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winter 2006www.bias-inc.com • 1 [800] 775-BIAS A Welcome from our Founders

This past year has been a whirlwind of activity for Peak was different. Its features were unique. Its all of us at BIAS. If you’re new to BIAS, it’s our plea- user interface was remarkably intuitive. It struck a sure to welcome you. If you’re a longtime user, it’s chord, and before long, we were the proud parents our privilege to welcome you back, and to thank of the world’s most popular stereo audio editing, you. Your comments have contributed to our ever- processing, and mastering application for the Mac. increasing and ever-improving BIAS family of prod- And we’re proud to have recently brought you Peak ucts — now including options for both Windows Pro 5 — the most powerful, feature-rich version to and Macintosh users. date. Now, ten years on, we’re fortunate to have so many We founded BIAS with one mission in mind: to enthusiastic users, and so many tremendously help people not just achieve their creative goals, talented employees. We also have a great roster of but to exceed them. To start us on this path, we products — including Peak Pro, Peak Pro XT, launched Peak. Sure, there were other editing the new Master Perfection Suite, Peak LE, Deck, programs on the market, from companies far Deck LE, and our two audio restoration products, more established. But with our mission in mind, SoundSoap and SoundSoap Pro, which have

2 Table of Contents become even more popular than we originally Welcome p. 2 anticipated. Testimonials p. 4 Altogether, this represents a body of work of which we’re very proud. On behalf of all of us at BIAS, we Peak Pro 5 p. 6 thank you for your interest and patronage. But Master Perfection Suite p. 8 most especially, we thank you for allowing us to continue our mission. The chance to help you ex- SoundSoap 2 p. 10 ceed your creative goals is our greatest reward. SoundSoap Pro p. 12

Deck 3.5 p. 14

LE Solutions p. 16 Steve Berkley Christine Anuszkiewicz Berkley President & CEO Vice President and CMO

3 Here’s what the pros BT | Producer/Composer Collaborations include Sting • Peter Gabriel • NSYNC have to say about Sarah McLachlan • Tori Amos • Madonna • Seal • and others BIAS software “Working with Peak makes me feel like doing sound design, whereas working in a DAW makes me feel like writing a song. Still, although I primarily use Peak for sound treatment, I will often bring some beats into it and lay some bass and keyboard Every day, thousands of audio professionals rely on parts down in there in Peak. Or, I’ll pull a loop AIFF fi le into Peak BIAS software. Our award-winning products can be and then just go absolutely crazy doing wild sound treatments heard on countless hit recordings, Hollywood and inde- on the groove.” pendent feature fi lms, television productions, websites, video games, and other productions. To us, this means we’re doing our job right and continuing our mission of George Massenburg | Producer/Composer

helping people exceed their creative goals. Staying in Collaborations include Linda Ronstadt • Little Feat touch with our customers, listening to their feedback, Earth, Wind & Fire • Philip Glass • James Taylor • Lyle Lovett incorporating their suggestions — these are all an es- Art Garfunkel and others sential part of how we develop our products, and why “BIAS Peak has got a really good EQ… Steve [Berkley, BIAS founder] our users love our software so much. and his coders do a good job and I love what they do. I’m obvious-

Recently we caught up with some of our highly a fan of their software, and I think their business model is right, profi le users to fi nd out how our products keep their as well. The world is going more and more towards the virtual creativity fl owing and get the job done. We found that production environment. Having a really professional editor and for them, BIAS software is an essential part of having it up on a PowerBook that you can fl y with anywhere in any project. Here are some excerpts from those the world is phenomenally powerful. Peak and BIAS are right in testimonials. The complete stories can be found on our line with the great virtual audio world that we’re in.”

website www.bias-inc.com/artistprofi les

4 Frank Serafi ne | Sound Designer/Composer/ Morris Hayes | Producer/Keyboardist Musician Collaborations include Prince • The Time • George Clinton Projects include Star Trek: The Motion Picture • Tron • Star Trek III Meshell N’degeocello • Larry Graham • Lenny Kravitz Poltergeist II • The Hunt For Red October • and others Maceo Parker • Chaka Khan • Philip Bailey • Mint

“The audio and music restoration business is exploding, and Condition • R.L. & T-Low of Next • Najee • Nona Gaye

SoundSoap Pro is at the front of the whole thing. Now that the Shanice Wilson new DVDs can handle 24-bit/192 kHz digital sound to mimic “I’ve just gotten hip to SoundSoap Pro, and it has just analog quality, everyone including the Beatles are going to start been crazy. I told [ the BIAS folks] at the booth there was taking their old master tapes and remastering entire catalogs to no way to fi x a very old and badly-recorded dialog record- DVD. So, we’ll just take out the hiss and noise with SoundSoap Pro ing, like the one I played for them there at the booth. I and end up with all that amazing, super-wide analog bandwidth. just told ‘em it would be impossible and that I would have Until now, I couldn’t even begin to think about remastering my bet money against them being able to do it. Sure enough, analog stuff until SoundSoap Pro. This is the way to do it now; I’m they did it, and this demo of mine had it all on one tape: telling you, everyone into audio restoration is going to want to Noise, 60-cycle hum, rumble, crack, pop, fi zzle, everything. start using this plug-in.” Some of the tape sounded like someone poured a Coke all over the heads! But SoundSoap Pro totally wiped it all Brian Emrich | Sound Designer/Producer out and cleaned it up. It was unbelievable. Those people Projects include Requiem for a Dream • Phone Booth • One Hour at BIAS are geniuses for coming up with SoundSoap Pro. Photo • PI • The Matrix Revisited DVD • and others Who would’ve thought of it?”

