Engine), improving realism when performing real-time strums, arpeggios and articulations
# The Room Simulation Engine has been updated, allowing real-time modulation
# Factory presets have been sligtly adjusted/updated
# Minor improvements on the DSP and GUI side
# Partial low level code replacement on the DSP side
IronAxe v 1.6.1
Feb 12, 2014
Windows
# String Router Engine 2.0 : previous version had a notes-allocation issue with multi instances of IronAxe. This has been fixed, now it works properly in single and multi instances environments.
# KeyStrummer Mode : 'Power/Bar Chords' and 'Power/Bar Chords Muted' engine has been updated, now it features the performing of 2-strings Power Chords (Blue Keys, lower octave) and 3-strings Power Chords (Blue Keys, upper octave), for a more authentic and natural strumming experience
# Partial low level code replacement on the DSP side
# KeyStrummer Mode : 'Power/Bar Chords' and 'Power/Bar Chords Muted' engine has been updated, now it features the performing of 2-strings Power Chords (Blue Keys, lower octave) and 3-strings Power Chords (Blue Keys, upper octave), for a more authentic and natural strumming experience
# Partial low level code replacement on the DSP side
IronAxe v 1.6
Feb 6, 2014
Windows
# Introducing the String Router Engine 2.0, an intelligent system for routing/switching between the 6 simulated strings according to the current played notes on the master keyboard.
# Saves CPU and Memory hit up to 60% per instrument instance, compared to the previous versions, maintaining the same audio accuracy.
# Brings a large number of fixes on the DSP side, specially for logics in 'MIDI Keyboard' Controller Mode and more.
# Partial low level code replacement, bringing greater cross-platform compatibility.
# Minor fixes on the GUI side (Keyboard GUI in 'MIDI Keyboard' and 'KeyStrummer' Controller Mode).
# Demo version limitation has changed, the string 'Low E' has been disabled.
# Saves CPU and Memory hit up to 60% per instrument instance, compared to the previous versions, maintaining the same audio accuracy.
# Brings a large number of fixes on the DSP side, specially for logics in 'MIDI Keyboard' Controller Mode and more.
# Partial low level code replacement, bringing greater cross-platform compatibility.
# Minor fixes on the GUI side (Keyboard GUI in 'MIDI Keyboard' and 'KeyStrummer' Controller Mode).
# Demo version limitation has changed, the string 'Low E' has been disabled.
IronAxe v 1.5.9
Dec 20, 2013
Windows
# Introducing an improved MIDI Guitar in/out monitoring system (available in 'MIDI Guitar' input mode)
# The 'Ambiverb' stompbox has been replaced with 'Electronic Reverb' stompbox (increasing CPU/Ram efficiency)
# The audio engine restarts correctly when switching between different input modes
# Improved strings range accuracy (available in all modes)
# The 'Ambiverb' stompbox has been replaced with 'Electronic Reverb' stompbox (increasing CPU/Ram efficiency)
# The audio engine restarts correctly when switching between different input modes
# Improved strings range accuracy (available in all modes)
IronAxe v 1.5.5
Dec 5, 2013
Windows
This important update involves all Products and brings the adoption of a new Copy Protection / Activation System.
IronAxe v 1.5
Nov 12, 2013
Windows
# Introducing the KeyStrummer Engine : perform complex Strums, Phrases and Riffs with ease and in true real-time, using only a standard MIDI Keyboard
# Slide Performance Mode has been redesigned, bringing different ways to achieve real-time Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs techniques
# Perfomance Keys Engine has been re-mapped and selectable techniques have been improved
# Quick Strums (in Perfomance Keys Engine mode) have been improved and re-mapped
# Low-level code improvements for the Amp/Cabinets Section (increasing CPU/Ram efficiency)
# Partial re-design and improvements on the GUI side
# Minor fixes on the DSP signal-path side
# Further low-level, cross-platform code revisions
# A few additional presets are included (for a quick use of the KeyStrummer engine)
# Slide Performance Mode has been redesigned, bringing different ways to achieve real-time Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs techniques
# Perfomance Keys Engine has been re-mapped and selectable techniques have been improved
# Quick Strums (in Perfomance Keys Engine mode) have been improved and re-mapped
# Low-level code improvements for the Amp/Cabinets Section (increasing CPU/Ram efficiency)
# Partial re-design and improvements on the GUI side
# Minor fixes on the DSP signal-path side
# Further low-level, cross-platform code revisions
# A few additional presets are included (for a quick use of the KeyStrummer engine)
IronAxe v 1.3.5
Jul 19, 2013
Windows
Improvements on the GUI side: deep low-level code revisions (now more CPU-efficient), a step forward to cross-platform.
IronAxe v 1.3
Apr 15, 2013
Windows
Improved Amp/Cabinet Simulation engine low-level architecture
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