Audiokinetic Announces Partnership with iZotope

Press release from Audiokinetic:

Montreal, Canada – Audiokinetic and iZotope announce a partnership for Audiokinetic to distribute iZotope effects adapted for Audiokinetic’s Wwise product. Starting with version 2012.1 of Wwise available in March 2012, this release will include a modeled reverb combining convolution and algorithmic reverberation technologies, and six effects from the Trash plug-in: box modeler, delay, distortion, dynamics, filters and a multiband distortion.

"Since the beginning of Audiokinetic, we wanted to develop an ecosystem around Wwise which would allow plug-in developers to integrate their tools. With the addition of iZotope, this partnership confirms Audiokinetic’s commitment to offer Wwise users the best 3rd party effects for their games”, says Jacques Deveau, VP of Sales and Business Development at Audiokinetic.

“By partnering with a leading middleware developer like Audiokinetic, we’re excited to provide real-time sound design tools and plug-ins to a wider range of game audio professionals, ”says Alex Westner, iZotope’s Director of Business Development. “With our flagship technologies available directly in Wwise, the gaming community can benefit from the same high-quality sound that audio pros have trusted for years.”

About Audiokinetic
Founded in 2000, Audiokinetic provides powerful and flexible audio solutions for the video game industry. Wwise, our award-winning audio pipeline solution, is setting new standards in audio production. This cost-efficient middleware increases productivity and simplifies the development process, giving game developers the flexibility, toolsets, and workflow necessary to dramatically advance the gaming experience. Audiokinetic is headquartered in Montreal, QC, Canada. www.audiokinetic.com [1]

About iZotope, Inc.
iZotope is a research-driven audio signal processing company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its hardware products, software products, and audio technology are used by millions of people in over 50 countries, from hobbyist musicians to GRAMMY Award winners. iZotope focuses on developing innovative audio technology for professional and consumer applications. This core technology is presented to customers in its award-winning product line and through its extensive licensing program, now including console video games and mobile platforms. For more information on iZotope effects for Wwise, visit http://www.izotope.com/wwise [2].