“I can honestly say that I have never worked without Peak on any project. Even when I’m working with Pro Tools, I still import and export my new fi les back and forth between the two programs. I also re-master material through Peak when I burn vinyl and make mixes for my DJ work, I’m constantly editing with Peak in and I use it to audition any and every bit of audio I need to hear. Peak is the main software tool I use for for expressing design and creativity in all my work” 5 Peak Pro™ 5 BIAS Peak — the industry standard stereo audio editing, Superb new real-time and offline sample rate conversion The quotes in these pages are from just a few of the many leading processing, and mastering application for the Macintosh algorithms ensure pristine results — where DAWs and engineers, producers, musicians and digital video professionals who count — is now better than ever. competing products often fall short. Other enhancements on BIAS to help them keep their creativity flowing. From serious sound design for film, video, or multi- include new high quality change pitch and duration DSP, “Peak is the single most important media, to rapid-fire broadcast editing, to music production advanced tape style scrubbing, support for virtual instru- tool I have for creating, editing and working with sounds and and mastering limited only by your imagination, Peak ments and effects — even within Peak Pro 5’s integrated samples. I like to paint with sound, creating a fresh sonic palette for Pro 5 does it better than anything else. Create unique Vbox processing matrix. every project — and Peak is like ® the Photoshop of audio. It does dance loops and remixes. Optimize audio for Podcasting All that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Dig in and hear everything, better than the rest — giving me creative control and saving me time by automating and Internet streaming. Dust off that pile of vinyl records for yourself exactly what Peak Pro 5 can do for you. It just repetitive editing tasks.” or analog tapes and convert them to CDs, ultra-portable might explain why more music and audio professionals Jeff Rona Composer AAC (MP4) or MP3 files, or to just about any audio file for- depend upon BIAS Peak than any other competing product. [ “Mothman Prophesies,” “Black Hawk Down,” “Traffic,” “White Squall,” “Homicide: Life On the Streets” ] mat on Earth. Craft soundtracks or fix audio problems for ≥ Peak Pro XT: The Extended Technology Edition includes Peak Pro 5, the

- - - digital video. Maximize your music’s sonic quality — and new BIAS Master Perfection Suite™ of 6 new BIAS plug-ins, plus SoundSoap and SoundSoap Pro restoration tools.

then burn your final masters directly to CD – with100 % also available “I have been an avid Peak freak ≥ Peak LE: All of Peak’s essential tools — at an amazingly affordable for years. On every session, every Red Book compatibility. demo, and on every tour, Peak price. Learn more about these other editions of Peak on page 16, or at: is simply the most vital piece of Peak Pro 5’s new playlist offers advanced cross-fade software on my computer.” www.bias-inc.com/products/peakpro/other.php Bruce Hendrix control, PQ Editing, CD Text, ISRC, DDP Export* and more. Keyboard Tech/Sound Editor [ Nine Inch Nails, Mary J. Blige, Matchbox Twenty, Aerosmith ] For complete information about the latest versions of Peak, see www.bias-inc.com/products/peakpro Peak 5 – Selected Features

• Fast and powerful non-destructive & destructive • Supports built-in Mac I/O and Core Audio • Ultra high quality real-time and offline SRC • Dozens of high quality VST audio effects plug-ins sample accurate editing, processing, and profes- compatible hardware (Sample Rate Conversion) free and AU effects from Mac OS X sional audio CD mastering • Integrated DSP Toolset, including Fade In/Out, • Includes SFX Machine LT plug-in with 21 real- • Includes BIAS Sqweez compressor/limiter plug-in • Simultaneous document viewing with window Normalize (peak & RMS), Gain Envelope, time special effects and BIAS Freq 4-band paragraphic EQ tiling Reverse, Invert, Harmonic Rotate, ultra-accurate • Up to 32-bit 10MHz, including 24 bit 96KHz (HD) • Advanced VST/AU plug-in routing matrix via • Multithreaded processing and MP optimized POW-r™ dithering, Convolve, Mix, Change Pitch, — high sample rate recording requires compat- integrated Vbox SE • Unlimited Undo/Redo with gtraphic edit histories Panner, Find Peak, Invert, Strip Silence & more ible hardware • Automated Repair Clicks & Remove DC Offset • Customizable display, key commands, tool bar • Professional 100% Red-Book CD Mastering • Advanced looping tools— including the highly • ImpulseVerb** — applies real room ambiance to • Reads/Writes AIFF, SDII, QuickTime, MP3, AAC playlist featuring advanced waveform views, acclaimed Loop Surfer, LoopTuner, Crossfade any audio file – includes over 150 spaces (MP4), WAVE, AU, Sonic AIFF, JAM Image, Raw, crossfades, real-time effects, PQ sub-codes, Loop & Guess Tempo • Supports all SMDI hardware samplers >>> 6 DDP* (optional), and more ISRC, CD Text and more. • AU and VST effects & instrument support with • Read & write region, loop & reference markers • Integrated Batch Processor automatic latency compensation during bounce Peak Pro 5 — The industry standard stereo editing, processing, and Personalize Peak Pro 5 Manage multiple audio Useful selection Reference/region/loop The document fi le drawer to work the way you documents easily — with tools make editing markers help locate pops stores a library of all want with customiz- independent edit histories audio and moving and clicks, or designate reference, region and Import QuickTime movies and mastering application for the Mac able, scalable toolbar and display options. multiple markers, important segments of loop markers, plus a com- digital video for audio sweetening. and user-defi nable key loops, or regions fast audio, such as discrete CD plete edit history with Peak Pro maintains better-than- commands. and easy. Blending tracks. Use Peak Pro’s highly unlimited undo/redo. frame-accurate sync, letting you Powerful on-board DSP tools — on/off mode makes acclaimed Guess Tempo™ Drag and drop regions Ships with more than 25 free VST plug-ins, play the movie while making au- including Normalize (peak & every edit seamless, and Loop Surfer™ to extract into a playlist. Name, dio selections or scrubbing audio. including: RMS), Repair Clicks, Crossfade ensuring click-free perfect loops instantly and edit location points, or ≥ BIAS Sqweez pro-quality Loop, Envelope from Audio, transitions between easily. cue playback of markers, and tons more! operations. loops or regions. VST and Audio Units plug-ins, as well compressor/limiter as virtual instruments can be mixed ≥ BIAS Freq 4-band Paragraphic EQ and matched using the available bundled software ≥ Reverb plug-in inserts, or chained in series, ≥ parallel or both using the Vbox plug- Limiter in matrix. Virtual Instruments can be ≥ Stereo Imager triggered using the virtual keyboard ≥ Spectral Analyzer window, or from an external MIDI keyboard. ≥ Auto-Pan ≥ Degrader ImpulseVerb™** is a powerful sampling reverb algorithm that ≥ Detune utilizes an included 250MB library ≥ Leslie Simulator of impulse responses. ImpulseVerb ≥ Overdrive applies the room ambiance of a multitude of spaces to your audio. ≥ Resonant Filter You can even create and import ≥ DubDelay your own impulse responses. ≥ Stereo Simulator Peak Pro includes Sqweez™, a high- ≥ Sub Bass Synthesizer end compressor/limiter plug-in, and ≥ Pitch Tracker Freq™, a professional 4-band paragraphic EQ plug-in. Over 25 free VST ≥ Vocoder plug-in effects are also included. ≥ and more Peak Pro offers ultra-high quality DSP, Also bundled free with Peak Pro 5: including Change Pitch, Change Duration and Sample Rate Conver- ≥ BIAS Vbox SE [fully integrated sion. The Tempo Envelope window multi-effects control environment] changes duration over time. ≥ SFX Machine LT [ powerful real-time effects plug-in — includes 21 earbending The resizable transport window offers The Peak Pro 5 Playlist is brand-new, and includes a graphic waveform view featuring optional staggered or linear views, allowing presets ] playback controls, a location counter, crossfades and tracks to be adjusted visually. It features 100% replication-ready CD burning with ISRC entry, PQ subcode editing, master volume fader, and super- CD-Text, unlimited undo/redo, support for keyboard triggerable controls for auditioning and nudging, as well as bounce to multiple ≥ discWelder Bronze Trial - allows 5 high responsive, high-precision meters. word lengths via POW-r dithering. An optional extension for DDP fi le export is also available. resolution DVD Audio discs to be burned at no additional charge

