Podium is a
digital audio workstation
A digital audio workstation (DAW) is an electronic device or application software used for Sound recording and reproduction, recording, editing and producing audio files. DAWs come in a wide variety of configurations from a single software pro ...
software program that integrates audio recording,
VST plugin
Virtual Studio Technology (VST) is an audio plug-in software interface that integrates software synthesizers and effects units into digital audio workstations. VST and similar technologies use digital signal processing to simulate traditional rec ...
s and external
MIDI
MIDI (; Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a technical standard that describes a communications protocol, digital interface, and electrical connectors that connect a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers, and re ...
and audio gear. An object based project structure allows for advanced media and device management.
Feature highlights include hierarchic track layout, integrated sound editor, surround sound, spline curve automation, 64-bit mixing, multiprocessing and a customizable user interface.
History
Podium is the brainchild of developer Frits Nielsen, a former user interface designer and programmer with
TC Electronic
TC Electronic (sometimes stylized as t.c. electronic) is a Danish audio equipment company that designs and imports guitar effects, bass amplification, computer audio interfaces, audio plug-in software, live sound equalisers, studio and post-pr ...
. Development of Podium started in 1990, and the Zynewave company was founded in 2004 with the first public release of Podium.
Podium Free
On June 26, 2010, Zynewave released the Podium Free freeware edition of Podium to move to a
freemium
Freemium, a portmanteau of the words "free" and "premium," is a pricing strategy by which a basic product or service is provided free of charge, but money (a premium) is charged for additional features, services, or virtual (online) or physical (o ...
model. It has several resource limitations, but is otherwise identical to the commercial version of Podium.
Latest Podium Free edition was released on March 11, 2014.
See also
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Comparison of multitrack recording software
References
External links
Zynewave company website
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Digital audio workstation software