There are sixteen channels you can load presets into, and you’re able to adjust various parameters for each. When you first load Purity, you are brought to the Mixer screen. You might as well, as the demo only takes a few minutes to download anyway, and is a meager 50 megabytes in size. I would definitely check out the demo first.
There is a demo version you can download to make sure it works with your system. They state on their website that Ableton Live and Maschine will not work correctly with it.
Since the manual wasn’t updated, it doesn’t mention what their site tells you: Purity will not work with certain hosts. While writing this review, I was using Purity in the latest version of Reaper. Sonar is now seven generations beyond that with its latest version, which is SONAR X3. Also, the manual lists some various DAWs, and one of them is SONAR 4. The reason being is that I don’t know anyone who still uses that ancient OS. Just as an example, in the specs that are required, I actually excluded the part where they mention Windows 2000 as one of the operating system choices. I know that Purity was originally released around 2007, but the manual could use some updating.
The installation is easy, as it just uses a serial and authorization number.Īs I was just mentioning the specifications needed for Purity, I also have to mention the manual. On the Mac, you’ll need a G4 or G5 running at 1.6 GHz or higher, and OSX 10.4 Tiger, or a later operating system. Just like with Ravity, the system requirements are easy to take: For the PC, you’ll need a Pentium 4 running at 1.6 GHz or higher, and XP, Vista, or a later operating system. Purity is a 32-bit only plugin for PCs and Macs, which can either be loaded into a DAW (digital audio workstation) or you can use the included standalone version as well. Purity is as an all-in one sixteen-part workstation, so you have that functionality built-in. One of the main differences between Purity and Ravity is that you don’t need Ravity 16. Why am I telling you all of this? I am getting to it, don’t worry. Luxonix has another product called Ravity 16, which lets you control up to sixteen instances of Ravity at once. Purity is basically an updated version of Ravity, and it has a lot of new features added. I have to admit, I actually like those types of sound modules from the old days. Ravity is great, but it’s a bit like a straight-ahead ’90s sample-based rompler with a few modern extras thrown in. It was re-released recently due to the many requests from people saying they’d like to buy it.
It is a sound module software plugin that originally was released in 2004. Just in case you didn’t read that one, I’ll get you caught up. In the May 2014 issue of SoundBytes, I wrote up a review on Ravity by Luxonix. Looking for a large variety of sounds and effects all contained in an easy to use sixteen-part workstation that comes at a bargain price? Maybe Purity is the answer.