>>> • Change Duration DSP with Tempo Envelope and • Auto-Defi ne Tracks – divides LP/Tape recordings Transient mode – high-quality time compression/ into single tracks for easy CD burning, export to System Requirements expansion without affecting pitch or smearing iTunes and more • G3, G4 or G5 desktop Apple Macintosh, iBook or • 18 ms hard drive (average seek time) or faster attacks • Use stand alone or integrated as an external edi- PowerBook (>400MHz processor recommended) • 330 MB available disk space • Recording notepad & timer tor launched from Deck, Digital Performer, Live, • Macintosh OS 10.3.9 minimum (CD Text requires • QuickTime 6.0 or later • Threshold function automatically divides fi les Final Cut Pro, and more 10.4 or greater) • ImpulseVerb requires a G4 processor or faster** based on amplitude • Ideal editing, processing, and CD mastering • 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended) • Support for third-party audio hardware may companion for Cubase, Digital Performer, Live, • Trigger playback & cueing of up to 10 audio docu- • Minimum 1024 x 768 screen resolution require compatible Core Audio drivers ments using Mac keyboard Logic, Pro Tools, and more For most up-to-date info, see www.bias-inc.com/peak • Advanced QuickTime/DV support with sample • Over 300 MB of high quality loops & audio accurate synchronization content from PowerFX and Sound-FX-Design 7 Master Perfection Suite™ Designed from the ground up for mastering and sound “If you’re looking to add a suite of design professionals, these state-of-the-art plug-ins were polished processors to your effects arsenal, the [Master Perfection Suite] originally available as part of Peak Pro XT. Now the Master bundle is now one of the best deals on the Mac.” Perfection Suite is available for virtually any host applica- January 2006 Macworld review of Peak Pro XT (4.5 mice) - with the included Master Perfection Suite, tion on Mac and Windows. by Peter Kirn - - - Repli-Q™ matches spectral qualities of your favorite mix

“BIAS has got a really good EQ… to your own tracks. PitchCraft™ delivers super natural pitch [the BIAS] coders do a good job and I love what they do. I’m obviously a fan of and formant control. Launching Reveal™ exposes what’s their software, and I think their business ™ model is right, as well. The world is really going on inside your mix — with seven powerfully in- SuperFreq going more and more towards the virtual High performance 4-, 6-, 8- ™ production environment. Peak and BIAS tegrated analysis tools. Sqweez-3™ & -5™ offer the ultimate & 10- band paragraphic EQ PitchCraft are right in line with the great virtual Super natural pitch correction audio world that we’re in.” in linear phase multi-band processing. George Massenburg Producer/Engineer SuperFreq™ offers 4, 6, 8, and 10 band paragraphic [ Collaborations include: Linda Ronstadt Earth, Wind & Fire • Philip Glass equalization. Our powerful GateEx™ offers a high quality James Taylor • Lyle Lovett • and others ] gate and downward expander. Hear for yourself, and you’ll agree the BIAS Master Per- fection Suite offers more sonic quality, features and interface improvements over most other plug-ins in their class. Repli-Q™ GateEx™ Spectral/EQ matching, with Top-performing gate/ astounding results expander plug-in Master Perfection Suite

PitchCraft™ Reveal™ SuperFreq™ Repli-Q™ A real-time pitch correction/transposition Seven powerful analysis tools in a single A mastering-quality 4, 6, 8 & 10-band Repli-Q matches the EQ of one source to plug-in that fixes out-of-tune vocals or other plug-in interface — Oscilloscope, Peak paragraphic equalizer that includes everything another target signal. By learning the spectral single voice instruments easily and with and RMS Power History, Spectrogram, Pan for professional caliber equalization, including profiles of the source and target signal, Repli-Q minimal artifacts. Humorous, eerie, and even Power, Spectral Analysis, Lissajous Phase -24dB to +24dB Gain Values; 0.1 to 30 “Q” allows the degree of matching and smoothing supernatural effects can also be obtained, Scope and Peak and RMS Level Meters. An (bandwidth) values; sweepable frequencies to be manipulated. Repli-Q provides a spectral making PitchCraft a great sound design tool “all” view displays every tool in a single from 20Hz to 20kHz, individual band bypass matching function, as well as the ability to as well. window. Additionally, users can select any buttons; 24dB stereo input/output meters; and improve an improperly equalized track, and can tool as desired via a tab style interface. filters including Peak, Notch, High Shelf, Low also help ensure equally optimized playback in 8 Shelf, High Cut, and Low Cut. multiple listening environments. Sqweez-3™ Sqweez-5 ™ & Sqweez-5™ EQ View The Sqweez -3 and 3- and 5-band -5 real time graph compressor/limiter/ window displays upward expander the EQ curve, with linear phase Threasholds or performance. both. It can also > optionally display the spectrograph.

