Cakewalk Audio FX 3 DirectX Plug-InEnables Users to Create Customized Acoustic
Environments
 January 28, 1999
Musicians can now stop searching for that perfect recording space. They
can design it themselves using the new Cakewalk Audio FX 3 SoundStage,
the third in a series of 32-bit, real-time DirectX-compatible audio effects
from Cakewalk. The Audio FX 3 plug-in allows users to design acoustic
environments and apply them to their audio, resulting in unique, realistic-sounding
reverb.
"We're providing users with a processing tool that is more flexible
and intuitive than traditional reverbs," said Brian McKeever, product
manager for Audio FX 3, Cakewalk. "Instead of simply tweaking numeric
parameters, users can design the environment that they want by moving
walls and placing sound sources using a 3-D graphical interface. If users
don't have the ideal room in which to record, they can design a virtual
space in Audio FX 3 SoundStage. Then they just process their audio tracks
right through the plug-in."
Audio FX 3 SoundStage allows the user to apply realistic reverb environments
to their digital recordings. Users create a "room" by defining
the sizes and positions for up to seven walls, plus the ceiling and floor.
Then users select the unique characteristics of the room, such as the
absorption/trapping and high-frequency damping.
Next, the users place virtual microphones and sound sources in the same
manner as they would in any studio or stage setting. Users can select
microphone patterns, proximity adjustments and separation distance, as
well as tailor response curves for each sound source in the room. The
resulting room can be applied to audio in real-time or as an off-line
edit.
The Audio FX 3 plug-in also allows users to view the virtual room from
any angle using the 3-D room display. Users can save their favorite rooms
as presets to recall later. Audio FX 3 SoundStage can be used in a mono
effects chain, or in stereo with as many as two discrete sound sources
being processed simultaneously.
Audio FX 3 is a DirectX-compatible plug-in that can be used by any DirectX-compliant
audio host software, including Cakewalk Pro Audio, Cakewalk Professional,
Cakewalk Home Studio and Cakewalk Guitar Studio.
Pricing and Availability
Cakewalk Audio FX 3 has a manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP)
of $249 U.S. ($199 estimated street price) and will ship in January 1999.
For more information, visit Cakewalk's web site at www.cakewalk.com.
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