Everything you need to know:
- Hit’n’Mix releases the RipX DAW updated for virtual immersive use with the Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset.
- With the VR integration, musicians can literally step inside their mixes and navigate between instruments placed in a 3D space.
- Granular audio editing capabilities are augmented, allowing for microscopic sculpting of individual sound layers from within the virtual environment.
Imagine being able to walk through your musical compositions, seeing the notes dance through the air all around you.
Hit’n’Mix, creators of the acclaimed AI-powered RipX DAW, is upping the ante on immersive music making once again. Their latest innovation transports the DAW experience beyond the traditional confines of laptop and headphones. With Apple’s cutting-edge Vision Pro mixed reality headset, RipX allows you to physically step inside your audio project.
There are no traditional waveforms to edit – instead, all audio is represented by editable notes visualized in 3D. Different instruments are placed in the virtual space based on their relative distance. Live your mix as the artist intended, with vocals floating right beside you or drums pounding all around. The interactions between sounds play out life-size for an entirely new way of both composing and enjoying music.
“One of our aims in recent years has been to not only create an AI DAW that simplifies and de-clutters the music-making experience, but to also innovate within the fledgling virtual music-making space. So, whilst we are delighted that RipX DAW is gaining recognition as the best and only AI DAW of its kind, we are excited to announce that soon, with Apple Vision Pro, RipX DAW will also offer a completely new, interactive, compositional experience, giving users much more freedom to view and create music in their chosen surroundings – all utilising our unique, note-based Rip audio format.”
Hit’n’Mix CEO Martin DAW
Say sayonara to screens – audio awaits you all around.
True to its name, the RipX interface literally removes you from the confines of the traditional on-screen “box”. Instead of peering down at a screen, you’ll be surrounded on all sides by your musical project. Wave your hands to transport between tracks, isolate stems, and shape sounds. No keyboard or mouse required – it’s an intuitive, freeing experience opening new doors for composers and producers.
But what about putting the technology to practical use? RipX DAW for Vision Pro is designed with flexibility and mobility in mind. Producers can work seamlessly between desktop and fully immersive VR environments. Take your sessions anywhere transparent glasses allow – on a plane, at the beach, or relaxing at home. Edit audio files, program beats, or study sheet music hands-free while lounging on the couch. For remote collaborators, shared VR spaces unlock exciting potential to co-create across distances.
Granular mixes at your fingertips within virtual reality.
Perhaps the most powerful benefit is the unprecedented control over individual sounds.
‘‘One of the key advantages of working with audio files in RipX DAW, is its ability to visualise the partials within a stem. This allows the user to separate and clean up an instrument from a mix unlike any other DAW. Bringing this functionality to the Apple Vision Pro creates space for these visualisations and adds another level of immersion for artists wishing to explore audio with the latest technology. In the future, collaborating in shared virtual spaces will be common, saving us time and reducing the need for us to travel physically to create with others.’
Plaid – Pioneering Music Producers & Artists – Warp Records
Indeed, RipX’s core functionality of visualizing a stem’s harmonic properties is augmented within virtual space. Isolate complex layers and surgically clean up signals like never before. Sculpt the character of each instrument on a microscopic level. The ability to “walk inside” a mix at such a granular level promises breathtaking possibilities for sound design.
VR means (guitar) jam sessions wherever and whenever.
A new wave of inspiration is also on the horizon. Imagine learning guitar in an all-immersive setting – load backing tracks into RipX, then strum along in augmented reality. Guitar chords and individual notes float before you, training both ear and muscle memory. It’s a paradigm-shifting experience promising to transform how people interact with instruments at all levels, from beginners to recording masters.
From the very start, Hit’n’Mix has aimed high with its goal to evolve digital audio workstation technology. Where others rest on conventions, they continuously seek advancement. Transporting the acclaimed RipX DAW to Apple’s groundbreaking Vision Pro is another industry-shaking leap that will drive the creation of music, further and further ahead.
By blurring lines between the real and the virtual, boundaries of what’s possible are shattered. Musical worlds can now be traversed physically as well as numerically. With more freedom and control than ever over sound, a new era of boundless inspiration is on the horizon. The magic has only just begun.
