Minimum System Requirements | Mac computer with an Intel processor 1GB of RAM (2GB of RAM recommended when working with compressed HD and uncompressed SD sources; 4GB of RAM recommended when working with uncompressed HD sources) ATI or NVIDIA graphics processor. Integrated Intel graphics processors are not supported except the Intel HD Graphics 3000. 128MB of VRAM Display with 1280-by-800 resolution or higher
| Mac OS X v10.5.6 or later QuickTime 7.6 or later DVD drive for installation For 5.1 surround monitoring of multichannel audio content: an audio interface with a minimum of six outputs For multitrack recording: an audio interface with multiple inputs
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Precise Audio Control | Nondestructive, sample-accurate editing of audio files Support for up to 24-channel files, including mono, stereo, and surround Action-based editing to modify, reorder, suspend, or delete any audio edit, plug-in, or process Audio Effects and Audio Units plug-ins can be applied to supported audio files as Actions Audio Effects and Audio Units plug-ins can be applied to supported audio files as real-time effect chains Real-time effects applied to audio files can be rendered to Actions Normalize function with Peak, RMS analysis and processing Integrated multichannel file editor Intelligent analysis, repair, and restoration functions for: Clicks and pops Power line hum DC offset Phase Clipped signal
Audio time stretching without affecting pitch Included time-stretch algorithms: Apple Time Stretch Universal Apple Time Stretch Complex Apple Time Stretch Percussive
| Integrated support for third-party time-stretch algorithms (sold separately): Serato Pitch ‘n Time LE SoundToys Speed iZotope Radius
Ambient Noise Print to quickly replace unwanted noises from location recordings Background Noise Removal including noise print Sample ruler units in sample value, normalized, percent, and decibel view Snapping to ruler ticks, seconds, frames, markers, and edit points Selectable nudge values: 1 subframe, 1/4 frame, 1 frame, 10 frames, 1 second Support for bit depths up to 32-bit float Support for sample rates from 2kHz to 192kHz Support for AIFF, WAV, MP3, AAC, CAF, BWF, SDII, NeXT, QuickTime, and STAP (Soundtrack Audio Project) file playback Saves files nondestructively as STAP files or destructively as AIFF, WAV, SDII, QuickTime, CAF, or NeXT Export mixes as AIFF, WAV, NeXT, SDII, MP3, AAC/Podcast, or Dolby Digital Professional (AC-3), or use Compressor for additional file support Selection history Waveform and customizable Frequency Spectrum views with linear and logarithmic display Frequency selection and editing in Frequency Spectrum view Animated waveform feedback Mini-waveform view
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Advanced Sound Design | Processes including: Fade in/Fade out Normalize Amplitude adjust Silence Invert Add, delete, reorder channels Mono conversion Resample Generate silence, white noise, pink noise, sine wave, sawtooth wave, square wave, or triangle wave
| Support for Audio Units plug-ins Audio Units presets available to all Audio Units-compatible applications More than 6000 sound effects, music beds, and music loops, including over 1000 in surround Powerful media search engine Support for Apple Loops, AIFF, WAV, MP3, AAC, CAF, and ACID sound and music libraries
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Advanced Take Management | Multitake management with take recording and editing directly in Multitake Editor Multitake Editor allows comps of multitake recordings and other audio files Combine individual phrases from different takes Automatic customizable crossfade between phrases
| Single-click take selection Adjustable transition boundaries for multitake comps Final comp functions as stand-alone clip while retaining access to all takes Slide phrases within edit boundaries
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Professional Multitrack Audio Editing | Single window with customizable tab panes Customizable window layouts Dynamic tab panes with quick show/hide functionality Resizable video window tab Multitrack Timeline with tracks, busses, submixes, and master in mono, stereo, or surround Multiple multitrack and audio file projects open at once Mixed sample rates, bit depth, and file formats supported in multitrack projects Time- or beat-based tracks Ruler in HH:MM:SS, seconds, samples, frames, drop frame, non-drop frame, beats Waveform Zoom in the Timeline Find and replace related files in the Timeline Adjustable playhead auto-scrolling: on, off, centered Loop clip transposition Loop clip speed adjustments (quadruple, double, normal, half, quarter) Adjustable automatic and manual crossfades Fade selector for customizing fade in, fade out, and crossfades Tape style and sample repeat scrubbing Rolling edit tool Native and custom timecode spotting Multitrack recording of mono, stereo, and multichannel files Lift and Stamp tools to selectively copy voice level, process effects, and equalization print from one clip to another Lifted Data sets can be saved as presets
