Introduction
Thank you for purchasing Acuma Labs’ Pro Audio Lab. This is a precision audio analysis tool and sound generation software plug-in for the Mackie D8B digital mix- er. It offers a broad cross section of sophisticated meters, noise generation devices, and highly accurate instrument tuning references. Pro Audio Lab presents finely calibrated stereo and mono level metering that simultaneously displays Clip, Peak Level, RMS, VU, Loudness Peak and VU, Sum and Difference VU, Correlation, and Loudness Balance meters. The stereo X/Y Phase Meter, Phase Scope, and selectable (10 to 61-band) Spectrum Analyzer are portrayed by simplified and easy-to-read display graphs that let you view and analyze your signal for concise and up-to-date information. The built-in tone generators feature a professional oscillator with selectable waveforms, a Pink and White noise generator, and Slate tone generation with editable frequencies and burst times. Last but not least, Pro Audio Lab provides you with “dead-on” tuning references (down to semi-tones and cents) for guitar, bass, and piano with presets that include alternate tuning presets such as “open G, C, Dobro, capo, and 5 string bass.”
About Acuma Labs
Acuma Labs develops real-time embedded systems for professional audio applications to create high-quality products for the music and pro-audio industries. Acuma specializes in digital audio effects using DSP, real-time operating systems, graphical user interfaces, and digital hardware design.
About the D8B UFX Card
The Mackie UFX card provides robust processing power for computation-heavy plug-ins. The UFX card is a 4-in/4-out architecture, which means it can support four mono, two mono and one stereo, or two stereo sends simultaneously. Up to four UFX cards can be installed in the D8B, allowing up to sixteen simultaneous single-channel effects, eight stereo plug-ins, or combinations thereof.