Music producers, artists, and musicians looking for a creative, inspirational, and affordable digital audio workstation will be thrilled with tracktion Waveform Pro 11 Basic, which offers a variety of efficient, empowering tools for sampling, composing, recording, editing, mixing, and mastering their songs.
Waveform Pro 11 offers a variety of updates and new features including the Arranger Track, View Presets, Quick Action Bar, Quick Action Window, Custom Layouts, Audio Chord Track, MIDI tools, and Action Panels. Additionally, performance and stability enhancements include plugin sandboxing, which prevents any 3rd party plug-in from crashing the entire application, plus the Constant Save feature provides immediate crash recovery ensuring no data loss and lightning-fast recovery.
Waveform Pro 11 Basic features unlimited audio and MIDI tracks, powerful corrective and creative plug-ins, and a modular mixing environment with limitless DSP chains, all accessible from a consolidated single screen user interface. Record audio and MIDI, drag-and-drop loops and samples, and automate parameters and plug-ins. Splice, comp, and fade audio. Work quickly with customizable keyboard shortcuts and programmable macros. Flexible MIDI composition tools are provided. With real-time chord players, arpeggiators, and MIDI pattern generators, a single MIDI note can trigger complex sequences. Waveform 11's MIDI learn capability makes using a MIDI controller simple and effective. Detailed MIDI editing and quantization is offered via clip editing and piano roll views.
Waveform 11 includes Melodyne Essential for pitch correction and creative pitch-shifting, as well as Antares Auto-Tune Access for pitch correction and vocal effects. Also featured is the Collective sampler/synthesizer with over 600 presets and the Multi-Sampler instrument, which lets you record directly from other apps (such as your web browser), and slice audio clips and convert them to MIDI. The Artisan Collection includes 186 plugins based on the Airwindows DSP + an array of additional effects plug-ins are provided for mixing. Third-party plug-ins can be used for VST, Linux VST, and Audio Units plug-in formats.
An expanded, modular mixer allows multiscreen setups and recallable DSP chains. Process the entire mix via the drag-and-drop plug-in functionality in the Master section. The included Master Mix plug-in is specifically designed for stereo-bus EQ and dynamics processing.
Waveform 11 Pro Basic comes with the Alex Sanfilippo Imagina Loops drum loops pack and is compatible with Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, and Raspberry Pi.
- The Arpeggiator offers classic arpeggiation and much more including tight control over both the timing and input
- Note Repeat takes your MIDI notes and repeats them based on the pattern selected and clock settings
- Chord Companion adds to Waveform’s renowned composition tools allowing the user to trigger complex chords with just a single MIDI note
- MIDI Monitor aids analysis and troubleshooting by clearly listing all MIDI events as they occur
- MIDI Filter takes advantage of Waveform’s multi input functionality allowing you to filter out notes and effectively play two instruments with one keyboard
- Plug-in macros for controlling any number of parameters from any number of devices
- Plug-in faceplates for creating your own faceplates for your favorite plug-ins
- Racks 2.0 stacked view allows you to build limitless DSP chains and save/recall them as presets
- Six new modifiers: LFO, Breakpoint, Step, Envelope Follower, Random, MIDI Tracker
- Chord track allows you to visually track the musical progressions throughout your arrangement.
- Track loops for saving multitrack data along with a stereo preview clip
- Track presets
- Quick render
- Unlimited audio tracks
- Unlimited MIDI tracks
- Video sync
- Keyboard shortcuts with user scripts
- Clip editing
- Audio comping
- Time-stretch algorithm
- Advanced audio comping
- Freeze-point technology
- Time warping
- Pitch fades
- Clip layer effects
- Clip grouping
- Clip linking
- Track tags
- Preview edits
- Enhanced step sequencer
- MIDI learn
- MIDI pattern generators allow you to dive into chord progressions with matching bass lines, melodies, and arpeggios
- Real-time MIDI chord player for creating complex chord progressions with just one finger
- Detail MIDI editor
- Modular mixing environment with multiscreen setups
- Suite of built in FX including EQ, dynamics, reverb
- Master Mix stereo mastering plug-in
- Latency management
- Enhanced automation
- Hardware insert support
- Crashed plug-in assistant
- Variable color schemes
- Quick zoom
- Visual plug-in selector
- Animated panels
- Slimline transport bar
- VST, Audio Units, and Linux VST plug-in compatibility
- In-app marketplace
- Free online support
- Free online video tutorials
- Integrated setup assistant
- Multibrowser sync
- Compatible with Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, and Raspberry Pi
- 4OSC is a powerful, yet simple to navigate subtractive synthesizer.
- Subtractive: Create classic analog sounds with a modern spin with 4 oscillators, each with ring modulator, 2 filters, a drive stage in-between and lots of modulation possibilities.
- Collective: Powerful sampler and synthesizer capable of generating a wide variety of instrument sounds.
- Artisan Collection: 186 new plugins based on the wildly popular Airwindows DSP providing inspirational audio sculpting tools. Each plugin is laser focused on a particular task which can be used individually to add specific edge to your sound, or in combination to build a rich multi-effect.
- Auto-Tune Access: Provides the legendary real-time pitch correction and vocal effects that have launched countless hits. Auto-Tune Access delivers the core Auto-Tune features with a simple and intuitive interface.
- Melodyne: Work with audio in an entirely new way. Notes, phrases, rhythms and noises in Melodyne become raw material that you can stretch, reshape, layer, and transform—virtually at will.
- Elastique Pro: Time-stretch algorithm by Z-Plane is the industry leading algorithm for advanced audio time stretching.
- Drum Sampler: Fast and easy way to quickly create your own drum kits and start programming.
- Multi-Sampler Instrument: The Multi-Sampler instrument that goes beyond the standard sampler features. The optimized user workflow and integration within the DAW so creating your own sounds is faster and more intuitive. The sampler can record directly from other apps—such as your web browser—which means sound sources are literally unlimited. Fans of ReCycle will love the one button audio clip import/slice and convert-to-MIDI tool.
- Alex Sanfilippo Drum Loop Collection: A collection of unique, full multitrack drum loops, recorded in one of Italy’s finest studios. Alex Sanfilippo specializes in clean and compact sound instantly adaptable to a multitude of styles. His personal preference is rock with a flair for originality that keeps his sound fresh and inspirational.