For six decades, Koln-based pro audio company RTW Audio has served companies focused on radio broadcasting, with metering and monitor control tools. With the recent introduction of TouchControl 5, RTW combined those two areas in a single product, and in doing so entered the broader pro audio field — including music production, post, mastering and more.
What did this mean for the TouchControl 5 software license it inherited from its purchase of TouchMonitor metering solutions? After a review, RTW has decided to terminate the license-based system for TouchControl 5, which in turn gives full access to all tools and features available for the platform.
For existing users, this will happen when they update to the new software version 1.1. For new users, TouchControl 5 is now delivered with v1.1 and all features unlocked from day one.
Apart from unlocking all features, software v1.1 also holds several improvements, many of which are based on user feedback. In the monitoring section, the number of input sources and output destinations has increased from 2 to 4, and it is now possible to ad custom names to them.
Further, significant improvements have been added to the calibration side of TouchControl 5, including the ability to now import and export calibration settings, which allows users to transfer them between presets.
Finally, preset handling, metering, routing and the view editor have also been improved.
Thomas Valter, Director of Product Management and Marketing at RTW Audio, commented, “I’m thrilled to announce our exit from the license-based approach, as it makes integrating TouchControl 5 in your production environment a much simpler buying experience. In addition to that, it also comes much more powerful out of the box with all bells and whistles activated from the get-go at a very compelling price point.”
— With reporting for RBR+TVBR in Kaiserslautern, Germany
