Features Restoration All products of the Sequoia software family contain Spectral Cleaning, which removes distortions (such as coughing, crackling, or drop-outs). This time-saving editing tool is ideally suited for editing live-recordings and interviews that contain squeaky chairs, ringing cell phones or coughs. Conventional equalizing and even sophisticated cross-fade editing is extremely time-consuming and often results in audible changes to the signal. Classic Production Sequoia includes a professional Source Destination Editing function, which is used in classic productions to combine multiple recordings of a performance into a final version. This method is especially effective and intuitive. Two display areas let you view and play back source and destination tracks simultaneously as well as independently of each other. Both areas can be navigated, zoomed and played separately. You can also navigate through the source and prepare the next edit during playback of the destination. The actual edit is carried out via markers. In and out markers in the source material define the material that should be copied into the destination track following an edit command. Different kinds of edits, such as 2-point, 3-point or 4-point cuts can be applied. When making an insert cut, the material that follows can shift accordingly or keep its position, which is useful when working with video. The individual source project can be easily selected from the source list with the help of keyboard shortcuts. With this method, you can quickly implement operations that would otherwise be very time-consuming. Mixing Besides of its unique recording features, Sequoia also offers an advanced toolset for mixing all types of audio productions - from radio commentaries in stereo to soundtracks in different surround formats, like 5.1, 7.1 or even 12.0 channel surround. Different audio formats up to 32-bit floating point and sample rates up to 384 kHz can be mixed together within the same arrangement, the sample rate conversion being calculated in realtime during playback. Sequoia supports well-known automation modes: touch, latch, trim and overwrite. The automation curve is graphically displayed and can be edited intuitively. Beside the automation of volume and panorama, also VST instrument and plug-in parameters can be automated both on track and object level. In the course of mixing, highly-developed digital algorithms, superb effect plug-ins and the consistent use of floating point calculations, especially when it comes to summing different signals on a master or bus, ensure that the sound retains its clearity and all its nuances after digital sound processing. Mastering Sequoia allows you to burn CD masters directly from the multi-track project or a single audio project. This means that the whole process, from recording to the finished CD master, is covered by Samplitude. The CDs produced are 100% Red Book-compatible and can be sent directly to the CD manufacturer. The CDs can be configured to include copy protection, UPC/EAN, ISRC, pre-emphasis and CD-text. In order to reduce the bit depth to the 16-bit CD-format and preserve the highest level of quality possible, Sequoia includes POW-r dithering. Developed by the POW-r Consortium, this patented algorithm works on a psycho-acoustic basis to permit word length reduction with a very high degree of usable signal dynamics, with or without noise shaping. Post Production Sequoia offers video functionality to perform post production work flows and dubbing of video material. For this process several videos can be loaded native into Sequoia. The supported formats can be found under technical data. Make sure to use formats that are uncompressed or only slightly compressed to assure a faster work flow. It is also possible to export video from Sequoia, which is especially useful if edits have been carried out in the video material, or in order to supply a rendered preview to a client. Description Product Description Production - Broadcast - Mastering Yet another milestone in the development of professional software solutions for audio production, broadcasting and mastering. The new Sequoia 13 offers everything that our professional users need and more! The latest generation of Sequoia sets new standards in the field of high-definition DAWs and offers comprehensive loudness functions based on EBU R128/ITU‑R BS.1771, extensive improvements to the Spectral Cleaning feature, flexible plug-in routing, a realtime AAC/MP3 preview plug-in and continuing development to achieve the highest possible levels of flexibility, performance and efficiency