OS X Detailed info on using new features

•     Support for OS X CoreAudio and CoreMIDI technology including the Audio MIDI Setup application.

•     AudioUnit V1 and V2 plug-in support.

•     Support for AudioUnit Synthesizers including Apple's built-in DLS/SoundFont II. Easily select any compatible SoundFont. Program names generated automatically.

•     Convert AudioUnit synthesizers to audio by mixing tracks.

•     Real-Time audio play-through.

•    Mapping of MIDI controllers to effects parameters for real time control.

•      Optional floating transport window.

•     High quality font support.

VST 2.0

•     Support for VST instruments (VSTi) with up to 16 outputs using all 8 stereo aux busses.

•     Convert VST Instruments to audio quickly and easily by mixing tracks.

•     Real-Time low latency software audio play-through with effects while recording dry signal.

•     Mapping of MIDI controllers to effects parameters for real time control. This, for example, enables the use of a foot controller to control the Wah effect of a real time amp simulator plug-in.

Video

•      Reads MOV, MPG, AVI and all other QuickTime compatible formats.

•     Ability to record video from any source using the QuickTime sequence grabber. Use either the application or QuickTime to record audio synced to video.

•      Time-lapse video recording with user specified frames and seconds.

•      QuickTime movie synchronization improvements where user can specify to modify either Movie rate or Movie time.

•      Multiple Movie tracks.

•     Compressor specification for new Movie files.

•      100's of Video effects and transitions.

•      Scrolling Text with two columns for standard Movie titles and many options.

Audio

•      Support for audio sample rates greater than 48k such as 88.2k and 96k Hz.

•      Support for bit sizes greater than 16 such as 24 and 32 and 32 bit float.

•      Pitch Time stretch via Scale time and Transpose to modify audio. Also option-drag regions to time stretch audio.

•      Re-sampling via Scale Time.

•      Improved Tempo changing with audio. Audio regions now maintain there start times when tempos are changed.

•      Define silence and remove silence of audio.

•      Support for reading Cubase VST plug-in effect programs (.fxp files) and banks (.fxb files).

•      Greatly improved support for loading of effects stored in documents on different computers.

•      Effect editor windows added to the windows menu.

•     Enhanced plug-in window with field sorting and contextual menu popup.

•      Much larger number of effects automation parameters can be edited and in-use automation parameters are flagged with an asterisk.

•      Automate built-in effect send, dry and wet faders.

•      Mix audio tracks to 16, 24 bit or 32 bit float and sample rates of 44k, 48k, 88k or 96k respectively.

•     New Aux Fader VU meters.

•      New Aux pan knobs.

Jukebox

•      Jukebox allows loading of multiple audio files.

•      Play all supported file types through effects (via aux buss) and out to ASIO or built-in device.

•      Supported audio types include MP3, AIFF, WAV, OGGV, compressed files and many more.

•      Load folders and save as presets.

•      Easily search for Artist or Song using partial words.

•      Complete support for reading and writing ID3 tags.

•      Convert files to Ogg Vorbis format.

•      Intelligent shuffle.

•      Auto-size fields.

•      Independent font and size enables using the jukebox as a stereo component device. (Infrared remote, not included).

MIDI

•      New tracks overview with note and controller representation plus independent x,y zoom control.

•      New setup-tracks which are special MIDI tracks that only play once to setup your synthesizers. Usually used with Sysex.

•      MIDI thru All feature sends all channels straight thru to a different synthesizer.

•      Improved Remote Control. The ability to map controllers and controller ranges.

•      New remote control presets.

•      Improved Rhythm Explorer™ arpeggiator algorithms and new phrase arpeggiator algorithm.

•      Save all program name lists assigned to a given MIDI port as a .ins file.

•      Insert all possible bank select messages from Event Editor.

•      The ability to record some synthesizers (such as the Korg Triton) arpeggiators when not in sequencer mode by pressing play after record in external sync mode.

•      Play while step recording option.

•      QuickTime Musical Instruments now built-in.

Miscellaneous

•      Expanding of loops now works for full track loops MIDI and Audio.

•      Live scrolling via proportional scroll thumbs.

•      New Master Fader VU meter.

•      New Golden Style.

•      Improved styles.