| Equalization Matching aligns the EQ characteristics of two selections Automation parameters can move with clips or lock to absolute time Pull up/pull down of audio and video to all common standards Customizable clip and track colors Clip locking in multitrack Clip disabling in multitrack Momentary mono switch Automatable master tempo, master volume, master effects, and key Automation of most mix and effect parameters with read, touch, and latch modes Pre- and post-fader send busses for application of common effect plug-ins to multiple tracks Output bussing for single fader control of multiple tracks Support for multichannel audio output devices Time, duration, podcast, beat, and end-of-project markers Powerful browser for locating content quickly Multipoint Video HUD Tool HUD Timecode HUD Numeric Clip offset Bin with access to multiple projects, media files, markers, and clips Spotlight-style searching in Bin Support for Multi-Touch trackpad gestures
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Surround and Stereo Mixing | Discrete 5.1 mixing, bussing, and routing Console-style Mixer with full stereo and surround meters on every track, buss, submix, and master Mono, stereo, and surround files can be combined on same track Support for multichannel surround files Surround Panner enables panning of mono, stereo, and surround audio files Surround Panner HUD with automatable controls for rotation, width, collapse, center bias, LFE balance, and individual speaker disabling Surround and stereo panner automation data simultaneously available on each track
| Automatic surround to stereo Dolby-standard downmix Support for true surround and multi-mono effects Over 1000 royalty-free surround sound effects and music tracks Control surface support for the following protocols: EuCon Mackie Control Logic Control
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Integrated Workflow | AppleScript scriptable (executable from Soundtrack Pro, Final Cut Pro 7, or as AppleScript droplets for batch processing) Automator actions for creation of complex multi-application workflows Support for QuickTime video formats up to HD resolutions Quick Look support for Soundtrack Pro Audio File Project (STAP) files Integrated video tab Output to SD and HD video monitors (via FireWire or PCI card) HD or SD output using Digital Cinema Desktop to second Apple Cinema Display Send and receive MIDI timecode and beat clock for synchronization with hardware and software Integration with Final Cut Pro 7, Motion 4, DVD Studio Pro 4 Nondestructive, round-trip audio file editing with Final Cut Pro 7, Motion 4, and Logic Pro 9
| Support for Final Cut Pro 7 scoring markers Conform tab to conform audio edit to new Final Cut Pro 7 edits Conform visual interface for highlighting changed areas Accept or reject changes across entire project or selectively on a change-by-change basis Podcast track to create audio-only, enhanced audio, or video podcasts Support for chapter, artwork, and URL markers in video and audio podcasts Export presets and customizable post-export scripts View iXML metadata OMF import AAF import and export
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Included Effects TS = True surround | Dynamics Adaptive Limiter Compressor DeEsser Expander Limiter TS Multichannel Gain TS Multipressor Noise Gate Surround Compressor TS
Distortion Bitcrusher Clip Distortion Distortion Distortion II Exciter Overdrive Phase Distortion
EQ and Filter
| Modulation Chorus Ensemble TS Flanger Modulation Delay Phaser Scanner Vibrato Tremolo TS
Reverb/Delay Delay Designer TS PlatinumVerb Soundtrack Pro Reverb Space Designer TS Stereo Delay Tape Delay
Metrics and Diagnostics Correlation Meter Multi Meter TS Test Oscillator Tuner TS
Miscellaneous Denoiser Direction Mixer Enveloper Gain Pitch Shifter II Ringshifter Spectral Gate Stereo Spread SubBass Vocal Transformer
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