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Audiofile Engineering has released an update of Quiztones, a unique ear training application for audio professionals and musicians.

Quiztones is designed to train the ears to instantly and intuitively recognize frequencies. This is useful for tasks like mixing, adjusting EQ settings, and identifying and eliminating feedback.

Version 1.5 adds over 25 new frequency trainers, in the form of quizzes, in addition to the tones, pink noise, drums, acoustic guitar and vocal trainers originally included in version 1 for immediate release .0. Custom quizzes can also be made from songs in a user’s Music Library. New difficulty levels and scoring help the user keep track of their progress for the best results.

There is also a brand new in-app store for purchasing additional content. In addition to the original Quiz Pack of electric guitar & bass, version 1.5 adds two new Quiz Packs for in-app purchase: Strings 2 and Orchestra. New trainers will be coming soon to the Quiztones Store and can be added to expand the app even further.

Quiztones is designed to:

• Sharpen frequency recognition skills.
• Improve mixing and EQ skills.
• Prevent noise buildup in mixes and recordings.
• Identify and eliminate feedback on stage.
• Eliminate the need for time-consuming frequency sweeping.

Quiztones 1.5 requires iOS 4.2 or later on an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad and is available through iTunes for $2.99 USD.

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Audiofile Engineering has announced the release of Quiztones, an ear training App for better recording, mixing, and live sound.

Audiofile Engineering, creators of professional audio software for Mac OS X and iOS, have recently acquired Quiztones (http://quiztones.net), an ear training application for audio professionals and musicians, and released it as an App for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Quiztones founder Dan Comerchero joins Audiofile Engineering as a Product Manager.

Quiztones is designed to train the ears to instantly and intuitively recognize frequencies. This is useful for tasks like mixing, adjusting EQ settings, and identifying and eliminating feedback.

“As musicians and audio professionals, we spend a great deal of time analyzing frequencies, whether we’re adjusting them for a good mix in the studio, for immediate release or trying to get rid of feedback on stage,” said Comerchero. “Ear training with Quiztones can make this a lot faster and easier by eliminating trial and error methods of frequency identification such as sweeping.”

Quiztones cleverly uses various quizzes to engage users in training exercises from simple frequency tones and pink noise to real-world sounds like frequency-altered drums, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass and vocals.

Quiztones iOS App features

• Sharpen frequency recognition skills.
• Improve mixing and EQ skills.
• Prevent noise buildup in mixes and recordings.
• Identify and eliminate feedback on stage.
• Eliminate the need for time-consuming frequency sweeping.

Quiztones for iOS 4.0 or later is available to purchase for $2.99 USD.

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Audiofile Engineering has announced the release of FiRe 2, a new version of their popular field recording App that has been redesigned and rewritten from the ground up with a host of new features for the latest iOS devices.

“Although already recognized by audio professionals as a best-in-class field recorder,” said Matthew Foust, founding partner of Audiofile Engineering, “we decided to rewrite FiRe from the ground up and create a next generation product incorporating many of the features our users have requested since FiRe’s initial release.”

FiRe was the first iPhone recorder to display an accurate audio waveform in real time, the first to support markers, Broadcast WAVE metadata, and the downloading of files in multiple file formats. for immediate release FiRe was the first application on any platform to offer native SoundCloud integration.

Changes in FiRe 2

• Advanced editing suite with SmartEdits, Bezier fades, change gain, normalize, looping playback, regions and more.
• Improved Transport screen with faster and smoother drawing and larger waveform view.
• EQ and Dynamics effects developed by Audiofile Engineering.
• iTunes file transfer.
• Enhanced input processing powered by iZotope™.
• Record in background.
• Dropbox integration.

FiRe 2 for iPhone 3GS/4, 3rd/4th gen iPod touch, iPad, or iPad 2 (requires iOS 4.2) is available to purchase for $5.99 USD. FiRe 1.5 is still available for older iOS devices.

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Audiofile Engineering has announced the release of Fidelia, a new desktop audio player which delivers hi-res playback and a clutter-free interface.

Mac users with a passion for music and an appreciation for high-quality audio have an extraordinary new way to savor the sounds they love.

Audiofile Engineering has launched Fidelia, a premium desktop music player created exclusively for Mac OS X and designed to offer rich high-fidelity playback for music lovers of any taste or technical background. With support for numerous high-resolution file formats and an attractive, intuitive interface that honors the classic stereo amplifiers of decades past, Fidelia lets discerning listeners optimize and enjoy their music with maximum control and no proprietary clutter.

