Orion is a complete virtual studio software, including a powerful pattern-based sequencer, many synthesizers and effects, a mixing desk with sub busses, and multitrack audio recording.
New features and enhancements since v7.603
- dual stereo effect container, which splits the left/right half of a signal into two separate stereo effect chains, allowing to build complex stereo effects such as 4-channel convolution-based reverb (see forum post for details).
- Orion detects and uses SSE3 (Streaming SIMD extensions) if a processor supports it.
- 12 presets added for the new WASP 5.
- Dialogs have the new Vista look now.
- Songs and Presets are now stored in the documents folder.
- Launching Orion under Vista32 gave an error message for some users, fixed.
- Tremolo effect added under FX/Dynamics. The effect supports hard, soft and vintage tremolo and can be sync'ed to the current song tempo. The left and right channel can be optionally de-phased to provide a stereo effect.
- The piano roll now optionally display patterns from other instruments.
- New Tutorial Song added, demonstrating how to use the StereoFX control.
- SSE2/SSE3 information is now displayed in the About box.
- Keyboard shortcuts are displayed in the piano roll settings dialog.
