n-Track Software has announced the release of version 6.0.5 of the n-Track Studio music recording and editing software.

This free update adds the ability to send the output of any audio channel (track, aux, group, instrument) to any other available audio channel. What before was an "aux send" is now just a "send" which can be directed to any existing audio channel, allowing for more creative use of n-Track's virtual mixing board. The new signal routing algorithm also allows the program to make increased use of multicore CPUs, distributing channels more evenly across the available cores.

The 6.0.5 updates also fixes various bugs and has many user interface enhancements including a new Level Meter Ruler tool to allow setting a reference level to target during manual mixing, and an improved Signal Path window that gives an interactive view of the mixing channels interconnections.

Summary of changes from v6.0.4 to v6.0.5:

• More flexible routing: channels can have an arbitrary number of sends to any other channel [New Feature].
• Output channel label with popup menu in each mixer stripe [New Feature].
• Level Meter Ruler to set a custom reference RMS level [New Feature].
• Zoom toolbar buttons keep on zooming when button is held pressed [New Feature].
• More graceful handling of missing plugins in songs being loaded [New Feature].
• Pan mixer settings editable via keyboard [New Feature].
• Fixed dragging part and releasing mouse outside of timeline window leaves timeline scrolling until mouse is clicked again [Bug Fix].
• Tooltips for Volume and EQ that show the current setting (e.g. +4.2 dB) [New Feature].
• Signal Path window enhancements.