Mx51 Surround Sound Authoring Software Now
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MxTrax and Mx51
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October 7, 1999
Minnetonka Audio Software is shipping it’s Mx51 software,
compatible with the Yamaha DSP
Factory, for creating 5.1 Surround Sound mixes. A demo of Mx51 can be downloaded
from Minnetonka’s web site.
Mx51 uses Minnetonka’s famous drag-and-drop mixer architecture. Mx51 adds
Surround capabilities to the mixer, with automatic creation of a 5.1 bus, and
Surround Panners available to every channel. Surround Panners can simply be dragged
and dropped on any mixer channel, and are automatically connected into the 5.1
bus.
Movement of any Surround Panner can be automated, and played back with the
audio. Surround Panner automation can be updated at any time, on the fly. The
automated movement of all Surround Panners can be viewed simultaneously.
A SubBass crossover can be dropped on any channel. SubBass information can
be extracted from the channel and sent to the subwoofer channel of the Surround
bus. The crossover has an adjustablecrossover frequency. Optionally, SubBass information
can be removed from the sound going to the 5 Surround speakers.
The Surround Panners can be controlled by a mouse, or by Mx51’s breakthrough
Tactile Interface. Using the Microsoft Force Feedback joystick, the Tactile Interface
lets you feel Surround Panning as you hear it.
When your Surround mix is completed, Mx51 has a feature for automatic creation
of your 6-track master.
The current release of Mx51 runs on the Yamaha DSP Factory. Minnetonka is
working on supporting other hardware platforms.
Mx51 will soon include an integrated interface to SurCode, Minnetonka’s
AC-3 encoder for Dolby® Digital Surround Sound. A future release will also
include an integrated interface to M2X™, the Minntonka Master Exchange program
for portablility of Surround Sound master recordings between computers, including
cross-platform portability between Macs and IBM’s.
List price is $895.
For more information, visit their web site at www.minnetonkaaudio.com.
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