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MESSE05: Traktion V2 - Oodles of New Features
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Simple, powerful production environement fills a gap 14/04/05
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Traktion one screen solution
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Since Mackie have teamed up with the original makers of Traktion, things have moved on a pace. For starters, the package was offered as a free download, and was taken up by "a very great deal of people" according to Mackie. What drew users in was not only the fact that it was free (always a bonus) but that it is good. Simplicity and power being the two major factors. Traktion gave you unlimited audio tracks with plug-in compatibility, MIDI sequencing plus many other great features. But the good news is that it's easy to learn and configure so even the technically bereft stand a good chance of making music within a couple of hours, and not several weeks that can be the case with many other packages.
Even so, just take a look at the impressive list of new features:
Single screen interface
Enhanced MIDI editor
built-in sampler
64bit/192kHz support
Rewire 2.0 support
External sync
QuickTime support - video playback
MIDI controller mapping
Integrated Mackie control support
Loop recording
Per track input
Full screen metering
Aux send and returns
Track freezing
Broadcast .WAV & Mackie HDR file import
Not only that but Traktion V2 comes bundled with a whole bunch of plugs:
Ik Multimedia - Sample Tank SE
Ik Multimedia - Amplitube LE
Lin Plug - RMIV Intuitive analog drum machine and drum sampler
reFX - Slayer2 Electric guitar bass plug-in
Bismark - bs-1 Soundfont player
Acuma Labs - Final Mix Mastering Software
Mackie - Dynamics Suite Mono, Stereo, Side Chain and De-Esser plugins