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AudioDesk - Full-featured audio workstation software package for Mac OS X and Windows
Upgrade
AudioDesk 2 owners can download the AudioDesk 3 update, and AudioDesk 1, 2, and 3 owners can upgrade to Digital Performer for $395. AudioDesk 1 owners may also upgrade to AudioDesk 3 for $149.
| AudioDesk 2 | AudioDesk 3 | DP7 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Editing Features | |||
| 24-bit / 192kHz support | x | x | x |
| Multiple bit rates | x | x | x |
| Broadcast WAVE / AIFF support | x | x | |
| Interleaved audio support | x | x | |
| 32-bit floating point audio | x | ||
| ACID file import | x | x | x |
| Apple Loop import | x | x | x |
| Adjust Beats | x | ||
| Beat detection engine | x | ||
| Beat-based time stretching | x | x | x |
| Drag and drop audio import | x | x | x |
| Edge-edit multiple soundbites | x | x | x |
| Graphical fade handles in Sequence Editor | x | x | x |
| Graphical time stretching | x | x | x |
| Lock playback to selection | x | x | x |
| Measures and beats time display/editing | x | x | x |
| Merge Soundbites | x | x | x |
| MP3 import | x | x | x |
| MP3 export | x | x | x |
| Mute Region | x | x | x |
| Non-destructive audio editing | x | x | x |
| Non-destructive fades and crossfades | x | x | x |
| Record Beats | x | ||
| REX (Recycle 2) file import | x | x | x |
| Roll tool | x | ||
| Slide tool | x | ||
| Slip tool | x | ||
| Trim tool | x | ||
| Comp Tool | x | ||
| Sample-accurate editing | x | x | x |
| Sequence Editor | x | x | x |
| Smooth Audio Edits | x | ||
| Soundbite Gain | x | ||
| Soundbite Sync Points | x | x | x |
| Soundbite Time Stamps | x | x | x |
| Soundbite Volume | x | ||
| Stationary Play Head | x | x | x |
| Surround editing | x | ||
| Take comping | x | ||
| Track Groups | x | ||
| Tracks Window | x | ||
| Waveform Editor | x | ||
| Wiper Centered Zooming | x | x | x |
| Post Production / Film Scoring | |||
| Clippings | x | x | x |
| Final Cut Pro XML Import | x | ||
| Final Cut Pro XML Export | x | ||
| Find Tempo | x | ||
| FireWire Video Output | x | x | x |
| Insert Measures | x | ||
| Markers | x | x | x |
| Movie Window | x | x | x |
| Floating Movie Window | x | x | |
| Movie Track | x | ||
| 23.976 frame rate support | x | x | |
| QuickTime chase of graphic & numeric edits | x | x | x |
| QuickTime movie audio import | x | ||
| QuickTime movie export | x | ||
| Separate movie for each sequence | x | x | x |
| Streamers, punches, and flutters | x | ||
| VocAlign support | x | ||
| MIDI / Sequencing | |||
| Drum Editor | x | ||
| Event List Editor | x | ||
| Interapplication MIDI | x | ||
| MIDI Effects Plug-ins | x | ||
| MIDI Graphic Editor | x | ||
| MIDI Interface support | x | x | x |
| MIDI Machine Control | x | x | x |
| MIDI Monitor | x | ||
| MIDI Tracks | x | ||
| QuickScribe Editor | x | ||
| ReWire™ support | audio returns only | audio returns only | x |
| Step Record | x | ||
| Transmit Sync | x | x | x |
| Trigger plug-in | x | ||
| Unisyn integration | x | ||
| Virtual Instrument Support | x | ||
| Audio processing | |||
| Audio Effects Plug-ins | x | x | x |
| Audio Unit (AU) effect support | x | x | x |
| AU side chain inputs | x | x | |
| AU ramp automation | x | x | |
| Cocoa-based AU graphics | x | x | |
| Audio plug-in manager | x | ||
| Audio transpose and time stretch | x | x | x |
| Audio pitch automation | x | ||
| Automatic Conversions | x | x | x |
| Automatic plug-in delay compensation | x | x | x |
| Mix Automation | x | x | x |
| Mixing | x | x | x |
| PureDSP™ | x | x | x |
| Real-time monitoring of effects plug-ins | x | x | x |
| Pre-rendering preferences for individual plug-ins | x | x | |
| Pre-rendering preferences for entire project | x | ||
| Dedicated preset menu | x | x | |
| Spectral Effects | x | ||
| Surround Mixing | x | ||
| TDM support | x | ||
| V-Racks | x | ||
| Productivity | |||
| Audio Bundles | x | x | x |
| Audio click | x | x | x |
| Automatic conversions / import | x | x | x |
| Bounce To Disk | x | x | x |
