In addition to this standard fare, there's the nifty Loop Surfer, which mines a length of audio for rhythmic loops of a pre-ordained BPM. This makes quick work of mapping notes in your favourite sampler. What's more, you can embed root note data, pitch range information and more into your file - an area in which some other audio editors fall short. There are functions designed to work out the BPM of an audio clip, zeroing in on loop points and crossfading between loop markers. Peak's advanced sample editing and looping tools make it an essential purchase for OS X-based sample providers and sound designers. It almost goes without saying that CD-Text information, index points and PQ sheets are supported. Metadata tags can be written for many file types, and you can create and upload podcasts from within Peak itself. You can drag and drop between Peak and iTunes, and export playlists directly into the latter, too. The DAW also provides loads of export options, and all the expected file types are supported (including WAV, AIFF, SDII, FLAC and MP3). Speaking of which, Peak offers a vast array of crossfading tools, along with custom default fades that can be saved and applied to other projects. Volume envelopes enable changes to be implemented across entire regions or crossfades.
As you'd expect, CD authoring and playlist editing tools abound.
