New Plug-ins    The DE555 is a new generation of de-essing technology, providing transparent, precise de-essing with unique flexibility. The DE555 provides consistent de-essing at any signal level, for accurate de-essing regardless of input level changes. FutzBox is a distortion and noise generator plug-in for creating low-fidelity versions of audio signals. Using a new technology called Synthetic Impulse Models (SIMs), the FutzBox plug-in can recreate the sound of many devices without the latency of normal impulse responses, significantly less CPU (or TDM dsp) power, and provide realtime adjustment of each SIM. The NF575 Noise Filter is a high-resolution filter set designed to remove a wide variety of noise types from audio.
The new plug-ins will be available individually (electronic download only) and as part of the McDSP Emerald Pack HD and Emerald Pack Native bundles as an upgrade ($195 HD / $95 Native for owners of Emerald Pack version 2). The new Emerald Pack bundle (version 3.0) will retail for $2795 for the HD version, and $1495 for the Native version. Emerald Pack 3.0 will also support Mac OS 10.4 (Tiger) and 10.5 (Leopard), as well as Windows XP and Digidesign’s Venue Live sound system.
Leopard Support McDSP has qualified its entire product line for use on the new Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard). These new versions will also continue to support Mac OS 10.4 (Tiger). New Product Enhancements Along with Leopard compatibility, these new updates include significant enhancements in host to DSP communication, making McDSP's already efficient plug-ins even more capable at handling extremely large sessions and extra dense automation. Improvements have also been made in high sample rate DSP performance, Revolver plug-in optimizations, control surface metering, and Venue compatibility. How To Upgrade
There is no upgrade charge for Leopard support or product enhancements for owners of McDSP’s HD, Native, and LE product lines. These customers can simply download the latest versions immediately and begin using them right away. Owners of Massive Pack 3 and Massive Pack 4 versions of McDSP products will need to upgrade these versions to HD versions to get Leopard support and other features. |