Reveal™ Spectrogram Professional 7- View tool audio signal Reveal includes an analysis suite. intuitive tabular interface. Look at all 7 tools in a global view, or click on any > of the tabs to see a close up view of any of Reveal’s seven analysis tools.

For complete information about the Master Perfection Suite, see www.bias-inc.com/mps

Sqweez-3 & -5™ GateEx™ System Requirements Two powerful multiband compression/limiter/ A new pro-quality Gate/Expander plug-in with upward expander plug-ins with advanced new graphic displays, advanced parameter control, Macintosh • Windows XP Home or Professional linear phase equalization algorithms from BIAS. and downward expander – effectively re- • G4 or G5 desktop Apple Macintosh, iBook or PowerBook • Compatible RTAS, DirectX or VST host application Both offer graphic per band viewing/editing of moves signals below an assignable threshold (>500MHz processor recommended) Both threshold and EQ. Each band may be soloed and helps reduce residual noise. • Macintosh OS 10.3.9 minimum (10.4 recommended) • Minimum 1024 x 768 screen resolution and/or bypassed individually, and a convenient • Compatible RTAS, AU, or VST host application • 256 MB RAM (512 MB or more recommended) “auto gain” button compensates for loudness • 250 MB available disk space variations. A variable “digital ceiling” slider Windows • Intel CPU (P3 or greater), Athlon CPU, with SSE Instructions • An available USB port for the included BIAS USB key controls the clipping headroom of the inte- (>1GHz processor recommended) 9 grated soft clip function. SoundSoap™ 2 Whether you’re shooting videos, restoring vinyl LPs, Unit, DirectX, RTAS, or VST plug-in — or as a standalone “Bad audio devalues even the best video, and SoundSoap can fix most building websites, creating presentations, or making application with almost any digital audio or video file.* common problems with a minimum of time and fuss. SoundSoap is not only music, you know how unwanted noise problems can ruin And best of all, working with SoundSoap couldn’t be an inexpensive solution, but it is fast and easy enough to use that I process even the best work. simpler: Click its one-step “Learn Noise” button, then virtually all of my audio through it, resulting in a more polished and Some are obvious: Buzz from an amp. Hum from a watch the noise disappear in the Wash Window. Or grab professional end product.” Jim Perry bad cable. Pops and crackles from old records. Air condi- its intuitive controls and make your own adjustments. Any SoundSoap review for LA Final Cut Pro User’s Group tioning noise. Analog tape hiss. But then there’s subtle way you choose to use it, SoundSoap’s advanced DSP capa- - - - noise, from microphones, preamps, mixing consoles, bilities give you crisp, pro-quality results in just seconds. “SoundSoap is drop dead simple to use, extremely effective on broadband outboard gear, video cameras, and more. Even from So when your sound could use some serious sanitizing, noise, inexpensive, and provides real time monitoring. For a huge part of top-end gear, these noise problems take an inevitable or even just a little freshening up, count on SoundSoap. the recording world, that’s all anyone really needs.” toll on the sonic quality of your work. Nothing does the job faster, easier, or more affordably. Craig Anderton review for EQ, June 2003 Now, there’s an easy-to-use tool that will make your - - - work sound better than ever. BIAS SoundSoap scrubs au- * Please contact BIAS customer service for a current list of compatible host programs. “There’s no question that SoundSoap dio squeaky clean — dramatically reducing tape hiss, clicks ably and easily removes noise from ≥ SoundSoap Pro: Professionals demand more control when restoring just about any audio file you throw at and crackles, buzzing and hum, rumble, and most other audio. That’s why we created SoundSoap Pro. Power- it — and if that’s all you have to do, ful, advanced restoration technology with access to then this is the tool you need.” all the controls for getting just the right results. types of unwanted noise. also available Christopher Breen Learn more about SoundSoap Pro on pages 12 & 13 or at www.bias-inc.com/soundsoappro review for Macworld, August 2003 SoundSoap is amazingly versatile: Use it as an Audio

For complete information about the latest version of SoundSoap, see SoundSoap 2 – Selected Features www.bias-inc.com/soundsoap

• Reduces clicks & crackles, hiss, hum & buzzing, • Use SoundSoap as a standalone application. to automatically reduce noise — or use its other audio) outside of the range of the human rumble & most other noise — without harming Or run it as a fully integrated plug-in with any manual controls for more advanced applications voice the audio you wish to preserve compatible Audio Units, DirectX, RTAS or VST • Includes Enhance slider for additional tone • Hum removal optimized for 60 Hertz (North • The ideal audio companion for almost any host program — contact BIAS for latest host control America, etc.) or 50 Hertz (Europe, Australia, MiniDV, Digital8, or other digital camcorder; compatibility information • Standalone version works with most QuickTime etc.) video editing software; audio CD burning • SoundSoap’s easy & intuitive workspace makes or Windows Media compatible audio or video • Noise Only mode lets you listen only to the software; digital audio workstation; audio cleaning audio a snap — while its unique Wash file (AVI, DV, .WAV, SDII, AIFF, MP3, MP4 (AAC) noise being removed — & is ideal for fine-tun- enabled website; presentation software; or Window shows how well it works & many more) ing SoundSoap’s controls other multimedia application • Use SoundSoap’s one-step Learn Noise button • Preserve Voice button helps reduce noise (and 10 SoundSoap 2: The one-click noise reduction solution The Noise Tuner control helps Just how much cleaning is taking place? Buff out those scratches, and you “tune in” the hiss and other SoundSoap’s unique Wash Window lets you for Windows or Mac OS X restore your Vinyl LP collection background noise you want to listen — and watch — while it goes to work. quickly and easily. With a single remove. The Learn Noise button The left side of the SoundSoap display shows will automatically set this control the unprocessed signal, while the right side slider, SoundSoap removes pops, Noise reduction can be adjusted manually with the Noise — there’s simply no easier for you — or if you like, you can shows it after it’s been cleaned by SoundSoap. clicks and crackles without affect- Reduction knob (or automatically by clicking the Learn Noise grab it and adjust it manually. (blue = desired audio signal; red = noise.) ing the audio you want to keep! button). A low setting is good for subtle noise; for bigger way to sanitize your signal problems, just crank it up and listen to the noise evaporate.

