All items tagged with DAW (170)
MAGIX Announces New Samplitude Pro X4 with Expanded Features and Tools
December 27, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

MAGIX Announces New Samplitude Pro X4 with Expanded Features and Tools

MAGIX has released a new version of thee renowned digital audio workstation, Samplitude Pro X, expanding on the DAW's 28-year success story. Providing the highest level of quality for recording, mixing and mastering tasks, as well as for music production in a single environment, the new Samplitude Pro X4 expands on its most praised features, now adding Automation Lanes for optimal control and overview of track automation data, a new plug-in browser for quick searches for effects and instruments, new MIDI editing functions and improved MIDI workflow. And Samplitude now supports CPUs with up to 32 cores!
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New QCon Pro G2 Universal Control Surface and QCon EX G2 Extender from iCON Pro Audio
December 11, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

New QCon Pro G2 Universal Control Surface and QCon EX G2 Extender from iCON Pro Audio

iCON Pro Audio's products not only are affordable but they look good and always bring a nice level of innovation. Now the company announced the availability of its QCon Pro G2 USB-MIDI Controller Station and QCon EX G2 USB-MIDI Controller Expansion, next-generation versions of its full-featured, eight-channel universal control surface with Mackie Control and HUI emulation to support most major DAWs. The range now allows the control surface to be expanded to 32 channels with three extenders.
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Audio Software Quo Vadis? Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Used in Audio Tools
December 5, 2018 by Joao Martins

Audio Software Quo Vadis? Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Used in Audio Tools

When we look at Adobe's portfolio of solutions, in a family of 21 core software programs, there is one for audio: Adobe Audition. Audition, used for audio recording, mixing, and restoration software, was acquired from Syntrillium Software in 2003 and was previously known as Cool Edit Pro. Recently I did an interview with Adobe's Audio Product Manager, Durin Gleaves, to understand why and how exactly the company is evolving its software using artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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Steinberg Unveils Cubase 10 Music Production Software
November 14, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Steinberg Unveils Cubase 10 Music Production Software

German software company Steinberg, part of Yamaha, officially unveiled the highly anticipated release of the latest version of its award-winning DAW: Cubase 10. The latest iterations of Steinberg’s music production software, Cubase Pro 10, Cubase Artist 10, and Cubase Elements 10, combine best audio quality and with a vast range of advanced audio and MIDI tools for composing, recording, editing and mixing music.
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Amped Studio 2.0 Online Music Production DAW Adds Pitch- and Beat-to-MIDI Technology
October 30, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Amped Studio 2.0 Online Music Production DAW Adds Pitch- and Beat-to-MIDI Technology

Amptrack Technologies just announced availability of a brand new version of the online DAW, Amped Studio 2.0, now featuring new virtual instruments, and allowing users to compose with voice (humming, singing, etc.) with sophisticated pitch- and beat-to-MIDI features that quickly turn your vocal ideas into songs. As in the original version released in 2017, Amped Studio 2.0 can be used for free and there is a premium subscription dor $4.99 a month for extra content and instruments.
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Fresh From the Bench: Sonarworks Reference 4 Studio Edition Loudspeaker and Headphone Correction System
August 21, 2018 by Stuart Yaniger

Fresh From the Bench: Sonarworks Reference 4 Studio Edition Loudspeaker and Headphone Correction System

Latvia-based Sonarworks is a recording studio software development start-up specializing in acoustic calibration and DAW plug-ins. For years, the company has been working with custom studio installations and developing software solutions, based on research by audio engineer Kaspars Sprogis. Stuart Yaniger reviews this pioneering speaker calibration software for studio monitors and headphones, and also addresses the recent TrueFi solution released for the consumer market. Originally published in audioXpress, July 2018.
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PreSonus Delivers Complete Recording Solution with AudioBox Studio Ultimate Bundle
August 6, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

PreSonus Delivers Complete Recording Solution with AudioBox Studio Ultimate Bundle

PreSonus has a great tradition of offering home-studio bundles, combining its affordable but robust recording audio interfaces with great software. Now PreSonus announced the AudioBox Studio Ultimate Bundle, where the core of the package is the AudioBox USB 96 audio/MIDI interface and award-winning Studio One recording and production software, bundled with a pair of PreSonus’ best-selling Eris E3.5 Active Media Reference Monitors and HD7 headphones, together with a all-purpose condenser mic ideal for guitar and vocals, all cables and a desktop mic stand.
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MAAT Releases Native Loudness Measurement App Designed with Music Creation in Mind
July 30, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

MAAT Releases Native Loudness Measurement App Designed with Music Creation in Mind

MAAT Incorporated announced the release of DROffline MkII, a cross platform application for the background detection of file characteristics, measurement of audio Loudness and dynamics and logging of all parameters. According to the company, the new native utility brings several firsts to the Loudness metering marketplace, and is the only loudness measurement batch processor specifically designed for mastering and music creation in addition to the more traditional broadcast production and post markets.
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PreSonus Introduces Next-Generation FaderPort with Advanced DAW Control Features
July 23, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

PreSonus Introduces Next-Generation FaderPort with Advanced DAW Control Features

PreSonus is shipping a new generation of its classic FaderPort USB production controller that incorporates elements from the company’s previous-generation FaderPort 8 with an improved Session Navigator. A superior solution for anyone who mixes in the box, the new and improved FaderPort provides a 100 mm touch-sensitive, motorized fader for writing fades and automation in real-time and 24 buttons covering 40 different functions, all in a compact chassis that easily sits on any desk.
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Global Music Production Software Market to Triple in Value in the Next Five Years
July 6, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Global Music Production Software Market to Triple in Value in the Next Five Years

The global music production software market is expected to grow to USD 6.26 billion by the end of the period 2018-2022, from USD 2.12 billion in 2017, according to the latest market research report by Technavio. The new report, "Global Music Production Software Market 2018-2022," which is now available, forecasts high growth for music software (recording, mixing, and editing) due to the strong demand for digital audio content worldwide.
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