Developed by IK Multimedia, the T-RackS 5 v2 software bundle includes nine impressive processing effects for your mixes and masters. On board are plug-ins like Master Match, Dyna-Mu, EQual, One, Full Metering, Classic T-Racks Compressor, Classic T-RackS Multi-Band Limiter, Classic T-RackS Clipper and the Classic T-RackS Equalizer - as the names suggest, these are mainly studio tools for processing frequencies (or whole bands) and dynamics. or limiter, EQ or compressor - here everything serves to refine all audio mixes / tracks and at a high level!
Standalone vs Plug-in Suite
The Standalone Suite turns T-RackS 5 into a complete, self-contained mixing and mastering workstation that lets you load a number of audio tracks and perform multiple operations, a typical approach for top mastering studios. It's got everything in there, from an ever-expanding array of great-sounding processors to the most basic but always necessary waveform editing functions (like fades and audio file length trimming). Add to that a set of amazingly precise and slick, eye-pleasing, industry-standard professional meters, and you have everything you need to finish your work from A to Z in one place.
The plug-in suite, on the other hand, allows you to use almost all of the standalone mode features within the environment of your DAW of choice as the most powerful channel strip or mastering chain available as a plug-in today. All T-RackS processors (including metering) can also be used as standalone plug-ins in any compatible DAW for multitrack mixing and stereo mastering tasks. From equalizers and compressors to reverbs, delays, harmonic amplifiers, and stereo processors - the choice is yours.
User-friendly
T-RackS lets you do your job faster and better than anything else. The all-new user interface is designed to let you access everything from a single window - smoother and faster than ever before. Plus, the window can be scaled to any size, so you can use the full size of your screen when working with the program.
Just as in previous T-RackS versions, the main module view displays the currently selected module, always sitting above the main frame so its controls are quickly accessible. Simply click on the module and set its parameters.
Unique audio engine
T-RackS 5 is more sonically powerful than ever. Now projects up to 192kHz / 32-bit floating point are supported, so you can master for high-resolution music platforms and distributions without ever leaving its single interface. There are also four dithering options to choose from, ie. You can optimize the dithering noise while reducing the bit depth of your tracks to match the actual content of the song.
In addition, T-RackS' internal resampling engine has also been improved to deliver nothing less than best-in-class performance, including DDM (Digital Delivery Mastering) on the way out of the final limiting stage, which provides additional protection against inter-sample spikes and overshoots that might be generated by MP3, AAC encoding or similar compression and decompression processes.
Broadcast-ready measurement for music and multimedia
T-RackS 5 includes a comprehensive suite of measurement tools - with a completely redesigned internal engine - that gives you instant and complete visual information about the content of your audio, so you can easily achieve professional results that meet the strictest broadcast compatibility standards and always sound great.
This and much more awaits you with T-RackS 5!
IK Multimedia T-RackS 5 v2 Overview
Mixing and mastering workstation
4 processors (Master Match, Dyna-Mu, EQual, ONE)
Standalone and plug-in operation possible
ASIO (Windows) and CoreAudio (Mac or X) compatible (standalone only)
configurable mixing/mastering chain - up to 16 processors in series/parallel useable
high-quality oversampling
digital high-precision and high-transparency processors
accurately modeled VintageClassic devices
large selection of presets
multiple fade in and Out curves (standalone)
multiple, independent snapshots (standalone)
Sampling rates of up to 192 kHz supported
Wav, Aiff, sd2 and MP3 support
High-quality sampling Rate and bit-depth converters
Single or Multiple audio files processing (standalone)
Native compatibility with 64-bit applications and operating systems
Note: This product is delivered as license code. No box, no disk or similar. Registration and download is done via the manufacturer's website where you may need to create a user account. Software is excluded from exchange!
System requirements
Mac (64-bit)
Min. Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended), Mac or X 10.7 or higher
Plug-In Format Support (64-bit): Audio Units, VST 2, VST 3, AAX
Windows (64-bit)
Min. Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended), Windows 7/8 or 10. Requires ASIO compatible sound card
Plug-In Format Support (64-bit): VST 2, VST 3, AAX
The great thing about T-Racks is that unlike its rival it sounds much warmer and punchy. In general somehow it leaves much more space from your mix to breath.
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