After you’ve cleaned your audio, leave a super fi ne polish with SoundSoap’s unique Enhance Slider. This intelligent dynamic control brings back any missing frequencies, and leaves your fi nished audio sparkling.

SoundSoap removes hum (typically introduced by electrical interference from fl uorescent lights or inferior wiring) with before SoundSoap just one click. Choose 60 Hertz (for North America and most SoundSoap intelligently analyzes the other regions with ~120 VAC electricity) or 50 Hertz (for most noise portion of almost any signal, regions with ~220 VAC electricity). then applies advanced DSP algorithms to reduce the noise With one button, SoundSoap virtually eliminates low frequency noise, or “rumble” including turntable — while leaving the signal intact. motor noise, an idling truck, or any similar such noise These screenshots from Peak show below 40 Hertz. an example of an interview recorded initially on a small handheld analog tape recorder. As you can see (above), there’s so In standalone mode, SoundSoap op- much noise that the actual signal is erates as its own application — and almost impossible to discern. After will process the sound of almost any using SoundSoap (below), you can digital video or audio fi le — includ- see how virtually all the noise has ing QuickTime, Windows Media, DV been removed — and the original (camcorder format), .AVI, .WAV, AIFF, signal is dramatically restored. Just click Learn Noise and in sec- Give your audio a Choose whether SoundSoap’s even MP3, MP4 (AAC) and more. pre-wash soak. Just onds, SoundSoap automotically processing is on or off, or profi les any broadband noise in click Preserve Voice, and listen to just the offending your signal and adjusts the Noise SoundSoap instantly noise (Noise Only); a very Tuner and Noise Reduction knobs scrubs away noise (and useful mode for Manu- to their ideal settings. other sounds) outside ally adjusting the controls the range of the human — while preserving the voice. desired sound. after SoundSoap

System Requirements

Macintosh Windows Both Note • G4 or G5 Apple Macintosh desktop, PowerBook, or • Pentium III or Pentium IV desktop or laptop • 128MB RAM minimum SoundSoap’s single-platform software license > iBook (=>400MHz processor recommended) (=600MHz processor recommended) • 20MB available disk space entitles the user to run this software on either • Macintosh OS 10.2 minimum • Windows XP Home or Professional • Plug-in mode requires compatible Audio Units, a Windows or Macintosh platform but not both. • Standalone mode requires QuickTime 6.5 (included) • Standalone mode requires QuickTime 6.5 (included) DirectX, RTAS or VST host application (contact and Windows Media 9 (included) BIAS for compatibility information) For most up-to-date info, see www.bias-inc.com/soundsoap 11 SoundSoap Pro™ Crackle… hiss… rumble… click… pop… hum… When it the cost. Furthermore, its advanced technology means “BIAS gives me what I need — to do comes to audio, it can be a filthy mess out there. Fortu- that your final product is far less prone to inadvertent what I do. Anything I can hear in my head, BIAS software lets me nately, the fastest, best-sounding, one-stop audio cleaning “chirping”, “muffling”, “ flanging”, and other artifacts turn into reality. Simple as that.” Morris Hayes solution is now at hand: SoundSoap Pro. — while preserving your desired content. Programmer/Keyboardist/Producer [ Prince & The New Power Generation; Designed from the ground up for power and efficiency, SoundSoap Pro’s comprehensive approach combines, Prince’s New Power sampling library ]

- - - SoundSoap Pro offers unparalleled noise reduction and all in a single plug-in, three reduction and restoration tools

“There isn’t a project I’ve worked on audio restoration — with a minimum of tweaking, and — Broadband, Click & Crackle, and Hum & Rumble — plus lately that hasn’t been touched by BIAS software. For recordings, film, live greatly reduced chances of undesirable sonic artifacts. a sophisticated Noise Gate with visual waveform feedback, performance, or broadcast, it’s my platform of choice for audio creativity.” That’s because SoundSoap Pro takes an innovative ap- for that final polish. A unique, fully integrated interface Larry Fast [ Synergy Electronic Music ] Composer/Producer/Performer proach to the classic problem of restoring audio content. means you’re only one click away from a complete arsenal [ XM Satellite Radio, Tony Levin Band, Tokyo DisneySea Park, Peter Gabriel ] Competing high-end solutions may do a decent job, of tools. - - - but are typically complex, costly, and cumbersome — in Whether you’re archiving from vinyl, transferring stu- “I buy and try everything in search some cases forcing you to tweak hundreds of controls dio and live analog recordings, performing forensic audio of the best. When I was looking for ways to use percussion and other sounds before you can get close to your desired results. Based upon analysis, or battling a noisy recording environment, Sound- to make rad loops and combinations for Guns N’ Roses, BIAS gave me the newly developed algorithms that are dramatically more Soap Pro scrubs away problems — leaving nothing behind perfect solutions.” Brain “intelligent” and efficient, SoundSoap Pro delivers truly but sparkling clean results. Drummer/Percussionist [ Guns N’ Roses, Primus, MIRV, amazing results — faster, more easily, and at a fraction of Praxis, Tom Waits, Jon Hassell ]

For complete information about SoundSoap Pro, see www.bias-inc.com/soundsoappro Selected Features

