Acon Digital has released version 7.1 of their powerful audio editor Acoustica for Windows and Mac.
Acoustica is available in a Premium Edition and a lower cost Standard Edition. The Premium Edition now comes with an extensive collection of VST, VST3, AAX and Audio Unit plug-ins for use in third party host applications. Included are already commercially available plug-ins such as Equalize 2, Verberate and Restoration Suite as well as new plug-ins covering dynamic processing, mastering, effects processing and audio restoration.
The new plug-ins are based on audio processing tools already present in Acoustica 7.0 with significant improvements in audio quality, workflow and versatility. A new Transfer plug-in for Pro Tools users makes audio transfers between Pro Tools and Acoustica a breeze, thus expanding Pro Tools with an extensive set of tools for audio restoration and processing.
Further improvements are found in the Retouch tool which now offers a new Replace mode along with the previously available Attenuate mode. Both the Standard and the Premium Editions benefit from the new multi-threaded processing in the Batch processor which reduces the processing time on multi-core CPUs. The window docking system now offers detachable window panes which can be placed on different monitors.
The audio output from the clip editor is now routed through the Processing Chain. The whole chain can be enabled or disabled using a power-on button. Voice-over actors will enjoy the new pre-roll feature which simplifies re-recording of phrases that need improvements.
New Features Highlights:
- Extensive collection of plug-ins for use in other host applications [Premium Edition only].
- Pro Tools Transfer tool lets you transfer audio to Acoustica and back again after processing [Premium Edition only].
- Improved Retouch tool with new Replace and Attenuate methods [Premium Edition only].
- The processing in the Batch processor is now multi-threaded for increased performance on multi-core CPUs.
- Improved docking system with detachable window panes for multi-monitor setups.
- Improved recording dialog with optional pre-roll.
- RF64 support.
- Automatic update notifications.
Plug-in Included in the Premium Edition:
- Equalize 2.
- Verberate.
- Restoration Suite — DeClick, DeClip, DeHum and DeNoise.
- Phono Filter.
- Vitalize.
- Convolve.
- Dither.
- Dynamics.
- Multiband Dynamics.
- Limit.
- Transfer — Pro Tools to Acoustica audio transfer plug-in.
Acoustica 7.1 is available in a Premium Edition ($199.90 USD) for advanced users and a feature limited Standard Edition ($59.90 USD) for beginners from the Acon Digital Store. The upgrade is free for Acoustica 7 customers and owners of Acoustica 5 and 6 are entitled to reduced upgrade prices.