Priced at US$19.99, it’s also a remarkably accessible software alternative that integrates seamlessly with users’ existing iTunes libraries.

Fidelia features

• Elegant design
  • Sleek Intuitive controls that contemporary Mac users demand
  • Classically styled volume dial buffered by single-click Mute and Dim functions
  • Individual track details, stereo levels and audio waveforms displayed in crisp, eye pleasing fashion with no superfluous trimmings
• Powered by iZotope
  • iZotope’s industry-best sample rate conversion to achieve optimum sonic fidelity.
  • Discerning listeners can select real-time audio dithering via iZotope’s MBIT+ª technology.
• Maximum formats
  • Supports AIFF, WAV, CAF, MP3, AAC, Apple Lossless, Ogg Vorbis, or FLAC formats
  • Supports sample rates up to 192kHz and bit depths up to 32 bit floating point
• Effects
  • Audio Units and VST support
  • Customize with up to three effects
• Library
  • Access your iTunes library
  • Reformat and reorganize files from iTunes library
  • Fidelia library
• Remote
  • Beautiful Fidelia remote available in the iOS App Store

Fidelia for Mac OS X 10.5 or higher is available to purchase for $19.99 USD.

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Audiofile Engineering has released Backline MIDI, a unique utility for MIDI users, especially anyone looking to monitor/send MIDI info in a live-performance environment.

Backline MIDI is a utility designed for fast, accurate MIDI troubleshooting in any setting.

Created by the minds at Audiofile Engineering, it’s an ideal tool for traveling techs and live engineers who need a convenient way to monitor or send MIDI information on the go.

Create a master clock for tempo and time-sync functions, monitor incoming MIDI messages across channels with detailed info, and much more, all with an intuitive, easy-to-read interface.

Backline MIDI features

• Monitors
  • Status Board for monitoring MIDI messages including: Note On, Note Off, Aftertouch, Controller, Program Change, Pitch Wheel, Channel Pressure, Clock, Start, Timecode, Continue, Tick, Stop, Song Position, System Exclusive, Song Select, Active Sensing, Tune Request.
  • List (see message details such as channel and velocity).
  • Clock display.
  • Timecode display.
• Generators
  • Click (send specified note on assigned channel at a given tempo).
  • Transport (send start/stop/continue messages).
  • Clock (send tempo).
  • Timecode (send timecode).

Backline MIDI for iOS 3.1 or later is available to purchase for $9.99 USD.

Note: Full use of Backline MIDI requires the Line 6 MIDI Mobilizer accessory with the latest firmware. Download the latest firmware with the newest version of MIDI Memo Recorder.

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Audiofile Engineering has released version 1.5 of Spectre, a real-time multi-analyzer for Mac OS X.

First-time users and existing fans alike have plenty to discover in the newest version of Spectre, the real-time multi-analyzer from Audiofile Engineering.

Developed exclusively for Mac OS X, Spectre 1.5 not only offers versatile and precise tools for examining live audio, but also makes those tools simpler and more approachable than ever before.

New features include an Inspector window that reduces desktop clutter, additional metering and filtering options, and a specially priced Spectre Starter licensing option designed for beginners and students.

Changes in Spectre v1.5

• Design Improvements – Spectre 1.5 features beautifully redesigned meter windows, facilitating a quick and powerful workflow.
• Performance Improvements – Numerous improvements to the meters, performance and stability upgrades, a greatly improved manual activation process for computers that aren’t online, updated Support window and many more.
• Inspector – Designed to streamline your workflow, the new Inspector window allows you to manage the Trace and Settings properties of all your meters in one window.
• Redesigned Player – Not only did we give the Player a fresh new look, it now natively supports FLAC and Ogg Vorbis files!
• Leq Meter – Requested, and here at last! The Leq meter measures the energy of a section of audio, often referred to as the “loudness.” It’s unlike the level meters that show you the volume of your audio at that very moment. Instead, it takes an average over time so you can get an idea of how much “energy” is implied during a range of time.
• And That’s Not All… – New features in Spectre 1.5 also include A/B/C-weighted filters, Leq filters, calibration for VU and BBC Meters, Form Factor and Crest Factor measurements in the Numerical Meter, gain control for individual traces, the ability to activate/deactivate individual traces, autozoom in the Lissajous Meter and more.

Spectre for Mac OS X is available to purchase for $99 USD. The Spectre Starter version is available for $49 USD.

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