Platinum Pro 6.0 is the latest version of this virtual studio from Synapse. This has the expected sequencer, effects, plugin support, audio editing and so on, but the big new feature is a built-in impulse response processor — the trendy convolution reverb. As they say, this lets you “apply the sound of real rooms, halls, cathedrals etc on your mix — in realtime.” There’s also automatic plugin delay compensation, new effects and a bunch of other improvements.

The website has all the details. Their description says: Orion Platinum is a complete virtual studio, including multitrack audio recording, a mixing desk with sub busses and effect returns, as well as powerful sequencers, generators and effects. All common interfaces, ReWire2, VST and DirectX are fully supported. Orion Platinum ships on CD with a 600 MB library of more than 800 royalty-free presets and high quality multisamples. Demo songs and tutorials are included as well.

Using the four-bus Mixer and Master Section, you can build advanced mixes in no-time, and the MultiFX control lets you create complex effect routing. High resolution post-production is made possible by the enhanced WAV exporter, which supports up to 32-bit / 96 kHz resolution and can render instruments or channels to multiple WAV files.

Orion Platinum comes with a selection of 37 internal effects – including reverb, delay and chorus effects, a full parametric equalizer, and more. Additionally, there is full support for third-party VST and DirectX effects, as well as for third-party VSTi and DXi instruments.