It means that Windows users will now have to convert to the Mac platform to carry on using Emagic's software.
Being new to Logic 9 studio or any other software can be a little. Dropping the Windows version - about 35 per cent of its market share - is a great strategic move. WaveBurner is the often overlooked CD Mastering utility that comes with Logic Studio. The development shows how important audio is to Apple.
Tristan Blakeley, MD of DreamTek (one Apple's first UK audio solutions experts), said: "This is unbelievable news.
Products include: Logic Audio MicroLogic AV Logic Plug-Ins Emagic System Bridge TDM software instruments synthesizers and samplers studio tools SoundDiver (A Universal MIDI device editor and librarian program), WaveBurner Pro Audio CD mastering software MIDI interfaces Unitor8, AMT8, and MT4 and USB audio interfaces EMI 2|6 and EMI 6|2. As the product reached its peak in the early nineties, the three decided to charter new territory with software for Macintosh and Windows platforms, and so formed Emagic.Įmagic software includes applications for digital audio and MIDI production for beginners and professionals. The product was created for the Atari computer platform. During the five preceding years founders, Dr Gerhard Lengeling, Chris Adam and Sven Junge developed the first sequencing program with interactive real-time notation. Emagic's Windows-based product offerings will be discontinued on September 30, 2002.Įmagic was founded in Hamburg, Germany, in 1992. Written permission from Sonic State is prohibited.Mac-based products accounted for more than 65 per cent of Emagic's revenues. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express
All SCSI or FireWire devices which support the Multi Media Command Standard (MMC or SCSI-3) are supported plus a comprehensive selection of older drives which are listed on Emagic's website (As far as the computer goes, a G4 will do nicely, but the minimum requirement is a PPC 604e/200 MHz running Mac OS 8.6 or above with 96MB of RAM, although you'll also need plenty of hard drive space for the audio files (possibly up to 850MB per album project and a similar amount to create a disk image). Waveburner Pro also supports CD Text for anyone who cares to use it to add information such as track titles or even gratuitous insults for the listener (my favourite app – Ed) for those CD players that support text.Įarlier versions of Waveburner Pro were a bit limited as to which CD drives could be used with the program, the built-in Macintosh drives were a no-no for a start, but version 2.2 now supports those internal Atapi drives, turning any suitably equipped Mac into a self-contained mastering and burning system. Level balancing, fades and crossfades between tracks can all be carried out and the sound can be further refined with plug-in mastering effects, either those that are provided as an integral part of the program or VST compatible plug-ins from third parties. It's a Mac only application that is used for compiling and burning CD's to the Red book standard which can then be used as production masters.
Regardless of the style and quality of the actual music, however, presenting it in a cohesive form, fully mastered and with sonic integrity has to be the way to go, and what better way to take care of all that than with a self-contained mastering and CD burning package that includes waveform editing and the application of mastering style processing.Įmagic's Waveburner Pro is just such a thing. Time was when only record company signed artistes got to make CD's but now with the wonders of modern technology we can all burn our own CD's and inflict our rabid warblings on the world. Anyone who makes music on a Mac ought to have this installed. Waveburner Pro is a brilliant program for pulling your tracks together…. In-depth Feature: Emagic Waveburner Pro 2.2