TwistedWave 1.8 was just released. The detailed list of new features, fixes and improvements can be found in the release notes. It can be downloaded from the home page. The main new features being the availability of a 64-bit version of TwistedWave, automatically splitting a sound file by detecting silences, and the ability to export iPhone ringtone files.

TwistedWave 64 bit

With Mac OS 10.6, Apple has completed the transition to 64 bit computing, and it is time for TwistedWave to jump on the bandwagon.

By going 64 bit, TwistedWave benefits from the ability to use a lot more memory, and deliver faster performance.

Running TwistedWave 64 with 32-bit Audio Units

In theory, a 32 bit application can load only 32 bit plugins, and a 64 bit application can load only 64 bit plugins. This would mean that TwistedWave 64 will not be able to load 32 bit Audio Units.

The problem is that today, the vast majority of Audio Units available is 32 bit only. In fact, from the hundred of plugins currently installed on my mac, all of them are 32 bit, except from the built-in Apple Audio Units, since Mac OS 10.6.

Using 32-bit Audio Units is possible

Without being able to run 32-bit Audio Units, a 64 bit TwistedWave would be useless to many.

For that reason, TwistedWave 64 incorporates a new technology that makes it able to load 32 and 64 bit Audio Units transparently. You will not even have to know you are running a 32 bit Audio Unit with TwistedWave 64.

Silence detector

If manually cutting a long file into many different parts, and saving them as individual files looks like a big waste of your time, you will be happy to use the silence detector built in TwistedWave that allows you to do exactly that.

In just a few steps, you can:

• Detect the silences
• Name the different parts
• Export as individual files

You can read more on how to automatically split an audio file.