Sessions Pro, New App Promises To Make Your Computer A ‘DAW-less’ Hub
Open Planet Software has introduced Sessions Pro, a new app that turns your Mac or iPad into a ‘control center’ for creating and performing music.
Sessions Pro offers a multi-threaded audio engine, Session Mix performer’s view, backing track playback and flexible file-based projects.
The developers describe Sessions Pro as “the ‘Grand Central’ hub that brings everything together for live players and DAW-less creators.”
Here’s the official intro video:
Features:
- Connect instruments and microphones and shape your sound with Audio FX plug-ins.
- Play Virtual Instruments with layers and splits from your MIDI keyboards and controllers.
- Get creative with arpeggiators, sequencers and other MIDI generator plug-ins.
- Mix everything in a “pro-grade” mixer, complete with sends, auxes and side chains.
- Control critical plug-in parameters with configurable widgets.
- Switch and blend twelve independent Scenes with seamless transitions.
- Set up single-knob, multi-parameter Macros for flexible control.
- Use external MIDI controllers and pedals to switch Scenes, adjust Macros and more.
- Play pre-recorded backing tracks, stems and loops. Route straight to the main output or through the mixer for further processing.
- Stay in time with other apps and devices using Ableton Link and MIDI Clock.
- Continuous, automatic background recording so you can playback and save whatever you’ve played in the last 15 minutes at any time.
- Traditional ‘direct-to-disk’ recording for unlimited duration recording.
- Practice with the built-in metronome.
- Find plug-ins fast by searching or favoriting. Hide unwanted plug-ins in the Plug-in Manager.
- Keep a library of your favorite Patches and plug-in combinations.
- Quickly load and save entire Projects with all Scene, Macro, Clock and Backing Track data.
- High performance, low latency, multithreaded audio engine that includes plug-in delay compensation and sample accurate MIDI timing.
Sessions Pro is available now for $19.99, which includes both the Mac and iPad apps. A free trial is also available.
