Sep 18, 2005 8:00 AM, By Mix Editors

Metric Halo is now shipping SpectraFoo Standard and SpectraFoo Complete Version 4.0 in general release for Mac OS X. This release includes the standalone versions of the software; plug-in versions are scheduled for release at a later date.

SpectraFoo is a signal metering and analysis suite with tools for power, phase, spectrum and history analysis for broadcast, studio and live sound applications. The SpectraFoo Standard Edition includes basic, sample-accurate metering, triggerable waveform display, power balancing and phase analysis on up to 24 input or output channels. SpectraFoo Complete adds sample code metering tools, a recording, playback, looping & static analysis system, signal generator, and a complete transfer function measurement system.

Version 4.0 of SpectraFoo includes new features designed around the strength of Mac OS X. These features include: support for Open GL rendering, Unicode UTF-8 text encoding for localization language support, and many performance enhancements for window set recall, increased screen redraw and refresh capabilities and user configurable key commands for workflow enhancement. Users can expect “robust” performance on operating systems 10.2.8, 10.3.9, and 10.4.x.

Pricing remains U.S. $400 for SpectraFoo Standard and U.S. $800 for SpectraFoo Complete. Upgrades from OS 9 versions of SpectraFoo are available for U.S. $149 from Metric Halo Authorized Dealers or downloaded from Metric Halo's secure webstore at https://www.mhsecure.com/sales. Demos are available from the Metric Halo Website, www.mhlabs.com.

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