iZotope Licenses Algorithms To Sonic Studio

iZotope is pleased to announce that SonicStudio is licensing iZotope's MBIT+ dither and 64-bit SRC sample rate conversion algorithms for inclusion in Sonic Studio's soundBlade native.

soundBlade is a general purpose production tool, designed to record, edit, process, restore and deliver audio on CD, DDP or as AIFF, WAV or BWF files for further processing. Particularly well suited to handle the difficult tasks of mastering, soundBlade is available in two versions: soundBlade native & soundBlade accelerated.

The MBIT+ word length reduction algorithm features psychoacoustic noise shaping based on research performed with musical program material as opposed to traditional test tones. This basis has won it the lowest perceived noise in the market* and made it a practical must for professionals. It features several modes of noise shaping providing the engineer with the final control.

The iZotope 64-bit SRC sample rate conversion algorithm features one of the steepest filters on the market** minimizing the noise and aliasing caused by traditional approaches. Additionally, iZotope 64-bit SRC addresses the question of the pre-ringing and post-ringing caused by linear phase and minimum phase algorithms by allowing the engineer to decide. A new hybrid approach allows continuous control over the tradeoff of pre- and post-ringing, in addition to the controls over filter steepness versus ringing.

*Based on the 24-96 blind dither shootout results at http://www.24-96.net/dither/results.htm. Note that MegaBitMax is a predecessor to MBIT+.

**Based on the Infinite Wave comparisons at http://src.infinitewave.ca.