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Description

Unleash your creativity with BIAS Peak, a versatile DAW software that caters to both seasoned professionals and budding musicians. Designed for a wide array of users ranging from composers and sound designers to podcast producers and mastering engineers, BIAS Peak stands out as a powerful stereo sample editor and 2-track hard disk recording tool. Its intuitive interface and comprehensive feature set ensure that your workflow is both efficient and enjoyable, whether you're working solo or integrating it with your favorite DAW.

BIAS Peak supports a vast array of samplers, including AKAI, E-mu, Ensoniq, and Yamaha, making it a reliable choice for those dealing with diverse audio formats. The software is fully compatible with Mac OS X and earlier versions, ensuring seamless performance across different systems. With advanced tools like blending, normalization, and loop surfing, you can easily manage your audio projects with precision. Additionally, its unique effects matrix allows for unparalleled control over VST plug-ins, enabling creativity without boundaries.

Whether you're looking to repair clicks, guess tempos, or manage extensive signal processing with VST plug-ins, BIAS Peak offers a robust set of features that cater to your every need. Its support for 24-bit and 32-bit files and SMPTE synchronization ensures top-notch sound quality, making it an essential tool for any serious audio professional.

Key Features:

  • VST and Audiosuite Plug-in support
  • 24-bit and 32-bit file compatibility
  • QuickTime movie window integration
  • SMPTE synchronization and expanded sampler support
  • Advanced batch file processing and click repair
  • Custom blend and fade envelopes
  • "Guess Tempo" function for ease of use
  • Includes innovative DSP tools and more than 25 free VST plug-ins
  • Support for Ultra-wide SCSI devices on SMDI transfers

FAQs

What are the main editing features of BIAS Peak?

BIAS Peak offers advanced playlist editing and mastering features, including cross-fade modes, volume envelopes, and waveform zooming tools. It also includes unique DSP tools like Perpetual Looper and Voiceover Ducking for precise sound design and editing.

Is BIAS Peak compatible with MIDI controllers?

Yes, BIAS Peak supports MIDI channel mapping and enhanced preset control. It is also compatible with Frontier Design's Tranzport wireless remote controller for additional control surface compatibility.

Can I use BIAS Peak for podcast authoring?

BIAS Peak is well-suited for podcast authoring with its Voiceover Ducking DSP feature, which dynamically lowers music levels during voiceovers, ensuring clear audio for spoken content.

Does BIAS Peak support exporting to popular audio formats?

Yes, BIAS Peak supports exporting audio in multiple formats, including MP2, FLAC, and direct exports to iTunes. It also offers metadata support for major file types to manage artist, album, and other tags.

What additional tools come with BIAS Peak?

BIAS Peak includes the Peak Pro Production Pack, featuring BIAS Reveal LE, SoundSoap LE, Freq-4 EQ, Sqweez-1 compressor, Vbox 3 plug-in matrix, WireTap Pro, SFX Machine LT, and 32 VST effects from Maxim Digital Audio.

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Software and compatibility

  • Bias Peak's functionality is limited to Mac OS 9.2 and does not work with samplers on OSX or newer systems.

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  • The Adaptec 2930 Mac SCSI card is compatible with Bias Peak for sample editing on systems running up to OS 9.2.

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Use cases and applications

  • Owners use Bias Peak for detailed sample editing in setups involving vintage SCSI samplers like Akai S3200.

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Features and functionality

  • Bias Peak is part of a vintage Mac setup for fast, in-the-box sample editing, comparable in speed to modern systems.

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See how Autechre uses BIAS Peak

Autechre

Music Producer

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Verified via Soundonsound

Unsurprisingly, Autechre have dozens of programs on their Macs, including Peak, Audio Hijack, Soundhack, Audioscope, Amadeus, MOTU's Mach V, and many others, as well as a Symbolic Sound Kyma system.

See how Merzbow uses BIAS Peak

Merzbow

Composer, Music Producer

Kikuri

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Verified via Photo

Mentioned in linernotes for Turmeric and Nanoloop 1.0 CDs.

See how Yasunori Mitsuda uses BIAS Peak

Yasunori Mitsuda

Composer, Music Producer

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Verified via Archive

Bias Peak 6 is included in the equipment list on his website.

See how Hideki Naganuma uses BIAS Peak

Hideki Naganuma

Composer, Music Producer

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Verified via Twitter

In a Twitter post, Hideki Naganuma mentions his approach to music production, emphasizing the importance of technique over expensive equipment. This suggests he uses BIAS Peak software as part of his creative process.

