Do
you buy CDs or listen to the radio? Go to the movies or play video
games? Ever surf the Web? No doubt you've heard BIAS Peak at work "
because when it comes to serious audio for the Mac, more Hollywood
sound designers, music and radio producers, video editors, and other
professionals depend on Peak than any other stereo editing application.
And now, with Peak LE 5, you get many of Peak Pro's core features at an
amazing price.
Easily
edit and customize MP3 or AAC mixes for iTunes. Convert vinyl and
cassettes to CD or iPod. Optimize audio for the Web. Record & Edit
audio for Podcasting, presentations, interviews " even voice mail
prompts. Enhance QuickTime and iMovie audio. Change duration without
affecting pitch. Create dance remixes with cross-fades. Design loops
for GarageBand and others. Master mixes to Red Book CDs and more.
Peak LE 5 makes great-sounding audio easy and affordable.
Features:
- Supports up to 24-bit 96kHz digital audio recording and playback*
- Supports QuickTime/DV clip synchronization
- Play virtual instruments from virtual keyboard, Mac keyboard, or external MIDI keyboard during stereo audio playback
- Record real-time virtual instrument performance to stereo track
- Auto-define Tracks " divides LP, Cassette, or other recordings into separate tracks for easy transfer to iPod, CD, and more
- High Quality Offline and Real-Time Sample Rate Conversion
- High Quality Change Duration DSP " Lengthen (slow down) or Shorten (speed up) audio without affecting pitch
- Pencil tool offers direct sample editing " repair spikes and short clicks
- Sample accurate loop creation and CD mastering for GarageBand, and other complementary applications
- Record, Edit, Process audio for Podcasting
- Integrates with BIAS SoundSoap noise reduction software (available separately)
- Display multiple documents simultaneously
- Unlimited Undo/Redo with graphic edit history
- User-definable display size & color
- Preview & import all or portions of CD Tracks
- Supports built-in Mac I/O, plus Mac OS X and Core Audio compatible audio hardware
- Playlist with cross-fades, Red Book CD Burning, ISRC entry, PQ Editing, CD Text, and more
- Includes SFX Machine LT plug-in with 21 real-time special effects
- DSP toolset includes Fade In/Out, Normalize, Gain Envelope, Reverse, Convert Sample Rate, Mix, and more
- Create, edit & read region, loop & reference markers
- Includes for real-time Audio Units or VST effects/instruments plug-in
- Dozens of VST & AU audio effects plugins bundled free and accessed from Mac OS X
- Includes BIAS Freq 2-band paragraphic EQ plug-in
- Read/write multiple file formats " including MP3, AAC (MP4), AIFF, .WAV, SDII, QT, JAM Image and more
- Trigger playback & cueing of up to 10 audio documents using Mac keyboard
- Cross-grade path to Peak Pro and Peak Pro XT
*Higher bit depths and sample rates require compatible audio hardware
System Requirements:
- G3, G4 & G5 desktop Apple Macintosh, iBook or PowerBook (>400MHz processor recommended)
- Macintosh OS 10.3.9 minimum (CD Text requires 10.4 or greater)
- 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
- 80 MB available 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
