TC | Works Creates Spark!
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Spark! Browser Window
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Spark! Master Window
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March 3, 1999TC WORKS is showing Spark, an all new Digital Audio
Mastering Editor for MacOS. Spark represents a new approach to stereo-based
audio editing, realtime processing, and mastering, featuring a unique Browser
window, integrating Wave editing, project file management, and play list, all
at once.
The Browser View is used to edit a file, or build a play list, the Master View
gives you Master Faders with highly accurate PPM level meters, phase correlation
meter, built-in Dithering, and a realtime "FXmachine" with extensive
routing capabilities. Up to 4 stereo streams with 5 Plug-Ins each can be routed
and processed simultaneously. SPARK also includes TC Native CL, a VST-compatible
single band Compressor and Limiter PlugIn, optimized for demanding mastering
tasks. A histogram display visualizes the "level distribution" in
your recording, for valuable feedback about the signal processing being applied,
thus simplifying finding the right settings.
SPARK's Time Stretch processing can be performed in realtime, without affecting
the pitch, and even accessible from the Play List, so the same take can be played
at different speeds easily. Spark's realtime engine bus works with 32Bit floating
point precision, with even higher precision in the signal processing parts,
and supports files up to 24 Bit and 96 kHz resolution. AIFF, QuickTime, SoundDesigner
(SD2) and WAV Files are also supported. Other features include an info line
for seeing sample rate, bit depth, zoom factor and time correction; a tool
box for monitoring, scrubbing, drawing and editing a waveform on the sample
level; processing functions including normalize, reverse, fade, crossfade,
time stretch, pitch correction, and a whole host more.
Spark will be available from May 1999. List price: TBA
SPARK SPECIFICATIONS
- Recording and Playback of 24 Bit/96 kHz files*
- AIFF, QuickTime, SoundDesigner
(SD2), and WAV File support
- VST-Plug-In support
- Keyboard commands for all important
functions like Transport Controls
- Savable Window sets
Browser View
- Project File Database
- Wave editor and Play List at one glance
- Customizable
view: freely movable section borders
- Drag&Drop between File View and Play
List
Wave Editor
- Markers (with "On-the-fly creation, even during record)
- Off-line Processing:
Normalize, Change Gain, Reverse, Sample-Rate and Bit Depth conversion
- Fades
and Crossfades
- Realtime Time Stretch and Pitch Correction
- Drag and drop of selections
to the desktop
- Info Line with all important wave parameters
at one glance
Transport Window
- All relevant Transport controls
- Jog-Shuttle with instant access to scrubbing
and Time Stretch
- Master Section & FXmachine
- Extremely flexible FX-routing
- Up to 4 parallel streams with independent processing each
- Up to 20 (4x5) Realtime Plug-Ins at any one time
- Macro Preset Manager for FX matrix
- Integrated Dither (22,20,18,16 and 8 Bit correlated or uncorrelated)
- PPM Meters with high resolution
- Phase Correlation Meter
- Integrated CPU and HD Performance Meters
- Context sensitive menus for direct parameter access
- Plug-In editor window always views selected Plug-in (multiple views too)
- Info-line for selected Plug-In with name and status
Native CL
- TC-Quality Compressor/Limiter included with Spark
- Soft/Hard Knee switch
- Separate
Auto Make-Up Gain stages for Compressor and Limiter
- Level histogram
- Low performance
requirements
- Compatible with any VST-supporting application: may be used independent
of SPARK
* recording and output playback rate hardware dependent. Internal playback
rate hardware independent thanks to realtime resampling. For more information, visit TC | Works at http://www.tcworks.de/ |
