Virtual Patchbay Application

Otari hired Art & Logic to develop a virtual patchbay application that controls how pieces of audio equipment communicate over a firewire network. Art & Logic solved a number of difficult design problems including how to quickly display and update the thousands of connection possiblities between multiple audio devices. This software is currently used in real-time production at locations such as television stations and live performance theatres.

TAGS:  Mac OS X  Audio  Desktop  FireWire  Music  Broadcasting  Pro Audio

User Interface Design for Speaker Control Center

JBL wanted a sleek user interface design for their LSR4300 Studio Monitor Control Center. Our design team worked together with JBL's development team to bring their original pencil sketches to life. The 3D user interface makes it easier to configure high-end speaker systems. The system has won many awards within the pro audio industry.

TAGS:  Audio  3D  Entertainment  Music  Pro Audio

Auto-Tune 3 DirectX

Antares Audio Technologies hired Art & Logic to bring their world standard Auto-Tune 3 professional intonation correcting plugin onto the Microsoft Windows platform. Art & Logic enhanced the original codebase by adding DirectX envelope automation, improving the user interface, and updating the architecture to exploit the audio capabilities unique to Microsoft Windows. Art & Logic worked closely with PACE to ensure that InterLok copy protection was integrated into the final product. As the development neared completion, Art & Logic created and managed a beta program to ensure that Auto-Tune 3 would be ready to ship immediately upon acceptance. more...

Antares Audio Technologies hired Art & Logic to bring their world standard Auto-Tune 3 professional intonation correcting plugin onto the Microsoft Windows platform. Art & Logic enhanced the original codebase by adding DirectX envelope automation, improving the user interface, and updating the architecture to exploit the audio capabilities unique to Microsoft Windows. Art & Logic worked closely with PACE to ensure that InterLok copy protection was integrated into the final product. As the development neared completion, Art & Logic created and managed a beta program to ensure that Auto-Tune 3 would be ready to ship immediately upon acceptance. Antares' web store enjoyed its largest volume in history following the release of Auto-Tune 3 DirectX. Auto-Tune 3 won the prestigious 2001 TEC (Technical Excellence and Creativity) Award in the category of Outstanding Technical Achievement in Signal Processing Software. Art & Logic continued to work with Antares to maintain, enhance, and package a variety of their products for years after this release.

TAGS:  Windows  Audio  PACE  Installer  DirectX  Music  Software  Pro Audio

Drivers and applications for Alesis Studio Electronics

Art & Logic developed sample accurate Mac OS and Windows ASIO drivers for the Alesis ADAT-PCR PCI card, as well as the Windows MME MIDI and audio driver, and Mac OS Sound Manager and OMS drivers. To support this work we designed and maintained an SDK that allows third-party developers to interface to the card. In addition, Art & Logic developed the cross-platform (Mac OS and Windows) "ADAT Connect" application that supports the sample accurate bi-directional transfer of audio data between the computer's hard disk and an ADAT. more...

Art & Logic developed sample accurate Mac OS and Windows ASIO drivers for the Alesis ADAT-PCR PCI card, as well as the Windows MME MIDI and audio driver, and Mac OS Sound Manager and OMS drivers. To support this work we designed and maintained an SDK that allows third-party developers to interface to the card. In addition, Art & Logic developed the cross-platform (Mac OS and Windows) "ADAT Connect" application that supports the sample accurate bi-directional transfer of audio data between the computer's hard disk and an ADAT. Art & Logic also maintained and helped to develop Sound Bridge, a cross-platform sample librarian for the QS and DMPro families of synthesizers, and even created a utility that is used in-house by Alesis for production testing of the ADAT-PCR card.

TAGS:  Audio  Mac OS 9  Driver  C++  Desktop  Visual C++  Cross-platform  MIDI  CodeWarrior  ASIO  Custom API  Entertainment  Music  Pro Audio

Internet Streaming Media Capabilities Added to Flagship "TEAM" Product

MUSICAM USA, an industry leader in audio transmission over data links, was ready to implement the internet capabilities designed into their TEAM product line. Time to market was short, so they drew on Art & Logic's internet audio and networking expertise to complement their internal resources. First there were many requirements gathering and architecture planning sessions involving MUSICAM USA and Art & Logic engineers. The project plan was then carried out by Art & Logic. This plan included updating the product's VxWorks board support package to the current Tornado version, developing a companion Windows NT service for Windows Media capabilities, and adding Ethernet audio streaming from the product's internal TDM system.

TAGS:  Windows  Audio  Embedded  C++  Windows Media  VxWorks  Music  Broadcasting  Pro Audio

USB MIDI Drivers

Steinberg hired Art & Logic to write their USB MIDI interface device drivers for Mac OS Classic, to support their Midex 8 and Midex 3 devices. Art & Logic implemented Steinberg's LTB time-stamping protocol to solve inherent USB timing problems. Art & Logic engineers then had to make the driver work with OMS (the standard for MIDI on Mac OS). With Steinberg in Germany, the Art & Logic Online Conferencing System kept everyone in the loop without requiring expensive transcontinental phone calls. The success of this project led to the opportunity to port these drivers to OS X.

TAGS:  Mac OS X  Audio  Mac OS 9  Driver  USB  MIDI  Music  Computer Hardware  Media  Pro Audio