XStudio Voice Tracker was created to meet changing automation show-preparation demands. Freeing up production studio time (the most common location for voice-tracking), being able to run on inexpensive hardware, ease of use, flexibility, and remote voice-tracking are some of the demands that dictated the design and implementation of XStudio Voice Tracker.
XStudio Voice Tracker is self-contained – there are no dependencies on the presence of an on-air delivery system (either XStudio or Maestro & DCS). The software is typically installed on a standard PC. For playback and recording, the PC’s built-in sound card can be used or, for more flexibility, a multi-channel audio card can be used. Generally, any sound card that has standard Windows ACM drivers available for your operating system can be used. Selected higher-end audio cards from Audio Science and Digigram can also be used.
XStudio Voice Tracker simplifies the process of pre-recording all of your voice segments for future air shifts. Users can preview the log, audition audio elements on the log and test element segues to ensure tight voice-overs.
Voice tracks for an air shift can be created "cold" – with no rehearsal – or with full rehearsal of the audio sequence, starting with the last few seconds of the preceding song, the voice track, and the first few seconds of the succeeding song. Extensive use of function keys means initiating a recording sequence is a single button-push (or mouse click).
Voice track carts (audio files) can be stored in a location separate from the music, jingles, and commercials library, isolating the files for ease in locating and transferring files to a remote location.
The user interface is very customizable, making extensive use of tool bars and dockable controls that can be moved around and even become "floating". Settings are automatically saved on program exit and restored the next time XStudio Voice Tracker is used.
