Peak Pro

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Requirements
- G4, G5, or Intel-based Mac (>400MHz processor recommended)
- Mac OS X v. 10.4.3 or higher — including Leopard (contact BIAS for compatibility with earlier versions of Mac OS X)
- Minimum 1024 x 768 screen resolution
- 256 MB RAM (512 MB or more recommended)
- 330 MB available free disk space
- 18 ms hard drive (average seek time) or faster
- QuickTime 6.0 or later
- Support for third-party audio hardware may require compatible Core Audio drivers

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Requirements
- G4, G5, or Intel-based Mac (>400MHz processor recommended)
- Mac OS X v. 10.4.3 or higher — including Leopard (contact BIAS for compatibility with earlier versions of Mac OS X)
- Minimum 1024 x 768 screen resolution
- 256 MB RAM (512 MB or more recommended)
- 330 MB available free disk space
- 18 ms hard drive (average seek time) or faster
- QuickTime 6.0 or later
- Support for third-party audio hardware may require compatible Core Audio drivers

Advanced Playlist Editing & Mastering:
- Mastering & "Classical Editing" cross-fade modes: Overlap/Gap & Centered cross-fades provide workflow optimization.
- Volume envelopes: easily & precisely edit volumes across entire regions, fades & cross-fades.
- Custom default x-fades: create, save & automatically apply your favorite x-fade shapes.
- New controls: pre/post roll audition, insert new event at play-head, edit sync between source document and region & more.
- Playlist waveform zooming tools: zoom to sample level, auto-zoom to cross-fade, zoom out all the way.

Editing, Processing & Sound Design Power:
- Cache in RAM: ultra-fast RAM-based editing.
- Perpetual Looper DSP: ensures perfect "beat-free" sustained loops on monophonic sources — great for creating instrument sample libraries.
- Voiceover Ducking DSP: dynamically lowers music level during voice over — ideal for podcast authoring.
- Change Pitch & Convolve Envelope: apply dynamic changes over time.
- Change Duration options: algorithmic selection for optimizing results with vocals or musical content.
- Vbox cross-synthesis link: mix, convolve, vocode, modulate & magnitude multiply virtual instruments, audio, effects & live input for creative sound design.
- Advanced dither modeling system: ultra-accurate emulation of most popular dithering technologies

User Interface Enhancements:
- Sleek new user interface — includes global contrast control, magnetic windows and more
- Vbox MIDI channel mapping, enhanced preset control & more.
- Custom playlist user interface: hide/show cross-fade controls & more.
- High-resolution meters: logarithmic metering with high-precision, user configurable standard calibrations.
- Support for Frontier Design's Tranzport wireless remote controller (contact BIAS for additional control surface compatibility info)

Multiple Delivery Tools:
- Advanced PQ sheet/text export: custom playlist reports with durations, index points, CD-TEXT info, notes, & more. Print, save to PDF, or export as a tab-delimited file.
- Quickly export audio documents or playlists directly to iTunes.
Drag & drop audio between iTunes & Peak playlists.
- Metadata support: read and write "tags" (artist, album, etc.) for major file types.
- Author & upload audio podcasts directly from Peak (.Mac/FTP).
- Default Save As: set preferred file type, bit depth & compression.
- Save as MP2 & FLAC file formats.

Also includes the Peak Pro Production Pack :
- BIAS Reveal LE: suite of 7 audio analysis tools.
- BIAS SoundSoap LE: powerful, "one-click" audio cleaning solution.
- BIAS Freq -4: 4 band paragraphic EQ.
- BIAS Sqweez -1: compressor/limiter/expander.
- BIAS Vbox 3: plug-in routing matrix.
- WireTap Pro: capture Internet and system audio with no loss of quality or additional cable connections.
- SFX Machine LT: real-time VST plug-in with 21 unique & special effects.
- 32 VST effects (delay, limiter, vocoder, de-ess, tone generator, and more) from Maxim Digital Audio.
- Hundreds of top quality audio loops from PowerFX.
- 100+ high quality sound effects from Hollywood Edge.
- 1 year free membership from Broadjam.com — online promotional tools for serious musicians. Build your musical career on Broadjam.com.
- AMG's "ONE" sample player: real time sample playback instrument featuring a limited selection of quality loop content.
- 100 high quality production elements from Sound Ideas.

