Kind of Loud Technologies Ships SmartPan Pro Surround Sound Panning Plug-In for Pro Tools
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April 19, 1999
Kind of Loud is now shipping SmartPan Pro, a
surround sound panning Plug-In for Digidesign's Pro Tools platform.
SmartPan Pro is the first product to bring discrete six-channel surround
sound capabilities to Pro Tools. SmartPan Pro will soon be available directly from Kind of Loud, and is available through selected Digidesign Pro Tools resellers, at a US list price of $995.00.
With full support for all major surround sound formats, including 5.1, 7.1
and LCRS, SmartPan Pro delivers all of the features necessary to create
professional mixes for Dolby Digital, DTS, DVD video, DVD audio and game
formats. SmartPan Pro allows Pro Tools|24, Pro Tools|24 MIX and MIXPlus
systems to generate a six-channel mix by allocating three stereo channels
to serve as a virtual output bus.
SmartPan Pro offers a new panning paradigm to accurately convey the
psychoacoustics of surround sound panning. With SmartKnob™, users can place
sound in the soundfield and control the width, or spatial extent, of the
sound. SmartPan Pro also provides a graphical joystick interface for those
more accustomed to a traditional joystick controller.
Comprehensive features for professional surround sound mixing are standard
in SmartPan Pro. Divergence control gives mixers accurate control over
panning laws affecting the center, left front and right front speakers.
Sub-woofer/LFE management features include adjustable filtering,
independent level control and crossover management. Multiple Pro Tools
tracks may be linked and panned as a group. All SmartPan Pro functions may
be automated.
Applications for SmartPan Pro include audio post-production for film, video
and DVD video. An emerging market, ideal for Pro Tools, is the remixing of
music recordings in surround sound for release on DVD audio discs. While
some new material has been released in the DVD video format, experts concur
that there is a tremendous need to remix existing content for the new
format, an excellent business opportunity for new and existing Pro Tools
customers.
Visit Kind of Loud on the web at www.kindofloud.com.
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