| CD burning | x | ||
| Commands | x | x | x |
| Compact Project command | x | x | x |
| Consolidated Window | x | x | |
| Multiple tabs in Consolidated Window sidebar cells | x | ||
| Continuous data reshape tools | x | ||
| Control Surface support | x | ||
| Custom Control Consoles | x | ||
| Custom track colors | x | x | x |
| Waveform color options | x | ||
| Dockable Tool Pallette | x | x | x |
| Freeze tracks | x | ||
| Global time format selection | x | x | x |
| Information Bar | x | x | x |
| Information Bar customizaton | x | ||
| Information palettes | x | x | |
| Track Inspector | x | ||
| OMF export | x | x | x |
| OMF import | x | x | x |
| AAF export | x | x | x |
| AAF import | x | x | x |
| Meter Bridge | x | ||
| Multiple plug-in windows open simultaneously | x | x | x |
| Multi-processor/multi-core support | x | x | x |
| Receive Sync | x | x | x |
| Sample Rate/Format Conversion | x | x | x |
| Search | x | ||
| Solo exemption | x | x | x |
| Soundbite layering | x | x | x |
| Track folders | x | ||
| Undo levels | 10 | 10 | unlimited |
| Universal Track Selector | x | x | |
| Streamlined window design | x | x | |
| Window Sets | x | ||
| Audio Recording | |||
| Audio Monitor | x | x | x |
| Cycle Record with Automatic Take Management | x | x | x |
| Maximum inserts per track | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Maximum number of busses | 198 | 198 | 198 |
| Maximum number of sends | 5 mono or stereo | 5 mono or stereo | 20 mono, stereo, or surround |
| Maximum number of input channels | unlimited** | unlimited** | unlimited** |
| POLAR | x | ||
| Real-time monitoring through effects | x | x | x |
| Input monitoring independent of record-enable | x | x | x |
| Sample-accurate sync | x | x | x |
| Soundbites Window | x | x | x |
| Stereo Playback and Recording | x | x | x |
| Surround playback and recording | x | ||
| Track count | unlimited* | unlimited* | unlimited* |
| Hardware Support | |||
| Core Audio | x | ||
| Digidesign HD | x | ||
| MOTU FireWire/USB2 | x | x | x |
| MOTU PCI-324 | x | x | x |
| MOTU PCI-424 | x | x | x |
| Run multiple CoreAudio hardware*** | MOTU PCI, FW, USB2 | MOTU PCI, FW, USB2 | any |
| Sample Editing | |||
| Background processing | x | x | x |
| Collect audio data for backup | x | x | x |
| Mono/stereo waveform editor | x | ||
| Pencil Tool for waveform editing | x | ||
| Preemptive audio analysis | x | x | x |
| Surround waveform editor | x | ||
| Effects | |||
| Auralizer | x | ||
| AutoPan | x | x | x |
| Bass Manager | x | ||
| Buffy | x | x | x |
| Calibration | x | ||
| Chorus | x | x | x |
| DC Notch | x | x | x |
| Delay | x | x | x |
| Dynamics | x | x | x |
| Echo | x | x | x |
| eVerb | x | x | x |
| Flanger | x | x | x |
| MasterWorks™ 64-bit EQ | x | ||
| MasterWorks™ 64-bit Gate | x | ||
| MasterWorks™ 64-bit Look-ahead Limiter | x | ||
| MasterWorks™ 64-bit MB Compressor | x | ||
| MasterWorks™ 64-bit Leveler | x | ||
| Multimode Filter | x | x | x |
| M-S Decoder | x | x | x |
| ParaEQ | x | x | x |
| Pattern Gate | x | ||
| Phaser | x | x | x |
| Plate | x | x | x |
| Preamp-1 | x | x | x |
| ProVerb convolution reverb | x | x | x |
| Quan Jr | x | x | x |
| Reverb | x | x | x |
| Ring Modulator | x | x | x |
| Sonic Modulator | x | x | x |
| Surround AutoPan | x | ||
| Surround Calibration | x | ||
| Surround DC Notch | x | ||
| Surround Delay | x | ||
| Surround EQ | x | ||
| Surround eVerb | x | ||
| Surround Flanger | x | ||
| Surround MasterWorks™ 64-bit EQ | x | ||
| Surround MasterWorks™ 64-bit Look-ahead Limiter | x | ||
| Surround Pattern Gate | x | ||
| Surround Phaser | x | ||
| Surround ProVerb convolution reverb | x | ||
| Surround Quan Jr | x | ||
| Surround Tremolo | x | ||
| Surround Trim | x | ||
| Tremolo | x | x | x |
| Trim | x | x | x |
| Instruments | |||
| BassLine | x | ||
| PolySynth | x | ||
| Modulo | x | ||
| Nanosampler | x | ||
| Model12 | x | ||
| Proton | x | ||
* dependent on speed of computer or hardware
** dependent on hardware
***requires external synchronization among systems
