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Rax

Rax - 2.1.2

virtual rack: Live AudioUnit hosting

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Current Version: 2.1.2
Release Date: 2008-03-18
License: Update
Downloads (this version): 2,560
Downloads (all versions): 16,806
Price: $50.00

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Product Description:

Rax turns your Mac into a virtual rig for live performance, slaving instruments and effects from another app or offloading DSP to a second computer. With its streamlined UI, this is the easiest way to play AudioUnit instruments and process live audio through your AudioUnit effects. One-touch record lets you capture a great riff without delay.


Rax comes with many features such as multiple synths per rack, flexible effect routing including insert, send and master effects, a 16 channel mixer, and support for live audio inputs.


MIDI features include layering , keyboard and velocity splits, multiple inputs, host based MIDI learn for AudioUnit controls and external MIDI clock sync.

What's new in this version:

  • fixed a crash when the "All Notes Off" control change was recieved
  • fixed an error with some rare MIDI messages

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
  • QuickTime 6.5 or higher
  • Safari
  • MIDI controller such as a MIDI keyboard or virtual keyboard such as MIDIKeys

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Rax ReviewSimply ridiculous - Version: 2.1.2, 6/29/2009 10:16AM PST

PiotrGM
This is one of the most ridiculous pieces of software I have ever tried. I run clean system, no third party utilities whatsoever. Everything works perfectly on my MacBook Pro. I have been performing for over twenty-five years, heavily rely on music software for my gigs (experimental classical, electroacoustic) and am quite happy to use even the least expensive shareware programmes such as the marvellous Audio Hijack Pro. But when I see a piece of software which informs me on launch that my Audio Units "failed to validate and will be ignored" I begin to see red. Stay away from this terrible joke of a programme. Spend few more bucks, but get something really reliable and behaving the way software should. Fifty dollars for this? They should pay me fifty dollars for the time I wasted trying to launch that thing. Horrid. Zero stars, period.
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Rax Reviewgood support - Version: 2.1.0, 1/11/2008 05:16PM PST

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micah12
I wrote the comment below the day after a terrible gig. In the next two weeks I had conversations with one of the developers and helped them to find the problem. I haven't been able to use Rax again (my trial is over), but I have been assured that the bug has been fixed. I look forward to trying it again in the future!
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Rax ReviewHorrible experience. - Version: 2.1.0rc3, 10/20/2007 12:48PM PST

micah12
If you don't have time to read this whole review, you should at least know that I used Rax for 2 days and it crashed more than 25 times.

Rax has really good features, but it ruined my gig. I have to stress that this software ruined my gig. I have about 10 "library files" with various setups that threw errors at some point, became unstable, and didn't ever reopen. My setups were not complicated. One of them was just two DLS synths. None of these setups would open once I got on stage, even though my equipment was setup exactly how it had been during sound check and rehearsals. The worst thing is that Rax wouldn't even work if I created a new library with DLS synths, even after a restart. Yesterday was a horrible time. I don't suggest buying Rax until it is actually usable.
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