New Product: Steinberg Sequel Single Window DAW Software
Aug 7, 2007 6:57 PM
Asher Fulero (Writer)
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an evolved version of Apple GarageBand software, Steinberg Sequel ($99;
www.steinberg.net) is a complete Mac/PC DAW designed to be as easy to use for
novices as it is powerful for experts. Born from the single-window workstation
dream, Sequel offers fast and graceful access to loops, instruments, multitrack
recording, multiformat import and export, MIDI integration and
sequencing and much more. While able to record only eight audio tracks at a
time—at 16- or 24-bit and 44.1 kHz resolution only—the total track counts are
limited only by your processor power. Integrated with iTunes, Sequel offers a
one-step mixdown-and-export function that uses the iTunes converter to create
the destination file (MP3, AAC or Apple Lossless). Standard MIDI Files (SMF)
are supported for import and playback, and audio clips may be time-warped
Ableton-style using multiple Warp modes. The real-time arrangement section can
assign parts to its 15 Cue Pads for triggering sections in Live Pad or Chain
Play modes and can perform Realtime Global Transpose over all audio and
instruments. The master track features a dedicated Enhancer and Maximizer, and
a complete array of included custom effects may be inserted on any track or
instrument. Included with Sequel is a bank of more than 5,000 audio loops and
600 Instrument presets for quick access to movable, shapable audio clips.
