Sonic Studio

Sonic Studio began shipments today of the 1.2 release of soundBlade.

The 1.2 release incorporates hundreds of optimizations and stability enhancements, as well as almost two dozen feature additions, including an 8-channel option for surround work.

Running natively on Mac OS X, soundBlade relies on Core Audio for default I/O so hardware lock–in is eliminated. The application combines Sonic Studio’s EFM and 4 point editing capabilities with their SSE real time audio engine and options such as Series 300 DSP I/O processors and the NoNOISE II suite of restoration tools.

soundBlade carries an MSRP of $1495.

Sonic Studio has announced a new version of their low cost premastering application, PreMaster CD 2.0, which they call “the go-to application for CD creation on the Mac.”

PreMaster CD 2.0 adds more background processing, more control and more functionality. This new release consolidates all the maintenance changes incorporated into the code base while adding the ability to support options, including Manual DeClick II and DDP File Open for both split and consolidated DDP file sets. A new Master Section, with large, adjustable metering, a master fader with dim, and convenient management of redithering parameters, offers centralized command and control. Other additions include export to BWF and AIFF along with optimized processing of waveform metadata.

PreMaster CD 2.0 is available now starting at US$495.

Sonic Studio has announced that their newest professional application, soundBlade, is now shipping. First shown at the 120th Convention of the Audio Engineering Society in Paris, the product has entered distribution channels worldwide.

soundBlade runs natively on the secure and user friendly Mac OS X, and relies on Core Audio for default I/O so hardware lock–in is eliminated. For in–depth signal manipulation, soundBlade offers AU and VST plug–in support, and either type can be used in any order in the signal path. The application also combines Sonic Studio’s famed EFM™ and 4 point editing capabilities with their SSE™ real time audio engine and optional, accelerated DSP processing for the finest fidelity money can buy.

Combining Sonic Studio’s benchmark premastering functionality with the signal processing, restoration and comprehensive editing that discriminating mastering engineers have been asking for, soundBlade carries an MSRP of $1495. It is available now through Sonic Studio’s international network of distributors and channel partners who share the company’s commitment to quality and service.

More information and demo downloads are available at the Sonic Studio site.

Sonic Studio has announced Manual DeClick 2.0, a Sonic Studio DDP option.

Manual DeClick 2.0 provides the highest level of quality and selectivity required by corporate restoration departments and discriminating independents worldwide. Jayson Tomlin, Vice President of Sales, states that Manual DeClick “…wasn’t just the first, it’s still the finest tool available for surgical restoration of impaired material. The fidelity of the tool, when compared with other entries in this space, continues to define ’best in class.‘” “Unlike many of the commodity products out there,” he continues, “Manual DeClick operates on the data in the frequency domain while providing a familiar, time–based user interface for fast, flawless repair.”

Leveraging the unique power of Mac OS X, SSE and Sonic Clarity technologies, Manual DeClick forms the foundation of Sonic Studio’s definitive NoNOISE restoration suite, which also includes DeCrackle, a distortion reduction tool, and Broadband DeNoise, which delivers high fidelity noise suppression. As part of the plan to update their entire catalog, Sonic Studio will release this product as the first in a series of revamped components for their benchmark digital audio restoration suite. Read more…

Sonic Studio has announced the upcoming release of SonicStudio•DDP v2. SonicStudio•DDP is the first follow–on in a series of focused products designed specifically for audio professionals.

Version 2 combines DDP open, playback and validation capabilities exclusive to SonicStudio•DDP with additional features requested by hard core practitioners such as Simon Heyworth at Super Audio Mastering in Devon, UK. The upcoming version 2 adds the ability to create DDP file sets from scratch using our exceptional editing capabilities, NGC interface and SSE real time audio engine. Read more…