A suite of 29 real-time audio processing algorithms ­ beloved by sound engineers, producers and musicians
Arboretum MetaSynth 2.0 £195 Unity Audio 01920 822890 www.arboretum.com Unique image-to-sound generation software with real-time effects processing ­ limited only by your imagination
BIAS Peak 2.0 £349 SCV London 0171 923 1892 www.bias-inc.com Professional audio editor supporting third-party plug-ins and the transfer of samples
BIAS Peak LE £75 SCV London 0171 923 1892 www.bias-inc.com
Compact version of Peak 1.6
Blitheadz Unity DS-1 £299 Digital Media Ltd 0181 642 6306 www.bitheadz.com
At last, a relatively cheap way of having MIDI on your Mac Scored 9 in issue 4
Digidesign MasterList £329 Digidesign 01753 653322 www.digidesign.com Considered to be the definitive software for mastering systems with an audio cue sheet and an edit list
Digidesign Pro Tools 4.0 £400 Digidesign 01753 653322 www.digidesign.com Combines AudioSuite architecture and Sound Designer II features, the standard against which everything else is judged
Digidesign Pro Tools PowerMix 4 £529 Digidesign 01753 653322 www.digidesign.com Provides a mixing environment for Pro Tools, and works with any Digidesign hardware or PowerMac AV system
Digidesign Session £139 Digidesign 01753 653322 www.digidesign.com If you have a PowerMacs, you won’t need any additional hardware with this hard-disk recording software
Digidesign Sound Designer II £329 Digidesign 01753 653322 www.digidesign.com The SDII format is almost a standard on the Mac platform, and this sample processor supports most other formats in addition
Digidesign Turbosynth SC £259 Digidesign 01753 653322 www.digidesign.com Synthetic sounds, sample manipulation and without the worry of black and white keys, samplers, modules or effects boxes
Emagic ZAP £59 Sound Technology 01462 480000 www.emagic.de Zero-loss Audio Packer (geddit?) allows you to (de)compress audio files with zero loss in quality; great for archiving
Keyfax Guitar Grooves £25 Keyfax UK 01491 413938 www.keyfax.com
For making instant guitar music, from the MIDI perspective Scored 7 in issue 6
Keyfax Modular Madness £25 Keyfax UK 01491 413938 www.keyfax.com
Instant music from a different perspective with MIDI instead of Audio Scored 7 in issue 6
Mac soft synth that specialises in ‘real’ analogue sounds Scored 7 in issue 6
MotU WaveEdit 1.0 £199 MusicTrack 01462 812010 www.motu.com This graphic editing software is about the only thing going for the standalone Akai DR4d hard-disc recorder
Opcode Audioshop 2.1 £49 SCV London 0171 923 1892 www.opcode.com
Audio editing and CD/CD-ROM controller in a ‘fun’ package. Quite
Opcode MAX 3.5 £379 SCV London 0171 923 1892 www.opcode.com Graphical programming for music and multimedia to control MIDI, audio and video; unparalleled, unequalled, unbelievable!
Roland VSC-88H £35 Edirol 0181 956 2224 www.edirol.com GS soft synth for both Mac and PC Scored 7 in issue 2
Synchro Arts ToolBelt £387 Digidesign 01753 653322 www.digidesign.com The perfect complement to Pro Tools, with added effects and a host of extras
Features 2 TB-303s, a TR-808, a 909, effects and a sequencer. Essential for dance-heads Scored 9 in issue 2
Steinberg ReCycle! £199 Arbiter Group 0181 970 1909 www.steinberg.net This sample and groove processor/resampler will make the slicing and dicing of d ’n’ b loops as easy as ABC
Steinberg Time Bandit £199 Arbiter Group 0181 970 1909 www.steinberg.net The other half of the equation: a groove, tempo and pitchshifting resampling system for entire loops rather than bits of themWaves
WaveConvert 1.01 £249 SCV London 0171 923 1892 www.waves.com Powerful file format conversion utility that can handle sample rates and bit depths. Perfect for messing around on the Net
