Maxx is a free app for final limiting or mastering of audio files in production environments. The shareware Studio Optimizer has replaced the freeware Maxx.

Maxx is a free app for final limiting or mastering of audio files in production environments. The shareware Studio Optimizer has replaced the freeware Maxx.

There is a manual interactive mode and a batch file processing mode using either a new two band (MBL2) processor or a nine-band processor based on MBL9 from Sonos 4.

Features:

Maxx interfaces to sound cards using either ASIO or the Windows native multimedia sound interface.
There is password protection to prevent unauthorized tampering.
Maxx can be automatically started when Windows boots. Additionally, the application can be made to minimize to the 'Systray'.
Maxx supports '.wav','.ogg' and '.mp3' files for input and output. Mp3 encoding requires the installation of Winamp. (Win XP does not support playback of MP3 files).
There are two processors. The nine band processor is derived from the Sonos 4 MBL9 processor. There is a new two band processor.
Maxx has two operating modes that can be used simultaneously. The manual interactive mode is used for one-off processing of audio files. The automatic batch file processing mode automates the final limiting/processing of audio files.

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