In this Thanksgiving season, we sincerely want to say thanks to all the wonderful people we've had the pleasure to be our customers. Whether its through email, chat, or over the phone, we can't think of a better way to spend our efforts and resources then to program software for the these talented musicians.
We don't want to say this just because it's Thanksgiving, but we mean it all through the year. We answer about 40 phone calls and 100 emails a day. (Fortunately we take the weekends off to breath a little!) From our end, it's wonderful to help people in their music equipment journeys - it's a privilege. Every day.
So... THANK YOU!
 
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Latest Translator™ Developments
The latest Mac version 5.9.0.99 introduced some new source formats - The Workstations. Yamaha Motif, Korg Triton, Alesis Fusion, and Roland Fantom sampled sounds can now be converted into any other format using Translator.
The next build will be out Black Friday and will feature the full ability to write to proprietary disks like ZipDrives and any other external drive. This is something the Windows version has done for a long time. Now it's here on the Mac - and in fact, this is the first time ANY software has been able to do such a thing. If you have a hardware sampler, check this out!
Latest in Support for Kontakt, EXS24, SFZ, SoundFont, Legacy Hardware Samplers
Translator is by far the best and most strenuously supported conversion product on the planet. New builds come out about once a month, and we are constantly improving the internal conversion engine. When there's a new format, or a new version (like Kontakt 4) we are there with an update. There just isn't any better conversion product out there.
On The Road To Version 6
All the things you are seeing in development are the features that will go into Translator version 6, scheduled for release before the end of the year. Version 6 won't be this sudden thing, but one day we'll "flip the switch" and it will be version 6.
What's "ALT"?
Some of you have noticed on Windows this NEW Translator™ that's installed along with your normal Translator installation or update. This is Translator™ ALT; ALT standing for Alternative. But in fact it's no Alternative. This is a pre-release of Translator™ version 6 for Windows. When Version 6 is deemed worthy, the official Translator™ 2.9 will become version 3 and not given full code support any longer. Translator™ ALT is future of Translator, and is the same code base as Translator™ Mac. Our work on Translator™ Mac over the last 2 years has been so powerful and substantial that we are replacing the existing Translator with this new one. (Don't worry, you can still use Translator™ version 3.) Check it out if you're interested.
By the way, Translator™ version 6 will be a FREE upgrade!
 
CD's are going out! We have been getting some small shipments in and sending them out to various people. The full pressing for Translator will be when version 6 comes out. Other products, such as Constructor, MV Kit Creator, and Instrument Manager will follow shortly.
For more info, click below at the CD Status link.
 
We are very committed to getting product movies out during December. The will include full tutorials and clear descriptions of all Chicken Systems products, including Constructor™, Instrument Manager™, Kontakt Assistant™, and our entire Creator series.
These will be placed on our site as well as YouTube. We have long neglected using online videos to show our products and will be making up for lost time.
We're here to help! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to email us at [email protected], or call 800-877-6377 or 320-235-9798 to speak with an engineer, or Chat at our link at www.chickensys.com. We'd be happy to talk with you and answer your questions and help in any way possible. |
