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Aether v1.5 and Aether Integrity and Creativity Expansions Released

Friday April 23, 2010. 02:14 PM, by Nantho

2CAudio has announced the release of version 1.5 of Aether which represents a very significant update.

New Features :

• 2x & 4x Oversampling.
• Double Precision 64-bit DSP.
• 64-bit Host/OS Support.
• Band-Limited Interpolation.
• Variable Quality Modes.
• Extreme Offline Render Modes.
• Mid-Side Modes.
• Cascade Control.
• Complex Stereo Modes.
• 0-Sample Latency.
• Frequency Profiles.
• Flexible EQ/Filter Routing.
• Huge Parameter Value Ranges.
• Complex & Clustered IRs.
• Late Reflections Coloration.
• Comprehensive Preset Browser.
• Instant Algorithm Browsing.
• Proprietary Spectral Modulation.
• Attack & Sustain Envelope.
• Variable Q Damping Decay Curve.
• Immediate Parameter Accessibility.
• Macro Controls.
• Discrete Early Reflections Engine.
• Comprehensive FX Presets.

On top of that, 2CAudio has also announced the release of two new expansions for Aether: the Aether Creativity Expansion and Aether Integrity Expansion.

The Aether Integrity Expansion is a collection of 160 new professionally designed presets for Aether 1.5. It focuses on ultra-realistic halls, chambers, rooms, churches, and small instrument spaces. The Aether Creativity Expansion (150 presets) focuses on thematic presets, huge spaces, and FX that are designed to elicit an emotional response from artists and performers who use Aether as a creative tool and compose directly into it.

Pricing and Availability
Aether 1.5 is available for both 32-bit and 64-bit VST hosts on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. It is also available as a 32-bit plug-in for Mac OS X VST and Audio Units hosts running on OS X.4, OS X.5, and OS X.6. Aether 1.5 will also be available for the first time for the Digidesign RTAS platform. The RTAS version is currently in the final stages of development and will be available shortly.

Aether 1.5 has a MSRP of $249.95. The Aether 1.5 update is free to existing users.

The Aether Integrity Expansion and the Aether Creativity Expansion are priced at $24.95 separately or $39.95 for both.