![]() Basically the idea here is to configure your work flow to your liking. There are also several other mixer views that can be selected, including recording VU-Meters window which was a nice touch. Most of the interface revolves around a “Timeline” and a “Track Mixer” window, which provide most of the information and mixing decisions. There are plenty of options for the recording musicians, midi programmers and some of the included software proved to be quite a hit, especially the excellent n-Track Drums module by Luigi Felici. After I spent some time with the program, I got the flow of it, but users working in some of the other apps might have a bit of a difficulty transitioning and making sense of the layout. The movable and sizable window options reminded me a bit of Digital Performer, and I felt a bit out of my element as things seemed to float all over the place while I was doing some tasks, which proved to be a bit uncomfortable. The interface is skinnable – there are several skins included and more could be downloaded from the manufacturer’s website. The user interface has a high level of customizability – the mixer, VU-meters, track window and so forth all come in as drag and drop boxes that can be moved anywhere on the screen for the user’s desired look and feel of the application. n-Track picked up my ASIO sound card without any glitches and I was up and running in less than 5 minutes. In my case, since I already had a stable installation at version 6.0.9 I didn’t feel the need, but while I was working for this review there were several updates to fix some minor issues, so this gives me confidence that the n-Track team stands firmly behind their product, unlike some of the competition. It cold periodically check if there are software updates, thus keeping you up to date. Upon startup n-Track recognized a new update from the website, and asked whether I wanted to download it. According to Flavio, a bridge is planned in the next release (ver. In this case it was through no fault of n-Track but the user should be aware that if they’re running 32-bit plugins they should be at the 32-bit version. Took a bit trial and error, and a quick response by Flavio Antonioli (n-Track’s owner and programming guru) and I had to resolve the issue by uninstalling the software and choosing the 32-bit version to resolve this issue. Since I am running 64 bit I decided to take advantage of the 64-bit version but through trial and error I discovered that some of the 3rd party plugins and especially my amp sims didn’t work under 64-bit as there was no bridge to run them as they were at 32-bit. You have two flavors to install for Windows – 64 and 32-bit versions, depending on your platform. Compared to some other software, this was a breeze. Installation is a piece of cake, all you have to do is download a copy and enter your registration codes, which unlock the program. Videos (AVI, MPEG) can be played in sync with the song in a dedicated video playback window Supports surround mixing for creating DVD audio projects using 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1 channels surround formats Sync to other programs or external devices using SMPTE/MTC or MIDI Clock sync, acting either as master or slave Imports and exports EDL multitrack song files for exchanging songs with other multitrack programs Supports third party DirectX, VST 2.x, VST 3, AU, AUi and ReWire plug-ins Includes the n-Track Drums drum synth/step sequencer module Built-in effects include Reverb, Compression, Parametric & Graphic EQ, Echo, Auto-volume, Pitch Shift, Chorus, Multiband Compression, Spectrum analyzer Cross-Platform – Windows, Mac OSX, iOS (iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch) Live input processing allows to process with plug-ins live signals Volume, pan, aux sends & returns and effects parameters can be automated: you can "program" fade-in/outs, cross fades, boost the volume of a track when there is a solo etc. VST, VST3, DirectX and ReWire effects can be added to each channel/track Records and plays back a virtually unlimited number of audio and MIDI tracks Now, at version 6, and still affordable at $64 per license, n-Track retains a strong user base and has grown by leaps and bounds into a fully fledged audio recording and editing program.įor those that are unfamiliar with the program – here is a list of some of the features: Commercial studio demands forced me to move in a different direction, but the program still holds a special place as it was one of the first programs that I used to record and edit audio on a computer. It has been well over 10 years since I got into digital recording and n-Track was one of the first programs that I worked with back in the day.
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