Akaizer v2.3 for macOS
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| ABOUT |
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Akaizer is a freeware application for Windows / macOS / Linux which can time stretch (and/or pitch shift) any WAVE or AIFF sound file in the style of the 'cyclic' time stretch which featured on old Akai sound samplers, like the S950 / S1000 / S2000 / S3000 series. This is ideal for DAW-based music producers who want that classic metallic-sounding effect, as used in many old school Hardcore / Jungle / Speed Garage tunes from the 1990s, without the need for an actual Akai sampler.

http://the-akaizer-project.blogspot.com/

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| SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS |
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Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) or higher on Intel or PowerPC platform.
Optional: Sound card.

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| TIPS ON USAGE |
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* There are two time stretch algorithms: CLASSIC simulates the Akai cyclic time stretch as faithfully as possible, with perfect pitch but with minor quirks like bad timing. REVISED improves on the classic algorithm with perfect timing and a fuller sound but with the minor compromise of the pitch drifting ever so slightly away from its true key with some settings. The REVISED algorithm is basically the same one as used in previous 1.x versions of Akaizer.

* 50% time factor will halve the length of a sound, 100% is normal length, 200% will double the length... and so on. This should ideally be set to the default value of 100 when pitch shifting only.

* +12 transpose will pitch shift the sound upwards by 12 semitones (1 octave), +24 by 24 semitones (2 octaves), -8 will pitch shift downwards by 8 semitones... and so on. This should ideally be set to the default value of 0 when time stretching only.

* Decrease the cycle length value to get a more 'metallic' effect and vice versa.

* Read the help tags when hovering over buttons etc, as they give extra info.

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| KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS |
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Command+E = Open WAVE or AIFF file
Command+R = Select 'revised' algorithm
Command+C = Select 'classic' algorithm
Command+1 = Edit time factor value
Command+2 = Edit cycle length value
Command+3 = Edit transpose value
Command+4 = Reset time factor to default value
Command+5 = Reset cycle length to default value
Command+6 = Reset transpose to default value
Command+L = Play opened file
Command+T = Stop playing
Command+O = Toggle playback looping on/off
Command+P = Preview processed sound
Command+S = Save processed sound to new file
Command+Q = Quit
Tab       = Cycles through Time Factor/Cycle Length/Transpose fields
Shift+Tab = Cycles through Time Factor/Cycle Length/Transpose fields but in the reverse direction

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| RELEASE HISTORY |
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v2.3 released October 2017
v2.2.2 released September 2017
v2.2.1 released January 2013
v2.2 released May 2012
v2.1 released January 2012
v1.8 released May 2011
v1.7 released April 2011
v1.6 released January 2011
v1.5 released December 2010
v1.4 released November 2010
v1.3.1 released September 2010
v1.3 released August 2010
v1.2 released March 2010
v1.1 released February 2010
v1.0 released November 2009

Read Changelog.txt for more detailed info.