• Compatible with most plug-in hosts from Adobe, • Integrated approach offers four noise reduction • Broadband provides deep, sonically transparent • Real-time spectrogram provides constant, global BIAS, Cakewalk, Digidesign, Emagic, MOTU, & audio restoration tools in a single plug-in; elimination or suppression of tape hiss, tire visual monitoring of spectral noise; color coding Sonic Foundry, Steinberg and others interface suggests order of operations to achieve noise, wind, HVAC noise, fluorescent lighting lets users discern problem areas & make required • Supports VST, RTAS, AudioSuite, DirectX & optimal results noise & other continuous broadband problems; adjustments, while listening to & watching the Audio Units plug-in formats • Hum & Rumble tool effectively eliminates buzzing operates across 512 distinct audio bands immediate results • Mac OS X & Windows XP compatible & hum from RFI, EMI & other sources; 20 – 500 (controlled by 12 Threshold & reduction sliders • “Noise Only” button allows the user to hear, on a • Unsurpassed combination of performance, speed, Hz w/Q (Hum & Rumble), and up to 10 harmonics with grouping capability); also features attack, global level, only what is being removed & control — all with minimal unwanted sonic (Hum); also reduces low-frequency & subsonic release, & tilt knobs for greater control • Bypass function bypasses processing either glob- artifacts rumble • Noise Gate effectively silences noise that falls ally or for each tool • ABCD Compare function offers instant compari- • Click & Crackle tool is ideal for digital transfers between desired program material; also useful • Thumbnail view shows each tool’s parameters 12 son of up to four different settings of vinyl records; also a great problem solver for for creating a variety of extreme special effects with a minimum of screen real estate • Total store/recall of all parameters pops & other brief, transient problems SoundSoap Pro: The most powerful collection of Noise Only lets you hear the inner workings of With SoundSoap Pro’s fully integrated Life is full of options, and your audio restoration SoundSoap Pro. Selecting this button monitors only toolset, not only can you save and software should be too: Rather than limiting you to a the signals that are being removed from the program audio restoration tools available, all at your fi nger load a virtually unlimited number of conventional A/B comparison, SoundSoap Pro’s ABCD material. It’s a great way to set an optimal level of noise individual settings as presets, you can Compare feature lets you instantly compare up to four reduction, while ensuring you’re not inadvertently tips in a single universal, plug-in also store and recall any individual tool unique settings and tool combinations. A true asset removing too much of the desired signal. or combination of tool settings. when fi ne tuning your results.

Each of SoundSoap Pro’s tools features a highly informative spectrogram display. Your unrestored Hum & Rumble signal (the input to the plug-in) is represented in Even the faintest hum or rumble can ruin white; the restored signal is in red. You get instant, an otherwise perfect instrumental solo or accurate, real-time feedback, with each passing irreplaceable dialogue performance. Need to moment of program material, and with each software features software remove 60Hz hum, 50Hz hum, anything in be- parameter you adjust. You’ll fi nd it’s an incredible tween, or anything a lot lower? This tool gives time saver — especially at the end of a long ses- you complete control over Q (fi lter width), sion, when you’re not quite trusting your ears as Depth, Frequency, and up to 10 Harmonics. much as you did hours earlier. And in case you don’t trust your ears, we’ve included a handy Hum meter as your guide. Customize the controls you view using this slider. To the left, you’re viewing the Threshold controls only; to the right, the Reduction controls; in the center, you’re seeing both simultaneously (as shown here).

Click & Crackle This Broadband Noise reduction tool is at once amaz- Ideal for serious vinyl noise, static-induced ingly simple and powerful. Use the Learn Noise button pops, cable connection crackles, or practically to set the degree of reduction automatically — or any brief and annoying transient, SoundSoap fi ne-tune it yourself using the 12 Threshold (blue) and Pro’s Click & Crackle tool delivers. A stream- Reduction (yellow) sliders. Attack and release controls lined set of controls — Click Threshold & (plus tilt functions), further enhance the power at your Crackle Threshold provide instant,effective command. relief, while you monitor your work visually

(via the spectrogram) and audibly (using the SoundSoap Pro offers all the tools you need for audio res- ABCD Compare and Noise Only options). toration in a simple, ergonomic interface. Each tool palette has a thumbnail view, which displays information on that tool’s particular settings. Thumbnails provide a quick and easy way to move between tools, or to hear the results with any tool or combination of tools in bypass mode. Noise Gate As SoundSoap Pro’s last restoration stage, this

fully integrated Noise Gate puts a fi nal polish SoundSoap Pro is smarter than your average plug-in, whether you’re looking for fully No need to fuss and tweak every slider to fi nd the right settings. The slider on your project. Threshold, Attack, and Release automated results, or want to tweak intensively but need a good place to start. Just click the lock provides an easy and effi cient way to group broadband sliders. Find controls — accompanied by an impressively Learn Noise button, and SoundSoap Pro’s advanced DSP features instantly determine the most just the right balance by grouping discontiguous sliders, or all 12 together. useful waveform display — let you easily ideal position for each Threshold and Reduction slider. From there, you can adjust any of the eliminate whatever noise may still be present broadband controls to fi ne tune the results — though you might be very surprised to just how between the desired content. The display can intelligently SoundSoap Pro does it on its own. even be frozen in time — so you can continue making adjustments at a desired location without stopping audio playback.

