Tracktion Corporation has announced Waveform Pro 12.5, a free update for all Waveform Pro 12 users. The update brings new features including enhanced video support, DJ edit tools, stem separation and a host of workflow and UI improvements.
Building on the existing Waveform Free Feature Expansions, the launch of 12.5 adds two brand new packs to the list – ‘Pro Video’ and ‘DJ Mix Tools’. These expansions can be purchased individually in Waveform Free 12, allowing you to build your own DAW by adding the features best suited to your workflow and budget.
The new Pro Video functions are designed to “make working with video effortless.” Multiple video clips can now be dragged into a single project and arranged or edited as needed. Scalable thumbnails make syncing audio a breeze, plus audio fades and effects plugins can be applied directly to video tracks. Once a project is complete, Waveform 12.5 can export high resolution video directly from the edit. Alternatively, users can render and replace audio on existing video files.
Music editing is further enhanced with the new DJ Mix Tools, which now also include Stem Separation.
New functions include; Automatic temp sync, perfect for DJ edits or remixes and coloured waveforms to help identify sections of songs or specific elements within a clip. Plus, Stem Separation means users can split stereo mixes or extract specific elements like a vocal or drums.
Workflow improvements include; Global Tracks Fold to help keep tracks neat and tidy, Loop Selection Move and quick access to master channel plugins.
Task management has been also upgraded, with enchantments to the Rack; Multi-out plugins can now be automatically wrapped, a plugin can now be set as a default, new Meter controls have been added to Faceplates plus a Rack’s Faceplate can now have its own window which itself can be set as a default.
The Waveform Pro 12.5 free update adds more options, with more control, to give users more creative possibilities. Find out more on the Tracktion website.
AJH Synth has introduced the Tone Science Triple Cross module, a design collaboration with electronic musician/composer Ian Boddy.
Ian Boddy also runs DiN Records, and one of Boddy’s big projects in the last few years has been a series of albums focusing on musicians working with modular synthesizers, Tone Science.
The new module follows the Tone Science theme of bringing experimental music to a broader audience, by making it easy for synthesists to experiment with cross-fading and stereo panning of 3 channels of audio and CV signals, with cross-fade & pan both being CV-controllable.
Ian Boddy introducing the Triple Cross module:
Each of the channels can be configured in one of four different ways:
1) One In, One out Linear VCA
2) Two in, One out crossfader
3) One in, Two out panner,
4) Two in, Two out cross fader & reversing panner combined.
Audio rate modulation can also be used on the CV inputs to create Ring modulation and Cross modulation type sounds. Each channel has a dedicated Fade control, CV input, and CV Level attenuverter. These can be used together to bias incoming CV signals.
The L1 and L2 outputs from channels 1 and 2 are normalized to channel 3’s inputs, which also have their own level controls to balance incoming signals. This allows very interesting, complex fading and panning between four different input sources, to either Mono or Stereo outputs.
An example of a composition that explores the possibilities of the Triple Cross module:
The Tone Science Triple Cross is now in production and is expected to be available soon. Find out more on the AJH Synth website.
Waves Audio is now shipping the Clarity Vx DeReverb Pro plugin, an advanced AI reverb removal for dialogue and vocals, and the Clarity Vx DeReverb plugin, an instant AI room and reverb removal for voice. These two AI reverb removal plugins bring Waves Neural Networks technology to “new heights.”
Ideal for post-production engineers, dialogue and ADR editors and re-recording mixers, and a powerful tool for producers and mixing engineers as well, Clarity Vx DeReverb Pro enables AI-driven reverb removal from voice with power, precision and control, providing users with an efficient dialogue-editing workflow. Clarity’s pioneering AI technology dries recordings instantly and in real time, delivering immediate results.
Clarity Vx DeReverb Pro gives users complete control over processing, ensuring extremely accurate results. Six flexible precision-processing bands allow you to only de-reverb problem frequencies, and added power offers the ability to push the processing bands up to 200% de-reverberation in areas that require it, and much more. For instance, if you’re mixing the dialogue during a wide shot, you can automate the Tail Smoothing control to maintain some of the original space, and then slowly curb the “verb” as the camera moves in closer.
Early reflections on ADR takes? Clarity will tighten them. On-location recordings with long tails? Clarity will curb the “verb” while retaining desired production sounds. Mixing a feature vocal with pre-existing reverb? Tame low and high-frequency tails and preserve the character of the reverb. With Clarity Vx DeReverb Pro, you can shape the reverb tails according to your preferences.
Clarity Vx DeReverb Pro features:
Next-generation Clarity AI voice processing
Instant reverb removal for dialogue and vocals
Fast and seamless workflow with intuitive GUI
Unprecedented power, precision and control for voice dereverberation
Real-time workflow in context, fully automatable parameters
Toggles for solo, bypass and delta – hear what’s being removed
Trained on all types of spaces, incl. long and short tails
Includes a license for Clarity Vx DeReverb
Acclaimed Waves Neural Networks technology, trusted by Oscar winners
Six flexible processing bands – choose where you dereverb
Tail Smoothing to soften release and rebuild natural room sound
Presence control to restore organic voice frequencies
Dedicated neural networks for dialogue (speech) and sung vocals
Clarity Vx DeReverb is ideal for content creators, podcasters, musicians and producers. Clarity Vx DeReverb’s groundbreaking AI technology delivers instant removal of room sound and over-reverbed voice recordings. When recording in an untreated environment, a significant amount of room sound and reflections is also inadvertently captured. The vocals you’re working with might have more reverb and echo than they should, which can cloud your production and diminish its clarity. So, whether it is a podcast shot in a living room, an inspiring voice memo that’s perfect for your song but sounds too roomy, or a clip from social media you want to sample, Clarity Vx DeReverb’s AI technology does the “heavy lifting,” solving room and reverb problems and giving you high fidelity, and professional-sounding vocal and dialogue recordings, regardless of the room’s acoustic characteristics.
If you’re remixing a track and have only received the mix stems, you will likely have digital reverb baked into the vocals. Use Clarity Vx DeReverb to start at zero with dry vocals and make your own creative decisions. Treat the vocal with your choice of FX and produce and mix the track the way you want. The secret to a tighter mix is controlled use of reverb. With Clarity Vx DeReverb, your mix will sound punchier, more focused and more professional.
Podcasters lacking an acoustically treated room: Thanks to Clarity Vx DeReverb, that is no longer a problem. You could be recording content in a living room or interviewing a guest in their glass-walled office. Clarity Vx DeReverb will drastically increase intelligibility and focus on the dialogue making podcasts and video content sound far more professional.
Clarity Vx DeReverb features:
Instant one-knob AI room and reverb removal for vocals and dialogue
Solve room problems in any vocal or voice recording with ease
Make usable vocal samples that have too much reverb
Record a spontaneous moment anywhere, and remove room issues with Clarity
The next generation of Clarity AI voice processing
Trained on all types of reverby spaces, incl. long and short tails
Dedicated neural networks for dialogue (speech) and sung vocals
Acclaimed Waves Neural Networks® technology, trusted by GRAMMY and Oscar winners
Both plugins are available for either purchase or subscription. Clarity Vx DeReverb Pro is normally priced at $249, but is currently available at an introductory price of $99.99. To learn more about Clarity Vx DeReverb Pro, click here. Clarity Vx DeReverb is normally priced at $99, but is currently available at an introductory price of $29.99. And to learn more about Clarity Vx DeReverb, click here.
