| Processes |
iZotope MBIT+ Dither (bit-depth conversion) Channel converter Auto Trim/Crop Mute Normalize peak or RMS Level Stereo Pan/Expand (supports mid-side mixing) Graphic, Paragraphic and Parametric EQ DC Offset Resample Reverse Graphic Fade with noise-shaping and dithering Smooth/Enhance Fade In/Out Time Compress/Expand Insert Silence Volume Invert/Flip Bit Depth Converter (to 8, 16, 24, or 32-bit) |
| Effects - 1 |
Includes Mastering Effects Bundle 2 powered by iZotope Zplane elastique Pro timestretch and pitch shift DirectX plug-in Resonant Filter plug-in VST plug-in effect support DirectX plug-in effects automation DirectX Plug-in Manager Real-time effects previewing Modeless audio Plug-In Chainer Wet/dry mix and crossfade options Acoustic Mirror environment simulator |
| Effects - 2 |
Amplitude Modulation Chorus Distortion Delay/Echo (Simple and Multi-Tap) Graphic Dynamics Multi-Band Dynamics Envelope Flange/Wah-Wah/Phaser Gapper/Snipper Noise Gate Pitch Bend/Shift Reverb Vibrato Wave Hammer Compressor/Volume Maximizer |
| Tools - 1 |
Integrated disc-at-once CD burning Noise Reduction 2.0 Spectrum Analysis tool Phase and mono-compatibility meters Gracenote MusicID technology Includes CD Architect 5.2 Application scripting Script Editor window Batch conversion Copy statistics to clipboard Drag-and-drop CD extraction Clipped peak detection and marking |
| Tools - 2 |
FM Synthesis with envelope White, pink, brown and filtered noise generators Simple synthesis sweep Auto Region (using beats and measures, or peak detection) Crossfade Loop Extract Regions Find Tool Preset Manager Sampler Tool Statistics Tool (Max, RMS, DC offset, Zero Crossings) DTMF/MF Tone Synthesis |
| Editing/workflow - 1 |
Event-based editing Musical instrument file editing and processing (.DLS, .SF2, .GIG) Metadata editing via new Metadata windows Customizable window layouts Floating window docks Tabbed browsing for maximized data windows Default fade types in Preferences Custom selection grid lines Multichannel file editing and processing Enhanced user interface with color customization |
| Editing/workflow - 2 |
Audio scrubbing tool JKL keyboard commands for scrub Customizable keyboard mapping Save project paths in rendered media Real-time nondestructive editing Simple drag-and-drop operations Multitask background rendering Media Explorer window Undo/redo history Docking windows |
| Recording/playback |
Performance optimizations (global media cache) Multichannel audio recording Hardware meters with output gain control ASIO driver support Automated time-based recording Audio threshold record triggering Prerecord buffer Auto calibration for DC Offset Generate SMPTE/MIDI Time Code Glitch/gap detection Punch in option Pre-roll to cursor Real-time record/playback meters (VU/PPM and standard) Remote record function |
| Regions and playlists |
Marker and region rulers with snapping functionality Regions List and Playlist windows Editing of fields List sorting Nondestructive playlist Name markers, loops, regions Trigger with sequencers Trigger with MIDI event-generating devices Trigger with time code-generating devices |
| Sample editing |
Pop-up MIDI keyboard to test samples Sustaining Loop Release Loop Real-time loop tuning window Generate/Receive MIDI Time Code SCSI/SMDI or MIDI/SDS sample transfer Sustaining Loop, Release Loop |
| Timing basis |
Absolute Frames Measures and Beats Samples, Time, Seconds SMPTE Drop/Non-Drop SMPTE EBU/Film Sync Time and Frames |
| Encoding/video support - 1 |
Enhanced Broadcast Wave Format (.bwf) support Dolby Digital AC-3 export Multichannel Windows Media format support Video saving and render options (fast video resizing, deinterlace, source video resampling and video stretching) Windows Media 9 Series import and export QuickTime 6 import and export, RealMedia 9 export Support for 24fps DV video files |
| Encoding/video support - 2 |
Option to compensate for nonsquare pixels in Video Preview window Display exact video frame animation above waveform .MOV and MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 format import External monitor support using DV and IEEE 1394 devices Maintain perfect sync while working with full NTSC and PAL video Sound and video synchronization with subframe accuracy Various video and audio compression option |
| Tools for ACID software |
Publish to ACIDplanet.com Create loops for ACID software Assign root notes, number of beats and tempo |
| Supported file formats |
Opens: AA3, AAC, AIF, ASF, AU, AVI, CDA, DIG, DLS, DV, FRG, GIF, GIG, IVC, M2A, M2P, M2T, M4A, M4B, MMV, OGG, MOV, MP1, MP3, MP4, MPEG, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video, Sony MXF, PCA, QT, RAW, SD, SFA, SF, SND, TIF, VOB, VOX, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV Saves: AA3, AC3, AIF, ATRAC, AU, AVI, DIG, DLS, FRG, GIG, IVC, M1A, M1P, M2A, M2P, M2T, MMV, MOV, MP1, MP2, MP3, MP4, MPA, MPEG, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video, Sony MXF*, OGG, PCA, RAW, RM, SF2, VOX, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV |
| General editing - 1 |
Support for up to 32-bit, 192 kHz source audio CD Text support Multiple levels of undo/redo CD transport controls CD image file rendering Reading and extraction of PQ data along with audio tracks Complete control over tracks, marker placements and indices |
| General editing - 2 |
Preview multiple tracks or ranges of audio before extraction from a supported CD device Multiple file format support without conversion Autosave crash recovery Undo/redo history list Supports MP3, AIFF, Ogg Vorbis, Windows Media Audio and more |
| CD design and mastering |
Full PQ code editing support, including track and index positions and pause times Over 20 real-time DirectX plug-ins Set up alternate CD mixes in the same workspace Audio scrubbing Absolute times for replication Print cue sheets and format CD liner notes Up to 99 tracks Up to 99 subindices per track Smart track reordering Automatic pause time indication Relative times for liner notes Timeline event locking Adjustable pause times |
| CD writing |
Burns disc-at-once premaster CDs for professional replication USB, FireWire, SCSI and IDE/ATAPI CD-R and CD-RW drive support Overburn support of 80 min & other size CD-Rs Buffer underrun protection Test burn mode PQ list verification for Red Book compatibility prior to burn Burn speed selection Copy-inhibit flags Pre-emphasis flags Audio clipping detection International Standard Recording Codes (ISRC) Universal Product Codes (UPC) Media Catalog Numbers (MCN) |
| System Requirements |
Microsoft Windows XP (SP2 or later), Windows Vista (SP2 or later), or Windows 7 1 GHz processor 350 MB hard-disk space for program installation 512 MB RAM Windows-compatible sound card DVD-ROM drive (for installation) Supported CD-recordable drive (for CD burning) Microsoft DirectX 9.0c or later Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 |