System Requirements SoundSoap Pro SoundSoap 2 Advanced Broadband Noise Reduction Yes (512 bands; 12 T/R sliders) — Basic Broadband Noise Reduction — Yes (512 bands; 2 T/R knobs) Macintosh • Windows XP Home or Professional Automated Attack/Release Settings — Yes • G4 or G5 desktop Apple Macintosh or • Compatible RTAS, AudioSuite, DirectX or VST Variable Attack/Release Settings Yes — PowerBook (>500MHz processor recommended) host application Advanced Hum & Rumble Removal Yes — Basic Hum & Rumble Removal — Yes • Macintosh OS 10.2 minimum Both Advanced Click & Crackle Removal Yes — • Compatible RTAS, AudioSuite, AU or VST host • 128 MB RAM minimum Basic Click & Crackle Removal — Yes Advanced Noise Gate Yes — application • 20 MB available disk space Standalone Operation — Yes Windows • Available USB port for included USB key Plug-In Host Formats Supported VST, RTAS, AU, DirectX VST, RTAS, AU, DirectX Basic visual display of noise — Yes (“Wash Window”) • Pentium III or Pentium IV desktop For most up-to-date info, see Advanced visual display of noise Yes (Professional Spectrogram) — www.bias-inc.com/soundsoappro or laptop (>800mhz processor recommended) Platforms Mac OS X, Windows XP Mac OS X, Windows XP 13 Deck™ 3.5 Looking for a high-performance multitrack digital audio Deck 3.5 is particularly strong for film, video, and rich “BIAS products are essential tools in my arsenal. Give me my PowerBook, workstation? Nothing else touches Deck’s combination media, including audio for the Web and DVD — making BIAS software, and a long plane flight — and I am one happy guy.” of features, speed, compatibility and value. And now, new it a great complement to Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, BT enhancements — including support for Mac OS X and iDVD, Avid, Premiere (for Mac), and other video Producer/Composer/Artist [ N Sync, Madonna, Britney Spears, Seal, Tori Amos; “Zoolander,” OMF file importing — make Deck3.5 an even more editing or DVD authoring systems. “Go,” “The Fast & The Furious” ] compelling choice. Deck 3.5 imports, exports, and accurately syncs to - - - Deck has a huge feature set, with virtually everything QuickTime movies. Scrubbing and spotting audio events “I’m not much interested in you’d expect in a pro DAW, at just a fraction of the cost. For is astoundingly easy and fast. Unlike certain budget ver- what’s been done before, especially when it comes to my less than you might spend on just one competing system, sions of other audio tools, you get true SMPTE/EBU times- own work. I need to keep uncovering new ground you could equip an entire team with Deck workstations cale display. Deck 3.5 is also fully surround-sound capable, — and I love how BIAS products help me do that so intuitively, with critical speed and stability. — including hardware and computers (desktop or with built-in 5.1 panning. And with OMF file importing, Like my guitar, they feel like they were built just for me, letting me PowerBooks) — without sacrificing quality or capabilities. Deck integrates perfectly into any professional production create a vocabulary for the language of my music.” No wonder so many audio post-production, video environment. David Torn [ aka splattercell ] editing, and DVD authoring studios — plus radio stations, Guitarist/Texturalist/Producer [ David Bowie, Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Sylvian; music studios, and sound designers — are turning to Deck. ≥ Deck LE: Entry-level audio workstation optimized for personal “Traffic,” “A Knight’s Tale,” “Three Kings” ] studio recording — great features, great price. Learn more about Deck LE at www.bias-inc.com/deck also available

Deck 3.5 – Selected Features For complete information about the latest versions of Deck, see www.bias-inc.com/deck

• Record, mix, play back & process up to 64 track-by-track, multi-algorithmic 360° panning to Left, • Slaves with subframe accuracy to external video tape • Clip nudging & trimming — with better-than- simultaneous tracks Center, Right, Surround (R) & Surround (L), plus LFE recorders & other transports — ideal for playback & subframe accuracy • Up to 999 virtual tracks (subwoofer) other assembly** • Master fader with stereo effects inserts • High-performance, realtime mixing console, with • Surround mixing pan algorithms include Radius 5.1, • Import QuickTime movies & synchronize audio-to- • Import OMF audio files from non-linear video editors dedicated faders, pans & other controls Variable-Width 5.1 & Room Ambiance 5.1 picture with better-than-frame accuracy including Final Cut Pro and Avid, plus import OMF • Automated level mixing with high-resolution • Advanced realtime signal processing with VST • Scrub QuickTime movie with full audio chase audio sessions from other DAWs such as Pro Tools, moving faders plug-in support — up to four plug-ins per track* • Lightning-fast spotting of audio clips to picture Digital Performer & Nuendo • “Rubberband-style” breakpoint automation • Over 25 VST effect plug-ins bundled free, including • ADR (automated dialogue replacement) capable • Use built-in Macintosh audio inputs/outputs or use • Mixer States “snapshot-style” scene automation BIAS Freq 4-band paragraphic EQ & BIAS Vbox SE • Monitor previously recorded tracks while recording compatible third-party audio interface >>> • Clip-based automation: Copy, Paste, Drag & Drop multi-effects control environment new tracks (optionally in sync to a QuickTime movie) automation envelopes follow moved audio regions • Built-in realtime DSP effects including Chorus, EQ, • Discontiguous clip selection 14 • 5.1-channel surround mixing, with fully automated, Delay & Multitap • Non-destructive punch-in/out Deck 3.5: Includes OS X In addition to moving fader and mixer states automation, Deck has “rubberband-style” break- Import QuickTime movies and DV clips, then sync them to your and OMF support — point automation. Even better, it’s clip-based The tracks window is used for session with better-than-frame accuracy. You can scrub frame-by- — so your automation levels follow any clips arranging and editing audio frame through a movie with full audio chase. Alternately, once you exceptional performance that you might choose to move. clips and crossfades, using up select an audio region, you can easily spot it to picture by scrubbing to 64 simultaneous tracks for the movie, releasing the mouse button, and you’re done. recording and playback (or up to Controls allow you to zoom in or out, and & value in a professional 999 virtual tracks). You can also adjust track height (with zoom memo- Deck 3.5 has auto-looping (not shown). Need individually mute, solo, name, ries). Location displays show current to repeatedly paste a drum loop, room tone, and arm-for-record each track multitrack digital audio location, plus start, end, and duration or some other portion of audio? Don’t bother within this window, without of selections. pasting over and over — with Deck 3.5 you having to use the mixer. workstation simply defi ne how many times you’d like to drop the loop into a track and Deck takes care of the rest, automatically. Ships with more than 25 free VST plug-ins, including: Deck 3.5 supports discontiguous clip selection — a real time-saving feature that lets you select ≥ BIAS Freq 4-band Paragraphic EQ individual regions in different tracks as a group. ≥ Reverb

bundled software ≥ Auto-Pan In 5.1 surround mode, the master outputs window ≥ Spectral Analyzer features a smooth master fader for all of the six surround outputs (including the subwoofer/LFE channel), plus ≥ Limiter individual meters. In stereo mode (not shown), the ≥ Detune master output offers a master stereo fader and precision ≥ DubDelay metering. It also features eight mono (four left and four right) effects inserts, plus four stereo effects inserts ≥ plus over 20 other great plug-ins (see — ideal for applying EQ, compression, limiting, or other Peak, page 5, for a more detailed list) processing to an entire mix.