Requirements
- G4, G5, or Intel-based Mac (>400MHz processor recommended)
- Mac OS X v. 10.4.3 or higher — including Leopard (contact BIAS for compatibility with earlier versions of Mac OS X)
- Minimum 1024 x 768 screen resolution
- 256 MB RAM (512 MB or more recommended)
- 330 MB available free disk space
- 18 ms hard drive (average seek time) or faster
- QuickTime 6.0 or later
- Support for third-party audio hardware may require compatible Core Audio drivers

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Bugs fixes :
- Peak 5.20 now supports saving .mp3 files with filenames longer than 31 characters.
- The Sample Rate Converter algorithm now includes an auto-limiter.
- You are now able to use "Auto Snap to Zero" on the right channel of a stereo file.
- Peak 5.2 now supports input and output channel names for Core Audio drivers that support this feature.
- DDP filesets now contain entries for lead-in, and correct a problem with the index on the lead-out.
- The Preferences button has been removed from the Change Pitch and Change Duration windows.
- Sqweez 1.1 compressor includes an updated algorithm.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where burning Playlists with 20 or more tracks resulted in the last 2 seconds being cut off.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where burning from some Playlists resulted in clicks at the track transitions.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where CD-TEXT was written with "unknown" ISO 639 language code.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where dragging PC WAV Files Into Peak's Playlist From the Finder wasn't working.
- Peak 5.20 changes the default behavior to include pre-roll and post-roll when clicking on the fade audition controls in the playlist and no longer requires control-clicking.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where there was no UI response when "Capture region to Playlist" was selected when no playlist was open.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where bouncing a playlist did not add the file type extension.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where dragging a playlist event from the playlist to the desktop caused Peak to crash.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where you were allowed to make the gap time of track 1 longer than 2 seconds when In Audio CD mode.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where you couldn't adjust regions boundries in Playlist if the TS Offset amount was longer than the track.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where opening a WAVE file with more than 256 regions caused Peak to crash.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where moving an audio document window vertically was sluggish.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where the "Duplicate" command was pasting audio at the beginning of a document instead of at the insertion point.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where the file size Info in the Audio Info window was not consistent with the file size info on the document window (large files).
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where the cursor info overview remained visible even though the cursor was no longer in the document window.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where using Strip Silence in the batch file processor sometimes caused Peak to freeze.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where an error message was displayed when attempting to save an empty audio file that has been modified by DSP.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where a document wasn't redrawn correctly after performing the "Crossfade Loop" DSP.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where performing some DSP processes crashed Peak when using an envelope saved from "Envelope from Audio".
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where checking or unchecking the Envelope checkbox in Impulseverb caused the Impulseveb selection to change.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where clicking 'Apply' in the Impulse Verb UI after changing the envelope caused Peak to crash.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where de-instantiating an AU plug-in twice by choosing "None" in the AU menu caused Peak to crash.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where the burn image was not being updated when doing multiple burns and the settings were changed between burns.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where the recording notepad was not working properly after pausing a recording.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where Playlist Sample Rate Conversion prior to CD burn was not using the new Sample Rate Conversion algorithm.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where 2 second gaps were present between regions when burning a CD from a document.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where exporting Regions through the Batch Processor was not applying the file name and file type.
- Peak 5.2 now fully supports 32-bit files as input sources for the Batch File Processor to create compressed AIFF and QuickTime documents.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where exporting regions through Batch File Processor with plug-ins displayed a bypass/disable plug-ins alert dialog for each region.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where saving as an 8 bit Quicktime file resulted in white noise in the saved file.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where saving a QuickTime movie audio track resulted in digital distortion in the saved file.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem when opening a silent QuickTime movie In Peak LE.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem when compressing some files to QT and mp3 files.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where the 8 bit menu item was available when saving as an mp3.
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where the windows preferences window was named "Floaters".
- Peak 5.20 fixes a problem where Peak crashed when using  the emagic usb driver (Unitor 8).
- Peak 5.20 a problem where SMDI samplers were not recognized.