See how Marius de Vries uses BIAS Peak

Marius de Vries

Composer, Music Producer

The Blow Monkeys

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Verified via Soundonsound

"I often use BIAS Peak. It is sample editing software that speaks equally well to samplers and the computer, so it is like the central station from which you can grab samples from the Akais, and manipulate them in Sound Designer, Logic Audio, or Sample Cell. It almost works like a translation unit between all the different sample mediums and also gives you phenomenal control over the sound. They have a Premiere plug‑in called FX Machine, which is a marvellous modular synthesizer‑like plug‑in. It has every sort of audio manipulation imaginable under one roof — a fantastic effects unit, with a very deep architecture inside of it. I also use Recycle a lot, my one concession to the Steinberg empire."

See how Eric Persing uses BIAS Peak

Eric Persing

Keyboardist, Composer

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Verified via Oldschooldaw

Spectrasonics Studio List The equipment list for the Spectrasonics studio reads like a gear-head's dream. Favourites amongst Eric's sizeable synthesizer collection include the Access Virus, the Prophet VS, his collection of Waldorf synthesizers, and a 1976 Yamaha CS80. "It's my favourite axe to play, because of the awesome polyphonic aftertouch and that sensuous ribbon," explains Eric.

For effects processing Eric is a fan of the Roland SRV330 reverb, an item that "gets missed by most people, mainly because it doesn't say Lexicon on the front panel." For distortion tricks Eric often uses a rare Boss GL100 guitar preamp: "It's basically the history of Boss pedals in one rack space."

Mixing, until recently, was done on some "very odd, custom-made analogue mixers made by a guy named Mo West," reveals Eric. He recently purchased a Roland VM 7000-series mixer, however, taking him one step closer to an all-digital setup.

SAMPLERS • Roland S760 and S770 • Kurzweill K2000 • Bitheadz Unity DS1 (running on an Apple Macintosh G4)

SYNTHESIZERS/DRUM BOXES • Access Virus • Clavia Nord Lead • Doepfer modular synth • Emu modular synth • Moog Minimoog (modified by Studio Electronics) • Oberheim SEMs • Polyfusion modular synth • Roland JP8000 prototypes & production units • Roland JP8080 • Roland JD800/990 • Roland Jupiter 8 • Roland JV1080 and 2080 • Roland MKS50 Alpha Juno • Roland MKS80 Super Jupiter • Roland System 700 and 100m modular synths • Roland MC303 • Roland MC505 • Roland TB303 • Roland TR808 • Roland TR909 • Korg EX8000 • Korg M1R • Korg Mono/Poly • Sequential Circuits Prophet VS • Waldorf Wave, Microwave, Microwave XT • Yamaha CS80

SOFTWARE • Alchemy • Arboretum HyperEngine • Arboretum Hyperprism plug-in pack • Arboretum Ionizer • Arboretum Raygun noise-reduction plug-in • Antares Infinity • BIAS Peak audio editor • BIAS SFX machine effects • Emagic Logic Audio Platinum • Emagic Sound Diver synth editor/librarian • Fireball • GRM Tools plug-in pack • Metasynth • Opcode Vinyl, Vocode & Filter plug-ins • Propellerheadz Rebirth soft synth • Prosoniq SonicWorx Artist effects • Steinberg Magneto tape-saturation emulator • Steinberg ReCycle sample editor • Thonk soft synth • RAIFF • Region Munger • Transfer Station • Samplifier sample transfer software • Saturator • Sound Morph • Sound Hack audio editor • Unisyn synth editor • Waveboy Voder

SIGNAL PROCESSORS • AMS RMX reverb • API 5502 equaliser • Boss GL100 guitar driver • Boss SE70 multi-effects • Dimension beam controller • Euphonics mixing console • Eventide DSP4000 & H3500 harmonizers • GML stereo parametric EQ • Innovonics compressors • Langevin passive equalisers • Lexicon PCM70/80/480 reverbs • MXR Distortion Plus • Quest custom mixers • Roland Dimension D & C processors • Roland RSP550 multi-effects • Roland RSS10 3-dimensional effects • Roland SDE330 delay • Roland SDX330 chorus • Roland SRV330 reverb • Roland SVC330 vocoder • TC Electronics Fireworx multi-effects • Summit tube mic preamps

See how Riow Arai uses BIAS Peak

Riow Arai

Keyboardist, Music Producer

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Verified via Rocketbaby

In an interview with Rocketbaby, Riow Arai includes BIAS Peak in his list of equipment, highlighting its role in his music production setup.

See how Rod Abernethy uses BIAS Peak

Rod Abernethy

Composer

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Verified via Copcomm

He mixed the score in Digital Performer and mastered it in Bias Peak using Waves Platinum bundle, PSP Audioware Vintage Warmer and Sony Oxford plug-ins.

Album Usage

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Genre Usage

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