Also bundled free with Deck 3.5: With Deck 3.5, you can work in stereo or 5.1 surround (shown) ≥ BIAS Peak LE Stereo mode features familiar left/right pan controls on each channel and a stereo master output. In 5.1 surround mode, ≥ BIAS Vbox SE [fully integrated each channel displays its respective 360° panning across the multieffects control environment] center, left, right, and two surround channels, and is quickly set using a master “virtual joystick” surround panner. You can also set the subwoofer (LFE) level and choose between three panning algorithms, with optional width and room ambience enhancements.

The CPU meter lets you keep track of all your system’s resources, The transport window features In addition to moving Each channel supports four including CPU, disk, and RAM usage and availability. location times plus tape deck-style fader and breakpoint simultaneous VST effects playback, stop, rewind, fast forward, automation, Deck 3.5 — or a nearly unlimited and record buttons. A unique pitch offers “snapshot” Mixer number of effects using The realtime mixer offers a fast and intuituve control surface, with individual channel faders, pans, control and scrub control sliders State automation — for Vbox SE (included). Freq, mute, solo and record controls — plus user-defi nable input/output assignments and renamable — as well as automated punch instant scene recall. BIAS’ mastering-quality track labels. You can expand or contract the mixer window to view as few or as many tracks as you in/punch out, and looping controls 4-band paragraphic EQ, like. Deck 3.5’s mixer also gives you advanced moving fader automation — to store and recall all your — further your playback and is also included. moves with ultra-smooth precision. As with high-end mixing consoles, you can update or overwrite recording options. automation on the fl y, just by grabbing a fader (using your mouse or external control surface).

>>> • Supports compatible CoreAudio (OS X) & ASIO (OS 9) • Waveform editor (such as Peak LE) can be launched audio hardware/drivers from session System Requirements • Supports multiple sample rates up to 48kHz and fi les • G3, G4 or G5 desktop Apple Macintosh or • CarbonLib 1.4 or later (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x only) up to 16-bit** * Note: Only Carbonized VST plug-ins can be used in Deck 3.5 under OS X. PowerBook (>266MHz processor recommended) • Built-in 16-bit Macintosh sound, or CoreAudio • Supports external control surfaces with full MIDI map Non-Carbonized VST plug-ins can be used with Deck 3.5 under OS 8.6 - 9.x. • Macintosh OS 8.6 minimum (OS X) hardware, or supported ASIO (OS 9) support ** 16-bit/48kHz may require compatible audio hardware under OS 9. • 128MB RAM minimum hardware / drivers • Supports AIFF, SDII, .WAV, .SND & QuickTime fi le • 20MB available disk space formats For most up-to-date info, see www.bias-inc.com/deck • 18 ms hard drive (average seek time) or faster • Export stereo session as QuickTime movie with • QuickTime 3.0 or later multiple format options • Includes Peak LE 5 at no extra charge — for advanced sample editing, mastering & CD burning 15 BIAS 2005 — The LE Solutions

Peak LE 5 Deck 3.5 LE Fast, easy, powerful audio editing, pro- A complete 12-track audio recording cessing, and CD burning — at an amaz- studio for the Mac: Easy, fast, powerful ingly affordable price. — and a great value.

• Based upon BIAS Peak, the leading stereo • Record, edit, process & mix up to 12 audio application for the Mac simultaneous audio tracks • For music production, Podcast audio, vinyl • Includes pro-style, full-featured virtual LP-to-CD conversion & more mixing console • Free audio loops and dozens of free effects • Built -in EQ, delay, and other realtime effects — on every track

o you buy CDs or listen to the radio? Go to the movies or play video games? f you want to record music and audio like a pro — but don’t feel like breaking Ever surf the Web? No doubt you’ve heard BIAS Peak at work — because the bank — we’ve got some great news for you: your Macintosh is already half

D I • 1 [800] 775-BIAS www.bias-inc.com when it comes to serious audio for the Mac, more Hollywood sound designers, the solution. The other half is Deck 3.5 LE. music and radio producers, video editors, and other professionals depend on BIAS Deck 3.5 LE turns your Mac into a full-fledged recording studio. Easily record Peak than any other stereo editing application. And now, with Peak LE 5, you get up to 12 tracks, with full CD quality. Edit your work instantly (while always being many of Peak Pro’s core features at an amazing price. able to revert to your original recordings). Process your tracks, using EQ and Easily edit and customize MP3 or AAC mixes for iTunes. Convert vinyl and other built-in digital signal processing. You can even play back MIDI files in per- cassettes to CD or iPod. Optimize audio for the Web. Record & Edit audio for fect sync. Then mix it all down using Deck 3.5 LE’s virtual mixing console. Podcasting, presentations, interviews — even voice mail prompts. Enhance Deck 3.5 LE is everything you need and then some. Sure, you could always take QuickTime and iMovie audio. Change duration without affecting pitch, or vice a few months to learn some other multitrack software, or buy a complicated versa. Create dance remixes with cross-fades. Design loops for GarageBand and hardware recorder. But no other competing solution is as easy to use and as fast other applications. Master mixes to Red Book CDs and more. to learn. No other is more compatible with so many different kinds of optional Peak LE 5 makes great-sounding audio easy and affordable. audio interfaces. And nothing else gives you an affordable upgrade path to Deck 3.5 — BIAS’ acclaimed 64-track professional multitrack audio workstation.

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