Following a four-month public beta test period, the full release version of Tracktion 6 music production software is now available. The single-screen DAW program was purchased from LOUD Technologies by Tracktion Corporation – a group headed by original Tracktion developer Julian Storer.
It continues the Tracktion tradition of providing tools that enable musicians to compose, record, edit and mix their music. Many key features have been upgraded while new features and a customization portal has been added. As with earlier versions, Tracktion 6 is available US$60 per license (US$30 upgrades).
Tracktion 6 includes dozens of new features and enhancements. Highlights include Z-Plane’s Elastique Pro time stretch algorithm; Warp Time audio editing, Tracktion’s time correction tool kit; tape-style start/stop effect handles for audio clips; dedicated submix and automation tracks; tagging editor plus track tagging; an upgraded plugin management system; a new “super comp” audio compiling tool and more. Tracktion 6 also includes MARKETPLACE, a new in-app retail portal which allows the audition, purchase, download and installation of assets such as plug-ins, sounds and instruments without leaving the project currently underway.
“We’re in the process of building what we consider to be the ideal DAW environment for musicians,” explained Tracktion founder, Storer. “This is distinguished from typical DAW’s which are better suited to recording engineers. As musicians ourselves, we wanted a platform for quickly and easily recording song ideas, building on those ideas, editing and mixing them without technical barriers stifling creativity.”