Requirements
G4, G5, or Intel-based Mac (>400MHz processor recommended)
- Macintosh OS 10.3.9 minimum (10.4 recommended; Intel-based Macs and burning CD-TEXT require 10.4)

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Requirements
- G3, G4 or G5 desktop Apple Macintosh, iBook or PowerBook (>400MHz processor recommended)
- Minimum 1024 x 640 screen resolution
- Macintosh OS 10.3.9 minimum (CD Text requires 10.4 or greater)
- 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
- 330 MB available disk space
- 18 ms hard drive (average seek time) or faster
- QuickTime 6.0 or later
- ImpulseVerb requires a G4 processor or faster
- Support for third-party audio hardware may require compatible CoreAudio drivers

Not available

Requirements
- G3, G4 or G5 desktop Apple Macintosh, iBook or PowerBook (>400MHz processor recommended)
- Minimum 1024 x 640 screen resolution
- Macintosh OS 10.3.9 minimum (CD Text requires 10.4 or greater)
- 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
- 330 MB available disk space
- 18 ms hard drive (average seek time) or faster
- QuickTime 6.0 or later
- ImpulseVerb requires a G4 processor or faster
- Support for third-party audio hardware may require compatible CoreAudio drivers

A number of new features make Peak Pro 5 even more powerful than previous versions, especially in the areas of mastering and professional CD preparation. Peak's playlist has been substantially re-vamped. In addition to the list view window, the Playlist includes a graphic waveform view featuring optional staggered or linear views with optimized Quartz-2D drawing and transparency, allowing crossfades and tracks to be adjusted visually. The Playlist also features unlimited undo/redo, as well as support for keyboard triggerable controls for auditioning and nudging, as well as bounce to multiple word lengths via POW-r dithering.


Peak Pro 5 now offers 100% replication-ready CD burning with ISRC entry, writing CD track indexes, PQ subcode editing, CD-Text, and other advanced features conforming to the full Redbook specification. Users of Peak 5 Pro will also soon be able to purchase an optional extension for DDP file export — making BIAS the only company offering a cost effective non-hardware dependent DDP authoring solution for the Mac. Many major record labels require mastering engineers to deliver their pre-masters in DDP format and the DDP Extension for Peak Pro 5 should be well received by the professionals worldwide.


Peak Pro 5 also includes a number of other significant new features. Vbox, Peak's intuitive graphic effects routing window, now supports Audio Units plug-ins as well as VST plug-ins. As in previous editions, plug-ins can alternatively be instantiated via the 5 available inserts. Also new for version 5 is support for VST and Audio Units instruments within both Vbox, and the plug-in inserts. Peak Pro 5 also offers instrument playback via a dedicated keyboard window or from an external MIDI keyboard. Many of Peak's on-board DSP algorithms have been improved, including Change Pitch, Change Duration and Sample Rate Conversion, and new DSP items have been added such as Auto-Define Regions, Strip Silence and Envelope From Audio. Peak's popular convolution-based sampling reverb DSP function, ImpulseVerb, has a new brushed-metal "skin" and now offers gain control for both impulse response and source.


Peak Pro 5 includes additional new features and enhancements, including a new high-resolution Tape Style Scrubbing via CoreAudio. The Batch File Processor now enables the preservation of file resolution and type. A new Recover Audio File command enables users to recover some damaged files, and the New Region Split command makes the region creation process faster and easier than before. Peak Pro 5 now includes support for Unicode, allowing the use of non-English file names, and support for file names longer than 32 characters has been added. Peak Pro 5 enables recording of files up to 10 GB, and an improved sample rate conversion algorithm ensures higher quality audio playback than previous versions. A new waveform drawing algorithm enables more audio phase information to be seen in the audio waveform display, and SMPTE HD units have been added to the time display. And lastly, Multimedia developers will appreciate the addition of Snap to CD Frames, PS2, Xbox Units, or Custom Expression Evaluator in the Actions menu.

