Good news is we do have it planned, along with a lot more features, but for the initial release we had to roll out with the essentials to make sure it all works well.
#THE MAGIC AB PLUGIN UPDATE#
If that is what you are after - you will have to wait for a future update - (sorry)
since then, the guy who made Magic AB made Metric AB, but for another company. Or if you loop bar 64 to 72 on the timeline, the reference track would also loop as such? - the brand still exists but not the company, they were acquired by Splice, Id contact them for further info. if you are at 1min on the timeline, the reference track will also be playing at 1 min. So if i understand correctly - you want the reference track to match the position /time of the project - i.e. Working on virtually all DAWs, with a patented-ease of use, Magic AB represents a second-to-none mix and workflow improver for all producers, regardless of genre. Virtually invisible on processor power, Magic AB's light, refined design means setting it up as a default on your mix bus is a breeze without draining resources.Flip in an instant, or allow a transitions of up to 2000ms. Give your ears a chance to recalibrate with manually changeable crossfade times.The clear, ergonomically designed GUI with bold waveform display means you’re always comparing like with like. Balance the relative volume of mixes with extensive, accurate, easy-to-read metering – particularly useful for ciritical mastering sessions.Compare multiple mixes quickly and simply: create and save your own ‘go-to’ playlists to radically speed up mixing and mastering.Hone in on the details: play/cue the reference track from the precise point you want to hear and loop the section you want to focus on – there’s no need for tiresome rewinding and endless internal waveform navigation.Like the sound of a reference? No problems – import your chosen reference track/s into Magic AB and then flick between them and your own in-progress track using a single mouse click.Perform instant AB references: to compare the track you are working on in your DAW with any commercially produced reference track in a variety of audio formats (mp3, aiff, wav, m4a etc).Magic AB is both an indispensible mixing tool and a workflow improver that allows the producer to: If required, plugins can be added post Magic AB to provide a sounding-point for programme material with or without additional processing.
Magic AB sits on your mix bus (or individual channels), allowing instant switching between your current project and the reference material in pristine, transparent quality, regardless of the processes already on the mix bus. With A/B referencing playing an essential part in the production, mixing and mastering process, Magic AB offers an infinitely faster, easier and more accurate method to compare multiple audio streams to those currently available in any DAW or audio editor. The concept behind Magic AB is simplicity itself – an easy-to-use but powerful utility plugin that allows you to compare the realtime audio you are working on with up to nine reference tracks at the click of a mouse. It’s a simple but incredibly useful idea that’s easy to use and well executed.Ī simple but elegant solution for referencing other tracks when working on your mix.MAGIC AB A simple, powerful reference tool that allows you to switch between the audio you are working on and up to nine tracks in an instant. Magic A/B is a plug-in that everyone could benefit from. Finally, you can save all of your settings – including the reference tracks themselves – into a preset for quick recall in another project. It would also be great to have LP and HP filters to hone in on just the lows and highs, but this can be done with a separate plug-in.
However, we would ideally like to see an actual crossfader rather than just a fade-out and fade-in so that you can simulate how the tracks might sound being mixed together in a DJ set. It’s then simply a case of clicking on the A and B buttons located on the right-hand side to switch between your original mix and the new reference track.Īnother useful feature is the A/B mode, in which you can choose to slowly fade between tracks from 0–2,000ms. The nicely laid-out user interface bares a striking resemblance to those from the iZotope stable (which is no bad thing!), and once your reference track is selected, you’re presented with a waveform view, which gives you the ability to zoom in and loop any section. Accurate peak and RMS meters ensure you have correctly matched the volumes of the tracks.
After loading in your reference tracks (which can be in a variety of formats including MP3 and m4a), you can balance the volumes using the individual sliders.