Sony Creative Software has announced that ACID Pro 7 will be available in early November. New ACID Pro 7 features include:
- Audio and MIDI mixing console with additional routing options
- MIDI Track Freeze
- Real-time rendering
- Input buses that provide greater control over routing input signals
- Enhanced time stretching and pitch shifting with Zplane elastique Pro
- Enhanced beat mapping for tracks with multiple tempos
- FLAC, AAC, AC-3 Studio, and MPEG-2 format support
ACID Pro 7 software will ship with a software bundle that’s valued at $500, which includes the Garritan Aria for ACID Pro and custom sample library developed in conjunction with Plogue Art et Technologie Inc., the Effects Rack powered by iZotope, Submersible Music KitCore, and Native Instruments Guitar Combos. There will also be over 3,000 music loops and 1,000 MIDI files. Additionally, ACID Pro 7 will enable users to upload songs to the ACIDplanet.com online music community directly from the interface.
IK Multimedia has announced that it’s close to shipping the third version of T-RackS, their mastering and mixing suite. T-RackS 3 is a modular mastering/mixing suite of Dynamics and EQ processors, including:
- Nine processors comprising three new analog and vintage emulations (including models based on the Fairchild 670 and the Pultec EQP-1A), two new digital processors ,and the four classic T-RackS processors
- New configurable mastering/mixing chain, which allows users to run up to 12 parallel/series processors
- Totally new built-in metering section with Peak, Perceived Loudness, Phase, and RMS meters, plus a Spectrum analyzer with Peak, RMS, and Averaging indicators
- New standalone and plug-in versions available in the same package
- New high-fidelity oversampling with crystal-clear transparency, for high-quality audio processing throughout the entire signal path
- Extremely easy to use, with style-based presets, full chain visualization, one-click single module or chain bypass, “compare” function, multiple audio processing in standalone mode, and much more.
Finally, T-RackS 3 comes in two versions: T-RackS 3 Deluxe, which comes with all nine processors, and T-RackS 3 Standard, which comes with the four classic T-RackS processors in the new application framework. We can’t wait to get our hands on these!