Requirements
- G3, G4 or G5 desktop Apple Macintosh, iBook or PowerBook (>400MHz processor recommended)
- Minimum 1024 x 640 screen resolution
- Macintosh OS 10.3.9 minimum (CD Text requires 10.4 or greater)
- 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
- 330 MB available disk space
- 18 ms hard drive (average seek time) or faster
- QuickTime 6.0 or later
- ImpulseVerb requires a G4 processor or faster
- Support for third-party audio hardware may require compatible CoreAudio drivers

Compatibility with Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther)

- ImpulseVerb Sampling Reverb -- a realistic reverb with a DSP item that actually applies the reverberation and room characteristics to your audio. The Peak 4 ImpulseVerb includes an library of hundreds of impulse responses you can use right away.

- Enhanced Graphical User Interface -- Peak 4 has undergone a major GUI revision including aluminum brushed metal documents, toolbars, new high-contrast meters, and audio document drawers for easy editing of regions, markers and loops. Many interface elements have been modified and relocated for improved ergonomics.

- AudioUnit support -- Peak 4 supports Apple's new AudioUnits plug-in technology. AudioUnits can be used alongside OS X compatible VST plug-ins with the five plug-in inserts. Several Audio Units plug-ins are included as part of OS X Jaguar - including Bandpass, Delay, and others - and are fully accessible from within the Peak 4 Audio Units plug-in menu.

- Sqweez Compressor -- Peak 4 includes a mastering compressor you'll find invaluable for adding punch to your drums or final mastering before delivery.

- Integrated CD Burning -- Peak 4 uses OS X to burn CDs directly. You can even burn directly from an audio document window and any regions you have created will automatically become CD tracks.

- MP Support and Background Processing -- Peak 4 DSP processes can be lined up in sequence fully supporting multiple-processors and multi-threaded technology.

- Vbox SE 1.3 -- Peak 4 includes a new streamlined version of the VST plug-ins matrix giving you endless possibilities for combining effects in parallel or series. Vbox 1.3 has an updated GUI and is a 4x4 matrix instead of a 5x5 matrix to give you more screen real-estate.

- Transparent Cursor Info Overlay -- this handy tool shows cursor time information, sample value, selection length, reference marker distance, and tempo in a handy transparent overlay that follows the mouse.

- Harmonic Rotate -- Harmonic Rotate literally puts a twist on your signal's harmonics by rotating the frequency spectrum.

- Bit Usage -- get an overview of the actual bits used in your audio documents in this new DSP analyzer to reveal true 24-bit recording and processing as well as to identify any bit quantization or bit saturation.

- Envelope control for Change Duration -- change tempos or durations over time with the new envelope control in Peak 4's Change Duration feature.

- Magic Click Removal Tool -- hold down the option key when using the Pencil tool to use this auto-magic click remover.

A number of other enhancements include importing and auditioning of sub-segments from audio CD tracks, QuickTime movie looping, QuickTime movie playback during recording for dialog replacement, a Markers From Tempo feature, an audition option in the Open File dialog with document info display, and much more.

Requirements
- G3 or G4 desktop Apple Macintosh, iBook, or PowerBook (>300MHz processor recommended)
- Macintosh OS 10.2 minimum (Jaguar)
- 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
- 80MB free disk space for installation, additional 250 MB of disk space for installation of ImpulseVerb sampling reverb impulse response library
- 18 ms hard drive (average seek time) or faster
- QuickTime 5.0 or later
- ImpulseVerb requires a G4 processor or faster
- Support for third-party audio hardware may require compatible CoreAudio drivers Check the BIAS web site for a list of compatible drivers and hardware.