Importing a track is easy, and the dialog to browse and open files display the attributes of the selected file and allows the option to preview the file before completing the import. The track, mixer and transport tools are standard, easy to use and understand. But hey, maybe this is all to come, this program, in this it's first incarnation, is quite impressive as it is and shows much promise. A feature which will let ya automatically repeat a selection would be a godsend, or an implementation comparible to Acid Loops or Sonar's Groove Clips would be quite handy, and make this programme superb, as opposed to just very good as it is now. The only way I can see to do this is to copy and paste one by one for as long as you need. A five second loop say, which needs to run throughout the song for 3, 4 or 5 minutes. Say you've got a drum loop you wanna use throughout a song. My only real fault with the programme is thus. Bonus.Īdmittedly it has no midi capability YET, and is limited to only 16 channels but these things are to be rectified in a later version apparently (its only at version 1 as it is) but hey, its free and these are small gripes. It'll let you adjust a volume level at any point in any track, layer two tracks over each other and get 'em to play simultaneously in one channel and fade parts in and out without an external wave editor. No more false-mixdowns to get a bounce, just use the feature as it was intended and bouncing is made quick and easy. The ability to bounce tracks down into a single track is actually incorporated into the programme, a nice feature, considering the kinda machines it might well be used on. It does everything from preamp type of use to a compressor to a maximizer to.well, ya just gotta check it out. While I am not exactly sure which type of effect to classify this as, it is quite fun and useful. And the reverb really didn't seem to suck up as much CPU power as some of the higher-end reverbs available, which is a plus. The Chorus, Multidelay and Reverb are quite nice for bundled effects, while there are much better effects available on the market, these effects just make an already very good value application much better. There are four of them, KristalChorus, KristalMultiDelay, KristalReverb and Kristalizer. The program offer 2 VST inserts per channel and 3 VST inserts on the main bus. It comes with a selection of its own plug ins, which I will get into in a bit, but it supports VSTs, so anything'll go if ya don't like what's there. Less lock ups and dropouts makes for happy music making. I found CPU drain much lower than anything else I've ever used, which is a bonus for those of us on older machines, and much less 'stuttering' when you start to pile on the heavy effects, reverb and stuff, than on for example Cubase. Lets you get on with what youre doing, concentrating on the music, not the software. Record and playback options.cutting and editing features.eq adjustments and plug in options. Nothing too fancy to complicate it.nothing but what you need. Think of this programme as the bare bones of any high cost commercial recording app. What's more, if you missed the magazine you can simply download it for free from It's a nice small download for such a useful app. It's a full version, no limitations, seems cool. I happened across Kristal as a freebie on Computer Music magazine, and, being bored with my current set up thought id give it a try. Note: The bulk of this review was completed by flametheband, who actually worked with the app more, and continues to use it, dB Masters added the more technical details of the review of this app. The best free multitrack app on the market today?
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