Host application and audio effects developer Audiffex recently announced
availability of inTone2 — a multifaceted multichannel effects processor, software
mixing console, virtual instruments host, and flexible multitrack zonal player for
Intel Core Mac (OS X 10.8 or higher) with CoreAudio-compatible audio interface and
Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 and newer PC (Windows 7 or 8) with ASIO-
compatible audio interface.
The inTone2’s many different features are ideally suited to many different musical
applications and it can be almost anything the musical user wants it to be. It’s a
simple jamming tool, as well as a sophisticated playback machine. It’s a live
production mixer that processes multiple audio inputs with studio-quality effects
plug-ins. It plays audio files and allows users to play virtual instruments while
changing tracks, effects, or instrument configurations in next to no time.
By routing any audio interface inputs into an audio chain in inTone2, each audio
chain features a BAL (balance) control; EFFECTS section; volume fader; B (bypass),
M (mute), and S (solo) buttons; AUX 1 and AUX 2 sends; and individual RECORDING
ability. Any audio chain can be routed to any audio interface output or inTone2’s
internal Master chain. Simply said, inTone2 acts as a virtual amplifier for electric
instruments or live effects unit for vocals. Virtual instruments such as soft synths
and samplers of course can also be brought into the musical mix. Moreover,
multiple virtual instruments can quickly be made to sound together, thanks to
inTone2’s ingenious virtual instrument chains.
Cueing up inTone2’s TRACK PLAYER reveals an advanced MP3/AAC/WAV/AIFF file
player, allowing users to create playlists, change speed and tuning of songs, and
loop the playback — perfect for early adoptee Richard Scheufler, one of the most
significant musicians in the contemporary Czech Republic music scene. He notes, “I
also use inTone2 for teaching my students.’ Since inTone2 is made by musicians for
musicians, music schools, and students, it’s hardly surprising that the application is
such a good fit for the likes of the talented Mr Scheufler.
The inTone2 also allows any user to record the audio signal of any track at almost
any point in the signal path. Record the whole mix, record the Master chain, or
simultaneously record multiple tracks of the live mix ready to mix them at a later
date. Daring users can record unprocessed audio or, conversely, can even add a
TRACK RECORDER module at any position within the EFFECTS section and every
track in inTone2 features eight audio effect slots.Users can easily enlarge their
effects collection by adding additional Audiffex plug-ins, including ampLion Pro
(aimed at guitarists), GK Amplification 2 Pro (aimed at bassists), and much more
besides, as well as AU-, DirectX-, and VST-compatible third-party plug-ins.
