Sagan Technology have released v6.0 of Metro. here's some of what’s new:
OS X
- Support for OS X CoreAudio and CoreMIDI technology including the Audio MIDI Setup application.
- AudioUnit V1 and V2 plug-in support.
- Support for AudioUnit Synthesizers including Apple's built-in DLS/SoundFont II.
- Convert AudioUnit synthesizers to audio by mixing tracks.
- Real-Time audio play-through.
- Mapping of MIDI controllers to effects parameters for real time control.
- Optional floating transport window.
- High quality font support.
- Support for VST instruments with up to 16 outputs using all 8 stereo aux busses.
- Convert VST Instruments to audio quickly and easily by mixing tracks.
- Real-Time low latency software audio play-through with effects while recording dry signal.
- Mapping of MIDI controllers to effects parameters for real time control. This, for example, enables the use of a foot controller to control the Wah effect of a real time amp simulator plug-in.
- Support for audio sample rates greater than 48k such as 88.2k and 96k Hz.
- Support for bit sizes greater than 16 such as 24 and 32 and 32 bit float.
- Pitch Time stretch via Scale time and Transpose to modify audio. Also option-drag regions to time stretch audio.
- Re-sampling via Scale Time.
- Improved Tempo changing with audio. Audio regions now maintain there start times when tempos are changed.
- Define silence and remove silence of audio.
- Support for reading Cubase VST plug-in effect programs (.fxp files) and banks (.fxb files).
- Greatly improved support for loading of effects stored in documents on different computers.
- Effect editor windows added to the windows menu.
- Enhanced plug-in window with field sorting and contextual menu popup.
- Much larger number of effects automation parameters can be edited and in-use automation parameters are flagged with an asterisk.
- Automate built-in effect send, dry and wet faders.
- Mix audio tracks to 16, 24 bit or 32 bit float and sample rates of 44k, 48k, 88k or 96k respectively.
- New Aux Fader VU meters.
- New Aux pan knobs.
